Oklahoma, 1999

Hail in Oklahoma, May 22, 1999

May 22, 1999 · NWS AMA · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Warm and moist air combined with daytime heating and an approaching disturbance in the upper atmosphere from the northwest produced a severe thunderstorm with hail across the eastern Oklahoma panhandle during the early morning hours and then across the western Oklahoma panhandle during the early evening hours.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
$5,000
Events
2

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.

Warm and moist air combined with daytime heating and an approaching disturbance in the upper atmosphere from the northwest produced a severe thunderstorm with hail across the eastern Oklahoma panhandle during the early morning hours and then across the western Oklahoma panhandle during the early evening hours.

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:01 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Beaver

When
May 22, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Beaver County, 2 mi W of Knowles
Measured
1 in hail
Crop damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.870, -100.220

Hail, Cimarron

When
May 22, 5:46 PM CST
Where
Cimarron County, 10 mi W of Felt
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.570, -102.970

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5698468, 5698467.