Thunderstorm Wind in Hughes County, Oklahoma

Thunderstorm Wind April 5, 2025 · Hughes County, Oklahoma

70 mph

Estimated gust (61 kt)

$15K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Relayed images showing multiple large tree limbs blown down, including at least one that landed on a parked vehicle. Event time is estimated from radar observations.

The wider storm

An intense thunderstorm moved from western-north Texas into southern and east-central Oklahoma during the early hours of the 5th. While the boundary layer was relatively stable during this time, due to a significant warm layer centered around 700 millibars/1 km, widespread and intense damaging winds were observed with this thunderstorm. Reports of large hail, and associated damage due to wind-driven hail, were also received.

Began near Wetumka (35.2320, -96.2310).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1254448. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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