Thunderstorm Wind — Major, Oklahoma

2025-05-28 · near Ringwood, Major, Oklahoma

Event narrative

Large tree branches were blown down along U.S. Highway 412. The location is approximate.

Wider weather episode

Scattered robust thunderstorms across the Southern High Plains impacted portions of northwestern Oklahoma during the late evening of the 28th into early morning of the 29th. This included a supercell thunderstorm that moved from Beaver County, OK (WFO Amarillo) into portions of Harper and Ellis Counties, producing large hail. Thunderstorms slowly organized into multiple small line segments by the late evening, yielding a few reports of thunderstorm wind damage across north-central Oklahoma.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1261254. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.