Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver
- When
- July 23, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Beaver County, Beaver
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 36.820, -100.520
Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 23, 1996
Thunderstorms across the central and eastern Oklahoma panhandle produced hail and damaging winds as reported by spotters and emergency coordinator. The high winds damaged a church in Turpin and blew down power lines in Beaver.
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
- $25,000
- 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 AMA wrote it up.
Thunderstorms across the central and eastern Oklahoma panhandle produced hail and damaging winds as reported by spotters and emergency coordinator. The high winds damaged a church in Turpin and blew down power lines in Beaver.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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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- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 23, 1996
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 23, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, July 23, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 23, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 23, 1996
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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: 5579612.