Oklahoma, 1997Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, July 17, 1997
July 17, 1997 · NWS OUN · 5 events in 1 county or zone
4 flash flood, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Lightning, Kay
- When
- July 17, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kay County, Ponca City
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Coordinates
- 36.818, -97.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck and set fire to a house, destroying the den and living areas. Two occupants of the house were injured in the fire.
Flash Flood, Kay
- When
- July 17, 8:15 AM CST
- Where
- Kay County, Ponca City
- Coordinates
- 36.818, -97.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hubbard Road west of Waverly, State Highway and Hubbard Road at Highway 60, and Highland Extension just west of Ponca City were all closed.
Flash Flood, Kay
- When
- July 17, 8:15 AM CST
- Where
- Kay County, 2 mi N of Ponca City
- Coordinates
- 36.818, -97.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Radio Tower Road was closed due to flooding.
Flash Flood, Kay
- When
- July 17, 8:30 AM CST
- Where
- Kay County, Braman
- Coordinates
- 36.818, -97.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Bender Road was closed due to high water.
Flash Flood, Kay
- When
- July 17, 8:30 AM CST
- Where
- Kay County, 1 mi N of Tonkawa
- Coordinates
- 36.818, -97.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Due to high water, 13th Street was closed near Stink Creek.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
- Hurricane in Louisiana, July 17 to 18, 1997$5.0 million · 9 events
- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 17, 199710 injured · $100,000 · 1 event
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, July 17 to 18, 1997$145,000 · F0 · 28 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, July 17 to 18, 1997$235,000 · 1.75 in hail · 12 events
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Georgia, July 17, 1997$201,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 17, 1997$155,000 · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 17, 1997$85,000 · 52 kt wind · 6 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Arizona, July 17 to 29, 19973 injured · $28,000 · 60 kt wind · 5 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 17, 1997$100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 17, 1997$53,000 · 10 events
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 17, 1997$25,000 · 2 events
- Hail in Missouri, July 17, 1997$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event
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: 5618697, 5618624, 5618625, 5618626, 5618627.