Hail, Atoka
- When
- June 1, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Atoka County, 16 mi W of Atoka
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.380, -96.420
Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, June 1, 1999
Isolated severe thunderstorms formed over portions of central and western Oklahoma during the evening of the 1st. In addition to several occurrences of large hail, flash flooding was reported in the town of Atoka in Atoka County, where water was reported to be covering parts of Highway 69 and Highway 75.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
Isolated severe thunderstorms formed over portions of central and western Oklahoma during the evening of the 1st. In addition to several occurrences of large hail, flash flooding was reported in the town of Atoka in Atoka County, where water was reported to be covering parts of Highway 69 and Highway 75.
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 132 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:31 UTC.
Event by event
7 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Johnston
- When
- June 1, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Johnston County, Wapanucka
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.370, -96.420
Hail, Atoka
- When
- June 1, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Atoka County, 7 mi W of Caney
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.230, -96.330
Hail, Bryan
- When
- June 1, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Bryan County, 2 mi N of Silo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.070, -96.470
Hail, Bryan
- When
- June 1, 6:29 PM CST
- Where
- Bryan County, Caddo
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.130, -96.270
Hail, Atoka
- When
- June 1, 6:52 PM CST
- Where
- Atoka County, Caney
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.230, -96.220
Flash Flood, Atoka
- When
- June 1, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Atoka County, Atoka
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.374, -96.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Atoka
- When
- June 1, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Atoka County, 1 mi E of Caney
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 34.230, -96.200
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, June 1, 1999
- Tornado in Illinois, June 1, 1999
- Tornado in Missouri, June 1, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 1, 1999
- Tornadoes in Missouri, June 1, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 1 to 2, 1999
- Tornadoes in Illinois, June 1, 1999
- Tornado in Illinois, June 1, 1999
- Flooding and Hail in Kansas, June 1 to 28, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, June 1 to 25, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 1, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, June 1, 1999
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, June 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: 5707257, 5707258, 5707259, 5707260, 5707261, 5707262, 5707263, 5707264.