Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 13 to 14, 1997

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 13 to 14, 1997
Start: 1997-08-13T19:45
End: 1997-08-14T04:15
Location: Oklahoma

August 13 to 14, 1997 · NWS OUN · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 4

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.

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:47 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Caddo

When: August 13, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Caddo County, Apache
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.880, -98.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Grady

When: August 13, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Grady County, 5 mi N of Pocasset
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 35.270, -97.930

Several tree limbs up to eight inches in diameter were broken off of trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens

When: August 13, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Stephens County, Duncan
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.520, -97.950

Severe thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a barn and carried it over a house and onto a road. The roof of the house was severely damaged. Winds also uprooted trees and snapped limbs.

Lightning, Jackson

When: August 14, 4:15 AM CST
Where: Jackson County, Altus
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.588, -99.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck and set fire to a small bar. The fire was quickly contained and damage was limited to an estimated $25,000.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5622337, 5622338, 5622339, 5622340.