Storm near Norman
Saturday, June 17, 2023
- Largest hail
- —none reported
- Strongest wind
- 62 mphgust
- Tornadoes
- 0none reported
- Reports
- 10within 10 mi
10 reports
- 60 mph gust (estimated)7.9 mi NNW of central Norman1.0 mi SSW of Moore · Cleveland County · Public
Windows of a residence blown out. Time is radar estimated.
- 60 mph gust (estimated)7.7 mi NW of central Norman3.0 mi SW of Moore · Cleveland County · Public
Power pole blown down. Time is radar estimated.
- 60 mph gust (measured)1.6 mi NW of central Norman1.0 mi SSE of (Oun)Norman Westheimer Arpt · Cleveland County · Mesonet
Norman (NRMN) Mesonet observation.
- 60 mph gust (measured)2.2 mi NW of central Norman0.5 mi S of (Oun)Norman Westheimer Arpt · Cleveland County · AWOS
Norman/Max Westheimer Airport (KOUN) observation.
- 60 mph gust (estimated)1.2 mi SSW of central Norman1.2 mi SW of Norman · Cleveland County · Public
Social media image showing a large tree blown down near the intersection of Flood Avenue and Parsons Street.
- 62 mph gust (measured)1.6 mi NW of central Norman1.0 mi SSE of (Oun)Norman Westheimer Arpt · Cleveland County · Mesonet
Norman (NRMN) Mesonet observation.
4 more reports
- 60 mph gust (estimated)1.7 mi S of central Norman1.6 mi S of Norman · Cleveland County · Trained Spotter
An 810-inch diameter tree limb was blown down. Time is radar estimated.
- 59 mph gust (measured)1.9 mi NNW of central Norman2.0 mi NNW of Norman · Cleveland County · NWS Employee
Ambient weather station observation.
- 60 mph gust (estimated)2.8 mi S of central Norman2.8 mi S of Norman · Cleveland County · NWS Employee
Large tree uprooted along with damage to a road sign near the intersection of Highway 9 and Jenkins Avenue. Time is radar estimated.
- 60 mph gust (estimated)2.1 mi S of central Norman2.0 mi S of Norman · Cleveland County · Public
Social media image showing a free-standing metal wall, at a building under construction, collapsed due to thunderstorm wind. Time is radar estimated.
Also hit that day: Oklahoma City, OK, Moore, OK
What the National Weather Service wrote
Another unseasonably strong upper trough approached the region during the day on the 17th. Widespread thunderstorm development occurred across the High Plains, from southwest Kansas into the central Texas Panhandle by the late afternoon. The combination of anomalously (for mid-June) high magnitudes of wind shear and instability produced widespread severe weather outcomes across southern, central and northern Oklahoma. By the late evening hours, convection had organized into a mature bow echo across north-central Oklahoma, where numerous significant wind gusts (and damage) were observed. Similar outcomes occurred into portions of northeastern Oklahoma towards early morning hours of the 18th.