EF1 Tornado — Pittsburg, Oklahoma

2024-05-22 · near Quinton, Pittsburg, Oklahoma

Event narrative

This is the first segment of a two-segment tornado. This tornado developed west of Quinton, to the north of Highway 31. The tornado uprooted trees, snapped large tree limbs, and damaged the roofs of homes as it moved east across town, then moved into Haskell County near Highway 31. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 85 to 95 mph.

Wider weather episode

Strong to severe thunderstorms redeveloped over eastern Oklahoma during the morning of the 22nd, as a cold front continued to move through the area. Thunderstorms that developed north of the cold front produced hail up to penny size. The atmosphere ahead of the cold front was moist and very unstable, and this instability combined with strong deep layer wind shear resulted in the development of some supercell thunderstorms. These storms moved through southeastern Oklahoma through the early afternoon, producing large hail up to hen egg size, one tornado, and damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1184303. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.