Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa
- When
- August 22, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Tulsa County, 5 mi SW of Owasso
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.220, -95.920
Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 22, 1996
A severe thunderstorm produced dime to nickel size hail 4 miles west of Owasso and dime size hail and 60 to 65 mile an hour winds 5 miles southwest of Owasso.
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
- None recorded
- 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 TSA wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm produced dime to nickel size hail 4 miles west of Owasso and dime size hail and 60 to 65 mile an hour winds 5 miles southwest of Owasso.
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 32 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:47 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
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- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 22, 1996
- Lightning Strike in New Mexico, August 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 22, 1996
- Flood in Nebraska, August 22, 1996
- Flood in Colorado, August 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 22, 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: 5572759.