Thunderstorm Wind — Ottawa, Oklahoma

2024-10-30 · near Afton, Ottawa, Oklahoma

Event narrative

Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted trees.

Wider weather episode

Scattered severe thunderstorms developed over north central Oklahoma during the late afternoon of the 30th, ahead of an approaching cold front. These storms developed eastward into eastern Oklahoma during the evening, and eventually evolved into a squall line. One thunderstorm developed just ahead of the organizing line of storms, and became a supercell that produced damaging wind and a couple tornadoes in Ottawa County before being absorbed into the squall line.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1217074. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.