Oklahoma, 2001

Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, October 12, 2001

October 12, 2001 · NWS SHV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 12, 7:20 PM CST, 3 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 12, 7:20 PM CST, 3 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
820 PM CDT FRI OCT 12 2001

UPDATED FORECAST TO EXPAND FLASH FLOOD WATCH NORTHWARD TO INCLUDE
THE WESTERN HALF OF AREA. IN ADDITION...DUE TO THE EXISTENCE OF
THREE DISCRETE AREAS OF STRONG CONVECTION...WILL ELIMINATE THE
SEPARATION OF EVENING AND LATE WORDING ON TSTM COVERAGE FOR MOST
LOCATIONS.

.SHV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST
TEXAS...AND AJCACENT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWEST
ARKANSAS...
ARZ050-051-059-070-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-
165>167-131000-

VII

In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 12, 8:55 PM CST, 2 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
955 PM CDT FRI OCT 12 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....

0715 PM    8 SE COLUMBIA             LA   1.75 INCH HAIL
10/12/01   CALDWELL                       GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL. FROM
                                          CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Local storm report, Oct 12, 11:15 PM CST, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1215 AM CDT SAT OCT 13 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....

1116 PM    BOGATA                    TX   .75 INCH HAIL
10/12/01   RED RIVER                      FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT

1140 PM    5 N CLARKSVILLE           TX   .75 INCH HAIL
10/12/01   RED RIVER                      DIME SIZE HAIL AT PINE
                                          CREEK. FROM LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

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The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:16 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, McCurtain

When
October 12, 11:15 PM CST
Where
McCurtain County, 3 mi N of Broken Bow
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.083, -94.733

Trees blocking Hwy 259.

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

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: 5269384.