Thunderstorm Wind, Grady
- When
- April 3, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Grady County, Chickasha
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 35.050, -97.950
Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, April 3, 1996
A 150-foot radio tower at the Police/Fire Department complex in Chickasha was snapped in half after its guide-wires were broken by severe thunderstorm winds.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS OUN wrote it up.
A 150-foot radio tower at the Police/Fire Department complex in Chickasha was snapped in half after its guide-wires were broken by severe thunderstorm winds.
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 69 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:17 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 3, 1996
- Flood in Virginia, April 3, 1996
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, April 3 to 4, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, April 3 to 5, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, April 3 to 4, 1996
- Waterspout in Puerto Rico, April 3, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, April 3, 1996
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 3, 1996
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 3, 1996
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 3, 1996
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 3, 1996
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 3, 1996
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5559767.