Oklahoma, 1999

Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, September 7 to 8, 1999

September 7 to 8, 1999 · NWS OUN · 39 events in 12 counties and zones

Scattered severe thunderstorms developed from the afternoon of the 7th through the early morning hours of the 8th across portions of northern, central, and southwest Oklahoma. In Logan County, a mobile home was destroyed, and the roof of a business was damaged in the town of Crescent.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$29,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
39

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.

Scattered severe thunderstorms developed from the afternoon of the 7th through the early morning hours of the 8th across portions of northern, central, and southwest Oklahoma. In Logan County, a mobile home was destroyed, and the roof of a business was damaged in the town of Crescent. In Pottawatomie County, a large tree was blown down in Shawnee near Bob Crouch Drive. Large tree limbs were reported down 9 miles northeast of Byron in Alfalfa County, 5 miles west of Agra in Lincoln County, in Mulhall in Logan County, and in Garber in Garfield County, where power lines were also reported down. Power lines were also reported down in Kay County, 3 miles north of Newkirk. Lightning ignited fires at a home 3 miles east of Ponca City in Kay County and at Mid-Continent Pipeline, located 7 miles east of Cushing in Payne County, where two tank batteries were damaged.

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Event by event

20 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, 2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cleveland

When
September 7, 1:40 PM CST
Where
Cleveland County, 3 mi S of Stella
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
35.270, -97.220

Hail, Pottawatomie

When
September 7, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Pottawatomie County, 4 mi W of Macomb
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
STORM CHASER
Coordinates
35.150, -97.080

Hail, Garfield

When
September 7, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Garfield County, 1 mi E of Enid
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.400, -97.850

Hail, Kay

When
September 7, 2:43 PM CST
Where
Kay County, Peckham
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
36.880, -97.170

Hail, Garfield

When
September 7, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Garfield County, Waukomis
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
36.280, -97.900

Hail, Kay

When
September 7, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Kay County, Newkirk
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
36.880, -97.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Kay

When
September 7, 2:55 PM CST
Where
Kay County, 3 mi N of Newkirk
Property damage
$500
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.930, -97.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa

When
September 7, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, Hobart
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
35.020, -99.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa

When
September 7, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, Hobart
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
35.020, -99.100

Hail, Kiowa

When
September 7, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, 4 mi E of Hobart
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.020, -99.030

Hail, Payne

When
September 7, 3:59 PM CST
Where
Payne County, 17 mi WSW of Stillwater
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
36.020, -97.350

Hail, Garfield

When
September 7, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Garfield County, 4 mi SE of Enid
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.370, -97.820

Hail, Pottawatomie

When
September 7, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Pottawatomie County, 5 mi NW of Macomb
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
STORM CHASER
Coordinates
35.200, -97.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Alfalfa

When
September 7, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Alfalfa County, 9 mi NE of Byron
Property damage
$10
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.000, -98.170

Hail, Garfield

When
September 7, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Garfield County, 2 mi N of Fairmont
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
36.380, -97.700

Hail, Grant

When
September 7, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Grant County, Manchester
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.000, -98.030

Hail, Garfield

When
September 7, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Garfield County, 2 mi N of Fairmont
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
36.380, -97.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield

When
September 7, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Garfield County, 3 mi SE of Breckinridge
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
36.400, -97.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield

When
September 7, 5:58 PM CST
Where
Garfield County, Garber
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage
$500
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.430, -97.580

Lightning, Kay

When
September 7, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Kay County, 3 mi E of Ponca City
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.818, -97.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Garfield

When
September 7, 6:04 PM CST
Where
Garfield County, 2 mi N of Covington
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
36.330, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield

When
September 7, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Garfield County, Covington
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
36.300, -97.580

Hail, Garfield

When
September 7, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Garfield County, Covington
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
36.300, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When
September 7, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Logan County, Marshall
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
36.150, -97.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield

When
September 7, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Garfield County, Kremlin
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.550, -97.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield

When
September 7, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Garfield County, 3 mi SE of Breckinridge
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
36.400, -97.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Major

When
September 7, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Major County, 8 mi E of Ringwood
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
36.380, -98.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Major

When
September 7, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Major County, 8 mi E of Ringwood
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
36.380, -98.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When
September 7, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Logan County, 3 mi SE of Marshall
Measured
63 kt (72 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
36.120, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When
September 7, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Logan County, 3 mi SE of Marshall
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
36.120, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When
September 7, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Logan County, Crescent
Property damage
$22,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.950, -97.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When
September 7, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Logan County, Mulhall
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage
$10
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.070, -97.400

Hail, Garfield

When
September 7, 7:33 PM CST
Where
Garfield County, Enid
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.400, -97.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When
September 7, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Logan County, 4 mi SW of Guthrie
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
35.850, -97.480

Lightning, Payne

When
September 7, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Payne County, 7 mi E of Cushing
Property damage
$4,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
36.077, -96.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
September 7, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, 5 mi W of Agra
Property damage
$10
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.880, -96.950

Hail, Cleveland

When
September 7, 11:15 PM CST
Where
Cleveland County, Norman
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
STORM CHASER
Coordinates
35.220, -97.450

Hail was reported on the south side of Norman.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When
September 7, 11:20 PM CST
Where
Oklahoma County, Edmond
Measured
67 kt (77 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
35.650, -97.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Pottawatomie

When
September 8, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Pottawatomie County, Shawnee
Property damage
$100
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.330, -96.920

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.
Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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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: 5718949, 5719256, 5719248, 5718950, 5718951, 5718952, 5718953, 5718954, 5718955, 5718956, 5718957, 5718958, 5719257, 5718959, 5718960, 5718961, 5718962, 5718963, 5718964, 5718965, 5718966, 5718967, 5718968, 5718969, 5718970, 5719249, 5719250, 5718971, 5719243, 5719244, 5719251, 5719252, 5719253, 5719245, 5719255, 5719246, 5719258, 5719247, 5719254.