Oklahoma, 1999

Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 2, 1999

June 2, 1999 · NWS AMA · 4 events in 1 county or zone

A surface low over southeastern Colorado with a warm front extending southeastward across the northern sections of the Texas panhandle and a dryline extending southward from the surface low across eastern New Mexico set the stage for severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and large hail over the eastern Oklahoma panhandle during the evening hours.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$40,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 AMA wrote it up.

A surface low over southeastern Colorado with a warm front extending southeastward across the northern sections of the Texas panhandle and a dryline extending southward from the surface low across eastern New Mexico set the stage for severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and large hail over the eastern Oklahoma panhandle during the evening hours.

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 148 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:20 UTC.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Beaver

When
June 2, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Beaver County, Bryans Corner
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.620, -100.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver

When
June 2, 8:25 PM CST
Where
Beaver County, Bryans Corner
Measured
57 kt (66 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.620, -100.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver

When
June 2, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Beaver County, Beaver
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage
$40,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.820, -100.520

Report of roof blown off a building.

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver

When
June 2, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Beaver County, 2 mi N of Logan
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.600, -100.220

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.

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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: 5704214, 5704215, 5704216, 5704217.