Strong Wind in Oklahoma, December 9, 1997

Name: Strong Wind in Oklahoma, December 9, 1997
Start: 1997-12-09T16:35
End: 1997-12-09T16:35
Location: Oklahoma

December 9, 1997 · NWS OUN · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 strong wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $6,000
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.

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Event by event

1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Seminole

When: December 9, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Seminole forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Coordinates: 35.168, -96.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Gusty west and northwest gradient winds associated with a passing cold front lifted the roof from a pawn shop in Wewoka. Although the winds were sustained at 20 to 25 mph and gusting to only 30-35 mph at the time, the roof was lifted and flipped into an adjacent alley. The roof hit several power lines, cutting power to most of the northern half of Wewoka. The roof was poorly constructed, consisting of tin nailed to old wooden beams, which apparently were not well attached to the main structure.

What these are

Strong Wind: Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, December 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: 5624175.