Hail, Harmon
- When
- June 21, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Harmon County, 9 mi NNE of Hollis
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 34.800, -99.850
Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 21, 1998
Summary of events of June 21, 1998:Evening severe thunderstorms moved across northern and western Oklahoma, producing large hail and damaging thunderstorm winds. The largest hail was reported northwest of Lone Wolf in Kiowa County, where as large as baseballs fell.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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 21, 1998:Evening severe thunderstorms moved across northern and western Oklahoma, producing large hail and damaging thunderstorm winds. The largest hail was reported northwest of Lone Wolf in Kiowa County, where as large as baseballs fell. Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured at 62 mph by the Oklahoma mesonet site south of Tipton in Tillman County. Wind damage was reported southwest of Dill City in Washita County.See preceding individual Storm Data entries for further details and additional reports.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Greer
- When
- June 21, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Greer County, Willow
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.050, -99.520
Hail, Grant
- When
- June 21, 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, 6 mi SW of Manchester
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.930, -98.120
Hail, Grant
- When
- June 21, 6:59 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, 7 mi SSW of Manchester
- Measured
- 2.25 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.900, -98.080
Hail, Alfalfa
- When
- June 21, 6:59 PM CST
- Where
- Alfalfa County, 11 mi E of Byron
- Measured
- 2.25 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.900, -98.080
Hail, Kiowa
- When
- June 21, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kiowa County, 12 mi NW of Lone Wolf
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.100, -99.400
Hail, Washita
- When
- June 21, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Washita County, Sentinel
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -99.180
Hail, Grant
- When
- June 21, 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, 2 mi WNW of Gibbon
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.950, -98.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Washita
- When
- June 21, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Washita County, 6 mi SW of Dill City
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -99.220
Severe thunderstorm winds destroyed a hay barn and pop-up camper. The neighboring house and outbuildings also sustained roof damage.
Hail, Washita
- When
- June 21, 7:42 PM CST
- Where
- Washita County, 3 mi S of Cordell
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -98.980
Hail, Custer
- When
- June 21, 8:07 PM CST
- Where
- Custer County, Weatherford
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.530, -98.720
Hail, Blaine
- When
- June 21, 8:14 PM CST
- Where
- Blaine County, 16 mi WSW of Geary
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.800, -98.580
Hail, Grant
- When
- June 21, 8:35 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, 5 mi SE of Renfrow
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.870, -97.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Tillman
- When
- June 21, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Tillman County, 4 mi S of Tipton
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 34.450, -99.130
Measured by the Oklahoma Mesonet
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 21, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 21, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, June 21, 1998
- Flooding in Iowa, June 21 to 23, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, June 21, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, June 21, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 21, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, June 21, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 21, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 21, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Puerto Rico, June 21 to 22, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, June 21, 1998
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: 5669339, 5667830, 5667831, 5667822, 5667832, 5667823, 5667833, 5667824, 5667829, 5667825, 5667826, 5667827, 5667828, 5667834.