Storm near Oklahoma City
Saturday, June 17, 2023
- Largest hail
- —none reported
- Strongest wind
- 64 mphgust
- Tornadoes
- 0none reported
- Reports
- 15within 16 mi
15 reports
- 64 mph gust (estimated)15.6 mi NNE of central Oklahoma City3.6 mi NNE of Edmond · Oklahoma County · Public
Several 3-inch diameter tree limbs blown down.
- 64 mph gust (estimated)11.7 mi N of central Oklahoma City2.0 mi W of Edmond · Oklahoma County · Public
Social media image showing a 1218-inch diameter tree snapped near the base. Time is radar estimated.
- 64 mph gust (estimated)9.7 mi NNE of central Oklahoma City3.0 mi SSE of Edmond · Oklahoma County · Public
Social media image showing multiple large (12+ inch diameter) tree limbs blown down. Time is radar estimated.
- 64 mph gust (estimated)8.3 mi E of central Oklahoma CityMidwest City · Oklahoma County · Public
Social media image showing a 2436-inch diameter tree uprooted. Time is radar estimated.
- 64 mph gust (estimated)1.1 mi NW of central Oklahoma City2.7 mi NW of Oklahoma City · Oklahoma County · Trained Spotter
Report of 4-inch diameter tree limbs blown down, along with gutter and shingle damage, near the intersection of 23rd Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
- 63 mph gust (measured)7.4 mi SSW of central Oklahoma City0.1 mi S of (Okc)Will Rogers Apt · Oklahoma County · ASOS
Will Rogers World Airport (KOKC) observation.
9 more reports
- 59 mph gust (measured)12.7 mi NW of central Oklahoma City3.6 mi SE of Piedmont · Canadian County · AWOS
Sundance Airport (KHSD) observation.
- 59 mph gust (measured)7.5 mi WNW of central Oklahoma City0.8 mi NNE of (Pwa)Wiley Post Apt · Oklahoma County · ASOS
Wiley Post Airport (KPWA) observation.
- 59 mph gust (measured)7.4 mi SSW of central Oklahoma City0.1 mi S of (Okc)Will Rogers Apt · Oklahoma County · ASOS
Will Rogers World Airport (KOKC) observation.
- 60 mph gust (estimated)0.7 mi E of central Oklahoma City1.0 mi NW of Oklahoma City · Oklahoma County · Public
A 180-pound telecommunications pole, located on top of a 5-story building, blown down. Time is radar estimated.
- 60 mph gust (measured)4.1 mi E of central Oklahoma City2.0 mi NW of Del City · Oklahoma County · Mesonet
Oklahoma City East (OKCE) Mesonet observation.
- 60 mph gust (estimated)11.0 mi SSE of central Oklahoma City1.0 mi SSW of Moore · Cleveland County · Public
Windows of a residence blown out. Time is radar estimated.
- 60 mph gust (estimated)12.0 mi S of central Oklahoma City3.0 mi SW of Moore · Cleveland County · Public
Power pole blown down. Time is radar estimated.
- 60 mph gust (estimated)12.1 mi E of central Oklahoma CityNicoma Park · Oklahoma County · Public
Numerous large (12+ inch diameter) tree limbs blown down. Time is radar estimated.
- 59 mph gust (measured)9.7 mi ESE of central Oklahoma City0.6 mi NE of (Tik)Tinker Afb · Oklahoma County · AWOS
Tinker Air Force Base (KTIK) observation.
Also hit that day: Norman, 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.