1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Tulsa radar (KINX), 33 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:29 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A severe thunderstorm produced strong winds which tore the roof off a 28 foot by 30 foot barn, uprooted a few trees, snapped 1 tree in half, and took the tops out of a few trees 7 miles north of Pryor.
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Every storm in Oklahoma in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, July 1997
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