Storm near Oklahoma City
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
- Largest hail
- —none reported
- Strongest wind
- 70 mphgust
- Tornadoes
- 0none reported
- Reports
- 2within 16 mi
2 reports
- 70 mph gust (estimated)4.9 mi NW of central Oklahoma City2.2 mi NE of Warr Acres · Oklahoma County · Broadcast Media
A relayed image shows a large tree uprooted. The event time is estimated from radar observations.
- 64 mph gust (estimated)4.6 mi NNW of central Oklahoma City2.0 mi WSW of Nichols Hills · Oklahoma County · Trained Spotter
A large tree was blown down near the intersection of Northwest 68th Street and Independence Avenue. The report was relayed through Spotter Network. The event time is estimated from radar observations.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms developed across much of Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening of the 19th. With steep temperature lapse rates, strong instability and weak wind shear, multiple damage-producing downburst wind events occurred across the WFO Norman Forecast Area.