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    About This Report
    This article will track any days where a (non-winter) severe weather watch, warning, and/or an SPC discussion included a risk of severe weather for any location in Oklahoma. Reports for tornadoes, hail, and wind will display the total number of reports and then the strongest/largest reported feature in that category. For example in the hail column if it says 34 / 2.50 that translates to 34 hail reports with the largest hail stone reported being 2.50" in diameter. Once that day is complete, the daily SPC report log will be linked to the reports. All information here is from the National Weather Service from Local Storm Reports (LSRs), the storm log pages of the NWS Norman and Tulsa websites, as well as the Storm Prediction Center logs.

    * - All tornado numbers are usually preliminary for several months after first reported due to damage survey studying.

    D2 or D3 - These notes, in the Outlook Risk column, apply only to Moderate or High risks that are issued on the early outlooks and not Day 1's.

    Tornado/Hail/Wind Reports Disclaimer
    Daily reporting periods run from 7AM CDT that day to 7AM CDT the following day. Reports have been split in most cases to account for the exact date the event took place.


    January
    • No severe weather reported.

    February

    • No severe weather reported.

    March
    Date Outlook Risk TOR Watch SVR Watch Tornadoes* Hail Wind Comments
    3/15/2014 Slight No WW29 None None None Low end slight risk day for SC OK.
    3/27/2014 Slight WW33 WW35 None None None Eastern OK
    3/28/2014 Slight No WW37 None 3 / 1.25"
    1 / 72 mph Far SE OK

    April
    Date Outlook Risk TOR Watch SVR Watch Tornadoes* Hail Wind Comments
    4/1/2014 Slight No WW45 None None None SW OK
    4/2/2014 Slight WW46 No None None None N & W OK, Cap Bust
    4/3/2014 Slight WW51, WW52, WW56 No None 17 / 2.5" 4 / 70 mph E OK
    4/13/2014 Moderate > Slight WW74, WW76 WW75, WW77, WW78 2 12 / 1.75" 3 / 65 mph C & E OK
    4/20/2014 Slight No No None 4 / 2.00" None Far SW OK
    4/21/2014 Slight No No None None None Far SE OK/Red River
    4/23/2014 Slight No WW88 None 4 / 1.75" 4 / 62 mph W 1/2 OK
    4/24/2014 Slight No WW89, WW90 None 6 / 1.00" 1 / 59 mph Far E OK
    4/26/2014 Slight No WW92 None 3 / 1.75" 1 / 62 mph Western 2/3rds of OK
    4/27/2014 Moderate (D2/D3) WW97, PDS WW100 WW92 2 - 1 fatal 5 / 1.75" 1 / UNKN Eastern 1/2 of OK, Mdt E

    May
    Date Outlook Risk TOR Watch SVR Watch Tornadoes* Hail Wind Comments
    5/7/2014 Slight No WW123, WW129 1 30 / 2.75" 9 / 80 mph W & C OK
    5/8/2014 Slight No No None None None W, NC & E OK
    5/9/2014 Slight > See Text No No None None None Far SE OK
    5/10/2014 Slight > General No No None None None C to NE OK
    5/11/2014 Slight Yes - WW143 WW146, WW147 None 3 / 1.25" None NW 2/3rds of OK
    5/12/2014 Slight No No None None 1 / UNKN SE OK
    5/21/2014 Slight No No None None None NW OK & PH
    5/22/2014 Slight No WW173 None None 3 / 64 mph OK PH
    5/24/2014 General No No None None 2 / UNKN C & SW OK
    5/25/2014 Slight > General No WW186 None None None SW OK & PH
    5/26/2014 Slight No No None None 1 / 60 mph SW OK
    5/27/2014 General No No 2 None None SW & NE OK
    5/31/2014 General No No None 5 / 1.75" None NW OK & PH


    June
    Date Outlook Risk TOR Watch SVR Watch Tornadoes* Hail Wind Comments
    6/1/2014 Slight No WW204 1 1 / 1.00" 7 / 74 mph NW & NC OK
    6/4/2014 Slight No WW224 None None None N OK
    6/5/2014 Slight No WW228, WW236 None 6 / 2.75" 1 / UNKN NE OK
    6/6/2014 Slight >Moderate WW243, WW248, WW249 WW237, WW238, WW239, WW251 None 11 / 2.50" 12 / 72 mph Most of OK
    6/7/2014 Slight No WW258 None 8 / 1.75" 12 / 87 mph Most of OK
    6/8/2014 Slight WW263 WW266 None 5 / 2.00" 4 / 69 mph W & S OK
    6/11/2014 Slight No WW284, WW286 None None None All but Far E
    6/12/2014 Slight No WW287 None None None Far SE
    6/13/2014 Slight No No None None None PH
    6/14/2014 Slight No No None None None W, NC, PH
    6/15/2014 Slight No WW299 None None None SW, C, NE
    6/18/2014 Slight No WW323 None None None W 1/3, PH
    6/19/2014 Slight > Gen No No None None None
    6/22/2014 Slight No WW347, WW349, WW350 3 None None NW 1/3, PH
    6/23/2014 Slight No No 1 None None W PH
    6/24/2014 Slight No WW353 None None 3 / 60 mph NW, PH
    6/25/2014 Slight No No None None None PH
    6/26/2014 Slight No No None None None NW, PH
    6/27/2014 Slight No No None None None NW, PH
    6/28/2014 Slight WW366 1 None 16 / 71 mph SW to NE OK
    6/29/2014 Slight No No None None None Far NE
    6/30/2014 Slight WW377 None 2 / 1.75" 29 / 85 mph NW

    July
    Date Outlook Risk TOR Watch SVR Watch Tornadoes* Hail Wind Comments
    7/1/2014 Slight No No None 1 / 1.00" 6 / 71 mph NW, PH, SW
    7/8/2014 General No No None None 1 / 60 mph C
    7/16/2014 WW425 PH
    7/23/2014 WW431 E OK

    August
    Date Outlook Risk TOR Watch SVR Watch Tornadoes* Hail Wind Comments
    7/1/2014 Slight No No None 1 / 1.00" 6 / 71 mph NW, PH, SW
    7/8/2014 General No No None None 1 / 60 mph C
    7/13/2014 None 2 / 1.00" 5 / 63 mph
    7/14/2014 3 / 1.00" 4 / 60 mph
    7/16/2014 WW425 PH
    7/21/2014 2 / 1.75" None
    7/23/2014 WW431 E OK
    September
    Date Outlook Risk TOR Watch SVR Watch Tornadoes* Hail Wind Comments
    9/1/2014 WW486, WW488 None 1 / 1.00" 6 / 71 mph NW, PH, SW
    Annual Tornado Statistics*

    Source: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/?n=torna...-monthlyannual

    Month Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
    Avg 0.3 0.8 4 11.7 22 7.8 1.8 1.4 1.9 2 1.5 0.4 55.5
    2014 0 0 0 4 2 6 0





    Departure -0.3 -0.8 -4 -7.7 -20 -2.8 -1.8




    -37.4

    Tornado Log

    Date Rating Time Period (CT) County Details Warned?
    April 13 EF0 1658 to 1659 Stephens 8 NNE Velma Yes
    April 13 EF0 1705 Stephens NE Velma Yes
    April 27 EF2 1629-1636 Ottawa & Cherokee 3.4 SW Quapaw to 3.7 NE to Baxter Springs KS, 1 fatal No
    April 27 EF1 1631-1634 Le Flore 1.5 NW Octavia to 2.2 NE Yes
    May 7 UNKN 1806-1809 Comanche 7 W Meers, Moko Mountain Yes
    May 27 EF0 1138 Okmulgee 6 W Okmulgee No
    May 27 EF0 1300 Comanche 6 NE Faxon, Landspout reported by KSWO No
    June 22 EF0 1742-1750 Beaver 9 W Slapout to 9 W Slapout, 100 yds Wide x 2 miles Yes
    June 22 EF1 1803-1813 Beaver 14 W Slapout to 18 W Slapout, 150 yrds Wide x 4 miles Yes
    June 22 EF0 1831-1832 Beaver 7 SE Elmwood to 7 SE Elmwood, 50 yrds wide x 0.5 miles Yes
    June 23 EF0 1859-1902 Pittsburg 1.5 NNE - 1.4 NE Haileyville No
    June 28 EF0 1522-1528 Mayes 0.8 WSW Adair to 3.7 ENE Adair Yes


    1. Tornado source: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/?n=tornadodata-ok-2014

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    So for averages, have we been below average this year? Maybe I should just Google it though...

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    Here is an interesting site on the subject in which you can compare years.

    Monthly/Annual statistics for Tornadoes in Oklahoma (1950-Present)

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    The one thing about severe weather is it can change in an instant. 2013 started off as one of the quietest years in history yet it ended up being an above average year as well as the one of the worst in state history in terms of human impact. All it takes is one outbreak.

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    The one thing about severe weather discussion is it can change in an instant. It starts off with a quiet, dispassionate historical perspective yet it ends up being hyperbolic, doomsday prognosis.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Plutonic Panda View Post
    So for averages, have we been below average this year? Maybe I should just Google it though...
    I'm going to try to figure out average for the hail and wind reports. This is a work in progress... Just need some time off work to catch up with everything.

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    I've added the tornado stats to the article now to give a good comparrison for the year and where we stack up. So far it looks like we will exit March without a tornado in the state. This is the 2nd time in the last 10 years it has happened and only the 4th time since 1980. Since I know it will be asked on how things turned out for the other 3 years it happened...

    2001 - Season total 61 tornadoes, strongest were the 3 F3 recorded in Western and SW OK.

    2002 - Season total of 18 tornadoes with the strongest being the F3 in Dewey/Woodward counties.

    2011 - Season total 119 tornadoes with the strongest being the EF5 that struck the western and northern OKC metro area. This was on May 24th which I would also note included a pair of EF4s that struck the southern OKC metro area at almost the exact same time. It was a crazy day and I think most of us here remember it.

    What conclusion can you make? None.

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    Quote Originally Posted by venture View Post
    What conclusion can you make? None.
    Something is going to happen somewhere sometime.

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    Updated for Wednesday, though not really anything to add to any tally.

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    NWS Norman has rated the 2 tornadoes in SW OK last week as an EF0. They have been added to the log. This of course counters David Payne who said it "looked like an EF1 to EF2" based on video alone. This is why they do surveys - to get the truth and not just because something looks big and scary.

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    Reports from NWS Tulsa on the tornado in NE OK and also a new one in SE OK.

    weather-event_2014april27

    PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
    905 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

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

    0533 PM TORNADO 2 NNE OCTAVIA 34.55N 94.69W
    04/27/2014 LE FLORE OK NWS EMPLOYEE

    1.9 MILES NNE OF OCTAVIA...RATED EF1


    Quapaw Tornado (Ottawa County OK)
    EF-Scale EF-2
    Damage:
    based on building and tree damage in both Quapaw and Baxter Springs, KS
    Maximum Estimated Wind Speed 115 to 130 mph based on building and tree damage in both Quapaw and Baxter Springs, KS
    Path Length 11.25 miles (7 miles in Oklahoma)
    Maximum Path Width 325 yards
    Start Time and Location 2 miles SW of Quapaw, OK 529 PM CDT Sunday April 27, 2014
    End Location (in Oklahoma) and Times 3 miles NE of Quapaw, OK (on KS border) at 542 PM CDT Sunday April 27, 2014
    The tornado continued on into the Baxter Springs Kansas Area.

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    Two unwarned tornadoes occurred on May 27th. One was in Comanche County and was actually a landspout rated an EF0. In Le Flore County an EF1 touched down near Octavia.

    PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
    1007 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014

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

    0200 PM TORNADO 6 NE FAXON 34.51N 98.49W
    05/27/2014 COMANCHE OK BROADCAST MEDIA

    LANDSPOUT TORNADO PHOTOS AND DAMAGE REPORTED VIA KSWO.

    PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
    314 PM CDT WED APR 30 2014


    ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/27/14 TORNADO EVENT...

    .OCTAVIA TORNADO...

    RATING: EF-1
    ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95 TO 105 MPH
    PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.5 MILES
    PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 250 YARDS
    FATALITIES: 0
    INJURIES: 0

    START DATE: APRIL 27 2014
    START TIME: 531 PM CDT
    START LOCATION: 1.5 NNW OCTAVIA / LE FLORE COUNTY / OK
    START LAT/LON: 34.5480 / -94.7109

    END DATE: APRIL 27 2014
    END TIME: 534 PM CDT
    END LOCATION: 2.2 NE OCTAVIA / LE FLORE COUNTY / OK
    END_LAT/LON: 34.5566 / -94.6889

    SURVEY_SUMMARY: A METEOROLOGIST FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
    IN TULSA SURVEYED TORNADO DAMAGE NORTH OF OCTAVIA. THE TORNADO
    SNAPPED OR UPROOTED A NUMBER OF TREES. THE PRIMARY AREA OF DAMAGE
    FOUND WAS ALONG HIGHWAY 259. DUE TO MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF THE
    PATH BEING IN AREAS INACCESSIBLE BY ROAD...THE BEGINNING AND
    ENDING POINTS WERE ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR AS WELL AS ROADS
    AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE ESTIMATED PATH ON WHICH NO DAMAGE WAS
    FOUND.

    EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
    FOLLOWING CATEGORIES.

    EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH
    EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH
    EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH
    EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH
    EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH
    EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH

    NOTE:
    THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
    CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
    STORM DATA.

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    Severe archive has been updated for everything through this morning.

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    June now tied with April for our "busy" tornado months this year.

    PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
    1138 AM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

    ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 06/28/2014 TORNADO EVENT...

    .ADAIR TORNADO...

    RATING: EF-0
    ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 70 TO 80 MPH
    PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 4.3 MILES
    PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 400 YARDS
    FATALITIES: 0
    INJURIES: 0

    START DATE: JUNE 28 2014
    START TIME: 322 PM CDT
    START LOCATION: 0.8 WSW ADAIR / MAYES COUNTY / OK
    START LAT/LON: 36.4323 / -95.2831

    END DATE: JUNE 28 2014
    END TIME: 328 PM CDT
    END LOCATION: 3.7 ENE ADAIR / MAYES COUNTY/ OK
    END LAT/LON: 36.4589 / -95.2133

    SURVEY SUMMARY:
    THIS TORNADO DEVELOPED SOUTHWEST OF ADAIR, OKLAHOMA, ON THE
    LEADING EDGE OF A SQUALL LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. IT MOVED EAST-
    NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND DAMAGED THE ADAIR FIRE
    DEPARTMENT...SEVERAL BUSINESSES...AND SEVERAL HOMES IN TOWN. THE
    TORNADO SNAPPED NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS ALONG ITS PATH AND BLEW
    DOWN POWER LINES.

    EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
    FOLLOWING CATEGORIES.

    EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH
    EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH
    EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH
    EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH
    EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH
    EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH

    NOTE:
    THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
    CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
    STORM DATA.


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    Archive updated. June was the highest tornado month for the year so far at 5 tornadoes. Year to date we are at 12.

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