Thunderstorm Wind, Osage
- When
- October 4, 6:40 AM CST
- Where
- Osage County, 2 mi E of Bowring
- Property damage
- $100
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 36.880, -96.080
Large tree limbs were blown down
Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 4, 1998
Summary of events for the morning of October 4 1998:A strong warm front in its developing stages lifting northward early on the morning of Sunday, October 4, and the initial approach of an upper level system kicked off a cluster of thunderstorms north of Tulsa. Two of these thunderstorms became severe, producing strong thunderstorm winds and hail that remained under the size of dimes.
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
- $100
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 TSA wrote it up.
Summary of events for the morning of October 4 1998:A strong warm front in its developing stages lifting northward early on the morning of Sunday, October 4, and the initial approach of an upper level system kicked off a cluster of thunderstorms north of Tulsa. Two of these thunderstorms became severe, producing strong thunderstorm winds and hail that remained under the size of dimes. The cluster of thunderstorms moved north into Kansas by 900 AM CDT.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- October 4, 7:04 AM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Bartlesville Arpt
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 36.770, -96.020
A gust to 67 mph was measured by the observer at the Bartlesville Airport (BVO) at 804 AM CDT. The winds were accompanied by half-inch diameter hail from 802 to 812 AM CDT.
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
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, October 4 to 5, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, October 4 to 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Kansas, October 4 to 5, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, October 4 to 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Kansas, October 4 to 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Oklahoma, October 4 to 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, October 4 to 6, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Kansas, October 4 to 6, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, October 4, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kansas, October 4 to 31, 1998
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Kansas, October 4, 1998
- Blizzard in Wyoming, October 4 to 5, 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: 5667427, 5667428.