Oklahoma, 1999Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 29, 1999
June 29, 1999 · NWS TSA · 12 events in 5 counties and zones
Summary of events for June 29 1999:Severe thunderstorms formed in southeast Oklahoma along an east-west stationary front early on the afternoon of June 29. These storms moved from near McAlester to near Fort Smith, producing several severe wind reports and excessive rainfall.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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.
Summary of events for June 29 1999:Severe thunderstorms formed in southeast Oklahoma along an east-west stationary front early on the afternoon of June 29. These storms moved from near McAlester to near Fort Smith, producing several severe wind reports and excessive rainfall.
Event by event
9 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsburg
- When
- June 29, 12:50 PM CST
- Where
- Pittsburg County, Mc Alester
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.930, -95.770
Two trees fell over on a property at Peaceable and Tanglewood just outside McAlester. One tree fell onto the roof of a home.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsburg
- When
- June 29, 12:55 PM CST
- Where
- Pittsburg County, 2 mi S of Krebs
- Property damage
- $600
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.880, -95.720
A tree and a power line were blown over in the High Hill area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsburg
- When
- June 29, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pittsburg County, 5 mi S of Blocker
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.000, -95.570
Lightning, Pittsburg
- When
- June 29, 1:10 PM CST
- Where
- Pittsburg County, Mc Alester
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.924, -95.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning ignited a fire that gutted the attic of a home.
Thunderstorm Wind, Latimer
- When
- June 29, 1:25 PM CST
- Where
- Latimer County, Wilburton
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.920, -95.320
A small-scale microburst in Wilburton caused minor damage to 20 homes and nine businesses. Two commercial buildings sustained major damage. This includes roofs that were blown off of a laundromat on OK Hwy 2 North and the Wilburton Veterans of Foreign Wars Building. Many trees were uprooted, and many power lines were blown down by the high winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell
- When
- June 29, 1:46 PM CST
- Where
- Haskell County, Stigler
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -95.130
Strong winds blew the window out of a downtown Stigler business. A downtown building had the tin ripped off of its roof. A tree fell over onto a mobile home, trapping its occupant. Power poles and several other small trees were blown over in Stigler.
Flash Flood, Haskell
- When
- June 29, 2:00 PM CST to 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Haskell County, Stigler
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.225, -95.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was street flooding in Stigler.
Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell
- When
- June 29, 2:05 PM CST
- Where
- Haskell County, Keota
- Property damage
- $200
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -94.920
Trees were blown down in Keota.
Thunderstorm Wind, Le Flore
- When
- June 29, 2:20 PM CST
- Where
- Le Flore County, Panama
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.170, -94.670
Power lines were blown down in Panama.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sequoyah
- When
- June 29, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Sequoyah County, Sallisaw
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.470, -94.800
Winds blew over a large 70-year old pecan tree in Sallisaw.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sequoyah
- When
- June 29, 2:40 PM CST
- Where
- Sequoyah County, Short
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.570, -94.480
Flash Flood, Latimer
- When
- June 29, 3:00 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Latimer County, Panola
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.876, -95.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
US Hwy 270 near Panola was flooded.
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 29, 19991 death · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Georgia, June 29, 1999$7.0 million · 4 events
- High Wind in Ohio, June 29, 199915 injured · $3,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 29, 1999$236,000 · 1 in hail · 34 events
- Wildfire in California, June 29, 1999$200,000 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 29, 1999$81,000 · F0 · 19 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 29 to 30, 1999$35,000 · F0 · 36 events
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 29 to 30, 1999$151,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 29, 1999$97,000 · 57 kt wind · 10 events
- Tornadoes in Colorado, June 29, 1999$25,000 · F1 · 3 events
- Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, June 29 to 30, 1999$52,000 · 1.5 in hail · 7 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, June 29 to 30, 1999$37,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events
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: 5701187, 5701186, 5701178, 5701185, 5701177, 5701181, 5701179, 5701184, 5701183, 5701188, 5701182, 5701180.