Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 3, 1997

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 3, 1997
Start: 1997-07-03T18:28
End: 1997-07-03T22:21
Location: Oklahoma

July 3, 1997 · NWS TSA · 36 events in 8 counties and zones

21 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $15,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 36

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

21 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Craig

When: July 3, 6:28 PM CST
Where: Craig County, 2 mi N of Welch
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.900, -95.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Nowata

When: July 3, 6:31 PM CST
Where: Nowata County, Wann
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.920, -95.800

Hail, Nowata

When: July 3, 6:31 PM CST
Where: Nowata County, Wann
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.920, -95.800

Hail, Washington

When: July 3, 6:34 PM CST
Where: Washington County, 2 mi N of Wann
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.700, -95.920

Hail, Osage

When: July 3, 6:49 PM CST
Where: Osage County, 5 mi W of Bartlesville
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.700, -96.450

Hail, Osage

When: July 3, 6:57 PM CST
Where: Osage County, 3 mi W of Bartlesville
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.700, -96.450

Hail, Washington

When: July 3, 6:57 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Bartlesville
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.750, -96.000

Hail, Washington

When: July 3, 6:58 PM CST
Where: Washington County, 1 mi S of Dewey
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.780, -95.930

Hail, Washington

When: July 3, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Bartlesville
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.750, -96.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: July 3, 7:07 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Bartlesville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.750, -96.000

Hail, Nowata

When: July 3, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Nowata County, 5 mi NW of Nowata
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.750, -95.700

Hail, Osage

When: July 3, 7:27 PM CST
Where: Osage County, 1 mi N of Pawhuska
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.680, -96.330

Hail, Osage

When: July 3, 7:27 PM CST
Where: Osage County, Pawhuska
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.670, -96.330

Hail, Nowata

When: July 3, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Nowata County, Nowata
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.700, -95.630

Hail, Craig

When: July 3, 7:33 PM CST
Where: Craig County, 12 mi NW of Vinita
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.770, -95.300

Hail, Craig

When: July 3, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Craig County, 12 mi NW of Vinita
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.770, -95.300

Hail, Nowata

When: July 3, 7:38 PM CST
Where: Nowata County, 5 mi NW of Nowata
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.750, -95.700

Hail, Osage

When: July 3, 7:39 PM CST
Where: Osage County, Pawhuska
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.670, -96.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Craig

When: July 3, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Craig County, Ketchum
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.730, -95.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: July 3, 8:12 PM CST
Where: Delaware County, 2 mi W of Bernice
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates: 36.620, -94.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: July 3, 8:14 PM CST
Where: Delaware County, Cleora
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 36.580, -94.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: July 3, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Delaware County, Bernice
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.620, -94.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: July 3, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Delaware County, 3 mi N of Grove
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 36.630, -94.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: July 3, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Delaware County, 3 mi SE of Bernice
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 36.580, -94.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: July 3, 8:23 PM CST
Where: Delaware County, 2 mi SW of Cleora
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 36.570, -95.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: July 3, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Delaware County, 5 mi N of Grove
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 36.650, -94.770

Hail, Delaware

When: July 3, 8:35 PM CST
Where: Delaware County, 2 mi E of Grove
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.580, -94.730

Hail, Delaware

When: July 3, 8:37 PM CST
Where: Delaware County, 4 mi N of Grove
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.630, -94.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Craig

When: July 3, 8:37 PM CST
Where: Craig County, 1 mi N of Ketchum
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 36.730, -95.220

Hail, Delaware

When: July 3, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Delaware County, Grove
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.580, -94.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa

When: July 3, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Ottawa County, 2 mi NE of Afton
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.720, -94.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Osage

When: July 3, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Osage County, 6 mi SE of New Prue
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.700, -96.450

Hail, Tulsa

When: July 3, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County, 5 mi S of Sperry
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.230, -96.000

Hail, Tulsa

When: July 3, 10:12 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County, Tulsa
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.150, -95.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Creek

When: July 3, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Creek County, 1 mi SE of Depew
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.780, -96.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When: July 3, 10:21 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County, Tulsa
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 36.150, -95.950

Severe thunderstorms moved across northeast Oklahoma during the evening of July 3rd. Strong thunderstorm winds downed large trees and numerous street signs in the south part of the city of Bartlesville, and strong winds broke a 2 foot diameter tree and capsized a cabin cruiser 3 miles north of Grove. A 20 inch tree was blown down 3 miles southeast of Bernice, and 6 inch diameter tree limbs were broken off 5 miles north of Grove. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 70 to 80 miles an hour 2 miles southwest of Cleora and 1 mile north of Ketchum and to 65 to 70 miles an hour 2 miles west of Bernice. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 to 65 miles an hour at several other locations in northeast Oklahoma. Hail up to golfball size fell 12 miles northwest of Vinita, and dime to quarter size hail fell at numerous other locations in northeast Oklahoma.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 5620608, 5620609, 5620610, 5620611, 5620612, 5620613, 5620614, 5620615, 5620616, 5620617, 5620727, 5620728, 5620729, 5620730, 5620731, 5620732, 5620733, 5620734, 5620735, 5620736, 5620737, 5620738, 5620739, 5620752, 5620740, 5620741, 5620742, 5620743, 5620744, 5620745, 5620746, 5620747, 5620748, 5620749, 5620750, 5620751.