Storm near Oklahoma City
Friday, July 7, 2023
- Largest hail
- —none reported
- Strongest wind
- 61 mphgust
- Tornadoes
- 0none reported
- Reports
- 2within 16 mi
2 reports
- 60 mph gust (estimated)11.4 mi SSE of central Oklahoma City1.3 mi S of Moore · Cleveland County · Emergency Manager
Light pole blown down onto a vehicle. Time is radar estimated.
- 61 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.
Also hit that day: Norman, OK, Moore, OK
What the National Weather Service wrote
On the morning of the 7th, a robust mesoscale convective system (MCS) entered portions of northwestern Oklahoma and translated towards central Oklahoma through mid-morning hours. A corridor of wind damage and one tornado occurred across Woodward County due to a mesovortex. Elsewhere, intermittent increases in storm intensity lead to reports and measurements of severe-caliber wind and small hail. Brief training of heavy thunderstorm cores also lead to street flooding near the community of Kingfisher.
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During the evening hours of the 7th, an additional MCS developed across the Texas Panhandle and entered western Oklahoma. Once again, wind damage occurred with the most intense portions of the thunderstorm line. This included a report of extensive wind damage near Foss State Park in Custer County.