Oklahoma, 1999Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, February 6, 1999
February 6, 1999 · NWS TSA · 19 events in 12 counties and zones
Summary of events for February 6 1999:Thunderstorms first fired up on the afternoon of February 6 along a stationary boundary stretching roughly from Okemah to West Siloam Springs. By late afternoon, one thunderstorm traveled northeast along this boundary, producing torrential rains causing rainfall totals to exceed two inches and causing sporadic flooding along the way.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $78,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 19
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.
Summary of events for February 6 1999:Thunderstorms first fired up on the afternoon of February 6 along a stationary boundary stretching roughly from Okemah to West Siloam Springs. By late afternoon, one thunderstorm traveled northeast along this boundary, producing torrential rains causing rainfall totals to exceed two inches and causing sporadic flooding along the way. By the time this storm reached Adair County, it produced some marginally severe wind gusts. Further south, a line of thunderstorms moved across southeast Oklahoma during the late afternoon and early evening. Increasing upper level winds associated with an approaching upper level low caused this line of storms to produce locally damaging winds on its track across southeast Oklahoma. By late evening, the center of the upper level low, which was located northwest of Tulsa, caused isolated thunderstorms to form over Pawnee and Osage Counties. One of these storms produced a report of marginally severe hail.
Event by event
15 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Okfuskee
- When
- February 6, 4:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Okfuskee County, Central Portion
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.466, -96.323 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Water covered several county roads to a depth of 2-4 feet.
Flash Flood, Muskogee
- When
- February 6, 4:30 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Muskogee County, North Portion
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.616, -95.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several streets around Haskell and Muskogee were closed for a short time by high water.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee
- When
- February 6, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee County, 7 mi N of Tahlequah
- Property damage
- $100
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.020, -94.970
Several 6-inch diameter tree sapplings were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Adair
- When
- February 6, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Adair County, Christie
- Property damage
- $100
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.950, -94.700
Several tree limbs were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Adair
- When
- February 6, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Adair County, 4 mi N of Westville
- Property damage
- $200
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.030, -94.570
Several trees were blown down between Westville and Watts.
Thunderstorm Wind, Adair
- When
- February 6, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Adair County, Baron
- Property damage
- $100
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.920, -94.620
Several 3-4" tree limbs were blown out of trees.
Flash Flood, Delaware
- When
- February 6, 5:30 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Delaware County, South Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.408, -94.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several county roads were under 2-3 feet of water in the southern portion of Delaware County.
Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh
- When
- February 6, 5:46 PM CST
- Where
- McIntosh County, Raiford
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.270, -95.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsburg
- When
- February 6, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Pittsburg County, Ashland
- Property damage
- $200
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.770, -96.070
Several large trees were blown over.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsburg
- When
- February 6, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Pittsburg County, 1 mi N of Kiowa
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.730, -95.900
Three tractor trailers were blown over on US Hwy 69.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsburg
- When
- February 6, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Pittsburg County, Quinton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.120, -95.370
Several tree limbs were blown down by 60 mph winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell
- When
- February 6, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Haskell County, 3 mi WNW of Stigler
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 35.270, -95.180
The Oklahoma mesonet site near Stigler measured a 60 mph wind gust. Calls to the area yielded only reports of small tree limbs broken by the wind.
Thunderstorm Wind, Latimer
- When
- February 6, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Latimer County, Damon
- Property damage
- $45,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.850, -95.320
Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted numerous trees which then fell onto homes, vehicles, outbuildings, and power lines. Snapped power lines caused a loss of power to areas south of Wilburton. There was substantial damage to two mobile homes and two permanent homes in the Damon Valley area about 5 miles south of Wilburton. At the home with the most damage, shingles were blown off the roof, an air conditioning unit was overturned, and falling trees destroyed two boats and two pickup trucks. Most other damage in the area was to storage buildings, barns, TV antennae, and numerous pine trees blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Latimer
- When
- February 6, 7:18 PM CST
- Where
- Latimer County, Yanush
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.700, -95.320
A large tree was blown over and the skirting was blown off of a mobile home near Yanush. The windows were blown out of a home on Sardis Lake.
Thunderstorm Wind, Latimer
- When
- February 6, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Latimer County, 7 mi S of Bengal
- Property damage
- $200
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.730, -95.070
Many large tree limbs were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Le Flore
- When
- February 6, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Le Flore County, Talihina
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.750, -95.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Le Flore
- When
- February 6, 7:23 PM CST
- Where
- Le Flore County, Fanshawe
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.950, -94.900
A door was blown off of a car port.
Thunderstorm Wind, Choctaw
- When
- February 6, 8:20 PM CST
- Where
- Choctaw County, Ft Towson
- Property damage
- $100
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 34.020, -95.270
There were a few 4-6" tree limbs blown down around Fort Towson.
Hail, Pawnee
- When
- February 6, 11:20 PM CST
- Where
- Pawnee County, Ralston
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 36.500, -96.720
- 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.
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Avalanche in Colorado, February 6, 19993 deaths · 1 injured · 1 event
- Avalanche in California, February 6, 19991 death · 3 injured · 1 event
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 6, 1999F2 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, February 6, 1999$317,000 · 1 in hail · 19 events
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, February 6 to 7, 19993 injured · $60,000 · 7 events
- High Wind in Nevada, February 6, 1999$100,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 6 to 11, 1999$24,000 · 1.75 in hail · 21 events
- High Wind in California, February 6 to 7, 1999$50,000 · 59 kt wind · 3 events
- Winter Storm in Idaho, February 6 to 7, 1999$40,000 · 6 events
- High Wind in Nevada, February 6, 1999$50,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 6, 1999F1 · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, February 6, 1999$19,000 · 61 kt wind · 7 events
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: 5681026, 5681023, 5681260, 5681261, 5681262, 5681263, 5681274, 5681264, 5681266, 5681265, 5681267, 5681025, 5681268, 5681269, 5681270, 5681271, 5681272, 5681024, 5681273.