Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 20, 2000

Name: Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 20, 2000
Start: 2000-07-20T20:45
End: 2000-07-20T22:25
Location: Oklahoma

July 20, 2000 · NWS AMA · 10 events in 2 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds ripped through the central and eastern Oklahoma panhandle during the late evening hours.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $95,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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 ripped through the central and eastern Oklahoma panhandle during the late evening hours.

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Event by event

10 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Texas

When: July 20, 8:45 PM CST to 8:50 PM CST
Where: Texas County, 2 mi E of Goodwell
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.600, -101.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Texas

When: July 20, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Texas County, (Guy)guymon Muni Arp
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.683, -101.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Texas

When: July 20, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Texas County, 1 mi W of Hooker
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.867, -101.233

Thunderstorm Wind, Texas

When: July 20, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Texas County, 1 mi W of Hooker
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.867, -101.233

Thunderstorm Wind, Texas

When: July 20, 9:17 PM CST
Where: Texas County, Hooker
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.867, -101.217

Thunderstorm Wind, Texas

When: July 20, 9:22 PM CST
Where: Texas County, Tyrone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $95,000
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 36.950, -101.067

Fifteen railroad cars were blown over by the high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver

When: July 20, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, Balko
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.633, -100.683

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver

When: July 20, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, Beaver
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 36.817, -100.517

Fire Department reported four to five inch diameter tree limbs down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver

When: July 20, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, 1 mi SSW of Beaver
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.800, -100.517

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver

When: July 20, 10:20 PM CST to 10:25 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, 8 mi W of Slapout
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.617, -100.267

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: 5164476, 5164477, 5164478, 5164479, 5164480, 5164481, 5164482, 5164483, 5164484, 5164485.