Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware
- When
- January 17, 11:50 PM CST
- Where
- Delaware County, West Siloam Springs
- Property damage
- $100
- Coordinates
- 36.170, -94.580
Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, January 17, 1996
Severe thunderstorms moved across eastern Oklahoma during the evening of January 17th. Strong thunderstorm winds caused extensive damage 1 mile south of Schulter.
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
- $100
- 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.
Severe thunderstorms moved across eastern Oklahoma during the evening of January 17th. Strong thunderstorm winds caused extensive damage 1 mile south of Schulter. 5 buildings, 2 barns, and 1 trailer were destroyed, 1 trailer was damaged, 1 mobile home was overturned, a roof was blown off a home, and a garage was damaged. The path of damage was about 1 mile long. Strong thunderstorm winds overturned a large travel trailer and caused structural damage to a residence 3 miles southwest of Chelsea. Trees and power lines were also blown down onto State Highway 66 3 miles southwest of Chelsea. Strong winds destroyed a mobile home 5 miles southwest of Muskogee, and a semi was blown off the road near Pharoah.Thunderstorm winds in Bearden blew part of the roof off a maintenance shop, blew out window panes, and blew shingles off several homes. Strong thunderstorm winds 4 miles north of Wainwright blew the roofs off barns, destroyed outbuildings, downed trees, and blew windows out of pickups. A barn was destroyed by strong winds 2 miles north of Wainwright and also in Council Hill, and strong winds caused roof damage and damaged a barn near Gideon. Strong thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a house on the northeast side of McAlester and downed signs and power lines in Muldrow.Power lines were blown down onto U.S. Highway 69 3 miles north of Adair, and power lines were also blown down in West Siloam Springs. Trees were blown down near Sequoyah State Park 7 miles southeast of Wagoner, and large tree limbs were downed from Sapulpa to Kiefer and also in Muskogee. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 65 miles an hour in Pharoah and to 60 miles an hour in Leach, 3 miles west of Jay, from Hallett to 10 miles east of Hallett, and in New Prue.Large hail also accompanied the storms. Golfball size hail fell 5 miles east of Pryor, and quarter size hail fell 1 mile southeast of Drumright, in Broken Arrow, and 6 miles east of Broken Arrow. Nickel to quarter size hail fell in Bixby, and dime to nickel size hail fell at numerous other locations in eastern Oklahoma.
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:49 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
- High Wind in Texas, January 17, 1996
- Blizzard in South Dakota, January 17 to 18, 1996
- High Wind in Kansas, January 17 to 18, 1996
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 17 to 18, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, January 17, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, January 17, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 17 to 18, 1996
- Dust Storm in Arizona, January 17, 1996
- High Wind in Iowa, January 17 to 19, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, January 17, 1996
- High Wind in Texas, January 17 to 18, 1996
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, January 17 to 18, 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: 5563328.