NWS Confirms Tornado Touchdowns in the Tulsa Area

The National Weather Service has confirmed tornado touchdowns in the Tulsa area, including the EF2 tornado that went through my neighborhood.

Their statement is below.

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
946 PM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

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PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-
TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-
CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-
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946 PM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

…DAMAGE SURVEY SUMMARY FOR ADDITIONAL MAY 13TH TORNADOES…

A TEAM OF METEOROLGISTS SURVEYED STORM DAMAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THAT OCCURRED DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF MAY 13TH.
SEVERAL ADDITIONAL TORNADO PATHS WERE ASSESSED FROM THE ONES THAT
WERE SURVEYED YESTERDAY.

ONE TORNADO PATH STARTED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PORT OF CATOOSA
AND WENT NORTHEAST ACROSS VERDIGRIS AND APPEARED TO END SOUTH OF
CLAREMORE. A METAL BUILDING STRUCTURE AT THE PORT AND TWO HOMES IN
THE PATH SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE THAT WAS SUPPORTIVE OF AN EF2
RATING WITH PEAK GUSTS NEAR 120 MPH.

ANOTHER TORNADO PATH STARTED SOUTH OF INOLA AND WENT NORTHEAST TO
A POINT JUST WEST OF CHOUTEAU. THIS TORNADO DESTOYED A WOOD-
FRAMED METAL SHOP…CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES…AND
DOWNED NUMEROUS POLES THAT SUPPORTED HIGH-TENSION WIRES…ALL OF
WHICH SUPPORTED AN EF2 RATING WITH PEAK GUSTS NEAR 115 MPH.

A THIRD TORNADO PATH STARTED IN KIEFER…WENT NORTHEAST CROSSING
THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT SOUTH HARVARD AND INTO SOUTH TULSA TO NEAR
101ST AND GARNETT. HOMES SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND NUMEROUS TREES
WERE SNAPPED…ALL OF WHICH SUPPORTED AN EF1 RATING WITH PEAK WIND
GUSTS NEAR 95 MPH.

OTHER TORNADOES CONFIRMED FROM THE MAY 13TH BOWING LINE ON
THURSDAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING…

A TORNADO DEVELOPED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SAPULPA…MOVED NORTHEAST
ACROSS TULSA AND DISSIPATED WEST OF THE WAGONER COUNTY LINE NORTH
OF 21ST STREET. THIS TORNADO WAS RATED EF2 BASED ON DAMAGE TO
HOMES AND TREES NEAR THE CREEK/TULSA COUNTY LINE TO THE WEST OF
HIGHWAY 75. PEAK WIND SPEEDS WERE NEAR 120 MPH.

ANOTHER TORNADO MOVED FROM SOUTHWEST OF ONETA TO THE NORTH OF
COWETA AND DISSIPATED EAST OF THE MUSKOGEE TURNPIKE ABOUT 5 MILES
EAST OF ONETA. SEVERE DAMAGE TO A HOME AND ADJACENT WORKSHOPS
SUPPORT AN EF2 DAMAGE RATING WITH PEAK GUSTS TO NEAR 120 MPH.

A SHORT-LIVED WEAK TORNADO FORMED EAST OF FAIR OAKS IN SOUTHERN
ROGERS COUNTY…PRODUCING DAMAGE TO MAINLY TREES…WHICH SUPPORT
AN EF0 RATING.

THE FINAL TORNADO THAT HAS SO FAR BEEN CONFIRMED WITH THIS EVENT
BEGAN SOUTHEAST OF OKMULGEE AND MOVED NORTHEAST TO A POINT NORTHEAST
OF MORRIS. TWO HOMES WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED SUPPORTING AN EF2
RATING WITH PEAK WIND SPEEDS 120 MPH.

OTHER POTENTIAL TORNADO PATHS THAT ARE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION
INCLUDE DAMAGE FROM NEAR DEPEW TO BRISTOW AS WELL AS SOME DAMAGE
IN SOUTHERN OTTAWA COUNTY.

ANYONE WITH INFORMATION THAT COULD ENHANCE THE RECORD OF THESE
STORMS SHOULD CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN TULSA
AT 918-838-7838 DURING BUSINESS HOURS…OR SEND US AN E-MAIL AT
SR-TSA.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.