Thunderstorm Wind, Ochiltree
- When
- July 26, 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Ochiltree County, Perryton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -100.800
Damaging Winds in Texas, July 26, 1998
Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds moved across the northeast Texas panhandle during the late afternoon and early evening hours.
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
- 5
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 AMA wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds moved across the northeast Texas panhandle during the late afternoon and early evening hours.
The radar
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Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ochiltree
- When
- July 26, 4:08 PM CST
- Where
- Ochiltree County, Perryton
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -100.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Ochiltree
- When
- July 26, 4:20 PM CST to 4:21 PM CST
- Where
- Ochiltree County, Perryton
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -100.800
An awning was reported blown off a building along U.S. Highway 83 North.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ochiltree
- When
- July 26, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Ochiltree County, Perryton
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -100.800
Roof damage to a vacant building was reported as well as power outages all over town.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ochiltree
- When
- July 26, 4:47 PM CST
- Where
- Ochiltree County, Perryton
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -100.800
A small storage building was reportedly blown over.
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
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 26, 1998
- Flash Flood in Colorado, July 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, 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: 5656723, 5656724, 5656725, 5656726, 5656727.