Hail, Okfuskee
- When
- June 1, 3:45 AM CST
- Where
- Okfuskee County, Okemah
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.430, -96.300
Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, June 1, 1999
Summary of events for morning of June 1 1999:An isolated supercell thunderstorm quickly developed over Okfuskee County early on the morning of June 1, moving east-southeast for several hours to northern Le Flore County before quickly dissipating. Along the way, this isolated storm produced very large hail, damaging winds, and tornado touchdowns.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $7,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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 morning of June 1 1999:An isolated supercell thunderstorm quickly developed over Okfuskee County early on the morning of June 1, moving east-southeast for several hours to northern Le Flore County before quickly dissipating. Along the way, this isolated storm produced very large hail, damaging winds, and tornado touchdowns.
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:46 UTC.
Event by event
6 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Okfuskee
- When
- June 1, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Okfuskee County, Weleetka
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.330, -96.130
A roof on a house was damaged, and numerous tree limbs were blown down.
Hail, Okmulgee
- When
- June 1, 4:15 AM CST
- Where
- Okmulgee County, Bryant
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.380, -96.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Okmulgee
- When
- June 1, 4:15 AM CST
- Where
- Okmulgee County, Bryant
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.380, -96.070
Several trees were blown down.
Tornado, Okfuskee
- When
- June 1, 4:18 AM CST
- Where
- Okfuskee County, 3 mi N of Weleetka
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.380, -96.130
Spotters reported a brief tornado touchdown between Weleetka and Pharoah.
Hail, McIntosh
- When
- June 1, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- McIntosh County, 6 mi N of Eufaula
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.370, -95.580
Location: Fountainhead State Park
Hail, McIntosh
- When
- June 1, 5:02 AM CST to 5:03 AM CST
- Where
- McIntosh County, Eufaula
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.280, -95.580
Hail, Haskell
- When
- June 1, 5:50 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Haskell County, Stigler to 1 mi of Mc Curtain
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.230, -95.120
Hail, Le Flore
- When
- June 1, 6:30 AM CST
- Where
- Le Flore County, Bokoshe
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.180, -94.780
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.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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The same day elsewhere
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- 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
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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: 5700615, 5700616, 5700618, 5700619, 5700623, 5700617, 5700620, 5700621, 5700622.