Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 25, 1997

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 25, 1997
Start: 1997-10-25T13:05
End: 1997-10-25T13:47
Location: Oklahoma

October 25, 1997 · NWS TSA · 11 events in 4 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $366,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

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

6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh

When: October 25, 1:05 PM CST to 1:12 PM CST
Where: McIntosh County, Checotah to 7 mi NW of Checotah
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 35.470, -95.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskogee

When: October 25, 1:12 PM CST to 1:25 PM CST
Where: Muskogee County, Oktaha to 6 mi E of Wainwright
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 35.550, -95.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskogee

When: October 25, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Muskogee County, 5 mi E of Wainwright
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 35.620, -95.480

Hail, Latimer

When: October 25, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Latimer County, Wilburton
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.920, -95.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Latimer

When: October 25, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Latimer County, 5 mi E of Wilburton
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 34.920, -95.230

Hail, Latimer

When: October 25, 1:29 PM CST
Where: Latimer County, Wilburton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.920, -95.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Latimer

When: October 25, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Latimer County, 3 mi SE of Wilburton
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 34.880, -95.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When: October 25, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Haskell County, 1 mi E of Whitefield
Property damage: $350,000
Coordinates: 35.250, -95.220

Hail, Muskogee

When: October 25, 1:47 PM CST
Where: Muskogee County, 7 mi W of Muskogee
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.750, -95.480

Hail, Muskogee

When: October 25, 1:47 PM CST
Where: Muskogee County, 1 mi W of Muskogee
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.750, -95.380

Severe thunderstorms developed in eastern Oklahoma during the early afternoon of October 25th. Strong thunderstorm winds destroyed 1 barn and caused major damage to several other buildings along State Highway 9 just east of Whitefield. A few cars were damaged and 6 power poles were also broken by the strong winds in this same location. The Haskell County Sheriff's Office estimated damage just east of Whitefield at $350,000. Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and large tree limbs, peeled the roofs off 2 barns, and tore shingles off 2 houses along a path from 7 miles west northwest of Checotah to 6 miles northwest of Checotah (6 miles west southwest of Oktaha) to 4 miles east of Wainwright. An 18 wheeler was blown off U.S. Highway 69 by strong thunderstorm winds 5 miles east of Wainwright, and a roof was blown off an outbuilding and trees and phone lines were blown down 5 miles east of Wilburton. Trees were also blown down 3 miles southeast of Wilburton. Golfball size hail fell at Muskogee, 1 mile west of Muskogee, and 7 miles west of Muskogee, and dime to quarter size hail fell at Wilburton.

Hail, Muskogee

When: October 25, 1:47 PM CST
Where: Muskogee County, Muskogee
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.750, -95.370

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.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5624433, 5624434, 5627009, 5627010, 5627011, 5627012, 5627013, 5624432, 5627014, 5627015, 5627016.