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On August 6, 2017, a series of four damaging tornadoes occurred as a result of a bow echo that formed and moved through Tulsa, Oklahoma. Major damage was inflicted on a shopping and office area in midtown Tulsa due to an EF2 tornado. There were no fatalities, although 30 people were injured.
This tornado caused tree damage and removed much of the roof of a metal building. [9] EF1 NE of Vera: Washington: OK [to be determined] 18:47–18:48 0.6 mi (0.97 km) 150 yd (140 m) An EF1 tornado was confirmed by NWS Tulsa. Preliminary information. [5] EF1 NE of Vera to W of Watova: Rogers, Nowata: OK
On June 8, 1974, a significant tornado outbreak affected portions of the southern Great Plains and the Upper Midwest.The outbreak produced 36 tornadoes, at least 19 of them significant or intense, and is the second-deadliest June tornado event in Oklahoma history, with 16 deaths reported in the state, second only to the 35 people killed by an F4 tornado on June 12, 1942, in Oklahoma City. [1]
In Oklahoma, two strong tornadoes, one rated EF4, caused significant damage in rural areas of the eastern Oklahoma City metropolitan area; two people lost their lives in Shawnee. The most dramatic events unfolded on May 20 as a large EF5 tornado devastated parts of Moore, Oklahoma, with 24 people being killed. Thousands of structures were ...
Satellite image of the storm system responsible for the tornado outbreak that occurred on April 25–28, 2024. On April 20, 2024, the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) first delineated a severe weather risk for April 25–26, highlighting a zone extending from the Central Great Plains northeastward to the Midwestern U.S.
According to the Oklahoma Mesonet, Sulphur was dealing with nearly 7 inches of rain in addition to the damage from Saturday's tornadoes. Areas near Ada and Fittstown also saw more than 5 inches of ...
A possible tornado hit the Tulsa suburb of Coweta late Sunday causing significant damage to a high school, homes and a gas station, news outlets reported, and Coweta Public Schools classes were ...
Tornado Alley, also known as Tornado Valley, is a loosely defined location of the central United States and Canada where tornadoes are most frequent. [1] The term was first used in 1952 as the title of a research project to study severe weather in areas of Texas , Louisiana , Oklahoma , Kansas , South Dakota , Iowa and Nebraska .