Oklahoma, 1999

Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 9 to 10, 1999

May 9 to 10, 1999 · NWS TSA · 13 events in 9 counties and zones

6 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • 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
$34,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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.

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:06 UTC.

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Event by event

6 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Creek

When
May 9, 11:05 PM CST
Where
Creek County, Bristow
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.830, -96.380

Hail, Okfuskee

When
May 9, 11:15 PM CST
Where
Okfuskee County, Welty
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
35.620, -96.400

Hail, Okmulgee

When
May 9, 11:42 PM CST
Where
Okmulgee County, Okmulgee
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
35.630, -95.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Okmulgee

When
May 9, 11:50 PM CST
Where
Okmulgee County, Okmulgee
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
35.630, -95.970

Tree limbs were blown down across power lines.

Hail, Pittsburg

When
May 9, 11:55 PM CST
Where
Pittsburg County, 9 mi W of Kiowa
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.720, -96.070

Location: on the Pittsburg/Atoka county line

Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh

When
May 10, 12:00 AM CST
Where
McIntosh County, 3 mi W of Onapa
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
PARK/FOREST SERVICE
Coordinates
35.400, -95.600

Location: Fountainhead State Park

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When
May 10, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Tulsa County, 3 mi SW of Broken Arrow
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage
$500
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
36.020, -95.820

Several trees were blown down in Broken Arrow near the intersection of 91st and 129th East Avenue.

Hail, Pushmataha

When
May 10, 12:45 AM CST
Where
Pushmataha County, Clayton
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.580, -95.350

Hail, Pushmataha

When
May 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Pushmataha County, 8 mi S of Clayton
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.470, -95.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When
May 10, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Tulsa County, Collinsville
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.370, -95.830

Numerous large trees (two to three feet in diamter) were blown over. Falling trees took several fences as victims. One falling tree caused some roof damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
May 10, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Washington County, Vera
Property damage
$7,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.450, -95.880

A carport was damaged, and large trees were blown down

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When
May 10, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Tulsa County, 5 mi N of Skiatook
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.430, -96.000

An outbuilding was destroyed, there was shingle and siding damage to a home, and several trees were snapped off.

Tornado, Adair

When
May 10, 2:11 AM CST
Where
Adair County, 4 mi N of Proctor
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$500
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.020, -94.780

There was a brief tornado touchdown north of Proctor which knocked over many trees.

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.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5700753, 5700748, 5700746, 5700745, 5700747, 5700680, 5700755, 5700749, 5700679, 5700750, 5700751, 5700752, 5700754.