Thunderstorm Wind — Ellis, Oklahoma

2025-09-01 · near Arnett, Ellis, Oklahoma

Event narrative

An estimated wind gust from a broadcast media storm chaser. The location is approximate.

Wider weather episode

An upper-level disturbance, on the western periphery of a larger trough across the eastern United States, led to scattered severe thunderstorms across portions of northern Oklahoma on the afternoon and evening of the 1st. Sufficient instability and wind shear promoted a few semi-organized thunderstorms, producing observations of severe wind gusts.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (36.1400, -99.7162)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1290047. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.