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EF1 Tornado — Okmulgee, Oklahoma

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

$40K

Property damage

3.3 mi

Path length

350 yds

Path width

Event narrative

This tornado developed south of New Lake Road and east of the S 230 Road, where trees were snapped. It moved northeast across I-40, crossed Holly Road damaging outbuildings, and then Arbeka Road, where large tree limbs were snapped. It then dissipated north of Holly Road and east of Arbeka Road. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 95 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 1242785. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.