Oklahoma, 2001

Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, June 30, 2001

June 30, 2001 · NWS OUN · 12 events in 6 counties and zones

7 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 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.

  • 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
$41,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 29, 8:45 PM CST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 8:45 PM CST, 3 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
945 PM CDT FRI JUN 29 2001

00Z UA DATA SHOWS GOOD H8 WAA PATTERN ACRS SRN HALF OF THE FA. RUC
AND MESOETA SHOW WAA PATTERN CONTINUING OVERNIGHT...MAINLY ERN HALF
OF THE FA. PLENTY OF MOISTR ARND AND WITH WAA CONTG WILL CONT WITH
MAINLY CHC CAT POPS CNTRL AND E TONIGHT. WILL INCREASE CLDS AND
TWEAK A FEW MINS WITH HI DEWPOINTS AND INCRSG CLDS HOLDING UP TMPS.

02

.OUN...
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 56 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:58 UTC.

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Event by event

7 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lincoln

When
June 30, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Lincoln County, Prague
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.483, -96.683

Hail, Lincoln

When
June 30, 12:05 AM CST
Where
Lincoln County, Prague
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.483, -96.683

Hail, Lincoln

When
June 30, 12:56 AM CST
Where
Lincoln County, Stroud
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
35.750, -96.667

Hail, Payne

When
June 30, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Payne County, Stillwater
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
36.117, -97.067

Hail, Payne

When
June 30, 1:10 AM CST
Where
Payne County, Perkins
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
STORM CHASER
Coordinates
35.967, -97.033

Flood, Payne

When
June 30, 1:30 AM CST
Where
Payne County, Stillwater
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.077, -96.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cars stalled in high water.

Thunderstorm Wind, Atoka

When
June 30, 1:50 AM CST
Where
Atoka County, 3 mi W of Daisy
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.533, -95.783

A tree fell on a mobile home.

Hail, Pottawatomie

When
June 30, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Pottawatomie County, Shawnee
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.333, -96.917

Thunderstorm Wind, Pottawatomie

When
June 30, 2:20 AM CST
Where
Pottawatomie County, Shawnee
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.333, -96.917

Hail, Cleveland

When
June 30, 2:25 AM CST
Where
Cleveland County, 5 mi E of Norman
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
35.217, -97.367

Thunderstorm Wind, McClain

When
June 30, 3:00 AM CST
Where
McClain County, 6 mi W of Byars
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.867, -97.150

A wishing well was blown over.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pottawatomie

When
June 30, 3:19 AM CST
Where
Pottawatomie County, Earlsboro
Property damage
$500
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.267, -96.817

Trees were downed.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
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.

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: 5246879, 5246880, 5246881, 5246882, 5246883, 5246890, 5246884, 5246885, 5246886, 5246887, 5246888, 5246889.