Thunderstorm Wind in Jefferson County, Oklahoma

Thunderstorm Wind April 5, 2025 · Jefferson County, Oklahoma

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

$75K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A social media image showing the roof of a building blown offon Main Street in the community of Ringling. Event time is estimated from radar observations and severe wind gusts from the nearby Ringling Mesonet.

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 Ringling (34.1783, -97.5926).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1254455. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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