Oklahoma, 2005

Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 30 to 31, 2005

October 30 to 31, 2005 · NWS AMA · 7 events in 2 counties and zones

A severe thunderstorm producing high winds moved across the central and eastern Oklahoma panhandle during the late evening hours. The high winds were measured by the Guymon ASOS station and the Oklahoma MesoNet stations of Hooker and Beaver.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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.

A severe thunderstorm producing high winds moved across the central and eastern Oklahoma panhandle during the late evening hours. The high winds were measured by the Guymon ASOS station and the Oklahoma MesoNet stations of Hooker and Beaver. No damage or injuries were reported.

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 Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 30, 1:56 PM CST, 7 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 30, 1:56 PM CST, 7 hours 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 30, 8:54 PM CST, 59 minutes before
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
854 PM CST SUN OCT 30 2005

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-311200-
ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH-
DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-
OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER-
854 PM CST SUN OCT 30 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.

.DAY ONE...

THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT ACROSS THE
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

NUNEZ

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 162 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:54 UTC.

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Event by event

7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Texas

When
October 30, 9:53 PM CST
Where
Texas County, 2 mi W of Guymon
Measured
51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
36.683, -101.517

Thunderstorm Wind, Texas

When
October 30, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Texas County, 1 mi W of Hooker
Measured
53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
36.867, -101.233

Thunderstorm Wind, Texas

When
October 30, 10:05 PM CST
Where
Texas County, 1 mi W of Hooker
Measured
56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
36.867, -101.233

Thunderstorm Wind, Texas

When
October 30, 11:40 PM CST
Where
Texas County, 1 mi W of Hooker
Measured
51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
36.867, -101.233

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver

When
October 31, 12:10 AM CST
Where
Beaver County, 1 mi SSW of Beaver
Measured
53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
36.800, -100.517

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver

When
October 31, 12:15 AM CST
Where
Beaver County, 1 mi SSW of Beaver
Measured
62 kt (71 mph) measured gust
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
36.800, -100.517

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver

When
October 31, 12:25 AM CST
Where
Beaver County, 1 mi SSW of Beaver
Measured
56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
36.800, -100.517

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

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5476814, 5476815, 5476816, 5476817, 5476818, 5476819, 5476820.