OSU-CHS Wind Damage 2013
Strong wind damage on the new OSU-CHS Forensic building.
As per NOAA:
"Severe thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon and evening hours of July 23rd over southern Kansas. The airmass was extremely hot and unstable south of these storms where afternoon heat indices reached 110 degrees. An upper-level disturbance moved southeastward during the evening, and helped drive a complex of severe storms into eastern Oklahoma between 10pm and 3am.
The severe storms had a history of producing wind gusts to 80mph earlier in the evening in the Wichita area, and they continued to do the same as the complex moved into the Tulsa area. The Tulsa International Airport recorded a 76 mph wind gust as the storms rolled in, the highest ever recorded at the site."
KOTV video features aerial footage of the roof damage, here:
http://www.newson6.com/story/22918860...
KOTV reported:
"The storm caused major damage to the roof of the OSU Center for Health Sciences building on West 17th Street overnight.
OSU says the damage forced it to close the OSU Center for Health Sciences, OSU Health Care Center and Clinical Financial Services on Wednesday, July 24, 2013.
The school issued an alert saying the "Forensic Sciences and Biomedical Research Center sustained roof damage from the 80 mph winds sustained during last night's storms. The Phoenix Building, Clinical Financial Services and the Health Care Center were also impacted by the storms."