Oklahoma Severe Weather Discussion - April 2011

[venture]

Cold front is racing in pretty fast. It has almost cleard OKC and working on Moore and Norman and the east metro now.

[Uncle Slayton]

You say that like it's a bad thing?

Yeah...I like to drive around and see if I can get close to one. It's been a dull week.

[BG918]

Yeah...I like to drive around and see if I can get close to one. It's been a dull week.

You could've driven a couple hours or so to the east. There were several tornadoes in SE Oklahoma, including one that hit Tushka. South-central and eastern OK saw some much needed rain.

[ljbab728]

Yeah...I like to drive around and see if I can get close to one. It's been a dull week.

I can understand your interest and curiousity but that's not a good idea. Besides being dangerous, gawkers cause problems for emergency vehicles and emgergency workers.

[jn1780]

I can understand your interest and curiousity but that's not a good idea. Besides being dangerous, gawkers cause problems for emergency vehicles and emgergency workers.

Theirs also Sean Casey driving on the wrong side of the road you have to watch out for and all those young people who think their professional storm chasers after watching the Discovery Channel.

I prefer to stay home and watch melodramatic meteorologists on tv. Plus, if you stay in one place in central Oklahoma long enough the tornadoes will find you.

[venture]

It is interesting to actually read comments made by those that have been "chasing" for 15+ years on various forums or lists. They are very quickly shedding the title "storm chaser" simply because all the yahoos and Discovery Channel destroyed what it was meant to be. They seem to be tired of saying "I'm a storm chaser" and immediately get asked "so you drive into tornadoes like those people on TV?" Now it appears the old vets are simply calling themselves storm or nature observers and leaving it at that.

I chased nonstop for almost 13 years. After quitting, I've never looked back. I would get a small urge to put in the effort to do it again (the forecasting, planning, etc)...but then seeing pictures of "chasers" lined up 200-300 deep on rural highways - no thanks. Heck most years I would only bag a few tornadoes anyway...last year I just had to go out into my front yard and watch the (eventual EF4) tornado spin down Highway 9. That's probably as close to a tornado I'll get again unless one finally decides to come clear out all the brush and trees in the field behind my house. LOL

[venture]

List of Storm Reports for the April 14th Severe Weather Event...massively long list.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1125 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0350 PM HAIL 1 SW DAVIS 34.49N 97.13W
04/14/2011 E1.00 INCH MURRAY OK PUBLIC

0400 PM HAIL N DAVIS 34.50N 97.12W
04/14/2011 E2.00 INCH MURRAY OK STORM CHASER

THE HAIL WAS REPORTED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN

0421 PM HAIL HICKORY 34.56N 96.86W
04/14/2011 E1.25 INCH MURRAY OK EMERGENCY MNGR

0423 PM HAIL SPARKS 35.61N 96.82W
04/14/2011 E0.88 INCH LINCOLN OK PUBLIC

0430 PM HAIL SULPHUR 34.51N 96.98W
04/14/2011 E4.25 INCH MURRAY OK LAW ENFORCEMENT

MAINLY QUARTER SIZED HAIL WITH A FEW SOFTBALL SIZED
PIECES. REPORT RELAYED VIA SULPHUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

0440 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W STROUD 35.75N 96.69W
04/14/2011 LINCOLN OK PUBLIC

SMALL TREES BLOWN DOWN.

0442 PM TORNADO 2 NW STROUD 35.77N 96.68W
04/14/2011 LINCOLN OK EMERGENCY MNGR

BRIEF TORNADO.

0445 PM HAIL 6 W TECUMSEH 35.26N 97.04W
04/14/2011 E1.00 INCH POTTAWATOMIE OK PUBLIC

0446 PM TSTM WND GST STROUD 35.75N 96.66W
04/14/2011 E60.00 MPH LINCOLN OK EMERGENCY MNGR

0500 PM HAIL ROFF 34.63N 96.84W
04/14/2011 E4.25 INCH PONTOTOC OK PUBLIC

0500 PM HAIL 3 W OVERBROOK 34.07N 97.20W
04/14/2011 E1.00 INCH LOVE OK PUBLIC

PUBLIC REPORT OF QUARTER SIZED HAIL.

0507 PM HAIL 2 S SULPHUR 34.48N 96.98W
04/14/2011 E1.75 INCH MURRAY OK EMERGENCY MNGR

0515 PM HAIL 5 NNW MILL CREEK 34.48N 96.85W
04/14/2011 E1.75 INCH JOHNSTON OK TRAINED SPOTTER

0600 PM HAIL 2 S MADILL 34.06N 96.77W
04/14/2011 E2.50 INCH MARSHALL OK STORM CHASER

0609 PM TORNADO 2 N MADILL 34.12N 96.77W
04/14/2011 MARSHALL OK FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

TORNADO ON GROUND MOVING ENE. DAMAGE WAS REPORTED WITH
THIS TORNADO.

0620 PM HAIL 5 NNW CENTRAHOMA 34.68N 96.38W
04/14/2011 E1.00 INCH COAL OK PUBLIC

0622 PM TORNADO 4 S MILBURN 34.18N 96.55W
04/14/2011 JOHNSTON OK TRAINED SPOTTER

STOVEPIPE TORNADO ON GROUND.

0623 PM HAIL TISHOMINGO 34.24N 96.68W
04/14/2011 E4.25 INCH JOHNSTON OK EMERGENCY MNGR

0625 PM HAIL WEWOKA 35.14N 96.50W
04/14/2011 E1.00 INCH SEMINOLE OK EMERGENCY MNGR

QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN DOWNTOWN WEWOKA. TIME
ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

0638 PM HAIL 5 N HOLDENVILLE 35.16N 96.40W
04/14/2011 E1.75 INCH HUGHES OK EMERGENCY MNGR

DELAYED REPORT FROM EMERGENCY MANAGER.

0645 PM HAIL FILLMORE 34.27N 96.50W
04/14/2011 E4.00 INCH JOHNSTON OK CO-OP OBSERVER

0720 PM HAIL 2 W FITTSTOWN 34.62N 96.67W
04/14/2011 E1.00 INCH PONTOTOC OK PUBLIC

DELAYED REPORT FROM THE PUBLIC.

0723 PM TORNADO 3 N CANEY 34.28N 96.21W
04/14/2011 ATOKA OK EMERGENCY MNGR

NUMEROUS STORM CHASER AND MEDIA REPORTS THAT A LARGE
TORNADO MOVED THROUGH THE CITIES OF TUSHKA AND ATOKA.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED OVER PARTS OF BOTH LOCATIONS.


0740 PM TORNADO LAKE OF THE ARBUCKLES 34.44N 97.01W
04/14/2011 MURRAY OK BROADCAST MEDIA

DELAYED REPORT RELAYED THROUGH KFOR TV.

0745 PM HAIL WARWICK 35.69N 97.00W
04/14/2011 E0.88 INCH LINCOLN OK LAW ENFORCEMENT

0800 PM HAIL MILL CREEK 34.40N 96.82W
04/14/2011 E1.75 INCH JOHNSTON OK AMATEUR RADIO

1039 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 W MEDICINE PARK 34.73N 98.55W
04/14/2011 M64.00 MPH COMANCHE OK MESONET

1135 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 W MEDICINE PARK 34.73N 98.55W
04/14/2011 E58.00 MPH COMANCHE OK MESONET

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1245 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0408 PM HAIL PAWNEE 36.34N 96.80W
04/14/2011 E1.75 INCH PAWNEE OK LAW ENFORCEMENT

0415 PM TORNADO 2 NE BURBANK 36.72N 96.71W
04/14/2011 OSAGE OK STORM CHASER

PRELIMINARY REPORT OF A TORNADO.

0418 PM HAIL SKEDEE 36.38N 96.70W
04/14/2011 E1.00 INCH PAWNEE OK PUBLIC

0425 PM HAIL SHIDLER 36.78N 96.66W
04/14/2011 E0.88 INCH OSAGE OK PUBLIC

0427 PM HAIL 9 NE RALSTON 36.60N 96.62W
04/14/2011 E1.00 INCH OSAGE OK PUBLIC

0435 PM HAIL FORAKER 36.87N 96.57W
04/14/2011 E0.75 INCH OSAGE OK CO-OP OBSERVER

0451 PM HAIL HOMINY 36.41N 96.39W
04/14/2011 E1.00 INCH OSAGE OK TRAINED SPOTTER

0453 PM HAIL HOMINY 36.41N 96.39W
04/14/2011 E1.75 INCH OSAGE OK EMERGENCY MNGR

0454 PM HAIL SHAMROCK 35.91N 96.58W
04/14/2011 E1.00 INCH CREEK OK PUBLIC

0458 PM TSTM WND GST HOMINY 36.41N 96.39W
04/14/2011 E70.00 MPH OSAGE OK EMERGENCY MNGR

0500 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N HOMINY 36.46N 96.39W
04/14/2011 OSAGE OK TRAINED SPOTTER

HOMES DAMAGED - POSSIBLE TORNADO

0501 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N HOMINY 36.44N 96.39W
04/14/2011 OSAGE OK TRAINED SPOTTER

TELEPHONE POLES DOWN OVER ROAD.

0504 PM TSTM WND GST 2 S WYNONA 36.52N 96.33W
04/14/2011 M63.00 MPH OSAGE OK MESONET

0540 PM HAIL 4 W SAPULPA 36.00N 96.19W
04/14/2011 E1.25 INCH CREEK OK TRAINED SPOTTER

0545 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SAPULPA 36.00N 96.11W
04/14/2011 CREEK OK BROADCAST MEDIA

LARGE TREE DOWN ONTO POWER LINES.

0555 PM HAIL BARTLESVILLE 36.75N 95.98W
04/14/2011 E1.00 INCH WASHINGTON OK BROADCAST MEDIA

0558 PM HAIL BARTLESVILLE 36.75N 95.98W
04/14/2011 E1.75 INCH WASHINGTON OK TRAINED SPOTTER

0606 PM HAIL BOLEY 35.49N 96.48W
04/14/2011 E1.00 INCH OKFUSKEE OK PUBLIC

0631 PM HAIL BEGGS 35.74N 96.07W
04/14/2011 E0.75 INCH OKMULGEE OK LAW ENFORCEMENT

0636 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 E OWASSO 36.27N 95.76W
04/14/2011 ROGERS OK PUBLIC

4 TO 5 INCH DIAMETER...5 TO 6 FEET LONG TREE LIMB DOWN.

0639 PM HAIL 6 ENE OWASSO 36.30N 95.75W
04/14/2011 E1.00 INCH ROGERS OK PUBLIC

0658 PM TSTM WND GST 2 N CLAREMORE 36.34N 95.62W
04/14/2011 E65.00 MPH ROGERS OK AMATEUR RADIO

WIND GUST ESTIMATED ABOUT 1 MILE NORTH OF ROGERS STATE
UNIVERSITY

0701 PM HAIL 2 NE SAVANNA 34.85N 95.82W
04/14/2011 E1.50 INCH PITTSBURG OK PUBLIC

REPORTED AT THE TOLL GATE

0725 PM HAIL KREBS 34.93N 95.72W
04/14/2011 E1.00 INCH PITTSBURG OK AMATEUR RADIO

0739 PM HAIL COWETA 35.95N 95.65W
04/14/2011 E1.75 INCH WAGONER OK PUBLIC

0745 PM HAIL 5 ESE BROKEN ARROW 36.02N 95.71W
04/14/2011 E1.00 INCH WAGONER OK PUBLIC

0816 PM TSTM WND GST 9 W DUNBAR 34.46N 95.72W
04/14/2011 E85.00 MPH PUSHMATAHA OK TRAINED SPOTTER

WINDS ESTIMATED 85 MPH VICINITY OF TORNADO 5S DAISY ALONG
INDIAN NATION TURNPIKE

0816 PM HAIL 9 W DUNBAR 34.46N 95.72W
04/14/2011 E4.25 INCH PUSHMATAHA OK TRAINED SPOTTER

SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL HAIL REPORTED WITH TORNADO 5S DAISY
ALONG INDIAN NATION TURNPIKE

0816 PM TORNADO 9 W DUNBAR 34.46N 95.72W
04/14/2011 PUSHMATAHA OK TRAINED SPOTTER

PRELIMINARY REPORT. TORNADO 5S DAISY ALONG INDIAN NATION
TURNPIKE.

0822 PM HAIL 2 S AFTON 36.66N 94.96W
04/14/2011 E1.00 INCH DELAWARE OK AMATEUR RADIO

0824 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N WAGONER 36.00N 95.37W
04/14/2011 WAGONER OK EMERGENCY MNGR

SEVERAL BARNS AND BUILDINGS HAD SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.
LOCATION APPROXIMATE.

0831 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W TALIHINA 34.75N 95.07W
04/14/2011 LATIMER OK EMERGENCY MNGR

POWER LINES AND TREES DOWNED ON WEST SIDE OF TOWN. OTHER
POSSIBLE DAMAGE BUT UNABLE TO SURVEY DUE TO DEBRIS.

0844 PM HAIL BRISTOW 35.83N 96.39W
04/14/2011 E0.75 INCH CREEK OK AMATEUR RADIO

0846 PM HAIL BRISTOW 35.83N 96.39W
04/14/2011 E1.00 INCH CREEK OK PUBLIC

0851 PM HAIL 2 NNW CLAYTON 34.62N 95.37W
04/14/2011 E4.25 INCH PUSHMATAHA OK TRAINED SPOTTER

SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL HAIL ON HIGHWAY 43 SOUTH SIDE OF
SARDIS LAKE.

0924 PM HAIL WISTER 34.97N 94.72W
04/14/2011 E1.75 INCH LE FLORE OK EMERGENCY MNGR

0924 PM TSTM WND GST 4 W HECTORVILLE 35.84N 96.00W
04/14/2011 M65.00 MPH OKMULGEE OK MESONET

0925 PM HAIL 1 SW GLENPOOL 35.95N 96.02W
04/14/2011 E1.00 INCH TULSA OK BROADCAST MEDIA

0930 PM TSTM WND GST 3 ENE WISTER 34.98N 94.68W
04/14/2011 M64.00 MPH LE FLORE OK MESONET

0935 PM TSTM WND GST 3 ENE WISTER 34.98N 94.68W
04/14/2011 E73.00 MPH LE FLORE OK MESONET

0938 PM TSTM WND DMG LEONARD 35.92N 95.80W
04/14/2011 TULSA OK BROADCAST MEDIA

ROOF DAMAGE TO HOME

0940 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S POTEAU 35.04N 94.62W
04/14/2011 LE FLORE OK EMERGENCY MNGR

NUMEROUS RECREATIONAL VEHICLES BLOWN OVER AND INTO
HIGHWAY.

0955 PM TSTM WND GST 3 E COWETA 35.95N 95.60W
04/14/2011 E65.00 MPH WAGONER OK PUBLIC

0956 PM HAIL 5 ESE BROKEN ARROW 36.02N 95.71W
04/14/2011 E1.00 INCH WAGONER OK PUBLIC

1016 PM HAIL MAZIE 36.11N 95.36W
04/14/2011 E1.00 INCH MAYES OK AMATEUR RADIO

DIME TO QUARTER HAIL

1020 PM TSTM WND GST MAZIE 36.11N 95.36W
04/14/2011 E65.00 MPH MAYES OK AMATEUR RADIO

1021 PM HAIL MAZIE 36.11N 95.36W
04/14/2011 E1.50 INCH MAYES OK AMATEUR RADIO

1027 PM HAIL OCTAVIA 34.53N 94.70W
04/14/2011 E1.00 INCH LE FLORE OK FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

1035 PM HAIL MIDLAND 35.09N 94.35W
04/14/2011 E1.00 INCH SEBASTIAN AR EMERGENCY MNGR

1041 PM HAIL GREENWOOD 35.22N 94.26W
04/14/2011 E0.75 INCH SEBASTIAN AR PUBLIC

1045 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N DYER 35.52N 94.14W
04/14/2011 CRAWFORD AR EMERGENCY MNGR

LARGE TREES ACROSS RIDGE ROAD NORTH OF DYER

1047 PM TSTM WND GST 1 NE HUNTINGTON 35.09N 94.25W
04/14/2011 E60.00 MPH SEBASTIAN AR EMERGENCY MNGR

1048 PM HAIL 1 NE HUNTINGTON 35.09N 94.25W
04/14/2011 E1.00 INCH SEBASTIAN AR EMERGENCY MNGR

1110 PM TSTM WND DMG BRANCH 35.31N 93.95W
04/14/2011 FRANKLIN AR AMATEUR RADIO

MOBILE HOME ROLLED AT HIGHWAYS 22 AND 41

[Uncle Slayton]

I can understand your interest and curiousity but that's not a good idea. Besides being dangerous, gawkers cause problems for emergency vehicles and emgergency workers.

I realize this. Although I work in the sciences, it's not meteorology. I've been fascinated with tornadoes since March of 1976 when my little town got hit by an F4. I was in history class and we got rushed into the hallway...the teacher had to come back and get me because I kept going to the window to watch it.

I do also realize they're not just an academic abstraction. That particular storm killed a long-time family friend who had apparently turned his hearing aid off so he could get an uninterrupted nap and never heard the warning.

So, while I may be a 'yahoo' who drives into tornadoes, it ain't because I saw some other 'yahoos' on the Discovery Channel. (good natured poke at Venture).

I'm not exactly a chaser, either. I'm more of a 'greeter'. If they come where I am, I'll watch, follow and try to intercept/document. I'm not driving more than about 30 miles from home though. I'll enjoy vicariously on chatokc for the more far-flung storm events.

[Thunder]

I do also realize they're not just an academic abstraction. That particular storm killed a long-time family friend who had apparently turned his hearing aid off so he could get an uninterrupted nap and never heard the warning.

And you know why I always have to stay up during all storms, no matter how late, as long they are capable of giving birth to tornadoes. Some are tame, and some are just downright vicious spawn of the devil.

[Uncle Slayton]

And you know why I always have to stay up during all storms, no matter how late, as long they are capable of giving birth to tornadoes. Some are tame, and some are just downright vicious spawn of the devil.

Exactly. I stay up til they move out of the area.

I also figure I'm less likely to die in a tornado than a massive coronary from the NOAA radio by my bed going off at 2:30 AM.

[venture]

Main story today is wind...

Looks to be about 15-20 mph east, 25-35 mph central, and 35-50 mph west. Humidity levels are up a bit 40% or higher outside of SW Oklahoma where they are only in the 20s and 30s.



This storm report caused by the wind today:

1000 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW CANUTE 35.42N 99.30W
04/15/2011 WA****A OK PUBLIC

TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS OVERTURNED DUE TO STRONG WINDS ALONG
I40 WEST OF CANUTE. THREE INJURIES WERE REPORTED DUE TO
THE ACCIDENT.

Additional tornado report from yesterday...

0609 PM TORNADO 1 N OKFUSKEE 35.61N 96.23W
04/14/2011 OKFUSKEE OK TRAINED SPOTTER

TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN WITH NO DAMAGE REPORTED

Other reports can be viewed at: http://www.weather.gov/view/prodsByS...rodtype=public

There are a ton for today based on the winds reaching severe levels in many areas out west (over 58 mph).

[cameron_405]

Main story today is wind...

Looks to be about 15-20 mph east, 25-35 mph central, and 35-50 mph west. Humidity levels are up a bit 40% or higher outside of SW Oklahoma where they are only in the 20s and 30s...

...anyone else catch the "peach shading" on KFOR's corner weather map last night? I called the studio to ask what the "peach shading that covers 1/3rd of our state, yet no clue what "peach" is". The gentleman that answered my called said, "I wondered the same thing. ***hollers at Mike Morgan*** Hey, Mike! What's the peach on the map?" Yup, high winds! (thanks for the legend, Mr. Morgan!) {:+)

[Thunder]

Exactly. I stay up til they move out of the area.

I also figure I'm less likely to die in a tornado than a massive coronary from the NOAA radio by my bed going off at 2:30 AM.

People don't normally sleep with their hearing aid on. I used to always take them off, now I can't wear them anymore. I don't remember if I was able to hear the sirens while I slept, but I remember always staying up and watching the weather. Now I receive massive list of texts people alerting me when a tornado is nearby from all over, even people from a news station. Mom gets flooded with calls.

Venture, I am not a happy bunny with today being cold. :-(

Cameron, it is not Mike's fault. You'll need to gripe at the programming dept for that.

[cameron_405]

People don't normally sleep with their hearing aid on. I used to always take them off, now I can't wear them anymore. I don't remember if I was able to hear the sirens while I slept, but I remember always staying up and watching the weather. Now I receive massive list of texts people alerting me when a tornado is nearby from all over, even people from a news station. Mom gets flooded with calls.

Venture, I am not a happy bunny with today being cold. :-(

Cameron, it is not Mike's fault. You'll need to gripe at the programming dept for that.

...have also advocated a faster response time in obtaining and utilizing a CART provider to provide CC during severe weather events.

[Thunder]

...have also advocated a faster response time in obtaining and utilizing a CART provider to provide CC during severe weather events.

Yeah, KFOR wait until a tornadic cell is within the metro before summoning one and it takes 30 minutes for it to start when they get the call in. KOCO is usually very fast. KWTV does a better job than KFOR. Mike Morgan still have not taken sign language classes to also use his hands while speaking to fill in the gap when CC is not available. Shows how much he cares, eh?

[BrettL]

Reported the tornado in Stroud yesterday

[OkieHornet]

anyone see mike morgan's tie last night?

[venture]

Surveys are starting to come in...

- 1 EF-3
- 5 EF-1
- 2 EF-0
- 14 Not Yet Rated/Surveyed in Oklahoma

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
420 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

...PRELIMINARY SURVEY RESULTS FOR THE APRIL 14 2011...TORNADOES...

SURVEY TEAMS WERE SENT OUT THIS MORNING TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY TORNADOES ON APRIL 14 2011. PRELIMINARILY... FIVE TORNADOES CAN BE CONFIRMED AS A RESULT OF THE TORNADIC SUPERCELLS. ALTHOUGH THE INVESTIGATION STILL CONTINUES...DAMAGE FROM THREE OF THE TORNADOES HAVE BEEN GIVEN A PRELIMINARY EF-SCALE RATING.

REMEMBER THAT THIS INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION. SPECIAL THANKS GOES OUT TO THE EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND STORM SPOTTERS AND CHASERS THAT PROVIDED VALUABLE INFORMATION BOTH DURING AND AFTER THE EVENT.

...ATOKA COUNTY TORNADO...
...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TUSHKA AND ATOKA...
THIS TORNADO DEVELOPED APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF TUSHKA AND MOVED EAST NORTHEAST THROUGH THE TOWN OF TUSHKA. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TOWARD THE CITY OF ATOKA. AS OF 4 PM...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS STILL SURVEYING THIS DAMAGE PATH...AND DO NOT HAVE A DEFINITIVE END POINT FOR THIS TORNADO. HOWEVER...SOME OF THE DAMAGE SEEN IN THE TOWN OF TUSHKA IS CONSISTENT WITH DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH AN EF-3 TORNADO.

...MARSHALL INTO JOHNSTON COUNTY TORNADO...
THIS TORNADO DEVELOPED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF MADILL IN MARSHALL COUNTY AND MOVED NORTHEAST. THE TORNADO CROSSED NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LAKE TEXOMA AND CONTINUED NORTHEAST UNTIL IT LIFTED APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MILBURN. BASED ON THE DEGREE OF DAMAGE SEEN...THIS TORNADO REACHED EF-1 INTENSITY.

...LINCOLN COUNTY TORNADO...
THIS TORNADO BRIEFLY DEVELOPED APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF STROUD. LOCAL MEDIA...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...STORM SPOTTER AND CHASER REPORTS SUGGEST THE TORNADO OCCURRED FOR LESS THAN 30 SECONDS...AND REMAINED OVER AN OPEN FIELD. WITH LITTLE TO NO DAMAGE REPORTED...THIS TORNADO WAS GIVEN AN EF-0 RATING.

...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
VERY LARGE HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED WITH SEVERAL OF THE SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS. WE RECEIVED A FEW REPORTS OF HAIL UP TO SOFTBALL SIZE...WITH NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SIZES OVER GOLF BALL SIZE. SOME DAMAGE WAS REPORTED TO AUTOMOBILES...WITH MANY LOSING THEIR WINDSHIELDS.

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
354 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

...TORNADO DAMAGE SURVEYS ONGOING FOR 14 APRIL 2011 EVENT...
...5 TORNADOES CONFIRMED AT THIS TIME...

TWO TEAMS OF METEOROLOGISTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA ARE CURRENTLY SURVEYING REPORTS OF STORM DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES FROM THE WIDESPREAD SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ON 14 APRIL 2011 THAT IMPACTED PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS.

ONE OF THE DAMAGE SURVEY TEAMS HAS CONFIRMED: TWO TORNADOES IN LE FLORE COUNTY SOUTH OF POTEAU. ONE TORNADO WAS CYCLONIC AND ONE WAS ANTICYCLONIC. BOTH TORNADOES HAVE BEEN RATED AS EF1.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS WILL BE AVAILABLE LATER ONCE THE SURVEY TEAM HAS ANALYZED THE DATA COLLECTED IN THE FIELD.

THE SECOND DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM HAS CONFIRMED THREE TORNADOES.
TORNADO NORTHEAST OF BURBANK RATED EF0
TORNADO 2 MILES NORTH OF HOMINY RATED EF1
TORNADO 7 MILES EAST OF DEWEY RATED EF1
ADDITIONAL DETAILS WILL BE AVAILABLE LATER ONCE THE SURVEY TEAM HAS ANALYZED THE DATA COLLECTED IN THE FIELD.

REPORTS OF POSSIBLE TORNADOES AND/OR DAMAGE ARE BEING INVESTIGATED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS. THESE REPORTS OF TORNADOES WILL REMAIN PRELIMINARY UNTIL A DAMAGE SURVEY HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

IN OKLAHOMA...
1. CONFIRMED EF1 TORNADO 2 MILES NORTH OF HOMINY...OSAGE COUNTY
2. CONFIRMED EF0 TORNADO NE OF BURBANK...OSAGE COUNTY
3. CONFIRMED EF1 TORNADO 7 MILES EAST OF DEWEY...WASHINGTON/NOWATA COUNTY LINE
4. CONFIRMED EF1 TORNADO...POTEAU/WISTER/HOWE AREA...LE FLORE COUNTY
5. CONFIRMED EF1 ANTICYCLONIC TORNADO...POTEAU/WISTER/HOWE AREA...LE FLORE COUNTY
6. OCHELATA AREA...WASHINGTON COUNTY
7. WAGONER AREA...WAGONER COUNTY
8. EAST OF DAISY AREA...PUSHMATAHA COUNTY
9. SOUTH OF DAISY AREA...PUSHMATAHA COUNTY
10. OLETA/CORINNE/SOBOL AREA...PUSHMATAHA COUNTY
11. YANUSH AREA...LATIMER COUNTY
12. WEST OF TALIHINA AREA...LATIMER COUNTY
13. CASTLE AREA...OKFUSKEE COUNTY
14. WELTY AREA...OKFUSKEE COUNTY
15. OKFUSKEE AREA...OKFUSKEE COUNTY
16. EUCHA AREA...DELAWARE COUNTY
17. ALDERSON AREA...PITTSBURG COUNTY

IN ARKANSAS...
18. DYER AREA...CRAWFORD COUNTY
19. BRANCH AREA...FRANKLIN COUNTY


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[Dustin]

anyone see mike morgan's tie last night?

Why? Was he wearing a neon green one?!? lol

[OkieHornet]

Why? Was he wearing a neon green one?!? lol

ha! no, it was a shiny red tie with some kind of rhinestone pattern on it. very bling-y. i think he was channeling porter wagoner!

[Easy180]

Wondering if any of you were like me and kept glancing out at your fence each time it gusted up to 200 mph...Unreal yesterday

[MadMonk]

Wondering if any of you were like me and kept glancing out at your fence each time it gusted up to 200 mph...Unreal yesterday

I didn't have to keep looking. Part of mine went flying by my window. Luckily it was a quick fix - no posts broken.

[bandnerd]

I got on I-44 yesterday, and the wind whipped my little Honda Fit halfway into the next lane, and then it switched and sent me back into the right. Scared the ever-living bejezus out of me. It was 10 and 2 the whole way after that but I was fighting it the whole time I was driving west.

[BG918]

Looks like another chance of severe weather Tuesday, and another later in the week. We're finally getting into an active pattern.

[venture]

Looks like another chance of severe weather Tuesday, and another later in the week. We're finally getting into an active pattern.

Looking at OKC proper Tuesday is not in play for us...however Monday possibly could be. Models aren't really lined up though. NAM is the most aggressive outlining a potential moderate severe weather day, but both GFS and UKMET have the dryline through the area very quickly again. Cap strength looks like it will be an issue with an average strength of 4.2 across all the models for the 0Z time frame on Monday evening. Wind profiles though a very favorable for rotating storms with a great/classic profile with back SE surface winds and winds turning westerly with height.

Tuesday looks like an Eastern OK play again. Next risk comes in on Thursday across most of Western & Central OK. This will spread into the overnight and first portion of Friday before the activity moves to the east. Thursday looks like we might have a chance for widespread moisture, but lets wait for it to actually show up before getting excited. Activity on Friday will move mostly east of I-35 from the way it looks now. After that, we may see risks increase again the following Tuesday (26th) continuing on the 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, and May 1st.