Thunderstorm Wind, Garvin
- When
- August 6, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Garvin County, Pauls Valley
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.730, -97.220
Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 6, 1999
Isolated thunderstorms, which formed during the afternoon of the 6th, produced severe winds which blew the roof off of a car wash in Pauls Valley in Garvin County. In addition, a business sign was blown down onto cars parked beneath it, and several tree limbs and power lines were downed.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $15,000
- 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 OUN wrote it up.
Isolated thunderstorms, which formed during the afternoon of the 6th, produced severe winds which blew the roof off of a car wash in Pauls Valley in Garvin County. In addition, a business sign was blown down onto cars parked beneath it, and several tree limbs and power lines were downed. Large tree limbs were also downed in Konawa in Seminole County.
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:43 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Seminole
- When
- August 6, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Seminole County, Konawa
- Property damage
- $10
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.970, -96.750
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 Missouri, August 6 to 7, 1999
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, August 6 to 7, 1999
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, August 6 to 7, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, August 6, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 6, 1999
- Hail in North Dakota, August 6, 1999
- Hail in Colorado, August 6, 1999
- Cold in California, August 6 to 11, 1999
- Lightning Strikes in Oregon, August 6, 1999
- Flash Flood in Alaska, August 6 to 9, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Washington, August 6, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 6, 1999
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: 5716498, 5716499.