Thunderstorm Wind — Jefferson, Oklahoma

2025-04-05 · near Ringling, Jefferson, Oklahoma

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1254455. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.