Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, February 24, 2000

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, February 24, 2000
Start: 2000-02-24T20:29
End: 2000-02-24T23:15
Location: Oklahoma

February 24, 2000 · NWS OUN · 17 events in 8 counties and zones

9 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 17 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $108,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 17

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.

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Event by event

9 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Ellis

When: February 24, 8:29 PM CST to 8:41 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, 2 mi W of Catesby
Rating: F1
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $90,000
Reported by: STORM CHASER
Coordinates: 36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

This tornado formed in northeast Lipscomb County Texas (See Amarillo Texas stormdata for more information on the Texas segment) and tracked across the Texas/Oklahoma State border, 2 miles west of Catesby in Ellis County at 2029 CST. High power lines were downed, and numerous outbuilding were destroyed on the state border. The tornado then struck a house 1.5 miles northwest of Catesby. Approximately 75 percent of the roof and the north side wall of the upstairs attic were blown off. A nearby windmill was also knocked down. The tornado then continued northeast and struck another house 6 miles northeast of Catesby, very close to US 283 and the Ellis/Harper County line. Approximately 75 percent of the roof was blown off; outbuildings were destroyed; a porch was damaged, and trees were partially stripped of their limbs. As the tornado moved into Harper County, a hog barn near the Ellis/Harper County line received minor roof damage, while power lines in southern Harper County were blown down near the intersection of US 283 and US 270. The tornado is then believed to have dissipated in the North Canadian River valley about 5 miles southeast of Laverne. Damage in Ellis County was rated F1, while damage in Harper County was rated F0.

Tornado, Harper

When: February 24, 8:41 PM CST to 8:49 PM CST
Where: Harper County, 7 mi S of Laverne
Rating: F0
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: STORM CHASER
Coordinates: 36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

This is a continuation of the Lipscomb/Ellis County tornado.

Hail, Harper

When: February 24, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Harper County, Laverne
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: STORM CHASER
Coordinates: 36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ellis

When: February 24, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, Catesby
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harper

When: February 24, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Harper County, 3 mi W of Buffalo
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: STORM CHASER
Coordinates: 36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Harper

When: February 24, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Harper County, 6 mi SW of Buffalo
Property damage: $500
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Straight-line winds blew over a fence.

Hail, Ellis

When: February 24, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, 5 mi NE of Catesby
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harper

When: February 24, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Harper County, 8 mi SW of Buffalo
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: STORM CHASER
Coordinates: 36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Harper

When: February 24, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Harper County, 3 mi W of Buffalo
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Straight-line winds blew over a large truck parked in the front yard of a house.

Hail, Harper

When: February 24, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Harper County, 3 mi E of Rosston
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: STORM CHASER
Coordinates: 36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ellis

When: February 24, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, Catesby
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: STORM CHASER
Coordinates: 36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Harmon

When: February 24, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Harmon County, Hollis
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Property damage: $4,000
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.744, -99.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Minor roof damage was reported on the east side of Hollis.

Thunderstorm Wind, Beckham

When: February 24, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Beckham County, 2 mi S of Erick
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.269, -99.682 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Windows were blown out of a pick-up truck.

Hail, Greer

When: February 24, 10:42 PM CST
Where: Greer County, 2 mi S of Mangum
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.936, -99.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Roger Mills

When: February 24, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County, Cheyenne
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.688, -99.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kiowa

When: February 24, 11:01 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County, 3 mi W of Lone Wolf
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 34.916, -98.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washita

When: February 24, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Washita County, 1 mi W of Canute
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.290, -98.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A semi-truck was blown over.

What these are

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.
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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Oklahoma, 2000 Warnings in Oklahoma, February 2000

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: 5130281, 5129889, 5129800, 5129794, 5129799, 5129808, 5129795, 5129801, 5129807, 5129802, 5129803, 5129796, 5129804, 5129805, 5129797, 5129798, 5129806.