Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma
- When
- July 26, 1:00 PM CST to 1:10 PM CST
- Where
- Oklahoma County, Oklahoma City
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.480, -97.530
Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 26, 1998
Isolated severe thunderstorms developed over central and western Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening of the 26th. In Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County the roof was damaged at Wholesale Carpet Warehouse on N.
Where it happened
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $25,000
- 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.
Isolated severe thunderstorms developed over central and western Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening of the 26th. In Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County the roof was damaged at Wholesale Carpet Warehouse on N. Ann Arbor and at Payless Cashways at the corner of Reno and MacArthur. Numerous trees and large tree limbs were blown down across the area. Broken windows and roof damage also occurred to a few homes.
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 28 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:59 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harper
- When
- July 26, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Harper County, 7 mi NW of Laverne
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 36.780, -99.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis
- When
- July 26, 10:15 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis County, 9 mi NE of Catesby
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 36.600, -99.850
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 Oregon, July 26 to 28, 1998
- Heat in Texas, July 26, 1998
- Flooding in Missouri, July 26 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flood in Kansas, July 26, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, July 26, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 26, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, July 26, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 26, 1998
- Flash Flood in Missouri, July 26, 1998
- Flash Flood in Colorado, July 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 26, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Texas, July 26, 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: 5672472, 5672470, 5672471.