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Event Record Details

Event:Hail
Begin Date:09 May 2003, 09:40:00 PM CST
Begin Location: 3 Miles South West of Nichols Hills
Begin LAT/LON: 35°31'N / 97°34'W
End Date:09 May 2003, 09:40:00 PM CST
End Location: 3 Miles South West of Nichols Hills
End LAT/LON: 35°31'N / 97°34'W
Magnitude: 1.75 inches
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Property Damage: $ 0.0
Crop Damage: $ 0.0
State: Oklahoma
Map of Counties
County: Oklahoma

Description:
Hail was reported at the junction of Interstate 44 and Lake Hefner Parkway. All of the tornadoes, nine total, that occurred on May 9, 2003 were produced by the same supercell. This thunderstorm developed in southwest Oklahoma along a retreating dryline. The storm moved northeast across Oklahoma eventually dissipating in northeastern Oklahoma. Most of the tornadoes occurred after dark. Three of the tornadoes affected western and northern portions of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan area making two days in a row (see May 8, 2003 data) that the Oklahoma City metro area was affected by a tornadic thunderstorm. The strongest tornado, an F3, moved across portions of the northeastern metro area. Large hail and strong straight-line winds associated with the rear-flank downdraft also occurred with this tornadic supercell. Other severe thunderstorms produced damaging large hail and strong winds across portions of Oklahoma.



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