EF1 tornado in Creek County, Oklahoma
Tornado April 14, 2026 · Creek County, Oklahoma
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Creek County → Tulsa County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 175 yards (0.10 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
This is the first segment of a two-segment tornado. The tornado developed south of W 81st Street S and just west of S 39th West Avenue. The tornado moved east-northeast damaging the roofs of several homes, some severely, destroying outbuildings, snapping or uprooting numerous trees, and snapping power poles before it crossed into Tulsa County near W 81st Street S. The tornado produced a tornadic debris signature from the KINX WSR-88D. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.
The wider storm
Strong to severe thunderstorms developed over central Oklahoma during the early evening of the 14th, ahead of a dry line and an approaching upper level disturbance. The thunderstorms moved eastward into eastern Oklahoma during the late evening as they organized into a squall line. The line of thunderstorms produced several tornadoes and damaging wind.
Another round of strong to severe thunderstorms developed across portions of eastern Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening of the 15th. The strongest thunderstorms produced large hail up to two inches in diameter and damaging wind.
Began near Hilton (36.0450, -96.0380).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1325192. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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