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July 10, 2024
Weather extremes dominate June weather headlines
By Gary McManus State Climatologist,

The tornado frenzy that plagued Oklahoma in April and May completely subsided in June. After 102 tornadoes during the previous two months, including a record 55 in April, there were no tornado reports in June.

However, the month didn’t lack dangerous weather, with twisters being replaced by historic rainfall, extreme heat and drought, and severe thunderstorms that left tens of thousands without power.

On the night of June 25, storms plowed their way south through the state from the Kansas border in north-central Oklahoma into central Oklahoma, with winds up to 90 mph.

These storms brought down power poles and trees, flipped vehicles, and tore off roofs. Some estimates place the number of Oklahomans left without power at nearly 100,000.

The power outages created a dangerous situation in the following days, with extreme heat continuing across the state. The Oklahoma Mesonet site at Centrahoma recorded a heat index of 118 degrees on June 26, as did the Tulsa International Airport on June 29.

Heat index values of at least 115 degrees were recorded 40 times by Mesonet sites during June, and at least 110 degrees another 235 times. The 118 degrees at Centrahoma is the sixth-highest heat index recorded by an Oklahoma Mesonet site during June in the network’s 30-year history. Grandfield holds the top June spot with 120 degrees on June 19, 2023.

A 1,000-year rainfall event occurred in the Panhandle on June 1819, causing catastrophic flooding on the flat terrain of the region. Widespread totals of 6-9 inches were reported from the event that began late on the 18th and lasted through the morning of the 19th.

The Goodwell Mesonet site recorded 7.67 inches of rain, with 7 inches falling in just over seven hours. A federal site near Goodwell recorded 8.64 inches, and an NWS cooperative site in Hooker measured 7.99 inches. The flooding led to road closures and impacted several homes and businesses, with some residents evacuated due to rising water levels.

The magnitude of the rainfall event was also reflected in the June monthly rainfall totals, with the Guymon Municipal Airport leading the state at 10.3 inches, a rare feat for a semi-arid Panhandle station. The federal sites at Hooker and Goodwell came in second and third with 10.13 and 9.52 inches, respectively.

Jefferson Highway keeps on rollin’
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Jefferson Highway keeps on rollin’
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
June 11, 2025
Long before Route 66, there was the Jefferson Highway. Route 66 was a federally funded, 2,448-mile highway that crossed the country going east and west from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, Californ...
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Jacob Foos re-hired as Eufaula City Manager
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
June 11, 2025
It was a surprise hire, but not a total surprise as former Eufaula City Manager Jacob Foos was rehired as Eufaula’s city manager. The hiring took place following an executive session at a special meet...
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Complications of finding a city manager
June 11, 2025
Jeb Jones resigned as city manager in April. He was hired in 2022 to replace Jacob Foos, who had resigned months earlier and became assistant city manager in the City of Shawnee. Andrea Weckmuel-ler B...
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LEA Poker Run Saturday
June 11, 2025
The Golden Eagle Poker Run, one of the most popular events on Lake Eufaula, is Saturday, June 14. This year’s theme is Pirates & Parrots, so get your crew and costumes ready for a day of high seas adv...
McIntosh County Democrat wins Sequoyah Award
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McIntosh County Democrat wins Sequoyah Award
June 11, 2025
The Oklahoma Press Association presented its Better Newspaper Contest Awards during the OPA Annual convention June 6-7, at the Grand Casino Hotel and Resort in Shawnee. The top award a newspaper can r...
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Commissioners getting an increase in road spending
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
June 11, 2025
Rep. Tim Turner, R-Kinta, announced some good news and some bad news at the Monday morning Monthly County Commissioner meeting. First, the bad news, at least for those who oppose wind turbines in the ...
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Bridge dedicated to World War II veteran
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Bridge dedicated to World War II veteran
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
June 11, 2025
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation recently honored the late veteran William “Bill” Antrum Fox Jr. by naming a bridge after him. The William A. Fox Jr. Memorial Bridge is on SH 9 East at Nine M...
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Ten Mile Yard Sale this weekend
June 11, 2025
Bring an umbrella Bargain hunters set your alarms. The annual 10-milelong yard sale begins at 7 a.m. Sunday, stretching from the east end of Eufaula, down SH 9 east through Longtown and past Enterpris...
Preliminary set for 2 suspected of killing Eufaulan
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Preliminary set for 2 suspected of killing Eufaulan
June 11, 2025
Two Muskogee men charged with killing a Eufaula resident were ordered to appear at a preliminary hearing in district court at 10 a.m., Thursday, July 3. Suspects Kyren Omari Boulware, 19, and Michael ...
2 dead, 4 injured in pileup
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2 dead, 4 injured in pileup
June 11, 2025
Two people from Marshall, Texas were killed, and four others were injured in a harrowing four-vehicle pileup on U.S. 69 half a mile south of the Muskogee City Limits at about 2:20 p.m. on Monday, June...
Fink inducted into OPA Half Century Club
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Fink inducted into OPA Half Century Club
June 11, 2025
Managing Editor Jerry Fink of The Eufaula Indian Journal and the McIntosh County Democrat was inducted into the Oklahoma Press Association Half Century Club on Saturday, June 7 at the Grand in Shawnee...
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