On March 7th, a long line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved out of the Texas panhandle into western Oklahoma during the late afternoon. Widespread structural damage from severe wind, one brief tornado, and large hail accompanied this line of storms over western Oklahoma before it weakened across central Oklahoma during the evening.

Hail in JACKSON, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 16:55:00 to 07-MAR-00 16:55:00 (CST)
Location: MARTHA
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Hail in BECKHAM, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 17:10:00 to 07-MAR-00 17:10:00 (CST)
Location: ELK CITY
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: STORM CHASER

Hail in KIOWA, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 17:10:00 to 07-MAR-00 17:10:00 (CST)
Location: LONE WOLF
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in KIOWA, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 17:39:00 to 07-MAR-00 17:39:00 (CST)
Location: GOTEBO
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in KIOWA, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 17:49:00 to 07-MAR-00 17:49:00 (CST)
Location: GOTEBO
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in COMANCHE, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 18:17:00 to 07-MAR-00 18:17:00 (CST)
Location: LAWTON
Magnitude: 61 E
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in COMANCHE, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 18:15:00 to 07-MAR-00 18:15:00 (CST)
Location: LAWTON
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in COMANCHE, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 18:05:00 to 07-MAR-00 18:05:00 (CST)
Location: FAXON
Magnitude: 54 E
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in COMANCHE, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 18:27:00 to 07-MAR-00 18:27:00 (CST)
Location: LAWTON
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in BECKHAM, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 16:40:00 to 07-MAR-00 16:40:00 (CST)
Location: ERICK
Property damage: 2.5K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A house garage, a well-house, and a roof were damaged, and windows were broken.

Thunderstorm Wind in JACKSON, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 16:55:00 to 07-MAR-00 16:55:00 (CST)
Location: MARTHA
Property damage: .5K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Trees and construction signs were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in STEPHENS, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 19:06:00 to 07-MAR-00 19:06:00 (CST)
Location: COMANCHE
Property damage: 6K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A barn was destroyed, and a car was damaged by flying debris.

Thunderstorm Wind in LOGAN, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 20:00:00 to 07-MAR-00 20:00:00 (CST)
Location: GUTHRIE
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Roof damage was reported to several homes and Ace Hardware; and trees, signs, and power lines were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in WOODS, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 18:55:00 to 07-MAR-00 18:55:00 (CST)
Location: ALVA
Magnitude: 51 M
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Thunderstorm Wind in GRANT, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 20:15:00 to 07-MAR-00 20:15:00 (CST)
Location: MEDFORD
Magnitude: 57 M
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Hail in COMANCHE, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 18:33:00 to 07-MAR-00 18:33:00 (CST)
Location: FLETCHER
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 18:30:00 to 07-MAR-00 18:30:00 (CST)
Location: CYRIL
Magnitude: 55 E
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 18:34:00 to 07-MAR-00 18:34:00 (CST)
Location: ANADARKO
Property damage: 65K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Minor roof damage was reported. In addition signs were blown down; store-front windows were broken; trees were downed; a 60-foot antenna was blown off the roof of a fire department, and the roof of Bill's Dollar Store was blown completely off.

Hail in COTTON, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 18:30:00 to 07-MAR-00 18:30:00 (CST)
Location: WALTERS
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in STEPHENS, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 19:00:00 to 07-MAR-00 19:00:00 (CST)
Location: DUNCAN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in GRADY, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 19:02:00 to 07-MAR-00 19:02:00 (CST)
Location: CHICKASHA
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in GREER, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 16:56:00 to 07-MAR-00 16:56:00 (CST)
Location: GRANITE
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A pickup truck was blown over.

Thunderstorm Wind in JACKSON, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 17:04:00 to 07-MAR-00 17:04:00 (CST)
Location: ALTUS
Magnitude: 69 M
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Wind was measured by an amateur radio operator.

Thunderstorm Wind in GREER, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 16:53:00 to 07-MAR-00 16:58:00 (CST)
Location: MANGUM
Property damage: 25K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Four barns and a trailer were blown over.

Thunderstorm Wind in GREER, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 16:55:00 to 07-MAR-00 16:55:00 (CST)
Location: GRANITE
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A small car was blown off the road.

Hail in CADDO, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 18:40:00 to 07-MAR-00 18:40:00 (CST)
Location: CYRIL
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in STEPHENS, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 19:06:00 to 07-MAR-00 19:06:00 (CST)
Location: DUNCAN
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in COTTON, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 18:30:00 to 07-MAR-00 18:30:00 (CST)
Location: HULEN
Magnitude: 69 E
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in MCCLAIN, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 19:44:00 to 07-MAR-00 19:44:00 (CST)
Location: NEWCASTLE
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in MCCLAIN, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 19:47:00 to 07-MAR-00 19:47:00 (CST)
Location: NEWCASTLE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in CANADIAN, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 19:10:00 to 07-MAR-00 19:10:00 (CST)
Location: OKARCHE
Magnitude: 54 E
Reported by: STORM CHASER

Hail in PAYNE, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 20:25:00 to 07-MAR-00 20:25:00 (CST)
Location: PERKINS
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: STORM CHASER

Thunderstorm Wind in ROGER MILLS, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 16:25:00 to 07-MAR-00 16:25:00 (CST)
Location: REYDON
Property damage: .5K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A barn was destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind in ROGER MILLS, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 16:45:00 to 07-MAR-00 16:45:00 (CST)
Location: CHEYENNE
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Outbuildings were destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind in CUSTER, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 17:54:00 to 07-MAR-00 17:54:00 (CST)
Location: WEATHERFORD
Property damage: 240K
Reported by: STORM CHASER

Three semis were overturned on Interstate 40, and one of the drivers was injured. Five thousand square feet of the roof at Walmart was blown off. Numerous homes and businesses had windows broken. A porch was destroyed, and a local fire department recorded a wind gusts of 88 mph, resulting in a broken glass door and roof damage. On the southeast side of Weatherford, road signs and power poles were downed, while on the east side of Weatherford, a trailer was overturned.

Thunderstorm Wind in BECKHAM, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 16:55:00 to 07-MAR-00 16:55:00 (CST)
Location: CARTER
Property damage: .5K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Barns were damaged.

Hail in CUSTER, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 17:54:00 to 07-MAR-00 17:54:00 (CST)
Location: WEATHERFORD
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: STORM CHASER

Thunderstorm Wind in BLAINE, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 18:40:00 to 07-MAR-00 18:40:00 (CST)
Location: WATONGA
Property damage: 7K
Reported by: STORM CHASER

A barn was destroyed. Trees and power poles were downed, and a garage was damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind in COMANCHE, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 18:15:00 to 07-MAR-00 18:15:00 (CST)
Location: CACHE
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: UTILITY COMPANY

Numerous power poles were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in BECKHAM, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 16:55:00 to 07-MAR-00 16:55:00 (CST)
Location: CARTER
Property damage: .5K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Barns were damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 18:35:00 to 07-MAR-00 18:35:00 (CST)
Location: CYRIL
Magnitude: 60 M
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Hail in WASHITA, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 17:40:00 to 07-MAR-00 17:40:00 (CST)
Location: COLONY
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Thunderstorm Wind in ROGER MILLS, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 17:05:00 to 07-MAR-00 17:05:00 (CST)
Location: HAMMON
Property damage: .5K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A barn was damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind in BECKHAM, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 16:30:00 to 07-MAR-00 16:30:00 (CST)
Location: ERICK
Property damage: .5K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Barns were damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind in BECKHAM, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 16:32:00 to 07-MAR-00 16:32:00 (CST)
Location: ERICK
Property damage: .2K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A carport was damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind in BECKHAM, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 16:50:00 to 07-MAR-00 16:50:00 (CST)
Location: SAYRE
Property damage: .5K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Two carports and a fence were damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind in BECKHAM, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 17:10:00 to 07-MAR-00 17:10:00 (CST)
Location: ELK CITY
Property damage: 40K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A barn and camper were destroyed. Three fences were blown over. A barn and shed were damaged. A cattle semi-trailer was blown over, and roofs of a house and barn were blown off.

Thunderstorm Wind in BLAINE, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 18:45:00 to 07-MAR-00 18:45:00 (CST)
Location: WATONGA
Property damage: .5K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A metal shed was damaged on Taylor Road, and fences and tree limbs were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in ALFALFA, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 19:25:00 to 07-MAR-00 19:25:00 (CST)
Location: CHEROKEE
Magnitude: 69 E
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Winds estimated at 80 mph overturned a truck, destroyed a fence, and downed trees on South Florida Ave. A building at a nearby high school was also damaged.

Hail in GRADY, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 19:25:00 to 07-MAR-00 19:25:00 (CST)
Location: COX CITY
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in JACKSON, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 17:00:00 to 07-MAR-00 17:00:00 (CST)
Location: DUKE
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: STORM CHASER

Thunderstorm Wind in KIOWA, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 17:20:00 to 07-MAR-00 17:20:00 (CST)
Location: HOBART
Magnitude: 51 M
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Thunderstorm Wind in KIOWA, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 17:25:00 to 07-MAR-00 17:25:00 (CST)
Location: HOBART
Magnitude: 53 M
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Hail in JACKSON, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 17:09:00 to 07-MAR-00 17:09:00 (CST)
Location: ALTUS
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in KIOWA, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 17:03:00 to 07-MAR-00 17:03:00 (CST)
Location: LONE WOLF
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in KIOWA, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 17:00:00 to 07-MAR-00 17:00:00 (CST)
Location: LONE WOLF
Magnitude: 52 E
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in KIOWA, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 17:06:00 to 07-MAR-00 17:06:00 (CST)
Location: LONE WOLF
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in JACKSON, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 16:30:00 to 07-MAR-00 16:30:00 (CST)
Location: ELDORADO
Property damage: .5K
Reported by: STORM CHASER

A brief period of strong winds, likely caused by a short-lived vortex called a gustnado, blew out car windows and downed a road sign.

Hail in JACKSON, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 16:39:00 to 07-MAR-00 16:39:00 (CST)
Location: DUKE
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in GREER, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 16:40:00 to 07-MAR-00 16:40:00 (CST)
Location: REED
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: STORM CHASER

Hail in GREER, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 16:50:00 to 07-MAR-00 16:50:00 (CST)
Location: MANGUM
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in BECKHAM, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 16:40:00 to 07-MAR-00 16:40:00 (CST)
Location: ERICK
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: STORM CHASER

Tornado in WASHITA, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 17:15:00 to 07-MAR-00 17:19:00 (CST)
Location: SENTINEL
Tornado F-scale: F1
Property damage: 3.5K
Reported by: STORM CHASER

This tornado formed 5 miles east of Sentinel and was captured on video by an Oklahoma City television storm chaser as it tracked eastward for 2 miles before dissipating. Seven power poles were downed by this tornado on State Route 55.

Thunderstorm Wind in KIOWA, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 17:45:00 to 07-MAR-00 17:45:00 (CST)
Location: SNYDER
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

The roof of a business was blown off with debris falling on numerous vehicles in a nearby parking lot.

Thunderstorm Wind in CUSTER, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 17:35:00 to 07-MAR-00 17:35:00 (CST)
Location: CLINTON
Property damage: 25K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Numerous homes in the Westridge Addition received damage, while some barns were either damaged or destroyed. Two semis were also blown over on Interstate 40 just west of Clinton.

Thunderstorm Wind in CUSTER, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 17:50:00 to 07-MAR-00 17:50:00 (CST)
Location: WEATHERFORD
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A barn was destroyed on Highway 54.

Thunderstorm Wind in CUSTER, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 17:45:00 to 07-MAR-00 17:45:00 (CST)
Location: ARAPAHO
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A barn was destroyed on a county road on the south side of Arapaho.

Thunderstorm Wind in HUGHES, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 22:02:00 to 07-MAR-00 22:02:00 (CST)
Location: HOLDENVILLE
Property damage: .5K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Trees were downed on Highway 48, on the north side of town.

Thunderstorm Wind in CUSTER, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 17:50:00 to 07-MAR-00 17:50:00 (CST)
Location: CUSTER CITY
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A mobile home was destroyed on Highway 33.

Thunderstorm Wind in NOBLE, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 20:51:00 to 07-MAR-00 20:51:00 (CST)
Location: MORRISON
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Two barns were destroyed, and a pick-up truck was damaged on the west side of town.

Thunderstorm Wind in PAYNE, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 20:45:00 to 07-MAR-00 20:45:00 (CST)
Location: STILLWATER
Property damage: 3K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A roof was blown off a home, and billboard signs were downed on the west side of Stillwater. In addition, outbuildings were destroyed, and power lines were downed near the intersection of Highway 51 and Cottonwood Blvd.

Hail in HARMON, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 16:23:00 to 07-MAR-00 16:23:00 (CST)
Location: HOLLIS
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in WOODS, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 18:30:00 to 07-MAR-00 18:30:00 (CST)
Location: ALVA
Property damage: .5K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Power lines were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in GREER, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 17:00:00 to 07-MAR-00 17:00:00 (CST)
Location: MANGUM
Property damage: .01K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Large tree limbs were downed on the southeast side of Mangum.

Thunderstorm Wind in KINGFISHER, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 19:15:00 to 07-MAR-00 19:15:00 (CST)
Location: KINGFISHER
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Outbuildings were destroyed on Shafenburg Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in GARFIELD, OKLAHOMA
From 07-MAR-00 20:55:00 to 07-MAR-00 20:55:00 (CST)
Location: BRECKINRIDGE
Magnitude: 53 M
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC