Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 20, 2000

Name: Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 20, 2000
Start: 2000-07-20T04:40
End: 2000-07-20T06:40
Location: Oklahoma

July 20, 2000 · NWS OUN · 19 events in 6 counties and zones

Damage resulted from a line of severe thunderstorms which moved southward out of central Kansas and entered north central Oklahoma during the early morning of the 20th.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $29,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 19

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.

Damage resulted from a line of severe thunderstorms which moved southward out of central Kansas and entered north central Oklahoma during the early morning of the 20th.

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 25 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:38 UTC.

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Event by event

19 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: July 20, 4:40 AM CST
Where: Grant County, Wakita
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.883, -97.917

Power poles were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: July 20, 4:45 AM CST
Where: Grant County, 5 mi NW of Medford
Property damage: $4,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.867, -97.800

The top of a grain storage bin was damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: July 20, 4:50 AM CST
Where: Grant County, 1 mi S of Medford
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.800, -97.733

Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.

Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield

When: July 20, 4:55 AM CST
Where: Garfield County, 3 mi S of Kremlin
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.500, -97.817

A wall was damaged at Great Lakes Carbon Plant.

Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield

When: July 20, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Garfield County, 3 mi N of Lahoma
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.433, -98.083

Large trees were downed, blocking a road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield

When: July 20, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Garfield County, Lahoma
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.383, -98.083

Large trees were downed, and a house roof sustained minor damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: July 20, 5:02 AM CST
Where: Grant County, 2 mi SW of Salt Fork
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.617, -97.617

A large piece of farm equipment was blown over; two large feeder bins were blown about 1000 yards; two barn doors were blown off their hinges, and a storgage shed was destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield

When: July 20, 5:05 AM CST
Where: Garfield County, Hunter
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.567, -97.650

Four power poles and numerous trees were downed. Damage was also sustained to a tin building, and a large plate glass window was blown out.

Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield

When: July 20, 5:05 AM CST
Where: Garfield County, Waukomis
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.283, -97.900

Trees and power poles were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield

When: July 20, 5:10 AM CST
Where: Garfield County, Enid
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.400, -97.867

Trees and power lines were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield

When: July 20, 5:15 AM CST
Where: Garfield County, 3 mi SE of Breckinridge
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.400, -97.683

Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.

Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield

When: July 20, 5:15 AM CST
Where: Garfield County, Garber
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.433, -97.583

Power poles were blown over.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kay

When: July 20, 5:16 AM CST
Where: Kay County, 2 mi N of Ponca City
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 36.733, -97.083

Thunderstorm Wind, Kay

When: July 20, 5:16 AM CST
Where: Kay County, Ponca City
Property damage: $100
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.700, -97.083

Large trees were downed on Princeton Avenue.

Thunderstorm Wind, Noble

When: July 20, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Noble County, 7 mi SSE of Red Rock
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.367, -97.117

Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.

Thunderstorm Wind, Noble

When: July 20, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Noble County, Perry
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Property damage: $200
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.300, -97.283

Trees were downed. Wind gust was measured at Perry Airport.

Thunderstorm Wind, Payne

When: July 20, 6:07 AM CST
Where: Payne County, Cushing
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.983, -96.767

Thunderstorm Wind, Payne

When: July 20, 6:20 AM CST
Where: Payne County, 1 mi S of Ripley
Property damage: $200
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.000, -96.900

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: July 20, 6:40 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Chandler
Property damage: $500
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 35.700, -96.883

A large tree was blown over at Chandler Methodist Church Parsonage with tree branches falling on a car, breaking the windshield.

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

Every storm in Oklahoma in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, July 2000

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: 5164086, 5164014, 5164010, 5164015, 5164018, 5164019, 5164016, 5164017, 5164396, 5164020, 5164021, 5164395, 5164011, 5164023, 5164022, 5164085, 5164012, 5164013, 5164397.