Hail — Jackson, Oklahoma

2000-04-15 · near Altus, Jackson, Oklahoma

Event narrative

Baseball size hail (2.75 inches in diameter) caused an estimated 2 million dollars in damage to homes and businesses and 600 thousand dollars to vehicles.

Wider weather episode

Severe thunderstorms affected a large part of western Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening of the 15th before the storms eventually weakened across central Oklahoma. The most significant damage resulted from baseball size hail which fell in Altus in Jackson County, with an estimated 2.6 million dollars in damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5139417. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.