Severe Weather Reports

This article is a focus on document severe weather reports for 2015. Severe weather is defined as wind over 58 mph, hail over inch in diameter, and/or a tornado. Information will be updated as new data comes in after events occur. Please feel free to contribute and data or photos to be added.

**For easier viewing, to the right of each date you will have three options. If you click on "" it will hide that date to reduce how much is visible at once.**

4/3 Update - Replaced basic storm reports map with SPC Max Outlook verification images. The outlook chosen will be the one that reflected the greatest Day 1 risk area in Oklahoma and then overlay that with the storm reports.


[H=Non-Severe Days]Non-Severe Days

These are days that had active severe weather watches but did not document any severe weather within the state.

March 24th - NE & EC Oklahoma. Severe Thunderstorm Watch #5 (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0005.html), no reports with in Oklahoma. SPC had a Slight to Enhanced Risk over Eastern OK.
April 7th - Extreme NC & NE Oklahoma. Severe Thunderstorm Watch #30 (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0030.html), no severe reports in Oklahoma. SPC had a Slight Risk over NE OK.


Tornado Reports
Tornado reports are officially documents and reported by the National Weather Service offices located in Norman, Tulsa, Amarillo, and Shreveport for Oklahoma counties. Data can always be reviewed at: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/?n=tornadodata-ok-2015.

DateF-ScaleCountyLocation3/25EF2Osaga, Tulsa6.3 W Pogue Arpt to 0.5 SW Sand Springs3/25EF0Tulsa1.8 S to 3.7 SW Tulsa Int'l Arpt3/25EF0Canadian6 WSW Yukon3/25EF2ClevelandSW OKC to Moore4/2EF1Ottawa1 SW Afton4/8UNKNCuster4 NE Hammon

March 25

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2015/day1otlk_v_20150325_1630.gifStorm Highlights
Tornadoes: 5

4W Sand Springs
Sand Springs
Moore - EF2
Inola
1 N Peggs


Largest Hail: 3.00" Sand Spring
Highest Wind: 80 mph 2 W Catoosa

Watches
Tornado (Red): None
Severe Tstm (Blue): WW 6 (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0006.html), WW 8 (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0008.html)

Max SPC Risk: Moderate
March 26


http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2015/day1otlk_v_20150326_1200.gifStorm Highlights
Tornadoes: None
Largest Hail: None
Highest Wind: UNKN 3 W Honobia

Watches
Tornado (Red): None
Severe Tstm (Blue): None

Max SPC Risk: None
March 31


http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2015/day1otlk_v_20150331_1630.gifStorm Highlights
Tornadoes: None
Largest Hail: 1.25" - 6 N McKnight
Highest Wind: None

Watches
Tornado (Red): None
Severe Tstm (Blue): WW11 (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0011.html), WW14 (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0014.html)

Max SPC Risk: Slight
April 1

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2015/day1otlk_v_20150401_2000.gifStorm Highlights
Tornadoes: None
Largest Hail: 2.75" 4 N Camargo
Highest Wind: Unknown

Watches
Tornado (Red): None
Severe Tstm (Blue): None

Max SPC Risk: Slight
April 2

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2015/day1otlk_v_20150402_1200.gifStorm Highlights
Tornadoes: 1

1 SW Afton


Largest Hail: 1.75" - Multiple
Highest Wind: Unknown

Watches
Tornado (Red): WW17 (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0017.html)
Severe Tstm (Blue): WW21 (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0021.html)

Max SPC Risk: Enhanced
April 8

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2015/day1otlk_v_20150408_1630.gifStorm Highlights
Tornadoes: 1

4 NE Hammon


Largest Hail: 3.00" - Multiple
Highest Wind: 75 mph - Multiple

Watches
Tornado (Red): WW36 (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0036.html)
Severe Tstm (Blue): WW35 (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0035.html)

Max SPC Risk: Enhanced
April 9


Storm Highlights
Tornadoes: None
Largest Hail: 1.25" Summerfield
Highest Wind: UNKN

Watches
Tornado (Red): None
Severe Tstm (Blue): WW42 (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0042.html), WW44 (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0044.html)

Max SPC Risk: Enhanced

So there was only 5 confirmed tornadoes?

There was talk of a brief touchdown near the fairgrounds. Was that not the case?

So there was only 5 confirmed tornadoes?

There was talk of a brief touchdown near the fairgrounds. Was that not the case?

Information will be updated as surveys are completed and the NWS releases their findings. Just because a spotter claims to have saw something doesn't mean that is what it was.

Moore tornado rated at the low end of the EF2 scale based a couple tiny areas. The March 25th, 2015 Severe Weather Event (http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/?n=events-20150325)

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/images/oun/wxevents/20150325/150325_moore_tornado_prelim.png

Tonight in NE OK...

1005 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 WSW AFTON 36.68N 95.01W
04/02/2015 CRAIG OK TRAINED SPOTTER

2 TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCKS BLOWN OVER ON I-44 AT 4470 ROAD.
SHEET METAL ALSO IN THE MEDIAN. POSSIBLE TORNADO. TIME
ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

Preliminary local storm report
national weather service tulsa ok
1238 am cdt fri apr 03 2015

..time... ...event... ...city location... ...lat.lon...
..date... ....mag.... ..county location..st.. ...source....
..remarks..

1010 pm tornado 1 sw afton 36.68n 94.98w
04/02/2015 ottawa ok storm chaser

storm chasers reported power flashes near a funnel cloud.
Radar data strongly supported a tornado as well.

Public information statement
national weather service tulsa ok
622 pm cdt fri apr 3 2015

...nws tulsa survey team rates the afton tornado an ef1...

The afton tornado had estimated max winds of between 100 and 110
mph. More details...such as path length and width and start and end
times...will be revealed later this evening.

&&