High Wind — Cimarron, Oklahoma

2025-05-18 · Cimarron, Oklahoma

Event narrative

Strong winds behind a surface dryline affected Cimarron county the afternoon of the 18th. Wind gusts up to 66 mph were recorded at the mesonet site located one mile south of Black Mesa State Park.

Wider weather episode

In the late afternoon to early evening hours of Sunday May 18, a strong upper level storm system and surface dryline created favorable conditions for severe thunderstorms across the far eastern Texas Panhandles. Meanwhile, strong winds followed behind this system as it quickly progressed eastward across the Oklahoma Panhandle.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1259108. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.