Hail, Osage
- When
- April 3, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Osage County, Foraker
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.870, -96.550
Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, April 3, 1999
Summary of events for April 3 1999:A solid line of thunderstorms moved across eastern Oklahoma during the early morning of April 3. Along the way, there were reports of marginally severe wind and hail.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- $43,000
- 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 TSA wrote it up.
Summary of events for April 3 1999:A solid line of thunderstorms moved across eastern Oklahoma during the early morning of April 3. Along the way, there were reports of marginally severe wind and hail.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Creek
- When
- April 3, 3:06 AM CST
- Where
- Creek County, Bristow
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.830, -96.380
Hail, Creek
- When
- April 3, 3:06 AM CST
- Where
- Creek County, Mannford
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 36.250, -96.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Creek
- When
- April 3, 3:06 AM CST
- Where
- Creek County, Mannford
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 36.250, -96.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee
- When
- April 3, 3:10 AM CST
- Where
- Pawnee County, Cleveland
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.320, -96.470
Winds estimated as high as 70 mph destroyed a car port, damaged a motel awning, uprooted trees, blew a hole through the middle school's gym roof, and knocked down numerous tree limbs.
Hail, Okmulgee
- When
- April 3, 3:20 AM CST
- Where
- Okmulgee County, Beggs
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.730, -96.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Osage
- When
- April 3, 3:35 AM CST
- Where
- Osage County, 7 mi NW of Tulsa
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.220, -96.030
A roof was blown off of a barn, and tree limbs were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa
- When
- April 3, 3:44 AM CST
- Where
- Tulsa County, Bixby
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.950, -95.880
Hail, Tulsa
- When
- April 3, 3:44 AM CST
- Where
- Tulsa County, Bixby
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.950, -95.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Wagoner
- When
- April 3, 4:10 AM CST
- Where
- Wagoner County, Coweta
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.950, -95.650
Three 45-foot power poles near Coweta were blown over, knocking out power to 60 power customers.
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- April 3, 4:15 AM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Dewey
- Property damage
- $100
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.800, -95.930
Several tree limbs were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee
- When
- April 3, 4:30 AM CST
- Where
- Cherokee County, Peggs
- Property damage
- $100
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.080, -95.100
Several tree limbs were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Adair
- When
- April 3, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Adair County, Stilwell to 4 mi N of Stilwell
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.820, -94.700
Winds destroyed a barn, damaged roofs on chicken sheds, caused damage at the rodeo grounds, and caused minor damage to a mobile home.
Thunderstorm Wind, Choctaw
- When
- April 3, 6:10 AM CST
- Where
- Choctaw County, 2 mi E of Hugo
- Property damage
- $300
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.020, -95.480
A tree was blown down onto a fence.
Flash Flood, Pushmataha
- When
- April 3, 8:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pushmataha County, Jumbo
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.416, -95.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A county road near Jumbo was under water. About 3 1/2" of rain fell in this location.
Hail, Pushmataha
- When
- April 3, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pushmataha County, 8 mi W of Eubanks
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.420, -95.720
Flash Flood, Le Flore
- When
- April 3, 8:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Le Flore County, Poteau
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.900, -94.703 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several streets in Poteau were flooded.
Flash Flood, Latimer
- When
- April 3, 9:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Latimer County, Wilburton
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.876, -95.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Streets and creeks in the Wilburton area were flooded.
Hail, Pushmataha
- When
- April 3, 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Pushmataha County, 5 mi W of Antlers
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.230, -95.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsburg
- When
- April 3, 10:45 AM CST
- Where
- Pittsburg County, 4 mi S of Weathers
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.600, -95.570
Hail, Pushmataha
- When
- April 3, 11:15 AM CST
- Where
- Pushmataha County, 2 mi N of Clayton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.620, -95.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Sequoyah
- When
- April 3, 12:10 PM CST
- Where
- Sequoyah County, 7 mi S of Sallisaw
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 35.370, -94.800
A shed was lifted and blown 100 feet.
Hail, Adair
- When
- April 3, 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Adair County, Bunch
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.680, -94.770
Hail, Le Flore
- When
- April 3, 12:42 PM CST
- Where
- Le Flore County, Arkoma
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.350, -94.450
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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 3, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 3, 1999
- Ice Storm in Nebraska, April 3, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 3, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 3, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 3, 1999
- Flash Flood in Missouri, April 3, 1999
- Winter Storm in California, April 3 to 4, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, April 3 to 26, 1999
- High Wind in California, April 3, 1999
- Flood and Hail in Illinois, April 3, 1999
- Avalanche in Alaska, April 3, 1999
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, April 1999
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: 5690435, 5690437, 5690438, 5690439, 5690436, 5690442, 5690443, 5690440, 5690441, 5690525, 5690444, 5690445, 5690524, 5690446, 5690447, 5690448, 5690450, 5690449, 5690451, 5690519, 5690520, 5690522, 5690523, 5690521.