Thunderstorm Wind — Canadian, Oklahoma

2017-03-28 · near El Reno, Canadian, Oklahoma

Direct deaths

56 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

A man was driving a tractor trailer eastbound on I-40 near mile marker 126 when his truck was hit by severe winds associated with a bow echo. The vehicle veered into the median, where it struck the cable barrier and overturned. The driver was not wearing a seat belt, was partially ejected from the vehicle and died on the scene.

Wider weather episode

An area of storms formed across Oklahoma and western north Texas in the vicinity of several fronts/boundaries overnight on the 28th into early 29th. Besides severe weather and a tornado, slow moving storms and extensive shower coverage also led to flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 687594. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.