EF1 Tornado — Pittsburg, Oklahoma

2024-04-26 · near North Mc Alester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma

Event narrative

This tornado moved across the northwest side of McAlester, damaging the roofs of homes, uprooting trees, and snapping power poles. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 85 to 95 mph.

Wider weather episode

Strong to severe thunderstorms developed along a dry line across northwest Texas and western Oklahoma during the late evening hours of the 25th, as a strong upper level disturbance translated into the Southern Plains. The storms moved east across Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 26th, evolving into a squall line before reaching eastern Oklahoma. This complex of thunderstorms moved through eastern Oklahoma during the morning of the 26th, producing several tornadoes and damaging wind gusts.

Another round of thunderstorms developed into eastern Oklahoma during the afternoon hours of the 26th, as a dry line approached the area from the west. The strongest of these thunderstorms produced large hail up to ping pong ball size and damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1175398. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.