Thunderstorm Wind, Woods
- When
- July 11, 8:15 AM CST
- Where
- Woods County, 2.07 mi S of Alva
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 36.770, -98.670
Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 11, 2016
As an upper low moved across the area, scattered showers and storms formed acros the Texas panhandle and western Oklahoma out ahead of a dryline and cold front on the morning of the 11th.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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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 happened
The episode as NWS OUN wrote it up.
As an upper low moved across the area, scattered showers and storms formed acros the Texas panhandle and western Oklahoma out ahead of a dryline and cold front on the morning of the 11th.
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 Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 11, 5:47 AM CST, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 5:47 AM CST, 2 hours 28 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 647 AM CDT MON JUL 11 2016 .AVIATION... 11/12Z TAF discussion. Primarily VFR conditions expected along with moderate to strong south-southeast winds. Scattered TSRA mainly across northwest Oklahoma expected to persist through at least 15Z. Weakening low level jet expected to allow for decrease in convective potential late morning and early afternoon before isolated storms possible near western Oklahoma after 22Z. Will mention PROB30 in KOKC/KOUN- KPNC terminals after 06Z tonight for potential TSRA similar to current activity. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 415 AM CDT MON JUL 11 2016/ DISCUSSION... A few severe storms will be possible most days this week, mainly over northern parts of Oklahoma as a series of strong storm systems passes through Northern/Central Plains. Scattered thunderstorms expected to continue well into the morning across western and northern Oklahoma as lead s/wv pushes out of central Rocky Mtns. Unseasonably strong low level jet will also aid in development. Additional storm development possible late this afternoon into the evening across western Oklahoma near and east of dryline...which is forecast to set up over eastern panhandles. With low level jet expected to set up again, we will keep at least low pops going overnight across northern and central Oklahoma. Initializations did not give any pops for tonight, but with anomalously strong Northern/Central Plains system and response over Southern Plains, we will at least get it mentioned in the forecast and later shifts can adjust upward if needed. Hot temperatures expected, a little hotter each day through mid- week most locations, especially across west/southwest parts of CWA as veering low level flow allows for lower dewpoints and thermal ridge shifts east. Possible late week MCS activity, which would primarily affect northern and eastern portions of Oklahoma, progd to allow easterly flow setup and slightly cooler temperatures late in the week and next weekend but also higher dewpoints. Large differences in medium range models will yield a solution close to initializations and previous forecast. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 95 75 94 76 / 10 20 20 20 Hobart OK 100 77 100 78 / 20 10 20 20 Wichita Falls TX 99 77 99 78 / 10 10 10 0 Gage OK 99 76 100 75 / 70 10 10 20 Ponca City OK 94 77 95 77 / 20 20 30 30 Durant OK 95 76 94 76 / 10 10 10 0 && .OUN Watches/Warnings/Advisories... OK...None. TX...None. && 10/11
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 4:06 AM CST, 4 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 506 AM CDT MON JUL 11 2016 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-121015- 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- 506 AM CDT MON JUL 11 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN... WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... .THUNDERSTORMS... THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA. ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS STORMS FORM EAST OF A DRYLINE. THE MARGINAL RISK IS WEST OF LINE FROM NEAR HOLLIS... TO SAYRE... TO ALVA OKLAHOMA. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL INCLUDE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS...60 TO 70 MPH WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EAST OF MARGINAL RISK AREA THROUGH TONIGHT WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THE MAIN THREATS. .SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE MARGINAL RISK AREA SHOULD PREPARE FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EVERY DAY FROM MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES OVER NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE STORMS ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. GET GRAPHICS AND MORE DETAILS AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN...AND FOLLOW OUR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK. MAHALE
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 48 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:17 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, July 11 to 14, 2016
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, July 11, 2016
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Michigan, July 11 to 12, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 11 to 13, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 11, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 11, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, July 11, 2016
- Tornado and Lightning Strike in Florida, July 11, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 11 to 12, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 11, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, July 11 to 12, 2016
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 11, 2016
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: 643145.