Thunderstorm Wind in Garfield County, Oklahoma

The west facing windows at an auto dealership were blown out on the west side of town. Forty-five to fifty foot tall pine trees were uprooted. Some of the trees fell onto the roofs of some houses. Several roofs were destroyed, as well as several aluminum sheds destroyed. A total of more than one hundred homes sustained some kind of damage. The radio tower and roof at the KLGB radio station were blown down. Thirty windshields at Speed Tech Automotive & Truck Repair were shattered.

Surface low pressure moved east into southwest Kansas by late evening of May 31st. A complex of strong to severe thunderstorms had already developed over this area, with another thunderstorm complex moving south through western Kansas. These two areas of thunderstorms combined into a severe bow echo and moved east through northern Oklahoma. Large hail, strong, damaging wind gusts, and flash flooding were the main concerns. Wind damage was widespread, especially in the Enid area, where one to two million dollars in damage was done. Other monetary damages were estimated.