Thunderstorm Wind in Washita County, Oklahoma

Thunderstorm Wind August 24, 2025 · Washita County, Oklahoma

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Bessie (BESS) Mesonet observation.

The wider storm

A broad belt of northwesterly flow aloft extended across the WFO Norman Forecast Area on the 24th. An embedded mid-level impulse instigated a round of intense severe weather across northwestern Oklahoma during the evening hours. This included a transient supercell thunderstorm that impacted portions of Woodward, Dewey and Custer Counties. This thunderstorm produced widespread wind damage, including observations of severe wind gusts exceeding 90 mph.

Began near Bessie (35.4018, -99.0584).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1289120. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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