Oklahoma, 2000

Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, March 7 to 8, 2000

March 7 to 8, 2000 · NWS TSA · 31 events in 16 counties and zones

15 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 4 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$55,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
31

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 111 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:01 UTC.

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Event by event

15 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Osage

When
March 7, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Osage County, Fairfax
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
36.567, -96.700

Thunderstorm winds blew down a few power poles near Fairfax.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When
March 7, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, Maramec
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.250, -96.667

Hail, Okfuskee

When
March 7, 9:28 PM CST
Where
Okfuskee County, Paden
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
35.500, -96.567

Thunderstorm Wind, Osage

When
March 7, 9:38 PM CST
Where
Osage County, 7 mi NW of Pawhuska
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
36.733, -96.417

Thunderstorm winds knocked down a transmission line linking several substations and created power outages in Pawhuska, Barnsdall, Shidler and Avant.

Hail, Okfuskee

When
March 7, 9:41 PM CST
Where
Okfuskee County, 10 mi SE of Welty
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
35.517, -96.267

Hail, Okfuskee

When
March 7, 9:46 PM CST
Where
Okfuskee County, 1 mi N of Mason
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
35.583, -96.367

Hail, Okfuskee

When
March 7, 9:46 PM CST
Where
Okfuskee County, Lake Okemah
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
35.517, -96.317

Golfball size hail fell likely damaging a few cars.

Hail, Pawnee

When
March 7, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 7 mi E of Terlton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.183, -96.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Creek

When
March 7, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Creek County, Mannford
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.250, -96.417

Thunderstorm winds blew a car off the road near Mannford. The winds also broke windows in at least one house.

Hail, Okmulgee

When
March 7, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Okmulgee County, Nuyaka
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
35.650, -96.133

Tornado, Tulsa

When
March 7, 10:10 PM CST
Where
Tulsa County, 1 mi N of Sperry
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$500
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
36.317, -96.000

A tornado briefly touched down just north of Sperry. The only damage was to trees.

Tornado, Osage

When
March 7, 10:10 PM CST
Where
Osage County, 3 mi S of Skiatook
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
36.317, -96.000

An amateur radio operator reported a tornado 3 miles west of Highway 75 at 126th Street North.The tornado likely just touched down briefly and no damage was reported.

Hail, Okmulgee

When
March 7, 10:13 PM CST
Where
Okmulgee County, 1 mi N of Preston
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
35.733, -95.983

Hail, Okmulgee

When
March 7, 10:20 PM CST
Where
Okmulgee County, 4 mi E of Beggs
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
35.733, -96.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
March 7, 10:23 PM CST
Where
Washington County, 3 mi SW of Vera
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
36.417, -95.917

Tornado, Washington

When
March 7, 10:25 PM CST to 10:27 PM CST
Where
Washington County, 3 mi N of Vera
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
36.500, -95.883

A tornado touched down for a couple minutes and caused intermittent tree damage for about a mile north of Vera.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
March 7, 10:27 PM CST
Where
Washington County, 5 mi N of Vera
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
36.517, -95.883

Thunderstorm Wind, Rogers

When
March 7, 10:34 PM CST
Where
Rogers County, 3 mi N of Collinsville
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
36.417, -95.833

Hail, Okmulgee

When
March 7, 10:35 PM CST
Where
Okmulgee County, 2 mi S of Henryetta
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
35.417, -95.983

Hail, McIntosh

When
March 7, 10:35 PM CST
Where
McIntosh County, 7 mi W of Lenna
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
35.383, -95.883

Tornado, Rogers

When
March 7, 10:37 PM CST
Where
Rogers County, 2 mi S of Talala
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
36.500, -95.683

A tornado briefly touched down just south of Talala near Oologah Lake damaging the roofs of a few outbuildings and some trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wagoner

When
March 7, 10:47 PM CST
Where
Wagoner County, 3 mi SW of Coweta
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
35.917, -95.683

Thunderstorm Wind, Nowata

When
March 7, 10:47 PM CST
Where
Nowata County, 1 mi W of Nowata
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
36.700, -95.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Rogers

When
March 7, 11:05 PM CST
Where
Rogers County, 2 mi S of Inola
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
36.117, -95.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Mayes

When
March 7, 11:21 PM CST
Where
Mayes County, Chouteau
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
36.183, -95.350

Hail, Muskogee

When
March 7, 11:22 PM CST
Where
Muskogee County, Muskogee
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
35.750, -95.367

Thunderstorm Wind, Wagoner

When
March 7, 11:23 PM CST
Where
Wagoner County, 5 mi NE of Wagoner
Property damage
$500
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.900, -95.317

Thunderstorm winds blew trees down onto a road near Rocky Point.

Hail, Muskogee

When
March 7, 11:24 PM CST
Where
Muskogee County, Summit
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.667, -95.433

Thunderstorm Wind, Craig

When
March 7, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Craig County, 6 mi SW of Vinita
Property damage
$100
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
36.583, -95.233

Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs in Big Cabin.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When
March 8, 12:05 AM CST
Where
Cherokee County, Cookson
Property damage
$100
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.700, -94.967

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down onto Highway 82 near Cookson.

Thunderstorm Wind, Choctaw

When
March 8, 12:15 AM CST
Where
Choctaw County, Hugo
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.017, -95.517

Thunderstorm winds blew down a lamppost and toppled a brick wall of a downtown business.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5136964, 5135679, 5135680, 5136965, 5135681, 5135682, 5135683, 5135684, 5135685, 5135686, 5135687, 5135688, 5135689, 5135690, 5136949, 5135753, 5136950, 5136951, 5136952, 5136953, 5136954, 5136955, 5136956, 5136957, 5136958, 5136959, 5136960, 5136961, 5136962, 5136963, 5136966.