Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston
- When
- July 22, 1:45 PM CST
- Where
- Johnston County, Bromide
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.420, -96.500
Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 22, 1997
Summary of events of July 22, 1997:Afternoon severe thunderstorms produced large hail and severe winds as they moved across portions of central and southern Oklahoma. Hail as large as quarters fell in Walters in Cotton County, and wind speeds reached an estimated 70 mph in Paoli in Garvin County and near Fittstown in Pontotoc County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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 July 22, 1997:Afternoon severe thunderstorms produced large hail and severe winds as they moved across portions of central and southern Oklahoma. Hail as large as quarters fell in Walters in Cotton County, and wind speeds reached an estimated 70 mph in Paoli in Garvin County and near Fittstown in Pontotoc County. See preceding individual Storm Data entries for further details and additional reports.
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:42 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Garvin
- When
- July 22, 2:07 PM CST
- Where
- Garvin County, Paoli
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.830, -97.250
Hail, Garvin
- When
- July 22, 2:07 PM CST
- Where
- Garvin County, Paoli
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.830, -97.250
Hail, Pontotoc
- When
- July 22, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc County, 6 mi SW of Fittstown
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.550, -96.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc
- When
- July 22, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc County, 6 mi SW of Fittstown
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.550, -96.700
Hail, Cotton
- When
- July 22, 3:48 PM CST
- Where
- Cotton County, Walters
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.350, -98.300
Hail, Cotton
- When
- July 22, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cotton County, Temple
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.270, -98.230
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, July 22, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 22, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, July 22, 1997
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Texas, July 22, 1997
- Flash Flood in Iowa, July 22, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 22, 1997
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, July 22, 1997
- Hail in South Dakota, July 22, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 22, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 22, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 22, 1997
- Flash Flood in Alabama, July 22, 1997
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, July 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: 5618806, 5618807, 5618808, 5618809, 5618810, 5618812, 5618811.