Oklahoma, 2005

High Wind in Oklahoma, October 29, 2005

October 29, 2005 · NWS OUN · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

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Event by event

2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Ellis

When
October 29, 5:11 PM CST to 5:50 PM CST
Where
Ellis forecast zone
Measured
51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong winds were caused by collapsing thunderstorms in the area. A wind gust of 59 mph(51 KT) was measured by the KGAG ASOS at the Gage, OK airport. A second wind gust of 60 mph (52 KT) was measured by the KWWR AWOS at the Woodward, OK airport.

High Wind, Woodward

When
October 29, 5:11 PM CST to 5:50 PM CST
Where
Woodward forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
36.423, -99.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5476678, 5476679.