Thunderstorm Wind — Cimarron, Oklahoma

2025-07-10 · near Felt, Cimarron, Oklahoma

Event narrative

Downburst winds occurred near and three miles north of Felt. Windows were blown out of two cars in Felt. The roofs of a feed lot three miles north of Felt and at surrounding houses were torn but not completely ripped off. Six power poles were knocked down and some were completely snapped. Small trees were snapped in two and large trees had branches snapped off. A few irrigation pivots were knocked over and broken. A stop sign was uprooted and tossed 300 feet north-northeast of its original location. All of this damage supports a downburst with winds likely over 80mph.

Wider weather episode

During the evening of July 10th, isolated storms produced significant downburst winds in the northwest Oklahoma Panhandle. As an upper level disturbance interacted with sufficient atmospheric wind and dry air, storms were able to produce strong winds potentially up to 80mph. This resulted in significant damage in portions of Cimarron County. Later into the overnight hours, as storms were diminishing, there were some severe wind gusts related to a potential heat burst.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1286298. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.