Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis
- When
- July 28, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis County, 8 mi N of Shattuck
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.380, -99.880
Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 28, 1998
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 154 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:32 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Woodward
- When
- July 28, 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Woodward County, 20 mi NE of Woodward
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.630, -99.150
Hail, Woods
- When
- July 28, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Woods County, 1 mi W of Lookout
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.950, -99.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Woodward
- When
- July 28, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Woodward County, 4 mi SE of Woodward
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -99.350
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
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- Lightning Strike in Georgia, July 28, 1998
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Florida, July 28, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Utah, July 28, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 28, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, July 28, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 28, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 28, 1998
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 28, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 28, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 28, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 28, 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: 5672475, 5672476, 5672477, 5672478.