Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, February 6, 1999

Severe thunderstorms affected portions of southwest and south central Oklahoma during the afternoon and early evening of the 6th. One inch diameter hail was first reported at the intersection of Interstate 44 and Highway 36, 2 miles south of Geronimo in Comanche County. The same severe thunderstorm was then responsible for damaging roofs and outbuildings 5 miles southeast of Marlow in Stephens County. As this storm moved northeast, 70 mph winds were reported on the Garvin/Grady County border, and a roof was blown off a barn 2 miles west of Maysville in Garvin County, and then landed 1/4 of a mile away. In Murray County, a barn was blown down 1 mile south of Davis; and then 2 miles north of Sulphur, power poles were downed, and outbuildings and house roofs were damaged. The walls of a church construction site were also destroyed causing about 300 thousand dollars in damage. Also in Murray County, 3 miles northeast of Sulphur, road signs were blown down, and a small barn was destroyed. The last report of damage came from 3 miles east of Citra in Hughes County, where large tree limbs were downed.