NWS Norman News

Hail Observation Research Project (3/23/2009 3:00 pm CDT) If you live within 90 miles of Norman, OK, you are inivited to participate in a National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) research project. The project is called the Hail Size Discrimination Experiment (HaSDEx) Project.  More information is available here.

Winter Precipitation Research Project (3/23/2009 3:00 pm CDT) If you live within 90 miles of Norman, OK, you are inivited to participate in a National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) research project. The project is called the Winter Precipitation Identification Near Ground (W-PING) Project.  More information is available here.

Weather History for May 6 During the late evening of May 6, 1985, severe thunderstorms developed over parts of northwest Oklahoma. Hail up to baseball size fell just northeast of Gage, and golf ball size hail was common. A tornado was spotted near Tangier, in Woodward County. Flooding of many low lying areas occurred after six inches of rain fell from the storms.

Learn more about the weather history for Oklahoma and western north Texas here.