Thunderstorm Wind, Kay
- When
- June 30, 8:40 PM CST
- Where
- Kay County, 3 mi W of Tonkawa
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.680, -97.350
Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 30, 1999
Severe thunderstorms which formed over portions of northern Oklahoma during the late evening of the 30th, produced isolated areas of large hail and wind damage. In Kay County, 3 miles west of Tonkawa, several signs were blown over along Interstate 35.
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $500
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Severe thunderstorms which formed over portions of northern Oklahoma during the late evening of the 30th, produced isolated areas of large hail and wind damage. In Kay County, 3 miles west of Tonkawa, several signs were blown over along Interstate 35.
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 70 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:41 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Noble
- When
- June 30, 9:18 PM CST
- Where
- Noble County, 3 mi W of Morrison
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 36.300, -97.050
Hail, Payne
- When
- June 30, 10:13 PM CST
- Where
- Payne County, 7 mi E of Stillwater
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 36.120, -96.930
What these are
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 30, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Georgia, June 30, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strikes in Arkansas, June 30, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, June 30, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 30, 1999
- Flash Flood in Alabama, June 30, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, June 30, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 30, 1999
- Hail in Colorado, June 30, 1999
- Hail in Kansas, June 30, 1999
- Hail in Colorado, June 30, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 30, 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: 5712828, 5712829, 5712830.