Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield
- When
- August 9, 6:07 PM CST
- Where
- Garfield County, Lahoma
- Property damage
- $42,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.380, -98.080
Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 9, 1998
An isolated severe thunderstorm developed over Garfield County the evening of the 9th. A roof and 5 classrooms at Cimarron Elementary School were damaged in Lahoma along with two custom storage trailers at Beckham Trailer and Motor Sports Incorporated, and a wooden swingset.
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $57,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 OUN wrote it up.
An isolated severe thunderstorm developed over Garfield County the evening of the 9th. A roof and 5 classrooms at Cimarron Elementary School were damaged in Lahoma along with two custom storage trailers at Beckham Trailer and Motor Sports Incorporated, and a wooden swingset. Severe thunderstorm winds also damaged an airplane and hangar at Carson Flying Service Incorporated, several power poles, house roofs and storage sheds in Breckinridge. Oklahoma Mesonet also measured a wind gust of 67 mph at 1825 CST 3 miles southeast of Breckinridge.
The radar
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Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield
- When
- August 9, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Garfield County, 3 mi SE of Breckinridge
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -97.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield
- When
- August 9, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Garfield County, Breckinridge
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.430, -97.720
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Colorado, August 9, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 9, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Arkansas, August 9, 1998
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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: 5672700, 5672605, 5672699.