Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG

OKLAHOMA, Western, Central and SoutheastPontotoc County2 N Allen 30 1645CSTCoal County7 NNE Tupelo 30 1705CSTHughes County5 WNW Calvin 30 1710CSTmeasured at the Oklahoma Mesonet siteHughes County1 W Atwood 30 1715CSTHughes County00000000Hail (1.00)Hail (0.75)Thunderstorm Wind (G50)Hail (0.75)Calvin30 1717CST0 0Hail (0.88)Hughes CountyLamar30 1718CST 0.6 25 0 0Tornado (F0)A severe thunderstorm produced a brief tornado in Lamar. Witnesses described a brief funnel that developed as the storm cameacross Lamar Mountain just southwest of town. This first funnel lifted and then a second funnel formed and touched down. Thetornado moved north along the west edge of town for about .4 miles then veered to the northeast before lifting. On the southern endof the path, the roof was blown off a cow shed. Just north of there a travel trailer and dog house were blown over, an antenna wasblown down, and a tree was uprooted. Shutters were blown off the next house to the north. About a block north of there thetornado blew the roof off a workshop and tossed a trampoline over a house. At this point the tornado turned to the northeast anddestroyed a shed across from the post office and damaged a front porch. The damage path was about .6 miles long, and the tornadowas rated F0.Johnston CountyColeman30 1730CST0 0Hail (0.75)Bryan County1 N Calera 30 1750CST0 0Hail (0.75)Atoka County2 N Farris 30 1845CST0 0Hail (0.75)Summary of events of March 30th:OREGON, Central and EastORZ019OREGON, NorthwestORZ011ORZ011ORZ001Storm Data and Unusual Weather PhenomenaTimePath PathNumber ofEstimatedLocal/ Length WidthPersonsDamageLocation DateStandard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of StormA line of thunderstorms formed along a cold front as it moved east across central and southern Oklahoma. The line extended acrossthe state from Kansas to Texas and produced large hail, damaging winds, and one tornado. The largest hail (golf ball-sized) wasreported in Hickory in Murray County. Widespread wind damage occurred in Chickasha in Grady County as one storm evolved intoa bow-echo. As the line of storms continued to move east, they developed comma-head radar signatures. One of these stormsproduced a small tornado (F0) in Lamar in Hughes County.See preceding individual Storm Data entries for further information and additional reports.March 1998Northeast Oregon23 1600PST2200PST0 0FloodSeveral creeks in the Meacham area were overflowing their banks and into pastures. Half an inch of precipitation fell in twelvehours.Northern Cascades03042200PST1200PST0 0Heavy SnowA strong storm dumped 13 inches of new snow at Mt Hood Meadows, 10 inches at Bennett Pass, 8 inches at Santiam Pass, and 5inches at Willamette Pass.Northern Cascades26 0000PST0 0Heavy Snow2000PSTA Pacific storm dropped 7 inches of new snow at Mt Hood Meadows.Northern Coast27 0600PST0 0Heavy Snow2000PSTHeavy snow fell in the North Coast Range at unseasonably low elevations behind a Pacific cold front. Sunset Summit reported 5inches of new snow and Wilson River Summit reported a total of 4 inches of new snow.141 135