Lightning, Pontotoc
- When
- February 25, 1:05 AM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc County, 4 mi NW of Ada
- Coordinates
- 34.728, -96.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, February 25, 1997
Lightning struck the wireless cable antenna on the roof of a house. All electrical appliances, lights, and the water pipes under the foundation behind the house were blown up but no fire was set.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS OUN wrote it up.
Lightning struck the wireless cable antenna on the roof of a house. All electrical appliances, lights, and the water pipes under the foundation behind the house were blown up but no fire was set. Damage was estimated at $12,000.
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:05 UTC.
Event by event
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flood in Louisiana, February 25, 1997
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 25 to 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, February 25 to 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Arizona, February 25 to 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 25 to 26, 1997
- Flood in Louisiana, February 25, 1997
- Flood in Mississippi, February 25, 1997
- Winter Storm in Hawaii, February 25 to 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in Hawaii, February 25 to 27, 1997
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, February 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5594509.