Thunderstorm Wind — Blaine, Oklahoma

2024-11-18 · near Okeene, Blaine, Oklahoma

$25K

Property damage

61 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Relayed images show the metal roofs of two businesses peeled back in the Okeene community. Event time is radar-estimated.

Wider weather episode

An intense (90-knot) mid-level jet streak lifted from the Texas Big Bend region into the Southern High Plains early on the 18th. An extensive quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) took shape across West Texas and moved into portions of western Oklahoma and western-north Texas during this time. With anomalously strong kinematics and marginally sufficient wind shear, a few portions of the line produced reports of thunderstorm wind damage and multiple brief/weak tornadoes. With time, the convective system gradually weakened into portions of central and eastern Oklahoma, producing only sporadic wind gusts/damage by daybreak.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1220234. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.