Thunderstorm Wind in Comanche County, Oklahoma

Damage to buildings, homes, trees, and infrastructure was reported city-wide.

A very large and severe line of thunderstorms formed across southwest Kansas during the late afternoon of the 27th, and moved southward into Oklahoma during the evening. Widespread damage due to straight-line winds accompanied the line of thunderstorms, with most of southwest and south central Oklahoma sustaining damage. The cities of Lawton, Fort Sill, Ardmore, and Dougherty reported the most costly damage, estimated in the tens of millions of dollars. Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company, which supplies electricity to most of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area, indicated nearly 160,000 residents were without power during the storm, which is close to the power loss experienced during the Christmas 2000 ice storm and the May 3, 1999 tornado outbreak in central Oklahoma. One fatality, due to a fallen telephone pole, occurred in the city of Lawton in Comanche County.