Put Cloudbreak on your portfolio.

Leave your email and we’ll reach out within one business day.

Prefer to talk? Call 940-391-3558.

Storm reports for June 17, 2023

NOAA recorded 123 hail reports, 415 wind reports and 12 tornado reports in 14 states on June 17, 2023.

in 14 states
550
Storm reports
About 44 miles from Abilene, TX
4.0 in
Largest hail
About 17 miles from Tulsa, OK
100 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, near 35.33, -93.55, AR
12
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

  • Wind report
  • Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
  • Tornado and its path
  • Surveyed tornado path
  • Surveyed wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on June 17, 2023 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.

What happened

A line of storms crossed northern Oklahoma on June 17 and hit the Tulsa area late that night into the early hours of June 18, with gusts over 100 mph.1,2 A gust of 100 mph was measured near East 31st Street and South Peoria Avenue in Tulsa.3 NOAA's Storm Events Database lists at least $160 million in estimated damage across Tulsa County.2 The storms damaged homes and businesses across eastern Oklahoma.2 Falling trees killed two people in Oklahoma, one in a manufactured home near Oilton in Creek County, where three others were hurt, and one in an RV at Beavers Bend State Park.4,5

Earlier that evening, winds estimated at 83 knots (96 mph) damaged roofs on a number of homes and buildings in Laverne in Harper County, Oklahoma.6 After midnight, an EF2 tornado with winds near 120 mph destroyed five chicken houses and flattened an outbuilding in Logan County, Arkansas.7 Near Crossett and Hamburg in Ashley County, Arkansas, gusts of 70 to 100 mph damaged or destroyed about 20 to 30 homes with falling trees and tore shingles and roof covering off some homes and businesses.8 Early on June 18, tennis ball-size hail damaged vehicles in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, where NOAA lists $1.5 million in property damage.9

Sources

  1. 1. Oklahoma Mesonet: Springtime Severe Weather Extends Through June
  2. 2. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information: Storm Events Database, event 1117481
  3. 3. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information: Storm Events Database, event 1113021
  4. 4. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information: Storm Events Database, event 1112603
  5. 5. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information: Storm Events Database, event 1112859
  6. 6. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information: Storm Events Database, event 1144919
  7. 7. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information: Storm Events Database, event 1114967
  8. 8. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information: Storm Events Database, event 1151140
  9. 9. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information: Storm Events Database, event 1151375

Reports by hour

Hail123, most at 6 PM

Wind415, most at 12 AM

Tornado12, most at 6 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
2:50 PMEF0Near 37.72, -104.45, CO2.04 mi long, 10 yd wide
4:30 PMEF0About 19 miles from Daphne, AL3.56 mi long, 20 yd wide
6:08 PMNot ratedNear 36.79, -100.79, OK2.22 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:18 PMNot ratedAbout 52 miles from Abilene, TX4.29 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:45 PMNot ratedAbout 42 miles from Abilene, TX1.04 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:42 PMEF1Near 36.76, -100.02, OK8.48 mi long, 300 yd wide
9:24 PMNot ratedNear 36.91, -98.42, OK1.5 mi long, 30 yd wide
12:40 AMEF1About 20 miles from Tulsa, OK10.9 mi long, 1000 yd wide
12:56 AMEF1About 33 miles from Tulsa, OK5.2 mi long, 800 yd wide
1:09 AMEF1About 45 miles from Tulsa, OK4.1 mi long, 300 yd wide
1:12 AMEF2Near 35.33, -93.55, AR5.4 mi long, 700 yd wide
2:12 AMEF0About 27 miles from Little Rock, AR0.2 mi long, 60 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Oklahoma247132286
Kansas5612440
Arkansas480462
Louisiana4625210
Texas393252
Missouri335280
Mississippi3218140
Florida181170
Alabama9621
Iowa9720
New Mexico4310
Tennessee4040
Colorado3021
New Jersey2110

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Shreveport, LA3.0 inNone0
Baton Rouge, LA1.5 in67 mph0
San Angelo, TX1.5 in69 mph0
Abilene, TX1.0 inNone0
Mobile, AL1.0 in60 mph0
Wichita, KS1.0 in71 mph0
Fayetteville, ARNone70 mph0
Little Rock, ARNone60 mph0
Memphis, TNNone58 mph0
Norman, OKNone62 mph0
Oklahoma City, OKNone64 mph0
Orlando, FLNone66 mph0
Palm Bay, FLNone58 mph0
Springfield, MONone60 mph0
Tallahassee, FLNone58 mph0
Tulsa, OKNone100 mph0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.