Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 4, 1999

Severe thunderstorms affected parts of southwest and central Oklahoma from early morning through mid-afternoon of the 4th. One tornado, rated F0, was observed by 2 persons about 7 miles north-northeast of Norman in Cleveland County, near Stanley Draper Lake. The only known damage occurred to fences, which were blown down near the intersection of Midwest Blvd. and SE 149th. There were also numerous reports of straight-line wind damage associated with other severe thunderstorms. Several trees were blown down at 0600 CST on Pecan Rd. and Kyme Rd. in Ponca City in Kay County. Trees were reported down again in Ponca City at 0655 CST, and power lines were downed 3 miles east of Ponca City. The last report of damage from Kay County involved a lightning strike. Lightning struck the roof of a house on North 5th St. in Ponca City, causing a large fire. Lightning also struck a barn in Yale in Payne County, setting it on fire, which then spread to a nearby barn. Other reports of damage included a blown down fence at the Postal Service Training Center in Norman in Cleveland County, large tree limbs blown down in Agra in Lincoln County, large tree limbs and power lines downed in Pauls Valley in Garvin County, and a large tree blown down at Elks Country Club in Duncan in Stephens County.