Thunderstorm Wind — Kingfisher, Oklahoma

2024-11-18 · near Hennessey, Kingfisher, Oklahoma

$25K

Property damage

61 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Images relayed by the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management show thunderstorm wind damage at two farmsteads along North 2970 Road in far northeastern Kingfisher County. Damage included the roof of a barn blown off, bay doors blown out, large farm equipment overturned and large tree branches blown down. 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 1222808. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.