Hail, Johnston
- When
- June 10, 1:34 PM CST
- Where
- Johnston County, 3 mi S of Tishomingo
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 34.180, -96.670
Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 10 to 11, 1998
Summary of events of June 10th, 1998:Severe thunderstorms formed during the afternoon across central and northern Oklahoma, spreading into southern Oklahoma during the evening. Thunderstorm wind damage was widespread, with only a few reports of large hail.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $92,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 24
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.
Summary of events of June 10th, 1998:Severe thunderstorms formed during the afternoon across central and northern Oklahoma, spreading into southern Oklahoma during the evening. Thunderstorm wind damage was widespread, with only a few reports of large hail. Wind gusts were estimated to be 70 mph in Enid in Garfield County and in Achille in Bryan County. Significant wind damage occurred in Roff (Pontotoc County), in Sulphur (Murray County), in Enid (Garfield County), and across much of Bryan County.See preceding individual Storm Data entries for further details and additional reports.
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 140 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:32 UTC.
Event by event
19 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc
- When
- June 10, 1:45 PM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc County, Roff
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 34.630, -96.830
Severe thunderstorm winds unroofed a house.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc
- When
- June 10, 1:50 PM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc County, Roff
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.630, -96.830
Severe thunderstorm winds tore the roof off a 100-year-old historic bank and partially unroofed the high school gymnasium.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc
- When
- June 10, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc County, Ada
- Property damage
- $100
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 34.770, -96.670
Severe winds downed trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Murray
- When
- June 10, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Murray County, Sulphur
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 34.520, -96.970
Severe thunderstorm winds downed large trees and signs around Sulphur.
Thunderstorm Wind, Seminole
- When
- June 10, 2:50 PM CST
- Where
- Seminole County, Bowlegs
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -96.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield
- When
- June 10, 5:10 PM CST to 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Garfield County, Enid
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -97.870
Severe thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 mph downed numerous trees onto power lines, and at least one tree landed on a house. A shed was also blown into a car.
Hail, Garfield
- When
- June 10, 5:20 PM CST to 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Garfield County, Enid
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -97.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield
- When
- June 10, 5:20 PM CST to 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Garfield County, Enid
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -97.870
Severe thunderstorm winds wrapped a trampoline around a pole and downed many tree limbs.
Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield
- When
- June 10, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Garfield County, Enid
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -97.870
Thunderstorm wind gust of 70 mph was reported by a spotter.
Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield
- When
- June 10, 5:23 PM CST
- Where
- Garfield County, Vance Afb
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.330, -97.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield
- When
- June 10, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Garfield County, Enid
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -97.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield
- When
- June 10, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Garfield County, Kremlin
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.550, -97.820
Power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bryan
- When
- June 10, 7:28 PM CST
- Where
- Bryan County, Achille
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 33.830, -96.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Bryan
- When
- June 10, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Bryan County, Achille
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 33.830, -96.380
Severe thunderstorm winds ripped the roof off a mobile home and downed power lines and large trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bryan
- When
- June 10, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Bryan County, Calera
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 33.930, -96.430
Severe thunderstorm winds blew siding off a house, tore the roof from a fruit stand, and downed many trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bryan
- When
- June 10, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Bryan County, Durant
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -96.380
Roofs were blown off of downtown buildings.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bryan
- When
- June 10, 7:37 PM CST
- Where
- Bryan County, Achille
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 33.830, -96.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Bryan
- When
- June 10, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bryan County, 3 mi NE of Colbert
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 33.880, -96.470
A mobile home was blown over.
Hail, Stephens
- When
- June 10, 9:28 PM CST
- Where
- Stephens County, Duncan
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 34.520, -97.950
Hail, Stephens
- When
- June 10, 9:41 PM CST
- Where
- Stephens County, Duncan to 2 mi of Duncan
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 34.530, -97.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- June 11, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, 10 mi E of Waurika
- Property damage
- $100
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 34.170, -97.820
Large tree limbs were blown down.
Lightning, Comanche
- When
- June 11, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Comanche County, Cache
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.662, -98.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck and set fire to 2 buildings at an old amusement park. Both buildings were completely destroyed.
Thunderstorm Wind, McClain
- When
- June 11, 12:45 AM CST
- Where
- McClain County, 2 mi W of Newcastle
- Property damage
- $100
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -97.630
A six to eight foot diameter tree was blown down.
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.
- 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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in North Dakota, June 10 to 27, 1998
- Hail in Nebraska, June 10, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in North Carolina, June 10, 1998
- Tornado in South Carolina, June 10, 1998
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 10, 1998
- Hail in Kansas, June 10, 1998
- Tornado in Kentucky, June 10, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 10, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, June 10, 1998
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 10, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, June 10, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 10, 1998
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, June 1998
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: 5666787, 5666788, 5666807, 5666789, 5666810, 5666790, 5666806, 5666798, 5666799, 5666804, 5666801, 5666797, 5666800, 5666792, 5666791, 5666795, 5666796, 5666793, 5666794, 5666809, 5666808, 5666802, 5666805, 5666803.