Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa
- When
- July 23, 1:38 PM CST
- Where
- Tulsa County, Tulsa
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.150, -95.950
Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 23, 1997
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 4
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.
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 35 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:38 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Tulsa
- When
- July 23, 1:47 PM CST
- Where
- Tulsa County, 1 mi N of Broken Arrow
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.070, -95.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa
- When
- July 23, 1:47 PM CST
- Where
- Tulsa County, 1 mi N of Broken Arrow
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.070, -95.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa
- When
- July 23, 1:50 PM CST
- Where
- Tulsa County, Tulsa
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.150, -95.950
A severe thunderstorm produced 65 mile an hour winds in the city of Tulsa at 71st Street South and Sheridan Road and also at 43rd Street South and Sheridan Road. The storm also produced 60 mile an hour winds and half dollar size hail 1 mile north of Broken Arrow.
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 Flooding and Lightning Strikes in North Carolina, July 23, 1997
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 23 to 27, 1997
- Flash Flood in Colorado, July 23, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Arkansas, July 23, 1997
- Flooding in North Dakota, July 23, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in South Carolina, July 23 to 24, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 23, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 23 to 27, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 23, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, July 23, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 23, 1997
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, July 23, 1997
More
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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: 5621299, 5621300, 5621301, 5621173.