Oct 2, 1998
Thunderstorms developed over portions of central Oklahoma on the 2nd resulting in flooding across Kay and Garfield Counties and scattered reports of large hail and damaging straight-line winds. A house on Breckinridge Road in Enid in Garfield County was struck by lightning just after midnight blowing out a brick wall and starting a small fire. Another fire started by lightning occurred a few hours later in Ponca City in Kay County where a banner at a house in the 3200 block of North 14th St. was
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5674529). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Kay County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.