Hail, Le Flore
- When
- July 11, 7:44 PM CST
- Where
- Le Flore County, 2 mi W of Summerfield
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.880, -94.880
Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 11 to 12, 1998
Summary of events for July 11-12 1998:An isolated severe thunderstorm developed on the evening of July 11 over central Le Flore County near a weak surface boundary with the approach of a weak upper level disturbance. Later after midnight, the weak upper level disturbance in northwest flow aloft kicked off more thunderstorms from near Ponca City to just north of Tulsa to near Fayetteville.
Where it happened
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- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 TSA wrote it up.
Summary of events for July 11-12 1998:An isolated severe thunderstorm developed on the evening of July 11 over central Le Flore County near a weak surface boundary with the approach of a weak upper level disturbance. This storm produced hail as large as quarters.Later after midnight, the weak upper level disturbance in northwest flow aloft kicked off more thunderstorms from near Ponca City to just north of Tulsa to near Fayetteville. One of these thunderstorms became severe over southern Rogers County between 145 and 215 AM CDT as it moved to the southeast, producing marginally severe wind and hail near Inola.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Rogers
- When
- July 12, 1:10 AM CST
- Where
- Rogers County, Inola
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.150, -95.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Rogers
- When
- July 12, 1:10 AM CST
- Where
- Rogers County, Inola
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.150, -95.500
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
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The same day elsewhere
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More
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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: 5657655, 5657656, 5657657.