Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 26, 1995

Several trees and power lines were downed causing numerous power outages in Valliant.

Severe thunderstorms moved across eastern Oklahoma during the evening of July 25th and very early morning of July 26th. One injury occurred in Drumright when strong winds blew a woman off the roof of her home. Numerous trees were also blown down in Drumright. Thunderstorm Winds gusting to 80 mph downed telephone poles seven miles north of Nowata, and a power pole was snapped and lines were downed by strong winds four miles east of Bartlesville. Strong thunderstorm winds partially downed a power pole in Henryetta, and large tree limbs were also blown down in Henryetta. Trees and power lines were blown down in Bristow and in Valliant, and trees and signs were blown down by 75 mph winds in Welch. Power lines were blown down two miles south of Adair and in Braggs, and 70 mph winds blew lines down in Commerce. 60 mph winds blew down power lines in Jay and in Wilburton. Strong thunderstorm winds downed large trees 12 miles west of Hominy, and a tree and several large tree limbs were blown down in White Oak. Trees were blown down in Kansas, near Moodys, in Beggs, in Shamrock, and in Bristow, and several trees were blown across power lines in Wright City. 80 mph winds blew down trees in Tahlequah, and trees were blown down by 60 mph winds in Stilwell. Large tree limbs were blown down in Ralston, in Proctor, five miles northwest of Adair, in Vinita, in Webbers Falls, and five miles west of Stigler. 60 mph winds also blew down large tree limbs two miles east of Gore. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 80 mph eight miles west of Pawhuska and 12 miles east of Hallett and to 70 miles an hour seven miles north of Eufaula. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 to 70 mph at the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Tulsa and to 65 mph 10 miles northeast of Nowata. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 mph at numerous other locations in eastern Oklahoma. Quarter-size hail fell 12 miles east of Hallett and at Drumright, and dime to nickel-size hail fell at numerous other locations in eastern Oklahoma.

Several trees were blown down across power lines.

Severe thunderstorms moved across eastern Oklahoma during the evening of July 25th and very early morning of July 26th. One injury occurred in Drumright when strong winds blew a woman off the roof of her home. Numerous trees were also blown down in Drumright. Thunderstorm Winds gusting to 80 mph downed telephone poles seven miles north of Nowata, and a power pole was snapped and lines were downed by strong winds four miles east of Bartlesville. Strong thunderstorm winds partially downed a power pole in Henryetta, and large tree limbs were also blown down in Henryetta. Trees and power lines were blown down in Bristow and in Valliant, and trees and signs were blown down by 75 mph winds in Welch. Power lines were blown down two miles south of Adair and in Braggs, and 70 mph winds blew lines down in Commerce. 60 mph winds blew down power lines in Jay and in Wilburton. Strong thunderstorm winds downed large trees 12 miles west of Hominy, and a tree and several large tree limbs were blown down in White Oak. Trees were blown down in Kansas, near Moodys, in Beggs, in Shamrock, and in Bristow, and several trees were blown across power lines in Wright City. 80 mph winds blew down trees in Tahlequah, and trees were blown down by 60 mph winds in Stilwell. Large tree limbs were blown down in Ralston, in Proctor, five miles northwest of Adair, in Vinita, in Webbers Falls, and five miles west of Stigler. 60 mph winds also blew down large tree limbs two miles east of Gore. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 80 mph eight miles west of Pawhuska and 12 miles east of Hallett and to 70 miles an hour seven miles north of Eufaula. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 to 70 mph at the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Tulsa and to 65 mph 10 miles northeast of Nowata. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 mph at numerous other locations in eastern Oklahoma. Quarter-size hail fell 12 miles east of Hallett and at Drumright, and dime to nickel-size hail fell at numerous other locations in eastern Oklahoma.

Severe thunderstorms moved across northern Oklahoma during the evening of the 25th and continued into central Oklahoma into the early morning hours of the 26th. Hail as large as quarters was reported in Lookout in Woods County. Severe thunderstorm winds were measured at 63 mph at the Oklahoma Mesonet site three miles southeast of Breckenridge in Garfield County. Severe thunderstorm winds up to 60 mph blew down a six-inch tree two miles northwest of Gibbon in Grant County. In Ponca City in Kay County, winds blew a metal storage shed into the road and felled a tree onto a street. In Noble County in Perry a two-foot tree was felled, and in Oklahoma County in Edmond power lines were downed, knocking out power to 2,000 people. In Hughes County in Holdenville, trees and roofs were damaged by severe winds and at least one county road was blocked by a fallen tree. Lightning from the thunderstorms struck a chimney in Ponca City in Kay County, causing it to explode. No fire was started, and the damage was estimated at $4000. In Payne County in Stillwater lightning struck and ignited a wood frame home, resulting in $20,000 damage. In Coyle in Logan County lightning struck and set fire to a church steeple. The church, built in 1902, burned to the ground.

An isolated severe thunderstorm moved from southern Okfuskee County to southwest Pittsburg County during the early morning of July 26th. This storm produced dime-size hail at Bearden and also at Ashland.