Oklahoma, 2004

Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 19, 2004

June 19, 2004 · NWS TSA · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. 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
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 11:50 AM CST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1250 PM CDT SAT JUN 19 2004

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-201100-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
1250 PM CDT SAT JUN 19 2004

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

...CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON...

A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS CONTINUING TO PROPAGATE
EASTWARD THROUGH MOST OF THE WESTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. A SURFACE FRONT WAS LOCATED GENERALLY ALONG THE RED
RIVER WITH DEWPOINTS NEAR OR ABOVE 70 DEGREES IN THIS AREA. AN MCV
WHICH WAS SPAWNED FROM EARLY MORNING CONVECTION WAS PROPAGATING
EASTWARD GENERALLY ALONG THE RED RIVER AS WELL. INSTABILITY WAS
QUITE HIGH ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA
AHEAD OF THE MCV. THIS WILL CREATE THE POSSIBILITY THAT A STORM OR
TWO MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS THE
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA.

WARNING PROBABILITIES FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES CAN BE
FOUND IN THE CURRENT HAZARDS SECTION AT: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA.
GIVEN PROBABILITIES REPRESENT THE POTENTIAL FOR A WARNING TO BE
ISSUED AT YOUR LOCATION.

SPOTTER / EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER SPOTTERS AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA SHOULD CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
AN OVERNIGHT CONVECTIVE COMPLEX WILL AGAIN FORM ACROSS THE WESTERN
PLAINS SATURDAY NIGHT. WITH A MODERATELY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS THE
AREA...OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM THESE STORMS MAY PROVIDE THE FOCUS
FOR SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE A
CONTINUED CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE FIRST
PART OF THE WORK WEEK AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION FROM THE
NORTH.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND
GRAPHICAL INFORMATION

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 11:19 AM CST, 2 hours 6 minutes before
OKZ049-191800-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1219 PM CDT SAT JUN 19 2004

OKZ049-191800-
PUSHMATAHA OK-
1219 PM CDT SAT JUN 19 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 100 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     PUSHMATAHA

AT 1219 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES NORTH OF CLAYTON TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF
NASHOBA TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF OLETA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SOME
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS
INCLUDE...CLAYTON...CORINNE...CLOUDY...NASHOBA...TUSKAHOMA...KIAMICHI
...ALBION...OLETA AND SARDIS.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 50 MPH.
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 1:16 PM CST, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
216 PM CDT SAT JUN 19 2004

OKZ076-192000-
LE FLORE OK-
216 PM CDT SAT JUN 19 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     LE FLORE

AT 216 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM BOKOSHE TO 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF POTEAU...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE
STORMS INCLUDE...POTEAU...SHADY POINT...CAMERON...PANAMA...BOKOSHE...
ROCK ISLAND...SPIRO...POCOLA...SCULLYVILLE...BRADEN AND COWLINGTON.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 37 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:24 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Le Flore

When
June 19, 1:25 PM CST
Where
Le Flore County, 5 mi SE of Poteau
Measured
70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
35.000, -94.550

Thunderstorm winds estimated near 80 miles an hour blew down a very large tree and peeled a section of siding off a house.

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5407032.