EFU Tornado — Haskell, Oklahoma

2025-04-30 · near Stigler, Haskell, Oklahoma

Event narrative

A storm chaser with the broadcast media reported a brief tornado on live television. No known damage occurred, thus it was rated EF-unknown.

Wider weather episode

Multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms developed across portions of eastern Oklahoma on the 30th, along and ahead of a cold front moving into the area with the approach of an upper level disturbance. The first round moved into the area during the early morning hours with damaging wind, and the second round moved across the area during the late morning and afternoon with a couple tornadoes and damaging wind.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1257148. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.