Kingfisher received a small bit of drought relief on Sunday and Monday, but it came at a price.

The city’s weather observer, Steve Loftis, reported .17 inch of rain on Easter Sunday.

That was followed by another .35 inch early Monday evening.

However, what joined the rain Monday is what had people checking on their possessions.

Two rounds of hail battered much of the city.

The first round started at about 5:30 p.m. with reported dime- and quarter- sized hail.

A few minutes later, a heavier - and bigger - bout of hail fell for several minutes.

That hail was reported to be about ping-pong ball-sized and even bigger in some instances.

That second round looked like snow covering city streets and yards and did an amount of damage that was still being assessed on Tuesday morning.

“I haven’t had any major reports of damage into our office yet,” said Loftis, also the city-county emergency management director.

“The thing I’ve had the most are people telling me their cars are dinged up. One lady said she’d just had her house painted and the hail had chipped the paint.”

With big hail storms often comes roof damage....and roofing companies.

There were multiple reports of companies going door-to-door in Kingfisher just minutes after the storm was over.

The reports prompted the City of Kingfi sher to send out a message to citizens: “Please note that the City of Kingfisher requires all roofing companies to be licensed with the city and the state as well as a work permit in order to do business within Kingfisher city limits. Also, any company that is going door to door offering to look at your roof needs to have a solicitor’s permit and have it displayed on their person.

“If you have a company that you have worked with previously and you call them to look at your roof, a solicitor’s permit is not necessary. If you have any questions, please contact City Hall.”