Storm reports for June 1, 1999

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On June 1, 1999, 102 hail, 124 damaging-wind and 30 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Palo Pinto County, TX. Tornadoes killed 3.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (102)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $14.3 million in property damage, 14 injuries and 3 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (259 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cherokee County, OK (near Hulbert) · Tornado F3 · $1.5 million · 2 deaths · 5 injuries
  “A strong tornado, rated an F3, touched down in far western Cherokee County, possibly as a waterspout on Fort Gibson Lake. The tornado moved south onshore and through the rural Amber Hills housing area, crossing OK Hwy 51, and lifting after tracking through much of the Sequoyah State Park.In the…”
• Shelby County, IL (near Tower Hill) · Tornado F2 · $2 million · 4 injuries
  “A tornado touched down on the east side of Lake Pana in Shelby County. Four homes and one mobile home were destroyed. A woman in the mobile home was injured and hospitalised for a time.”
• Macon County, IL (near Blue Mound) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · 1 injury
  “As a line of severe storms moved through Macon County, four sheds, several garages and a barn were destroyed. Also, numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Niantic, Elwin, and Mt. Zion areas. In Niantic, a live power line fell onto a person causing minor injuries.”
• Muskogee County, OK (near Ft Gibson) · Tornado F1 · $2 million
  “An F1 tornado touched down near the Port of Muskogee and moved south for 2.25 miles, lifting just south of Three Forks Park. This tornado destroyed three structures belonging to one business, destroyed two business outbuildings at 3-Forks Park, caused minor damage to one business under…”
• McIntosh County, OK (near Checotah) · Tornado F1 · $1.6 million
  “The F1 tornado described here was the first of two tornadoes to touch down in Checotah on the evening of June 1. Each tornado was spawned from the same parent thunderstorm.”
• Christian County, IL (near Morrisonville) · Tornado F1 · $750,000
  “A tornado formed in Montgomery County (WFO St. Louis CWA) and crossed into Christian County 4.4 miles southwest of Morrisonville. Just inside the Christian County line the tornado took the roof off of a shed and smashed it into the southwest corner of a house at the second level bedroom.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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