Thunderstorm Wind, Craig
- When
- August 2, 11:10 PM CST
- Where
- Craig County, 7 mi E of Centralia
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 36.800, -95.220
A 62 mph gust was measured at an Oklahoma mesonet site.
Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 2, 1998
Summary for August 2 1998:A weak line of elevated showers and thunderstorms moving across the northern border counties of Oklahoma strengthened briefly over Craig County, causing a possible small-scale microburst. Calls to the area yielded no damage reports.
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
- 1
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 TSA wrote it up.
Summary for August 2 1998:A weak line of elevated showers and thunderstorms moving across the northern border counties of Oklahoma strengthened briefly over Craig County, causing a possible small-scale microburst. Calls to the area yielded no damage reports.
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:11 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Texas, August 2, 1998
- Wildfire and Heavy Rain in Washington, August 2 to 30, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, August 2, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 2, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 2, 1998
- Hail in Kansas, August 2, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 2, 1998
- Lightning Strikes in Florida, August 2 to 3, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Kansas, August 2, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 2, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 2, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, August 2, 1998
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: 5665450.