Thunderstorm Wind, Woodward
- When
- July 25, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Woodward County, 21 mi NNE of Mooreland
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 36.720, -99.050
Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 25, 1998
Isolated severe thunderstorms developed over northwest Oklahoma during late afternoon of the 25th resulting in measured wind gusts of 75 mph 21 miles north-northeast of Mooreland in Woodward County and 69 mph 3 miles of east of Meno in Major County, both measured by Oklahoma Mesonet. There was also one report of large hail, dime size at 1610 CST in Lookout in Woods County.
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
- 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.
Isolated severe thunderstorms developed over northwest Oklahoma during late afternoon of the 25th resulting in measured wind gusts of 75 mph 21 miles north-northeast of Mooreland in Woodward County and 69 mph 3 miles of east of Meno in Major County, both measured by Oklahoma Mesonet. There was also one report of large hail, dime size at 1610 CST in Lookout in Woods County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Woods
- When
- July 25, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Woods County, Lookout
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.950, -99.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Major
- When
- July 25, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Major County, 3 mi E of Meno
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 36.380, -98.120
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Rain in Utah, July 25, 1998
- Flash Flood in Colorado, July 25, 1998
- Flash Flood in New Mexico, July 25, 1998
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 25, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Colorado, July 25, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 25, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Colorado, July 25 to 29, 1998
- Waterspouts in Michigan, July 25 to 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 25, 1998
- Hail in Arkansas, July 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, July 25, 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: 5672469, 5672467, 5672468.