EF1 Tornado — Wagoner, Oklahoma

2024-04-27 · near Choska, Wagoner, Oklahoma

Event narrative

This tornado developed southwest of Porter and moved northeast to near the intersection of S 429th East Avenue and E 211 Street South, before turning north-northeast and crossing over the Muskogee Turnpike. The tornado dissipated before crossing the Verdigris River, about two miles north of the Turnpike. The tornado damaged the roof of a home, destroyed a small outbuilding, and uprooted and snapped trees along its path. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.

Wider weather episode

Severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of the 27th over central Oklahoma, along and ahead of the dry line, as a strong upper level low pressure system deepened into the Southern Rockies. Strong instability and strong wind shear over eastern Oklahoma supported organized severe thunderstorms, including supercells. The first round of storms affected portions of far northeastern Oklahoma during the early evening. By late evening, a line of severe thunderstorms moved into eastern Oklahoma from the west, with embedded supercells within the line, as well as a supercell ahead of the line. A strong tornado moved into Okfuskee County with the supercell ahead of the line. Multiple other tornadoes occurred as the storms moved through the area during the early morning hours of the 28th, along with damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Isolated areas of flash flooding also occurred.

Another round of severe thunderstorms developed across eastern Oklahoma during the afternoon of the 28th. The strongest storms produced tornadoes, large hail to quarter size, and damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1175430. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.