Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, March 24 to 25, 1997

Severe thunderstorms moved across northeast Oklahoma during the late evening of March 24th and early morning of March 25th. Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour caused considerable damage in Hominy, where windows were blown out, roofs were damaged, and signs, trees, and large tree limbs were blown down. The roof was partially blown off 1 building, and a large overhead door was blown in at another business. Siding was damaged at 1 house, and another house received porch damage. A tree was blown down onto a bus at the Assembly of God Church in Hominy.Strong thunderstorm winds blew the roofs off several homes and buildings and blew out windows in Okmulgee, and a mobile home was destroyed by strong winds 1 mile north of Terlton. An outbuilding was blown over and large tree limbs were downed in Oilton, and a large tree was blown down across State Highway 85 2 miles southwest of Cleora. Strong winds blew down a 24 foot tall, 2 foot diameter tree 6 miles northwest of Jay, and 70 mile an hour thunderstorm winds downed 4 to 6 inch diameter tree limbs and a few signs in Cleveland. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 75 miles an hour 2 miles southwest of Collinsville and to 59 to 70 miles an hour at numerous other locations in northeast Oklahoma. Golfball size hail fell 10 miles east of Ponca City, at Pawhuska, at Hominy, at Osage Hills State Park 9 miles northeast of Pawhuska, and 3 miles west of Nowata. Dime size hail fell for 20 minutes at Henryetta, and dime to quarter size hail also fell at numerous other locations in northeast Oklahoma.