Thunderstorm Wind, Cimarron
- When
- October 28, 1:20 PM CST
- Where
- Cimarron County, 3 mi SSE of Boise City
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 36.700, -102.500
Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, October 28, 2000
Severe thunderstorms with high winds developed in the western Oklahoma panhandle during the early afternoon hours and a severe thunderstorm with flooding rains occurred in the eastern Oklahoma panhandle during the 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
- $8,000
- 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 AMA wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms with high winds developed in the western Oklahoma panhandle during the early afternoon hours and a severe thunderstorm with flooding rains occurred in the eastern Oklahoma panhandle during the early evening hours.
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 178 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:18 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Beaver
- When
- October 28, 6:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Beaver County, 1 mi SE of Gate
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 36.750, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding of ranchland and farmland along with water into a couple of homes was reported.
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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Strong Wind in Maine, October 28, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Texas, October 28, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, October 28, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Texas, October 28, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, October 28, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Texas, October 28 to 29, 2000
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, October 28, 2000
- Winter Storm in Maine, October 28 to 30, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, October 28 to 29, 2000
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, October 28, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 28, 2000
- Winter Storm and Flood in California, October 28 to 29, 2000
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, October 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5161191, 5161192.