Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis
- When
- August 16, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis County, 8 mi WSW of Arnett
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.080, -99.900
measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 16 to 17, 1997
Summary of events of the evening of August 16, 1997 through the morning of August 17, 1997:Severe thunderstorms moved from west to east across northern Oklahoma during the afternoon and overnight hours of August 16th. See preceding individual Storm Data entries for further details and additional reports.
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.
- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
Summary of events of the evening of August 16, 1997 through the morning of August 17, 1997:Severe thunderstorms moved from west to east across northern Oklahoma during the afternoon and overnight hours of August 16th. Storms produced severe winds measured at up to 64 mph by the Oklahoma Mesonet sites across the northern portions of Oklahoma.See preceding individual Storm Data entries for further details and additional reports.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Major
- When
- August 16, 10:35 PM CST
- Where
- Major County, 1 mi W of Fairview
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.270, -98.500
measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
Thunderstorm Wind, Woodward
- When
- August 16, 10:40 PM CST
- Where
- Woodward County, 6 mi SE of Mutual
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.170, -99.080
measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
Thunderstorm Wind, Woodward
- When
- August 16, 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Woodward County, 6 mi SE of Mutual
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.170, -99.080
measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
Thunderstorm Wind, Major
- When
- August 16, 10:55 PM CST
- Where
- Major County, 1 mi W of Fairview
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.270, -98.500
measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
Thunderstorm Wind, Noble
- When
- August 17, 4:50 AM CST
- Where
- Noble County, 7 mi SSE of Red Rock
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.370, -97.120
measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
Flash Flood, Kay
- When
- August 17, 8:25 AM CST
- Where
- Kay County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 36.818, -97.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Water covered the roads at several locations in Kay County.
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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Maryland, August 16 to 17, 1997
- Heat in Virginia, August 16 to 17, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 16, 1997
- Heat in District of Columbia, August 16 to 17, 1997
- Heat in Pennsylvania, August 16 to 17, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 16, 1997
- Damaging Winds in New York, August 16, 1997
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, August 16, 1997
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, August 16, 1997
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, August 16, 1997
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, August 16, 1997
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, August 16, 1997
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, August 1997
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: 5622341, 5622342, 5622343, 5622344, 5622345, 5622346, 5622347.