Oklahoma, 2000

Hail and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, February 17 to 18, 2000

February 17 to 18, 2000 · NWS TSA · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

7 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • 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
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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), 69 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:56 UTC.

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Event by event

7 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Delaware

When
February 17, 3:55 AM CST
Where
Delaware County, 3 mi W of Jay
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
36.417, -94.850

Hail, Pushmataha

When
February 17, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Pushmataha County, Antlers
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.233, -95.617

Lightning, Choctaw

When
February 17, 6:15 AM CST
Where
Choctaw County, Hugo
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.027, -95.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck two homes destroying some of the electronics in them. The lightning also caused a power outage for 75 customers in the neighborhood. The thunder with the lightning was so loud it broke two of the windows in one of the homes.

Hail, Pushmataha

When
February 17, 6:55 AM CST
Where
Pushmataha County, 3 mi N of Tuskahoma
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.667, -95.267

Hail, Latimer

When
February 17, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Latimer County, 5 mi E of Yanush
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.700, -95.233

Hail, Tulsa

When
February 17, 9:38 AM CST
Where
Tulsa County, Tulsa
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
36.150, -95.950

Dime size hail was reported at the corner of 91st and Delaware.

Hail, Tulsa

When
February 17, 9:45 AM CST
Where
Tulsa County, Tulsa
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.150, -95.950

Dime size hail was reported near the intersection of 41st and highway 169.

Hail, Osage

When
February 18, 12:15 AM CST
Where
Osage County, 1 mi N of Fairfax
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
36.583, -96.700

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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: 5135463, 5135464, 5135470, 5135465, 5135466, 5135467, 5135468, 5135469.