EF1 Tornado — Okmulgee, Oklahoma

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

Event narrative

This tornado developed west of the N 270 Road and north of Gun Club Road, where an RV was rolled and large tree limbs were snapped. It moved east-northeast across the N 280 Road, where the roof of a home was damaged, and several power poles were snapped. The tornado then crossed Smith Road, blowing down power poles and damaging a home. It moved northeast across Highway 52 snapping large tree limbs and damaging the roof of another home before dissipating. 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 1242788. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.