Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa
- When
- August 28, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Tulsa County, Tulsa
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 36.150, -95.950
A 6-inch tree limb fell onto a car at 15th and Utica in Tulsa.
Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 28, 1998
Summary of events for August 28 1998:Two isolated severe thunderstorms developed along a southward moving cold front during the late afternoon and early evening of August 28. The first thunderstorm moved southward over the city of Tulsa from downtown to near Jenks, knocking down some tree limbs and trees along the way.
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
- $2,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
Summary of events for August 28 1998:Two isolated severe thunderstorms developed along a southward moving cold front during the late afternoon and early evening of August 28. The first thunderstorm moved southward over the city of Tulsa from downtown to near Jenks, knocking down some tree limbs and trees along the way. Another isolated severe storm developed over northern Okfuskee County and moved southward from near Micawber and Welty to Boley, producing scattered wind damage.
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 35 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:14 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa
- When
- August 28, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Tulsa County, Tulsa
- Property damage
- $100
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.150, -95.950
A tree was blown down in southwest Tulsa.
Thunderstorm Wind, Okfuskee
- When
- August 28, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Okfuskee County, Welty
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.620, -96.400
There was roof damage and a tree blown down in Welty.
Thunderstorm Wind, Okfuskee
- When
- August 28, 6:19 PM CST
- Where
- Okfuskee County, Boley
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.500, -96.480
At the correctional facility in Boley.
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.
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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: 5665655, 5665656, 5665657, 5665658.