Thunderstorm Wind, Le Flore
- When
- June 3, 8:35 PM CST
- Where
- Le Flore County, Talihina
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 34.750, -95.050
Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 3, 1996
Severe thunderstorms moved across eastern Oklahoma during the evening of June 3rd. Strong thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and telephone poles in the east part of the town of Talihina, and several trees, street signs, and 2 to 3 inch diameter tree limbs were blown down in Quinton.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1,000
- 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 TSA wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms moved across eastern Oklahoma during the evening of June 3rd. Strong thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and telephone poles in the east part of the town of Talihina, and several trees, street signs, and 2 to 3 inch diameter tree limbs were blown down in Quinton. Large trees were blown down over power lines 1 mile southeast of Dewar, and trees and 4 to 5 inch diameter tree limbs were blown down in Henryetta. 4 to 5 inch diameter tree limbs were also blown down 3 miles east of Mason, and several 2 to 3 inch diameter tree limbs were blown down in Panola. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 miles an hour 1 mile west of Eufaula. Quarter size hail fell at Onapa, and dime size hail fell at Iron Post and 22 miles west of Eufaula.
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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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: 5565184.