Hail pelts Harrah, McLoud, Luther

From Staff Reports

Published: June 16, 2008

Storms tonight have dumped hail on portions of central Oklahoma and damaged property in the southwestern part of the state.

Golf ball-sized hail was covering the ground near the intersection of State Highway 62 and State Highway 102, five miles east of Harrah, an emergency manager reported.

Hen egg-sized hail was also reported two miles southeast of Luther.

Quarter-sized hail was reported in the city of Harrah and half-dollar-sized hail was reported three miles south of McLoud by emergency managers.

In southwestern Oklahoma, a storm earlier in the evening destroyed one barn south of Olustee in Kiowa County and damaged several other homes and buildings in Hobart .

Trees and power lines were also blown down in the area, but no injuries have been reported.

Storms in central Oklahoma continue to move southeast at 25 miles per hour in Oklahoma and Pottawatomie counties. These storms bring with them the threat of golf ball-sized hail and 65 mph winds.

Oklahoma forecast

• Tonight: Lows in the 60s and 70s. Chance of rain and thunderstorms.

• Tuesday: Highs from the 70s and 80s in the east central to the 90s in the southwest. Chance of rain and thunderstorms.

Oklahoma City-area forecast

• Tonight: Cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeasterly winds 10 to 15 mph. Sixty percent chance of thunderstorms.

• Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. Easterly winds about 10 mph. Forty percent chance of thunderstorms.

• Tuesday night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid-60s. Easterly winds about 10 mph. Thirty percent chance of thunderstorms.

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