Heat, Oklahoma
- When
- July 19, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Oklahoma forecast zone
- Deaths
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Oklahoma, July 19, 1998
Three people died on the 19th due to the excessive heat. The first fatality occurred to a man of unknown age.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 3
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
Three people died on the 19th due to the excessive heat. The first fatality occurred to a man of unknown age. He was found dead in his vehicle in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma County). A 55 year-old woman was found dead in her Guthrie (Logan County) home, and a 78 year-old woman was found dead in her Oklahoma City apartment.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Oklahoma
- When
- July 19, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Oklahoma forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Logan
- When
- July 19, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.919, -97.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat, Oklahoma | 1998-07-19 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct | |
| Heat, Oklahoma | 1998-07-19 | 55 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Heat, Oklahoma | 1998-07-19 | 78 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
What these are
- Heat
- Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 19 to 20, 1998
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Nevada, July 19 to 20, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 19, 1998
- Heat and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 19, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, July 19 to 20, 1998
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 19, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 19, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, July 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 19, 1998
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, July 1998
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: 5672590, 5672591, 5672592.