Thunderstorm Wind, Kingfisher
- When
- June 6, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Kingfisher County, Kingfisher
- Coordinates
- 35.850, -97.930
Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 6, 1996
Severe thunderstorm winds downed 2 power poles near Kingfisher and littered tree limbs throughout the streets of Kingfisher.
Where it happened
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- 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 OUN wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorm winds downed 2 power poles near Kingfisher and littered tree limbs throughout the streets of Kingfisher.
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:48 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.
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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: 5565509.