Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 30, 1994

Thunderstorms developed in northwest Oklahoma during the evening hours on the 29th and spread southeastward during the night. Wind gusts to 90 mph and hail up to walnut-size accompanied these storms. In several locations, damaging winds resulted in significant damage. Thunderstorm winds broke out windows, ripped shingles off roofs, damaged buildings, downed power poles, and broke off tree limbs in Enid. In addition, a building under construction at the Enid landfill sustained approximately $36,000 in damage. Thunderstorm winds blew out windows and downed tree limbs in Cherokee, knocked a tree onto a house and a camper, and downed power lines and trees in Alva, blew over a mobile home three miles west of Indiahoma, blew roofs off of boat houses near the south end of Lake Ellsworth four miles west-northwest of Elgin, knocked down a radio antenna and trees five miles northwest of Oakwood, knocked downed power lines east of Frederick, ripped a section of the roof off a gymnasium in Geronimo, damaged roofs and a greenhouse, broke plate glass windows, blew down fences, and uprooted trees in Temple, overturned a tractor-semitrailer three miles south of Cookietown on Interstate 44, downed power lines in Hastings, blew a camper over, damaged the Waurika Lake Marina, damaged several boats and sank one boat three miles northeast of Hastings, destroyed a roof and a barn just east of Hollis and deposited them across route 62, downed power lines in Hollis, and knocked down 28 power poles from just west of Hollis to two miles west of Hollis closing Route 62 for over nine hours. Thunderstorm winds also broke off large tree limbs in Tonkawa, Covington, Colony, Comanche, west of Jefferson, just north of Hydro, 6 NNE Elk City, Foss Lake State Park, and five miles southeast of Gould, downed a police antenna and a sign in Butler, overturned an unoccupied mobile home, tore the roof off another mobile home, and destroyed a fireworks stand in Clinton, tore half of the roof off an Economy Inn in Canute, knocked trees down into power lines, downed power poles, and tore shingles off of roofs in Elk City, downed a power pole in Burns Flat, downed power lines and trees in Waurika, ripped shingles off a house one mile north of Moorewood, ripped shingles off of houses, and knocked down large tree limbs in Granite, damaged the doors of a church and trees in Anadarko, tore the roof off a mobile home, knocked down power poles and trees in Mangum, knocked down 14 power poles from Walters to one and one-half miles west of Walters, downed power poles south of Thomas, blew over trees, and knocked down power lines in Medford, and knocked down a large tree in Garber. Lightning started two house fire near Geronimo. Two minor injuries were reported. In addition, lightning started a house fire one and one-half miles southeast of Comanche. Lightning started a house fire in Alva. Lightning destroyed four electric transformers, a fire station radio and a ceiling fan, and damaged television sets and computers in Clinton, damaged two transformers, an electric pole, and two conductors in Stillwater, and several transformers in Frederick. Lightning started a fire that destroyed a home in Faxon. Lightning struck a water well west of Jefferson which burnt out the motor.

Thunderstorms developed in northwest Oklahoma during the evening hours on the 29th and spread southeastward during the night. Wind gusts to 90 mph and hail up to walnut-size accompanied these storms. In several locations, damaging winds resulted in significant damage. Thunderstorm winds broke out windows, ripped shingles off roofs, damaged buildings, downed power poles, and broke off tree limbs in Enid. In addition, a building under construction at the Enid landfill sustained approximately $36,000 in damage. Thunderstorm winds blew out windows and downed tree limbs in Cherokee, knocked a tree onto a house and a camper, and downed power lines and trees in Alva, blew over a mobile home three miles west of Indiahoma, blew roofs off of boat houses near the south end of Lake Ellsworth four miles west-northwest of Elgin, knocked down a radio antenna and trees five miles northwest of Oakwood, knocked downed power lines east of Frederick, ripped a section of the roof off a gymnasium in Geronimo, damaged roofs and a greenhouse, broke plate glass windows, blew down fences, and uprooted trees in Temple, overturned a tractor-semitrailer three miles south of Cookietown on Interstate 44, downed power lines in Hastings, blew a camper over, damaged the Waurika Lake Marina, damaged several boats and sank one boat three miles northeast of Hastings, destroyed a roof and a barn just east of Hollis and deposited them across route 62, downed power lines in Hollis, and knocked down 28 power poles from just west of Hollis to two miles west of Hollis closing Route 62 for over nine hours. Thunderstorm winds also broke off large tree limbs in Tonkawa, Covington, Colony, Comanche, west of Jefferson, just north of Hydro, 6 NNE Elk City, Foss Lake State Park, and five miles southeast of Gould, downed a police antenna and a sign in Butler, overturned an unoccupied mobile home, tore the roof off another mobile home, and destroyed a fireworks stand in Clinton, tore half of the roof off an Economy Inn in Canute, knocked trees down into power lines, downed power poles, and tore shingles off of roofs in Elk City, downed a power pole in Burns Flat, downed power lines and trees in Waurika, ripped shingles off a house one mile north of Moorewood, ripped shingles off of houses, and knocked down large tree limbs in Granite, damaged the doors of a church and trees in Anadarko, tore the roof off a mobile home, knocked down power poles and trees in Mangum, knocked down 14 power poles from Walters to one and one-half miles west of Walters, downed power poles south of Thomas, blew over trees, and knocked down power lines in Medford, and knocked down a large tree in Garber. Lightning started two house fire near Geronimo. Two minor injuries were reported. In addition, lightning started a house fire one and one-half miles southeast of Comanche. Lightning started a house fire in Alva. Lightning destroyed four electric transformers, a fire station radio and a ceiling fan, and damaged television sets and computers in Clinton, damaged two transformers, an electric pole, and two conductors in Stillwater, and several transformers in Frederick. Lightning started a fire that destroyed a home in Faxon. Lightning struck a water well west of Jefferson which burnt out the motor.

Thunderstorms developed in northwest Oklahoma during the evening hours on the 29th and spread southeastward during the night. Wind gusts to 90 mph and hail up to walnut-size accompanied these storms. In several locations, damaging winds resulted in significant damage. Thunderstorm winds broke out windows, ripped shingles off roofs, damaged buildings, downed power poles, and broke off tree limbs in Enid. In addition, a building under construction at the Enid landfill sustained approximately $36,000 in damage. Thunderstorm winds blew out windows and downed tree limbs in Cherokee, knocked a tree onto a house and a camper, and downed power lines and trees in Alva, blew over a mobile home three miles west of Indiahoma, blew roofs off of boat houses near the south end of Lake Ellsworth four miles west-northwest of Elgin, knocked down a radio antenna and trees five miles northwest of Oakwood, knocked downed power lines east of Frederick, ripped a section of the roof off a gymnasium in Geronimo, damaged roofs and a greenhouse, broke plate glass windows, blew down fences, and uprooted trees in Temple, overturned a tractor-semitrailer three miles south of Cookietown on Interstate 44, downed power lines in Hastings, blew a camper over, damaged the Waurika Lake Marina, damaged several boats and sank one boat three miles northeast of Hastings, destroyed a roof and a barn just east of Hollis and deposited them across route 62, downed power lines in Hollis, and knocked down 28 power poles from just west of Hollis to two miles west of Hollis closing Route 62 for over nine hours. Thunderstorm winds also broke off large tree limbs in Tonkawa, Covington, Colony, Comanche, west of Jefferson, just north of Hydro, 6 NNE Elk City, Foss Lake State Park, and five miles southeast of Gould, downed a police antenna and a sign in Butler, overturned an unoccupied mobile home, tore the roof off another mobile home, and destroyed a fireworks stand in Clinton, tore half of the roof off an Economy Inn in Canute, knocked trees down into power lines, downed power poles, and tore shingles off of roofs in Elk City, downed a power pole in Burns Flat, downed power lines and trees in Waurika, ripped shingles off a house one mile north of Moorewood, ripped shingles off of houses, and knocked down large tree limbs in Granite, damaged the doors of a church and trees in Anadarko, tore the roof off a mobile home, knocked down power poles and trees in Mangum, knocked down 14 power poles from Walters to one and one-half miles west of Walters, downed power poles south of Thomas, blew over trees, and knocked down power lines in Medford, and knocked down a large tree in Garber. Lightning started two house fire near Geronimo. Two minor injuries were reported. In addition, lightning started a house fire one and one-half miles southeast of Comanche. Lightning started a house fire in Alva. Lightning destroyed four electric transformers, a fire station radio and a ceiling fan, and damaged television sets and computers in Clinton, damaged two transformers, an electric pole, and two conductors in Stillwater, and several transformers in Frederick. Lightning started a fire that destroyed a home in Faxon. Lightning struck a water well west of Jefferson which burnt out the motor.

Thunderstorms developed in northwest Oklahoma during the evening hours on the 29th and spread southeastward during the night. Wind gusts to 90 mph and hail up to walnut-size accompanied these storms. In several locations, damaging winds resulted in significant damage. Thunderstorm winds broke out windows, ripped shingles off roofs, damaged buildings, downed power poles, and broke off tree limbs in Enid. In addition, a building under construction at the Enid landfill sustained approximately $36,000 in damage. Thunderstorm winds blew out windows and downed tree limbs in Cherokee, knocked a tree onto a house and a camper, and downed power lines and trees in Alva, blew over a mobile home three miles west of Indiahoma, blew roofs off of boat houses near the south end of Lake Ellsworth four miles west-northwest of Elgin, knocked down a radio antenna and trees five miles northwest of Oakwood, knocked downed power lines east of Frederick, ripped a section of the roof off a gymnasium in Geronimo, damaged roofs and a greenhouse, broke plate glass windows, blew down fences, and uprooted trees in Temple, overturned a tractor-semitrailer three miles south of Cookietown on Interstate 44, downed power lines in Hastings, blew a camper over, damaged the Waurika Lake Marina, damaged several boats and sank one boat three miles northeast of Hastings, destroyed a roof and a barn just east of Hollis and deposited them across route 62, downed power lines in Hollis, and knocked down 28 power poles from just west of Hollis to two miles west of Hollis closing Route 62 for over nine hours. Thunderstorm winds also broke off large tree limbs in Tonkawa, Covington, Colony, Comanche, west of Jefferson, just north of Hydro, 6 NNE Elk City, Foss Lake State Park, and five miles southeast of Gould, downed a police antenna and a sign in Butler, overturned an unoccupied mobile home, tore the roof off another mobile home, and destroyed a fireworks stand in Clinton, tore half of the roof off an Economy Inn in Canute, knocked trees down into power lines, downed power poles, and tore shingles off of roofs in Elk City, downed a power pole in Burns Flat, downed power lines and trees in Waurika, ripped shingles off a house one mile north of Moorewood, ripped shingles off of houses, and knocked down large tree limbs in Granite, damaged the doors of a church and trees in Anadarko, tore the roof off a mobile home, knocked down power poles and trees in Mangum, knocked down 14 power poles from Walters to one and one-half miles west of Walters, downed power poles south of Thomas, blew over trees, and knocked down power lines in Medford, and knocked down a large tree in Garber. Lightning started two house fire near Geronimo. Two minor injuries were reported. In addition, lightning started a house fire one and one-half miles southeast of Comanche. Lightning started a house fire in Alva. Lightning destroyed four electric transformers, a fire station radio and a ceiling fan, and damaged television sets and computers in Clinton, damaged two transformers, an electric pole, and two conductors in Stillwater, and several transformers in Frederick. Lightning started a fire that destroyed a home in Faxon. Lightning struck a water well west of Jefferson which burnt out the motor.

A thunderstorm in southeast Oklahoma during the early morning hours on the 30th produced damaging winds. Thunderstorm winds estimated at 65 mph downed at least 30 trees, some power lines, broke off six- to eight-inch tree limbs and tossed a trampoline onto the roof of a house in Durant. A house was damaged in Durant when thunderstorm winds blew a tree down on top of it.