Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 10, 1995

Severe thunderstorms began in southern Oklahoma during the afternoon of June 9th, and continued through early morning of the 10th. Other severe thunderstorms developed in northern and central Oklahoma during the late afternoon and evening of the 9th. In all, large hail, severe straight-line winds, flash flooding, and nine tornados were reported. The first five tornados occurred with a single storm in eastern Greer County early in the afternoon. The first tornado occurred one mile west of Mangum, and the second occurred four miles south of Granite. The third tornado was reported five miles south of Granite at Highway 6 and U.S. 283, and the fourth was spotted seven miles south of Granite on Highway 6. The 5th tornado was spotted five miles southeast of Granite. No damage was reported with any of these tornados, and all were rated as F0. The sixth tornado occurred at the Lugert dam one mile north-northeast of Lugert in Kiowa County. No damage was reported along its path, and the tornado was rated F0. The seventh tornado, a brief F0, also occurred in Kiowa County six miles south of Gotebo. The eighth tornado, an F2, occurred with a separate storm in Seminole County in central Oklahoma early in the evening. The damage path was 5.25 miles long and 400 yards wide, at its maximum width. The tornado was first spotted south of Seminole near the intersection of Highway 125 and Highway 377. It travelled east-northeast, crossed Highway 361 and Highway 9 east, and then lifted two miles east of Seminole north of Highway 9. At least 12 houses in two housing additions (one-quarter mile north of 361 and Highway 9) received extensive damage. In southeast Seminole, 16 homes sustained minor damage and one home had major damage. One death was attributed indirectly to the tornado, when a man suffered a heart attack while taking shelter from the storm. The ninth and final tornado was reported four miles southwest of Grandfield in Tillman County. No damage was reported and the tornado was rated as F0. The largest hail reported with these storms reached two-inch-diameter one mile west of Mangum in Greer County and at Hobart Municipal Airport south of Hobart in Kiowa County. Severe thunderstorm winds gusted to 67 mph at the Oklahoma Mesonet site at Red Rock in Noble County. In addition, flash flooding was reported in southwest Oklahoma. In Cotton County Highway 281 was closed south of Cookietown, Highway 70 was flooded in Taylor, and Highway 5 was flooded near Walters. In Tillman County Highway 70 was closed southwest of Grandfield.

A severe thunderstorm produced 60 to 70 mph winds at the Army Ammunitions Plant five miles west of Savanna.