Thunderstorm Wind in McCurtain County, Oklahoma

A few snapped softwood trees were reported in the Sherwood community east of Highway 259.

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed ahead of cold front extending from North Texas into Southeast Oklahoma during the evening of March 4th. Storm organization and mid-level rotation was noted with individual cells in the vicinity of the cold front as it shifted east along the Red River. Effective shear of 30-40 knots and MLCAPE of 1500-2000 J/kg was sufficient to support occasional supercells across the region, with an increasing coverage of storms in response to an associated mid-level shortwave trough ejecting eastward and coupled with a modest strengthening of the low-level jet. One supercell thunderstorm in particular resulted in localized damaging wind gusts in the Sherwood community east of U.S. Highway 259 in McCurtain County Oklahoma, snapping a few pine trees in this area.