EF1 Tornado — Okmulgee, Oklahoma

2025-03-04 · near Henryetta Arpt, Okmulgee, Oklahoma

Event narrative

This tornado developed west of the S 210 Road and south of the E 111 Road, where large tree limbs were snapped. It moved northeast across Henryetta Golf and Country Club uprooting and snapping numerous trees, and damaging outbuildings. It then crossed Lake Road, where homes were damaged, outbuildings were destroyed, and trees were uprooted. The tornado dissipated east of Lake Road and north of Country Club Road. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph.

Wider weather episode

Strong to severe thunderstorms developed into eastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 4th, as a strong storm system translated from the Southern Rockies into the Southern Plains. Instability was weak but wind shear was very strong ahead of the attendant surface low pressure system and frontal boundaries. This allowed the thunderstorms to produce several tornadoes and damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1242781. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.