Hail and Twisters Dominate May

State Climatologist, Oklahoma Mesonet, Oklahoma Climatological Survey

NORMAN — After April’s stormy chaos, the first half of May brought a rare lull in Oklahoma’s spring severe weather season. Aside from an active kickoff on May 1 — featuring large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, and flash flooding — the state experienced a quiet 16-day stretch, interrupted only by a single report of half-dollarsi…