Severe thunderstorms developed across the Texas panhandle during the evening of the 16th and moved into western Oklahoma, eventually dissipating over central Oklahoma during the early morning of the 17th. One area of severe thunderstorms produced sporadic areas of significant straight-line wind damage across portions of Roger Mills, Dewey, and Custer Counties, while another thunderstorm was responsible for a short-lived tornado in western Beckham County. There were also several reports of golf ball size hail (1.75 inches in diameter).

Thunderstorm Wind in CANADIAN, OKLAHOMA
From 17-MAY-02 00:55:00 to 17-MAY-02 00:55:00 (CST)
Location: YUKON
Magnitude: 69 E
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in CANADIAN, OKLAHOMA
From 17-MAY-02 00:15:00 to 17-MAY-02 00:15:00 (CST)
Location: CALUMET
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hail in BECKHAM, OKLAHOMA
From 17-MAY-02 01:30:00 to 17-MAY-02 01:30:00 (CST)
Location: ELK CITY
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail in KINGFISHER, OKLAHOMA
From 16-MAY-02 22:30:00 to 16-MAY-02 22:30:00 (CST)
Location: OKARCHE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Thunderstorm Wind in GRADY, OKLAHOMA
From 17-MAY-02 00:58:00 to 17-MAY-02 00:58:00 (CST)
Location: CHICKASHA
Magnitude: 66 E
Reported by: STORM CHASER

Hail in LOGAN, OKLAHOMA
From 17-MAY-02 01:05:00 to 17-MAY-02 01:05:00 (CST)
Location: GUTHRIE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail was reported near Waterloo Road.

Hail in MCCLAIN, OKLAHOMA
From 17-MAY-02 01:45:00 to 17-MAY-02 01:45:00 (CST)
Location: PURCELL
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Thunderstorm Wind in LINCOLN, OKLAHOMA
From 17-MAY-02 01:45:00 to 17-MAY-02 01:45:00 (CST)
Location: CARNEY
Magnitude: 61 E
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hail in KINGFISHER, OKLAHOMA
From 16-MAY-02 22:51:00 to 16-MAY-02 22:51:00 (CST)
Location: OKARCHE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: STORM CHASER

Hail in GARVIN, OKLAHOMA
From 17-MAY-02 01:45:00 to 17-MAY-02 01:45:00 (CST)
Location: LINDSAY
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail in LOGAN, OKLAHOMA
From 16-MAY-02 22:30:00 to 16-MAY-02 22:30:00 (CST)
Location: CRESCENT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail in ROGER MILLS, OKLAHOMA
From 16-MAY-02 19:00:00 to 16-MAY-02 19:00:00 (CST)
Location: REYDON
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD

Tornado in BECKHAM, OKLAHOMA
From 16-MAY-02 23:05:00 to 16-MAY-02 23:07:00 (CST)
Location: TEXOLA
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: STORM CHASER

Two storm chasers observed this tornado as it formed just east of the Texas/Oklahoma state line, north of Texola. No damage was observed or reported.

Hail in KINGFISHER, OKLAHOMA
From 16-MAY-02 22:31:00 to 16-MAY-02 22:31:00 (CST)
Location: KINGFISHER
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Flash Flood in LOGAN, OKLAHOMA
From 17-MAY-02 01:00:00 to 17-MAY-02 01:15:00 (CST)
Location: LANGSTON
Property damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Flash flooding was reported on Highway 33.

Thunderstorm Wind in ROGER MILLS, OKLAHOMA
From 16-MAY-02 21:50:00 to 16-MAY-02 23:00:00 (CST)
Location: NORTH PORTION
Property damage: 250K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Sporadic areas of significant straight-line wind damage accompanied a line of severe thunderstorms that moved through northern Roger Mills County between 2150-2300 CST. Approximately six miles northwest of Reydon, a barn was destroyed, and a house sustained broken windows. Three miles west of Durham, three barns were destroyed; shingles were blown off a house; the trunk of an 18-inch diameter tree was blown through the rear of a pickup truck, and a television antenna was blown over. Four miles northeast of Reydon, a well-anchored, double-wide mobile home was destroyed. Wind damage was also reported in Durham and Strong City.

Hail in CANADIAN, OKLAHOMA
From 16-MAY-02 23:05:00 to 16-MAY-02 23:05:00 (CST)
Location: OKARCHE
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in GRADY, OKLAHOMA
From 17-MAY-02 00:30:00 to 17-MAY-02 00:30:00 (CST)
Location: MINCO
Property damage: .01K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Two inch diameter tree limbs were downed.

Hail in STEPHENS, OKLAHOMA
From 17-MAY-02 02:30:00 to 17-MAY-02 02:30:00 (CST)
Location: BRAY
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail in CADDO, OKLAHOMA
From 17-MAY-02 00:20:00 to 17-MAY-02 00:20:00 (CST)
Location: COGAR
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail in KINGFISHER, OKLAHOMA
From 17-MAY-02 00:15:00 to 17-MAY-02 00:15:00 (CST)
Location: KINGFISHER
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hail in DEWEY, OKLAHOMA
From 16-MAY-02 23:15:00 to 16-MAY-02 23:15:00 (CST)
Location: PUTNAM
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD

Hail in BECKHAM, OKLAHOMA
From 16-MAY-02 23:30:00 to 16-MAY-02 23:30:00 (CST)
Location: ERICK
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hail in BLAINE, OKLAHOMA
From 17-MAY-02 00:15:00 to 17-MAY-02 00:15:00 (CST)
Location: WATONGA
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail in OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA
From 17-MAY-02 00:27:00 to 17-MAY-02 00:27:00 (CST)
Location: THE VLG
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: STORM CHASER

Hail in LOGAN, OKLAHOMA
From 17-MAY-02 00:30:00 to 17-MAY-02 00:30:00 (CST)
Location: GUTHRIE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: STORM CHASER

Thunderstorm Wind in LOGAN, OKLAHOMA
From 17-MAY-02 00:30:00 to 17-MAY-02 00:30:00 (CST)
Location: GUTHRIE
Magnitude: 61 M
Reported by: STORM CHASER

Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.

Hail in CANADIAN, OKLAHOMA
From 17-MAY-02 00:30:00 to 17-MAY-02 00:30:00 (CST)
Location: NILES
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Thunderstorm Wind in DEWEY, OKLAHOMA
From 16-MAY-02 22:40:00 to 16-MAY-02 23:25:00 (CST)
Location: SOUTH PORTION
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Sporadic areas of significant straight-line wind damage accompanied a line of severe thunderstorms that moved through southern Dewey County between 2240-2325 CST. Power poles were downed one mile south of Rhea.

Hail in MAJOR, OKLAHOMA
From 16-MAY-02 23:30:00 to 16-MAY-02 23:30:00 (CST)
Location: FAIRVIEW
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail in KINGFISHER, OKLAHOMA
From 16-MAY-02 22:00:00 to 16-MAY-02 22:00:00 (CST)
Location: LOYAL
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail in ROGER MILLS, OKLAHOMA
From 16-MAY-02 22:45:00 to 16-MAY-02 22:45:00 (CST)
Location: ANGORA
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail in OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA
From 17-MAY-02 01:03:00 to 17-MAY-02 01:03:00 (CST)
Location: EDMOND
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: STORM CHASER

Hail was reported at the intersection of Danforth and Sante Fe.

Thunderstorm Wind in CUSTER, OKLAHOMA
From 16-MAY-02 22:40:00 to 16-MAY-02 23:50:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Magnitude: 78 M
Property damage: .01K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Sporadic areas of severe winds accompanied a line of thunderstorms that moved through all but extreme southern Custer County between 2240-2350 CST. A 78 knot wind gust (90 mph) was measured in Thomas at 2330 CST, and 51 knots (59 mph) was measured four miles west southwest of Weatherford at 2350 CST. Four inch diameter tree limbs were also downed six miles east of Moorewood.

Lightning in OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA
From 17-MAY-02 02:20:00 to 17-MAY-02 02:20:00 (CST)
Location: OKLAHOMA CITY
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Lightning struck the chimney of a house on NW 85th and blew two holes in the living room wall.

Hail in CANADIAN, OKLAHOMA
From 16-MAY-02 23:45:00 to 16-MAY-02 23:45:00 (CST)
Location: PIEDMONT
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: STORM CHASER

Hail in CLEVELAND, OKLAHOMA
From 17-MAY-02 01:07:00 to 17-MAY-02 01:07:00 (CST)
Location: MOORE
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: STORM CHASER

Hail was reported near the intersection of SW 13th and Sante Fe.

Thunderstorm Wind in GARVIN, OKLAHOMA
From 17-MAY-02 01:45:00 to 17-MAY-02 01:45:00 (CST)
Location: LINDSAY
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

A television antenna and 8 inch diameter tree limbs were downed.