Thunderstorm Wind — Canadian, Oklahoma

2010-07-06 · near Concho, Canadian, Oklahoma

Event narrative

A downburst occurred at the Lucky Star Casino in Concho, causing a large tent to collapse. Several people were underneath the tent at the time of the high wind, with six of them injured. Two of those had to be taken to the hospital with mostly minor injuries. Monetary damage estimates were not available.

Wider weather episode

A moist, tropical air mass continued over much of Oklahoma during the early part of July. Several days of showers and thunderstorms left behind weak boundaries that became foci for very heavy rainfall. Very little was needed for thunderstorms to develop, as the atmosphere was weakly capped and afternoon heating caused scattered precipitation to develop across the state. An area of heavy rainfall developed over parts of central Oklahoma, with the heaviest rainfall focusing on the southeast half of Oklahoma City. At least two to four inches of rainfall fell in about two hours, causing many streets to quickly become flooded. Lightning Creek, located across southern Oklahoma, became a raging river, which flooded numerous homes and stranded several cars. Water rescues took place, at both homes and automobiles. Unfortunately, a child drowned after falling into the creek.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 254404. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.