Hail in Le Flore County, Oklahoma

Golfball-sized hail caused major damage in Poteau. Many cars had their windshields broken out, their mirrors and antennae knocked off, and some cars were dented so badly that it knocked off paint. The entire police fleet suffered dents. Roof damage on many buildings was considerable. State Farm Insurance alone had 800 building damage claims and 350 auto claims stemming from the storm. The awning on the Black Angus restaurant on Broadway was shredded by the force of the hail. State Farm reported $1.6 million in claims, and the Reed-Williams Insurance Company reported $1 million in claims two weeks after the storm, and more claims were still coming in. All in all, this was a historic hailstorm for Poteau.

Isolated severe thunderstorms developed in Le Flore County of southeast Oklahoma during the early afternoon of March 1st. The storms produced nickel size hail 1 mile southwest of Heavener and 4 miles southwest of Heavener and dime size hail 3 miles west of Pocola.

Severe thunderstorms developed in eastern Oklahoma during the afternoon of June 23rd. Strong thunderstorm winds in the city of Tulsa downed trees at the intersection of 56th Street South and Mingo Road and also downed five-inch-diameter tree limbs near the intersection of 36th Street South and 134th East Avenue. Trees were also blown down in downtown Tulsa by 60 mph winds. Golf ball-size hail fell at the intersection of 56th Street South and Mingo Road in the city of Tulsa, and nickel-size hail fell at Pocola, at the Timber Ridge Industrial Park three miles northeast of Broken Arrow, and at a couple other locations in the city of Tulsa. Dime- to nickel-size hail fell at Stilwell, and dime-size hail fell at several other locations in eastern Oklahoma. Very heavy rainfall from the thunderstorms also resulted in major street flooding in the city of Tulsa. Water covered some roads in Tulsa to a depth of three to four feet, and several vehicles were stranded in high water.