Cherokee storm history

A strong tornado, rated an F3, touched down in far western Cherokee County, possibly as a waterspout on Fort Gibson Lake. The tornado moved south onshore and through the rural Amber Hills housing area, crossing OK Hwy 51, and lifting after tracking through much of the Sequoyah St…

This is the second segment of a six segment tornado. This long-track tornado moved into Cherokee County near an inlet of Lake Tenkiller, where boat docks, lake homes, boats, and outbuildings were destroyed, and trees and power poles were snapped. The tornado moved north-northeast…

This is the first segment of a two segment tornado. The tornado developed north of Highway 62 and west of the 742 Road. It moved east through the 580 Road, and then turned more southeast, crossing Highway 62, and then moved into Adair County. The tornado uprooted and snapped nume…

This tornado developed west of Baker Road and south of Grandview Road. It moved east-northeast, uprooting numerous trees and damaging an outbuilding. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 95 to 105 mph.

This tornado developed north of Burchett Road and west of Bryant Road. It moved east-southeast across the northern portion of Tahlequah, and then crossed Highway 10 and the Illinois River east of town. The tornado snapped and uprooted numerous trees along its path, some of which …

This tornado developed near Highway 10, west of the Cherokee Nation Child Development Center, and traveled east-southeast for approximately 9 miles before dissipating just east of where the Illinois River widens into Tenkiller Lake. The tornado produced minor damage to some homes…

This is the second segment of a two segment tornado. The tornado moved into Cherokee County near the E635 Road, and moved east-northeast crossing Highway 82 and the N440 Road before dissipating. The tornado uprooted trees and snapped numerous large tree limbs. Based on this damag…

This tornado developed east of Highway 10, near Scraper, and moved east. It snapped and uprooted numerous trees and destroyed an outbuilding west of the Illinois River. It crossed the Illinois River near the E 732 Road, continuing to snap and uproot trees until it dissipated nort…

This is the first segment of a two segment tornado. The tornado developed south of the 920 Road, where numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, a couple homes were damaged, an outbuilding was destroyed, and power poles were snapped. The tornado moved northeast snapping and uproo…

This is the first segment of a two segment tornado. The tornado developed over Lake Tenkiller southwest of Cherokee Landing State Park, and moved northeast. It snapped and uprooted numerous trees at the park, then crossed Highway 82 and Highway 100, where trees were uprooted. The…

This is the first segment of a four-segment tornado. The tornado developed southwest of Tenkiller and moved northeast, crossing into Adair County north of Caney Creek and south of the E 813 Road. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted in its path, and outbuildings were destroyed…

This tornado developed east-northeast of Peggs, and moved northeast across northern Cherokee County. The tornado snapped and uprooted trees along its path. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 105 mph.