High Wind — Beaver, Oklahoma

2024-04-06 · Beaver, Oklahoma

Event narrative

The mesonet station located near Beaver recorded a wind gust of 58 mph at 1145CST and the mesonet station located at Slapout recorded a wind gust of 60 mph at 1245CST.

Wider weather episode

A strong low pressure system developed in Colorado which led to 20 to 30 mph sustained southerly winds occurring across the combined Panhandles during the morning of April 6th. A Pacific cold front moved in from the west later in the morning and brought drier air and stronger surface winds to the region. Sustained winds of 35 to 45 mph and wind gusts largely between 55 to 65 mph occurred. Given the low relative humidity values with the strong winds, high-end critical fire weather conditions were observed.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1175354. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.