2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
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 Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 14, 2:48 PM CST, 27 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 348 PM CDT MON AUG 14 2006 .DISCUSSION... WILL KEEP THIS SHORT SINCE ACTIVE WEATHER HAS ALREADY BEGUN. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SURFACE BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM SOUTHWEST TO CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. OTHER STORMS WERE WIDESPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN KANSAS AND THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES AND WILL EVENTUALLY FILL IN THROUGH NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA. EXPECT STORMS TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ESPECIALLY WITH MCV IN NORTHWEST TEXAS MOVING NORTH TOWARD THE AREA. WILL MAINTAIN FAIRLY HIGH POPS THROUGH THE AREA WITH THE HIGHEST NORTHWEST. SOUNDING SHOW DECENT MOISTURE AVAILABILITY AND SO THERE WILL LIKELY BE LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THE HEAVIEST STORMS. TEMPERATURES MODERATE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH THE SURFACE FRONT BUT WILL REBOUND QUICKLY LATE THIS WEEK. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE SHOWING BETTER CONSISTENCY WITH ANOTHER FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. HAVE ADJUSTED TEMPS DOWN ALTHOUGH HAVE KEPT FORECAST ABOVE MOS NUMBERS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... OKLAHOMA CITY OK 71 93 71 97 / 40 30 20 10 HOBART OK 70 92 72 97 / 50 40 20 10 WICHITA FALLS TX 74 98 74 101 / 40 20 10 10 GAGE OK 64 86 68 95 / 70 50 20 20 PONCA CITY OK 68 88 74 96 / 50 40 20 20 DURANT OK 76 99 75 98 / 30 20 20 10 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. TX...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1155 AM CDT MON AUG 14 2006
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-151200-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
1155 AM CDT MON AUG 14 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND ALL OF WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS.
LOCATION...
THE RISK AREA IS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM STILLWATER... TO CLINTON... TO
ERICK... AND INCLUDING ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
TIMING...
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM 1 PM
THROUGH 9 PM.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREA SHOULD PLAN FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS FROM 1
PM UNTIL 9 PM.
DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT LOCATED ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA AT MIDDAY WILL MOVE
SOUTH INTO CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON... WHILE AN OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY LOCATED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA
AND PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY. LOCATIONS
SOUTH OF THE COLD FRONT WILL SEE TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE
90S...WHILE LOCATIONS NEAR AND SOUTH OF THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WILL
REACH THE LOWER 100S. THE VERY WARM TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH ABUNDANT
MOISTURE WILL ALLOW MODERATE INSTABILITY TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG BOTH THE OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY AND THE COLD FRONT BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. THE
INSTABILITY WILL SUPPORT ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE
OF NICKELS. ABUNDANT MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL ALLOW FOR VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. THE ACTIVITY WILL BE
LARGELY DRIVEN BY DAYTIME HEATING...AND SHOULD WEAKEN BY LATE
EVENING.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT TUESDAY AUG 15.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...40 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
THE HEAT WILL CONTINUE IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND PARTS OF WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS AT LEAST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WITH HEAT INDICES AS
HIGH AS 107 DEGREES...PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
A SURFACE FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH...ORIENTED EAST TO
WEST...WILL STALL OVER THE REGION...PROVIDING A CONTINUED FOCUS FOR
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. WITH DEEP
MOISTURE IN PLACE...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE LIKELY. A FEW
STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN REGAIN ITS HOLD... KEEPING THE REGION DRY
UNTIL THE NEXT FRONT APPROACHES FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY BRINGING
ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE BETWEEN 100 AND 105...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS... THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. PEOPLE WITH OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 7 AM
TUESDAY.
30SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 229 PM CDT MON AUG 14 2006 OKZ030-141945- POTTAWATOMIE OK- 229 PM CDT MON AUG 14 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER TECUMSEH AT 229 PM CDT... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. WR
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 319 PM CDT MON AUG 14 2006 OKZ031-142030- SEMINOLE OK- 319 PM CDT MON AUG 14 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR SEMINOLE COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LITTLE AT 319 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN SEMINOLE COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 30
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
337 PM CDT MON AUG 14 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0330 PM TSTM WND DMG NORMAN 35.22N 97.44W
08/14/2006 CLEVELAND OK EMERGENCY MNGR
2 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN ON WEST SIDE OF NORMAN.
&&
JLPSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 407 PM CDT MON AUG 14 2006 OKZ023-142130- CADDO OK- 407 PM CDT MON AUG 14 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CADDO COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF FORT COBB AT 407 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN CADDO COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 30
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 412 PM CDT MON AUG 14 2006 OKZ025-142130- OKLAHOMA OK- 412 PM CDT MON AUG 14 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR OKLAHOMA COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA CITY AT 412 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN OKLAHOMA COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY... SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 30
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 37 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:16 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The local high school sustained some roof damage. Some highway signs and trees were also downed.
A wet microburst caused a strong wind gust which was measured by the West Texas Mesonet site near Goodlett.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, August 2006
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: 5530199, 5530200.