Lightning, Kay
- When
- February 6, 10:20 PM CST
- Where
- Kay County, Blackwell
- Property damage
- $200
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.818, -97.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, February 6, 1999
A few severe thunderstorms developed over portions of north central Oklahoma during the late evening of the 6th. resulting in large hail and one occurrence of damaging winds.
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
- $200
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
A few severe thunderstorms developed over portions of north central Oklahoma during the late evening of the 6th. resulting in large hail and one occurrence of damaging winds. Lightning also struck a substation in Blackwell in Kay County, knocking out power to a number of homes for about an hour.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 hail, 1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Garfield
- When
- February 6, 10:48 PM CST
- Where
- Garfield County, Enid
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -97.870
Hail, Noble
- When
- February 6, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Noble County, 7 mi NE of Red Rock
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.530, -97.080
Hail, Garfield
- When
- February 6, 11:10 PM CST
- Where
- Garfield County, Douglas
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.270, -97.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Payne
- When
- February 6, 11:35 PM CST
- Where
- Payne County, 10 mi SW of Stillwater
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.020, -97.200
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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
- Avalanche in Colorado, February 6, 1999
- Avalanche in California, February 6, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 6, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, February 6, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, February 6 to 7, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, February 6, 1999
- High Wind in Nevada, February 6, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 6 to 11, 1999
- High Wind in California, February 6 to 7, 1999
- Winter Storm in Idaho, February 6 to 7, 1999
- High Wind in Nevada, February 6, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 6, 1999
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, February 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: 5682507, 5682508, 5682509, 5682510, 5682511.