Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 12, 1997

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 12, 1997
Start: 1997-06-12T03:15
End: 1997-06-12T05:12
Location: Oklahoma

June 12, 1997 · NWS TSA · 8 events in 5 counties and zones

7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $2,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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.

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 69 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:16 UTC.

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Event by event

7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Craig

When: June 12, 3:15 AM CST
Where: Craig County, Ketchum
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 36.730, -95.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Rogers

When: June 12, 3:45 AM CST
Where: Rogers County, 3 mi NE of Talala
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 36.570, -95.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Mayes

When: June 12, 4:15 AM CST
Where: Mayes County, 5 mi E of Pryor
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 36.300, -95.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When: June 12, 5:05 AM CST
Where: Cherokee County, 4 mi N of Tahlequah
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 35.970, -94.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When: June 12, 5:09 AM CST
Where: Cherokee County, Tahlequah
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 35.920, -94.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When: June 12, 5:10 AM CST
Where: Cherokee County, 2 mi SE of Tahlequah
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 35.900, -94.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When: June 12, 5:10 AM CST
Where: Cherokee County, 4 mi E of Pettit
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.770, -94.900

Hail, Adair

When: June 12, 5:12 AM CST
Where: Adair County, Stilwell
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.820, -94.630

Severe thunderstorms moved across northeast Oklahoma during the early morning of June 12th. Strong thunderstorm winds tore a small awning off a motor home and downed several large tree limbs at Cherokee Landing State Park 4 miles east of Pettit, and a privacy fence was blown down 3 miles northeast of Talala. 2 trees were blown down onto power lines in Ketchum, and a large tree was blown down across State Highway 82 4 miles north of Tahlequah. Trees were also blown down 5 miles east of Pryor, in Tahlequah, and 2 miles southeast of Tahlequah, and dime size hail fell at Stilwell.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5620028, 5620029, 5620030, 5620031, 5620032, 5620033, 5620034, 5620035.