Thunderstorm Wind — Pawnee, Oklahoma

2025-05-24 · near Pawnee, Pawnee, Oklahoma

Event narrative

The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Pawnee measured 64 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.

Wider weather episode

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed across portions of eastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 24th, as the low level jet increased lift over a frontal boundary that stretched across the area. Strong elevated instability and wind shear resulted in some of the storms becoming supercells, which produced large hail up to baseball size. An organized line of severe thunderstorms that developed over southwestern Kansas during the late evening of the 23rd, moved into portions of eastern Oklahoma during the morning of the 24th. These thunderstorms produced widespread damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1263587. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.