Wagoner, OK Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
Hot Rankings
The chance of earthquake damage in Wagoner is lower than Oklahoma average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Wagoner is lower than Oklahoma average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #493
| Wagoner, OK | 0.04 |
| Oklahoma | 0.31 |
| U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #1
| Wagoner, OK | 0.0000 |
| Oklahoma | 0.0000 |
| U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #270
| Wagoner, OK | 344.79 |
| Oklahoma | 363.83 |
| U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 6,470 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Wagoner, OK were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
| Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
| Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 0 | Cold: | 2 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 12 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 565 | Hail: | 3,126 | Heat: | 18 | Heavy Snow: | 17 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 11 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 23 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 2,568 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 14 | Winter Storm: | 26 | Winter Weather: | 1 |
| Other: | 87 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Wagoner, OK.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Wagoner, OK.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Wagoner, OK.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 148 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Wagoner, OK.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 0.4 | 1960-05-05 | 2 | 35°56'N / 95°25'W | 35°59'N / 95°21'W | 5.10 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Wagoner |
| 7.2 | 1971-05-05 | 3 | 35°49'N / 95°45'W | 35°55'N / 95°06'W | 37.00 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Muskogee |
| 7.5 | 1999-06-01 | 3 | 35°58'N / 95°15'W | 35°54'N / 95°15'W | 2.00 Miles | 350 Yards | 2 | 5 | 1.5M | 0 | Cherokee |
| Brief Description: 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 State Park. In the Amber Hills and Hammer Hill Road areas, a total of 68 homes sustained some form of damage. Of that, 17 single family dwellings and 13 mobile homes were destroyed. Eight single family dwellings sustained major damage and 11 others had minor damage. One mobile home sustained minor damage. Fourteen other single family dwellings and four other mobile homes were affected. In one of the destroyed mobile homes, an elderly man and woman were inside. The woman was killed immediately, and the man was seriously injured, dying one week later in a hospital of tornado-related complications. This becomes eastern Oklahoma's first killer tornado since the April 1994 Catoosa tornado. Across OK Hwy 51 in Sequoyah State Park, between 400 and 500 trees were lost to the tornado. The carport at the park manager's residence was destroyed, and an RV was turned on its side. Fortunately, most Memorial Day campers had cleared out, therefore there were no injuries in the park. F69MH, M69MH Summary of events for the afternoon and evening of June 1 1999: A cold front moving in from the northwest moved into an extremely unstable air mass on the afternoon of June 1. Along the front, an isolated supercell thunderstorm developed around the Pryor/Locust Grove area and then moved in a slow and unusual south-southwest direction. This storm produced very large hail in addition to several strong tornadoes. This storm also produced eastern Oklahoma's first killer tornado in at least half of a decade. | |||||||||||
| 7.8 | 1982-08-27 | 2 | 35°51'N / 95°23'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Wagoner | |
| 8.0 | 1961-05-07 | 2 | 35°54'N / 95°30'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Wagoner | |||
| 9.9 | 1995-04-17 | 2 | 35°51'N / 95°18'W | 35°52'N / 95°13'W | 4.50 Miles | 125 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0 | Wagoner |
| 10.9 | 1960-05-19 | 2 | 35°52'N / 95°32'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Wagoner | |||
| 11.4 | 1986-09-26 | 2 | 35°54'N / 95°39'W | 36°00'N / 95°31'W | 8.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Wagoner |
| 13.3 | 1966-04-11 | 2 | 35°52'N / 95°14'W | 35°52'N / 95°07'W | 6.50 Miles | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Cherokee |
| 13.7 | 1980-09-16 | 2 | 36°03'N / 95°36'W | 2.50 Miles | 2200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Wagoner | |
| 13.7 | 1965-04-08 | 2 | 35°46'N / 95°21'W | 0.30 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Muskogee | |
| 14.6 | 2010-05-13 | 2 | 36°10'N / 95°26'W | 36°11'N / 95°22'W | 4.00 Miles | 1000 Yards | 0 | 2 | 300K | 0K | Mayes |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado that developed near Inola in Rogers County moved northeast toward Chouteau. In Mayes County, the tornado severely damaged several homes, destroyed a metal shop, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and snapped numerous high tension wire poles. The estimated peak wind in this tornado based on this damage in Mayes County was 115 mph. Two people were injured by flying debris. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A line of thunderstorms intensified as it moved into eastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 13th. A number of tornadoes developed on the leading edge of the bowing line of storms over northeastern Oklahoma. The storms also produced damaging wind gusts. | |||||||||||
| 15.6 | 1981-04-19 | 2 | 35°58'N / 95°08'W | 35°58'N / 95°04'W | 3.60 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Creek |
| 15.9 | 2010-05-13 | 2 | 36°00'N / 95°42'W | 36°01'N / 95°37'W | 5.00 Miles | 550 Yards | 0 | 2 | 400K | 0K | Wagoner |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado severely damaged a home, destroyed several shops and outbuildings, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 120 mph. Two people were injured by flying debris in the severely damaged home. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A line of thunderstorms intensified as it moved into eastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 13th. A number of tornadoes developed on the leading edge of the bowing line of storms over northeastern Oklahoma. The storms also produced damaging wind gusts. | |||||||||||
| 15.9 | 1974-06-08 | 3 | 36°10'N / 95°25'W | 36°13'N / 95°16'W | 9.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 7 | 25.0M | 0 | Mayes |
| 16.3 | 1974-06-08 | 3 | 36°05'N / 95°46'W | 36°10'N / 95°25'W | 20.40 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Wagoner |
| 17.3 | 1981-04-19 | 3 | 35°55'N / 95°06'W | 35°55'N / 95°03'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Creek |
| 19.0 | 1966-04-11 | 3 | 35°54'N / 95°46'W | 35°58'N / 95°40'W | 7.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Wagoner |
| 19.3 | 1960-05-05 | 2 | 35°45'N / 95°40'W | 35°48'N / 95°36'W | 4.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Muskogee |
| 19.4 | 1966-05-11 | 2 | 36°10'N / 95°41'W | 36°11'N / 95°32'W | 8.40 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Rogers |
| 19.8 | 1954-03-24 | 2 | 35°49'N / 95°41'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Muskogee | |
| 19.9 | 1993-04-24 | 2 | 36°12'N / 95°15'W | 36°14'N / 95°10'W | 4.50 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 1 | 5.0M | 0 | Mayes |
| 20.5 | 1956-11-20 | 2 | 35°42'N / 95°12'W | 35°44'N / 95°09'W | 3.60 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Muskogee |
| 21.0 | 1975-06-05 | 2 | 36°04'N / 95°44'W | 0.50 Mile | 150 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Wagoner | |
| 21.1 | 1961-05-08 | 2 | 36°15'N / 95°15'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Mayes | |||
| 21.6 | 1976-05-30 | 2 | 36°01'N / 95°46'W | 36°02'N / 95°45'W | 1.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Wagoner |
| 22.2 | 1977-07-25 | 2 | 35°37'N / 95°25'W | 35°40'N / 95°22'W | 4.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Muskogee |
| 22.3 | 1976-05-30 | 2 | 36°00'N / 95°47'W | 36°01'N / 95°46'W | 1.30 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Tulsa |
| 22.5 | 1986-04-13 | 2 | 36°03'N / 95°47'W | 36°06'N / 95°44'W | 4.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Tulsa |
| 22.9 | 1973-05-26 | 2 | 36°01'N / 95°47'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Tulsa | |
| 24.3 | 1993-04-24 | 3 | 36°08'N / 95°49'W | 36°11'N / 95°40'W | 8.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 30 | 50.0M | Rogers |
| 24.4 | 1984-04-26 | 2 | 36°03'N / 95°49'W | 36°04'N / 95°47'W | 3.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Tulsa |
| 24.9 | 1986-09-29 | 2 | 36°11'N / 95°44'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Rogers | |
| 24.9 | 1964-05-10 | 3 | 35°52'N / 94°57'W | 2.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Cherokee | |
| 25.1 | 1991-05-16 | 2 | 36°12'N / 95°43'W | 36°15'N / 95°40'W | 4.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Rogers |
| 25.2 | 1971-05-05 | 2 | 36°16'N / 95°20'W | 36°19'N / 95°02'W | 17.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mayes |
| 25.4 | 1979-03-18 | 2 | 36°10'N / 95°46'W | 36°10'N / 95°45'W | 1.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Rogers |
| 25.5 | 2010-05-13 | 2 | 36°13'N / 95°45'W | 36°15'N / 95°38'W | 6.00 Miles | 450 Yards | 0 | 0 | 750K | 0K | Rogers |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado developed near the Port of Catoosa where it damaged a metal building structure and blew down trees and power poles. The tornado moved northeast across portions of Verdigris, severely damaging several homes, destroying barns, snapping or uprooting numerous trees, and blowing down power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 120 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A line of thunderstorms intensified as it moved into eastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 13th. A number of tornadoes developed on the leading edge of the bowing line of storms over northeastern Oklahoma. The storms also produced damaging wind gusts. | |||||||||||
| 25.8 | 1975-12-05 | 3 | 35°40'N / 95°58'W | 35°57'N / 95°38'W | 27.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Okmulgee |
| 26.1 | 1979-03-18 | 2 | 36°10'N / 95°47'W | 36°10'N / 95°46'W | 1.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tulsa |
| 26.3 | 1982-04-02 | 2 | 36°20'N / 95°16'W | 0.50 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mayes | |
| 26.3 | 1965-04-11 | 2 | 35°35'N / 95°21'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Muskogee | |||
| 26.8 | 1981-05-17 | 2 | 35°37'N / 95°10'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Muskogee | |||
| 27.1 | 1974-06-08 | 3 | 36°09'N / 95°54'W | 36°19'N / 95°34'W | 21.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 10 | 2.5M | 0 | Rogers |
| 27.2 | 1993-04-24 | 4 | 36°09'N / 95°50'W | 36°12'N / 95°45'W | 5.50 Miles | 250 Yards | 7 | 100 | 500K | 0 | Tulsa And Rogers |
| 27.8 | 1973-05-26 | 4 | 35°33'N / 95°19'W | 35°35'N / 95°16'W | 3.60 Miles | 500 Yards | 5 | 25 | 250K | 0 | Muskogee |
| 28.1 | 1951-06-07 | 2 | 35°34'N / 95°16'W | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Muskogee | |||
| 28.3 | 1982-12-24 | 2 | 36°00'N / 95°53'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 7 | 2.5M | 0 | Tulsa | |
| 28.5 | 1975-12-05 | 2 | 35°54'N / 95°53'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Tulsa | |
| 28.7 | 1981-04-19 | 3 | 36°04'N / 95°55'W | 36°05'N / 95°50'W | 4.90 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 7 | 250.0M | 0 | Tulsa |
| 29.5 | 1981-04-19 | 3 | 36°02'N / 95°54'W | 0.50 Mile | 7 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Tulsa | |
| 29.8 | 1976-03-29 | 2 | 35°33'N / 95°32'W | 0.30 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Mcintosh | |
| 30.1 | 2010-05-13 | 2 | 36°03'N / 96°01'W | 36°09'N / 95°46'W | 16.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0K | Tulsa |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado that developed on the west side of Sapulpa in Creek County moved northeast across the City of Tulsa. The tornado severely damaged a number of homes just west of Highway 75, where the most intense damage was noted. Numerous other homes and businesses were damaged as it moved through Tulsa. The tornado snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and blew down numerous power poles. The estimated peak wind in this tornado based on the most intense damage to homes was 120 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A line of thunderstorms intensified as it moved into eastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 13th. A number of tornadoes developed on the leading edge of the bowing line of storms over northeastern Oklahoma. The storms also produced damaging wind gusts. | |||||||||||
| 30.1 | 1981-04-19 | 3 | 35°57'N / 96°00'W | 35°54'N / 95°50'W | 9.90 Miles | 880 Yards | 5 | 49 | 2.5M | 0 | Tulsa |
| 30.5 | 1973-05-26 | 2 | 35°30'N / 95°32'W | 35°34'N / 95°28'W | 5.70 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Mcintosh |
| 31.4 | 1974-06-08 | 3 | 36°00'N / 96°06'W | 36°05'N / 95°46'W | 19.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 35 | 25.0M | 0 | Tulsa |
| 31.6 | 1982-04-02 | 2 | 36°24'N / 95°33'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Rogers | |
| 31.7 | 1960-11-15 | 2 | 35°48'N / 94°51'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Cherokee | |
| 32.3 | 1966-05-11 | 2 | 36°10'N / 95°54'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Tulsa | |
| 32.4 | 1982-06-11 | 2 | 35°38'N / 95°52'W | 35°39'N / 95°44'W | 6.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Okmulgee |
| 32.5 | 1990-05-15 | 2 | 36°26'N / 95°25'W | 36°26'N / 95°15'W | 8.00 Miles | 123 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Mayes |
| 32.6 | 1974-06-08 | 3 | 35°59'N / 96°00'W | 36°09'N / 95°54'W | 12.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 2 | 70 | 25.0M | 0 | Tulsa |
| 32.8 | 1959-03-25 | 2 | 35°30'N / 95°15'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Muskogee | |||
| 32.9 | 1957-07-01 | 2 | 36°05'N / 95°57'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Tulsa | |||
| 33.3 | 1967-01-25 | 2 | 36°22'N / 95°36'W | 36°30'N / 95°26'W | 12.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Rogers |
| 33.3 | 1990-05-15 | 2 | 36°26'N / 95°33'W | 36°26'N / 95°29'W | 4.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 8 | 250K | 0 | Rogers |
| 34.2 | 1974-06-08 | 2 | 35°55'N / 96°07'W | 35°58'N / 95°52'W | 14.40 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Creek |
| 34.7 | 1974-06-08 | 3 | 36°19'N / 95°34'W | 36°37'N / 95°12'W | 29.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Craig |
| 35.1 | 1958-08-20 | 2 | 36°15'N / 95°54'W | 0.10 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Tulsa | |
| 35.2 | 1986-04-07 | 2 | 36°29'N / 95°20'W | 36°27'N / 95°14'W | 5.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Mayes |
| 35.2 | 1975-12-05 | 3 | 36°09'N / 95°58'W | 1.50 Miles | 700 Yards | 0 | 38 | 25.0M | 0 | Tulsa | |
| 35.7 | 1964-05-10 | 2 | 35°44'N / 95°57'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Okmulgee | |||
| 36.2 | 2008-04-10 | 2 | 35°45'N / 94°48'W | 35°46'N / 94°46'W | 3.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 100K | 0K | Adair |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: An NWS storm survey determined that a strong tornado destroyed several mobile homes, caused extensive tree damage, destroyed barns and other outbuildings, and snapped power poles. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms occurred across eastern Oklahoma from the evening of the 9th into the morning of the 10th. | |||||||||||
| 36.2 | 1973-05-26 | 3 | 35°34'N / 95°06'W | 35°36'N / 94°46'W | 18.70 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Sequoyah |
| 37.2 | 1983-06-27 | 2 | 36°23'N / 95°49'W | 36°24'N / 95°45'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Rogers |
| 37.4 | 2010-05-10 | 2 | 35°30'N / 95°44'W | 35°30'N / 95°43'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 200K | 0K | Mcintosh |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado destroyed a mobile home and a barn, severely damaged a couple homes, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 115 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a dry line over central Oklahoma during the afternoon hours. Very unstable air along with very strong low level wind shear resulted in a number of supercell thunderstorms. These storms produced numerous tornadoes, very large hail, and damaging wind gusts as they moved eastward across eastern Oklahoma during the evening hours. | |||||||||||
| 37.5 | 1983-11-22 | 3 | 35°53'N / 94°48'W | 36°03'N / 94°37'W | 16.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 6 | 2.5M | 0 | Le Flore |
| 37.7 | 1980-04-07 | 3 | 36°27'N / 95°12'W | 36°30'N / 95°05'W | 7.20 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Mayes |
| 37.8 | 2010-05-13 | 2 | 35°35'N / 95°56'W | 35°37'N / 95°50'W | 6.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 200K | 0K | Okmulgee |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado severely damaged two homes. It also snapped or uprooted numerous trees, destroyed barns, damaged several other homes, and blew down power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 120 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A line of thunderstorms intensified as it moved into eastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 13th. A number of tornadoes developed on the leading edge of the bowing line of storms over northeastern Oklahoma. The storms also produced damaging wind gusts. | |||||||||||
| 37.9 | 1981-06-15 | 2 | 35°57'N / 96°05'W | 35°58'N / 96°02'W | 3.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Creek |
| 38.1 | 1964-04-12 | 2 | 36°04'N / 96°03'W | 0.20 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Creek | |
| 38.3 | 1983-06-27 | 2 | 36°22'N / 95°52'W | 36°23'N / 95°49'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 1 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Tulsa |
| 38.3 | 1992-07-02 | 3 | 36°26'N / 95°48'W | 36°23'N / 95°47'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Rogers |
| 38.4 | 1954-03-24 | 2 | 36°27'N / 95°09'W | 36°30'N / 95°04'W | 5.60 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mayes |
| 38.4 | 2010-05-10 | 2 | 35°26'N / 95°48'W | 35°31'N / 95°37'W | 13.00 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 0 | 125K | 0K | Mcintosh |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado developed just north of I-40 and south of Lake Eufaula, moved east-northeast across the lake, and then curved northeast before dissipating north-northeast of the intersection of Highway 266 and Highway 72. The tornado severely damaged homes and mobile homes, destroyed several barns, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 115 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a dry line over central Oklahoma during the afternoon hours. Very unstable air along with very strong low level wind shear resulted in a number of supercell thunderstorms. These storms produced numerous tornadoes, very large hail, and damaging wind gusts as they moved eastward across eastern Oklahoma during the evening hours. | |||||||||||
| 38.4 | 1967-01-25 | 2 | 36°30'N / 95°26'W | 36°32'N / 95°10'W | 14.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mayes |
| 38.5 | 2006-03-12 | 3 | 36°10'N / 94°55'W | 36°18'N / 94°38'W | 17.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 8 | 3.0M | 0 | Delaware |
| Brief Description: The first tornado, which touched down in northwestern Cherokee County, continued into southern Delaware County. Damage suggested the tornado widened and strengthened as it moved through southern Delaware County reaching a maximum width of around 1/4 of a mile. The tornado damaged 95 homes, destroying 42 of those homes. Five businesses were also damaged. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted and about 100 power poles were downed, which resulted in more than 5000 people losing power as a result of the storm. The worst damage from this tornado was found from near Twin Oaks to about 4 miles west-southwest of Colcord. The tornado injured eight people. | |||||||||||
| 38.6 | 1974-06-08 | 2 | 36°20'N / 95°53'W | 36°24'N / 95°50'W | 5.40 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Tulsa |
| 38.6 | 1959-05-09 | 3 | 36°26'N / 95°07'W | 36°29'N / 95°00'W | 7.30 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Mayes |
| 38.6 | 1991-04-26 | 4 | 36°27'N / 95°43'W | 36°29'N / 95°39'W | 4.00 Miles | 1300 Yards | 0 | 22 | 25.0M | 0 | Rogers |
| 38.8 | 1997-05-26 | 2 | 35°44'N / 96°04'W | 35°45'N / 95°58'W | 8.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 160K | 0 | Okmulgee |
| 38.8 | 1999-06-01 | 3 | 35°26'N / 95°31'W | 35°23'N / 95°28'W | 4.50 Miles | 350 Yards | 0 | 0 | 700K | 0 | Mcintosh |
| Brief Description: The F3 tornado described here was the second of two tornadoes to touch down in the Checotah area on the evening of June 1. Both tornadoes were spawned from the same parent thunderstorm. Even though this tornado had a stronger F-rating than the first, it caused less widespread damage since it travelled through a less densely populated area. The second tornado touched down on the southeast side of Checotah near I-40 and Grapevine Road at 650 PM CDT. The tornado travelled southeast for 4.5 miles and then lifted at 706 PM CDT. Damage assessments in Checotah combined the effects of the first and second tornadoes. For details of the damage assessment, see the third paragraph of the narrative for the Tornado entry immediately preceding this entry. This tornado, the second of the two, was rated an F3 based based on the near-complete destruction of a farm house 3 to 4 miles southeast of Checotah. Summary of events for the afternoon and evening of June 1 1999: A cold front moving in from the northwest moved into an extremely unstable air mass on the afternoon of June 1. Along the front, an isolated supercell thunderstorm developed around the Pryor/Locust Grove area and then moved in a slow and unusual south-southwest direction. This storm produced very large hail in addition to several strong tornadoes. This storm also produced eastern Oklahoma's first killer tornado in at least half of a decade. | |||||||||||
| 39.2 | 1984-04-26 | 3 | 35°28'N / 96°03'W | 35°42'N / 95°45'W | 22.00 Miles | 1760 Yards | 8 | 95 | 25.0M | 0 | Okmulgee |
| 39.3 | 1999-03-08 | 2 | 35°26'N / 95°43'W | 35°26'N / 95°33'W | 9.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 910K | 0 | Mcintosh |
| Brief Description: The same parent storm which produced a tornado near Burney and Tiger Mountain produced another tornado which touched down near Pierce. At Pierce, the tornado removed roofs from quite a few homes. In Pierce, the tornado also damaged vehicles and boats. Further east, the tornado crossed Interstate 40 near Fountainhead Road (OK Hwy 150). As it crossed the interstate, four 18-wheelers were knocked over, but the drivers escaped injury. After crossing the interstate, the tornado travelled through the Sycamore Bay development, damaging ten to twelve homes. The damage included cracked ceilings, a destroyed garage, and shingles ripped off to the bare wood. One home was moved 30 feet from its foundation, and it took the roof off of another. The tornado then crossed Lake Eufaula as a waterspout, destroying five boats and several docks at Emerald Bay. Once the tornado came back onshore, it hit Lotawatah Road, where it moved a double-wide mobile home from its foundation. Another home lost its roof, and outbuildings were destroyed. A trucking company was hit, destroying five 60-foot trailers and damaging others. The tornado then crossed Humphrey Road at a racing stable, destroying six of their structures and six corrals. When the tornado reached US Hwy 266, part of a home's roof collapsed, and a horse trailer was thrown on top of a barn, which then collapsed. Along its entire path, numerous power poles were snapped off at the base. Spotters reported seeing two or three simultaneous tornadoes at times. Fortunately, the tornado lifted just before entering Checotah. Summary of events for March 8 1999: A band of moderate to heavy rain moved across the area during the morning of March 8 in association with a warm front out in advance of a low pressure center. The rain brought localized nuisance flooding. Once the morning rains passed, warmer air moved into eastern Oklahoma during the afternoon, and an upper level low with lots of cold air aloft moved into the area. Thunderstorms then erupted late in the afternoon along an eastward moving dryline/cold front. Some of these thunderstorms displayed characteristics of low-precipitation supercells which then produced damaging tornadoes, most notably in McIntosh County and at Broken Arrow in Tulsa County. The Broken Arrow tornado occurred miles behind any radar-indicated thunderstorm activity and was possibly the result of a cold-air funnel under the cold upper low which reached the ground. | |||||||||||
| 39.6 | 1992-07-02 | 3 | 36°24'N / 95°50'W | 36°26'N / 95°48'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Tulsa |
| 39.9 | 1999-06-01 | 2 | 35°25'N / 95°32'W | 35°23'N / 95°32'W | 2.00 Miles | 75 Yards | 0 | 0 | 40K | 0 | Mcintosh |
| Brief Description: Spotters reported a tornado touchdown in open rangeland, moving due south for about 2 miles. Along the way, this tornado killed 28 head of cattle when they were hurled into a fence line. This tornado also caused minor damage to a home near Onapa. Summary of events for the afternoon and evening of June 1 1999: A cold front moving in from the northwest moved into an extremely unstable air mass on the afternoon of June 1. Along the front, an isolated supercell thunderstorm developed around the Pryor/Locust Grove area and then moved in a slow and unusual south-southwest direction. This storm produced very large hail in addition to several strong tornadoes. This storm also produced eastern Oklahoma's first killer tornado in at least half of a decade. | |||||||||||
| 40.0 | 1974-06-08 | 3 | 36°22'N / 94°54'W | 36°23'N / 94°51'W | 2.70 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Delaware |
| 40.7 | 1983-04-29 | 2 | 36°33'N / 95°27'W | 1.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Rogers | |
| 40.9 | 1959-05-09 | 3 | 36°24'N / 95°48'W | 36°31'N / 95°46'W | 8.20 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Rogers |
| 41.7 | 1954-05-25 | 2 | 35°22'N / 95°16'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Muskogee | |||
| 41.7 | 1983-11-22 | 3 | 35°51'N / 94°45'W | 36°04'N / 94°31'W | 19.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Le Flore |
| 41.8 | 1961-03-26 | 3 | 35°16'N / 95°43'W | 35°30'N / 95°28'W | 21.40 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Mcintosh |
| 41.9 | 1960-05-05 | 2 | 35°18'N / 95°30'W | 35°25'N / 95°21'W | 11.70 Miles | 200 Yards | 2 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Mcintosh |
| 42.4 | 1960-05-05 | 3 | 35°29'N / 95°51'W | 0.80 Mile | 150 Yards | 2 | 15 | 250K | 0 | Okmulgee | |
| 42.6 | 1968-12-18 | 2 | 36°21'N / 96°00'W | 36°22'N / 95°56'W | 3.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Tulsa |
| 42.6 | 1970-06-11 | 3 | 35°41'N / 94°46'W | 35°56'N / 94°31'W | 22.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Adair |
| 43.2 | 1960-05-05 | 2 | 36°30'N / 95°06'W | 36°34'N / 95°01'W | 6.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Mayes |
| 43.6 | 1967-01-25 | 2 | 36°32'N / 95°10'W | 36°36'N / 95°08'W | 4.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Mayes |
| 43.6 | 1980-04-07 | 3 | 36°30'N / 95°05'W | 36°34'N / 95°00'W | 6.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 4 | 2.5M | 0 | Craig |
| 43.7 | 1983-07-30 | 2 | 35°20'N / 95°27'W | 0.10 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mcintosh | |
| 43.7 | 1959-05-09 | 2 | 36°25'N / 95°51'W | 36°38'N / 95°38'W | 19.10 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Tulsa |
| 43.8 | 1999-03-08 | 2 | 35°26'N / 95°49'W | 35°26'N / 95°48'W | 1.20 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 4 | 90K | 0 | Mcintosh |
| Brief Description: A tornado first touched down near Burney, which is in western McIntosh County near mile marker 248 on Interstate 40. The tornado travelled parallel to and south of the interstate in the Tiger Mountain area but then crossed interstate 40 closest to mile marker 249 as it was lifting. Most of the damage from this tornado was F1-strength, but some F2-strength damage occurred. The tornado first destroyed two mobile homes. Roofing from the first destroyed home was found 150 feet to the east, and a car was crushed in a car port. The second mobile home destroyed was a brand new double-wide that had recently been tied down. The mobile home rolled 30 to 40 feet and was totally destroyed. Four members of a family inside the home were injured, one of them critically. Two cars in a car port were damaged. Further east, shingles were torn off the south and west sides of a house, and a tin shed was destroyed with debris scattered to the north and east. Another shed with appliances inside was destroyed. The tornado then passed near a small dwelling, where numerous large trees were down and a 20-foot pontoon was moved 15 feet over a tree. The tornado then hit another double-wide mobile home, which had its apron blown out on one side, had trim peeled off, and it had a window broken. Two nearby power poles were snapped off. Finally, the tornado passed a well-built two-story home. This home had shingles blown off the roof, windows broken, a sun porch was destroyed, a metal hay shed lost its roof, many large trees were blown down, two small storage sheds were destroyed,a 20-foot horse trailer rolled over, and a Ford F150 crew cab was moved 10 feet. Summary of events for March 8 1999: A band of moderate to heavy rain moved across the area during the morning of March 8 in association with a warm front out in advance of a low pressure center. The rain brought localized nuisance flooding. Once the morning rains passed, warmer air moved into eastern Oklahoma during the afternoon, and an upper level low with lots of cold air aloft moved into the area. Thunderstorms then erupted late in the afternoon along an eastward moving dryline/cold front. Some of these thunderstorms displayed characteristics of low-precipitation supercells which then produced damaging tornadoes, most notably in McIntosh County and at Broken Arrow in Tulsa County. The Broken Arrow tornado occurred miles behind any radar-indicated thunderstorm activity and was possibly the result of a cold-air funnel under the cold upper low which reached the ground. | |||||||||||
| 44.3 | 1989-05-08 | 2 | 36°15'N / 94°39'W | 36°11'N / 94°39'W | 5.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Delaware |
| 44.7 | 1984-04-26 | 2 | 36°28'N / 95°53'W | 0.10 Mile | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Washington | |
| 45.0 | 1980-04-07 | 2 | 36°25'N / 94°48'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Delaware | |
| 45.4 | 1957-05-20 | 3 | 35°21'N / 95°05'W | 35°23'N / 95°00'W | 5.20 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 1 | 3K | 0 | Mayes |
| 45.8 | 1981-05-23 | 2 | 36°16'N / 94°39'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Delaware | |||
| 45.9 | 1964-07-09 | 2 | 36°21'N / 96°03'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Osage | |||
| 45.9 | 1983-06-27 | 2 | 36°21'N / 96°03'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Osage | |
| 46.1 | 1968-06-01 | 2 | 36°06'N / 94°36'W | 36°08'N / 94°33'W | 3.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Adair |
| 46.2 | 1959-05-09 | 3 | 36°31'N / 95°46'W | 36°40'N / 95°34'W | 15.20 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Rogers |
| 46.4 | 1990-03-13 | 2 | 35°44'N / 96°13'W | 35°46'N / 96°07'W | 7.00 Miles | 340 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Okmulgee |
| 46.5 | 2010-12-31 | 2 | 36°00'N / 94°34'W | 36°01'N / 94°32'W | 2.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 60K | 0K | Adair |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This segment is the first of six segments of this long-track tornado. A tornado developed just northeast of Westville and moved rapidly northeastward damaging a home, tossing or rolling four vehicles, snapping at least 13 large power poles, and snapping or uprooting large trees. Estimated maximum wind based on this damage was 125 mph. This tornado continued into Washington County, Arkansas. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Unseasonably warm and moist air spread into eastern Oklahoma ahead of a cold front. Scattered thunderstorms developed in the late evening and early morning hours ahead of the cold front as a weak upper level disturbance passed through the region. Large hail and damaging wind gusts occurred with some of these storms. Another round of storms developed on the cold front as it moved into eastern Oklahoma a few hours before sunrise. Weak to moderate instability combined with very strong low level wind shear created an environment that supported supercell thunderstorm structures. Several supercells developed resulting in large hail and damaging wind gusts in the hours just before and after sunrise on the 31st. One of these supercells produced a long-track, strong tornado that began in Adair County, Oklahoma, and moved into Washington County, Arkansas, where it killed four people in and near the town of Cincinnati. | |||||||||||
| 46.5 | 1960-04-16 | 2 | 36°36'N / 95°12'W | 36°38'N / 95°09'W | 3.80 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Craig |
| 46.7 | 1957-05-20 | 3 | 35°23'N / 95°00'W | 35°28'N / 94°45'W | 15.20 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Delaware |
| 46.8 | 2010-05-10 | 2 | 35°24'N / 95°52'W | 35°25'N / 95°51'W | 2.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 40K | 0K | Mcintosh |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado destroyed a mobile home, damaged a barn, and snapped or uprooted numerous trees. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 115 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a dry line over central Oklahoma during the afternoon hours. Very unstable air along with very strong low level wind shear resulted in a number of supercell thunderstorms. These storms produced numerous tornadoes, very large hail, and damaging wind gusts as they moved eastward across eastern Oklahoma during the evening hours. | |||||||||||
| 47.3 | 1965-06-22 | 2 | 35°28'N / 94°48'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Sequoyah | |
| 47.5 | 1974-06-08 | 4 | 36°16'N / 96°07'W | 36°25'N / 96°04'W | 10.70 Miles | 200 Yards | 1 | 15 | 250K | 0 | Osage |
| 47.6 | 1976-02-20 | 2 | 35°31'N / 94°45'W | 35°33'N / 94°41'W | 4.50 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Sequoyah |
| 47.7 | 1959-05-10 | 2 | 35°29'N / 94°46'W | 1.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 3K | 0 | Sequoyah | |
| 47.8 | 1961-05-08 | 2 | 35°48'N / 94°33'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Adair | |||
| 47.8 | 1970-06-11 | 2 | 35°15'N / 95°30'W | 35°18'N / 95°26'W | 5.20 Miles | 440 Yards | 1 | 14 | 2.5M | 0 | Pittsburg |
| 47.8 | 1967-01-25 | 2 | 36°36'N / 95°08'W | 36°39'N / 95°07'W | 3.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Craig |
| 48.0 | 1960-05-05 | 5 | 35°44'N / 96°24'W | 36°03'N / 96°04'W | 28.70 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Creek |
| 48.1 | 1968-05-25 | 2 | 35°27'N / 94°48'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Sequoyah | |
| 48.2 | 1991-04-26 | 4 | 36°12'N / 96°17'W | 36°23'N / 96°00'W | 21.00 Miles | 1700 Yards | 0 | 19 | 2.5M | 0 | Osage |
| 48.3 | 1960-05-05 | 2 | 35°17'N / 95°35'W | 1.00 Mile | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mcintosh | |
| 48.6 | 1960-05-05 | 4 | 35°23'N / 94°51'W | 35°27'N / 94°49'W | 4.90 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Sequoyah |
| 48.7 | 1957-01-22 | 2 | 35°15'N / 95°18'W | 35°17'N / 95°12'W | 6.10 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Haskell |
| 48.8 | 1959-05-09 | 3 | 36°29'N / 95°00'W | 36°36'N / 94°45'W | 15.90 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Delaware |
| 49.0 | 2010-05-10 | 2 | 35°22'N / 96°01'W | 35°29'N / 95°53'W | 12.00 Miles | 1250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 150K | 0K | Okmulgee |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado developed southwest of Henryetta, moved east-northeast across Henryetta Lake then turned sharply northeast before dissipating northeast of Dewar. The tornado destroyed a mobile home near Lake Henryetta. The tornado also damaged several homes, another mobile home and a boat dock, snapped or uprooted numerous trees and blew down power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 115 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a dry line over central Oklahoma during the afternoon hours. Very unstable air along with very strong low level wind shear resulted in a number of supercell thunderstorms. These storms produced numerous tornadoes, very large hail, and damaging wind gusts as they moved eastward across eastern Oklahoma during the evening hours. | |||||||||||
| 49.3 | 1970-11-19 | 2 | 36°10'N / 94°32'W | 2.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Benton | |
| 49.4 | 1982-05-28 | 2 | 35°27'N / 94°46'W | 0.50 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Sequoyah | |
| 49.4 | 1951-09-09 | 2 | 36°37'N / 95°01'W | 2.00 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Craig | |
| 49.6 | 2008-04-10 | 2 | 35°47'N / 94°32'W | 35°49'N / 94°30'W | 4.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 50K | 0K | Adair |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: An NWS storm survey determined that a strong tornado destroyed a mobile home, caused extensive tree damage, and snapped power poles. This tornado continued into Washington County Arkansas, lifting about 4 miles southwest of Lincoln. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms occurred across eastern Oklahoma from the evening of the 9th into the morning of the 10th. | |||||||||||
| 49.6 | 1981-05-17 | 4 | 35°33'N / 96°09'W | 35°36'N / 96°06'W | 4.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Okmulgee |
| 49.7 | 1970-10-08 | 3 | 36°13'N / 94°32'W | 36°18'N / 94°36'W | 6.90 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Benton |
| 50.0 | 1987-11-15 | 2 | 36°40'N / 95°10'W | 1.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Craig | |
* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.