Thunderstorm Wind in Kay County, Oklahoma

Thunderstorm Wind May 18, 2026 · Kay County, Oklahoma

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Power poles were snapped near the intersection of Peckham Road and W Street. The event time is estimated based on radar observations.

The wider storm

A few (brief) thunderstorms formed off of a dryline across portions of western Oklahoma during the evening of the 18th, producing intermittent reports of large hail and severe thunderstorm winds. Towards the initial hours of the 19th, an organized convective line moved into portions of far northern Oklahoma, producing wind damage across portions of Kay County, near Newkirk.

Began near Peckham (36.8834, -97.1210).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1338742. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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