Hail, Creek
- When
- October 27, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Creek County, Milfay
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.750, -96.567
Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, October 27, 2000
4 hail, 2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 Norman radar (KTLX), 79 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:19 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Creek
- When
- October 27, 3:27 PM CST
- Where
- Creek County, Depew
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.800, -96.500
Hail, Okmulgee
- When
- October 27, 3:28 PM CST
- Where
- Okmulgee County, 3 mi W of Beggs
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.733, -96.117
Hail, Okfuskee
- When
- October 27, 4:53 PM CST
- Where
- Okfuskee County, 3 mi NW of Mason
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.600, -96.400
Flash Flood, Okfuskee
- When
- October 27, 5:25 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Okfuskee County, Welty
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.466, -96.323 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy thunderstorm rains flooded numerous roads near Welty. A few homes and businesses were flooded as well.
Flash Flood, Creek
- When
- October 27, 5:28 PM CST to 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Creek County, Depew
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.903, -96.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A rural bridge was washed out due to flash flooding.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Arizona, October 27 to 28, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, October 27, 2000
- Flooding in California, October 27, 2000
- High Wind in Oregon, October 27 to 28, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Arizona, October 27, 2000
- Flash Flood in California, October 27, 2000
- Flood in California, October 27, 2000
- Funnel Cloud in Arizona, October 27, 2000
- Flash Flood in Arizona, October 27, 2000
- Flood in Nevada, October 27, 2000
- Tornado in Kansas, October 27, 2000
- Flash Flood in Hawaii, October 27, 2000
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, October 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: 5158243, 5158244, 5158245, 5158246, 5158248, 5158247.