Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 5, 2005

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 5, 2005
Start: 2005-04-05T14:06
End: 2005-04-05T19:07
Location: Oklahoma

April 5, 2005 · NWS TSA · 62 events in 23 counties and zones

50 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $65 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 62

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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 5, 12:40 PM CST, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 12:40 PM CST, 1 hour 26 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
140 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005

.DISCUSSION...
THE CAP IS BEGINNING TO ERODE IN OUR WESTERN COUNTIES AND THE CAP
WILL BE ELIMINATED FROM WEST TO EAST WITH TIME ACROSS THE AREA AS
VERTICAL MOTION INCREASES AHEAD OF THE LARGE UPPER SYSTEM THAT IS
DIGGING SLOWLY TOWARD CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.

THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2PM AND 4PM IN OUR
WESTERN COUNTIES FROM OSAGE COUNTY SOUTH TO THE RED RIVER.  DEEP
LAYER SHEAR VECTORS ARE BACKED ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA...SO A RAPID
EVOLUTION TOWARD A SQUALL LINE WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS IS
EXPECTED.  THE MID-LEVEL FLOW IS LESS BACKED IN FAR SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA...WHICH WILL ALLOW A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME FOR SUSTAIN
DISCRETE SUPERCELLS

THE POTENTIAL REMAINS FOR AN ELEVATED CELL OR TWO TO FORM IN THE
MOIST AXIS FROM EAST TEXAS...ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS.  ANY STORM THAT CAN DEVELOPED IN THIS AXIS
WOULD HAVE A HAIL THREAT.

LOW-LEVEL FORECAST STORM-RELATIVE HELICITY FIELDS ARE SOMEWHAT
NEGATIVE ALONG THE BACK EDGE OF THE DEEPER MOISTURE AND THEN TREND
TO POSITIVE FURTHER EAST.  THIS SUGGESTS THAT LEFT SPLIT CELLS MAY
BE FAVORED EARLY IN THE EVENT...FOLLOWED BY THE CYCLONIC SPLIT BEING
MORE FAVORED FURTHER EAST.

/8

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 10:21 AM CST, 3 hours 45 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1121 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2005

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-061000-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
943 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2005

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL
AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS
   FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
        AREA....SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
        ONSET....AFTER 300 PM.
        AREA AT GREATEST RISK...FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...AFTER 300 PM.
	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
        NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS (NON THUNDERSTORM).
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
	RISK...ELEVATED...SPREAD INDEX=60.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
        ONSET...ONGOING.
        AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

DISCUSSION...
A DRY LINE WAS MOVING INTO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA LATE THIS
MORNING WITH DEW-POINTS IN THE UPPER 50S TO AROUND 60 ACROSS
EASTERN OKLAHOMA. THE DRY LINE IS EXPECTED TO PUSH TO NEAR A
TULSA...MCALESTER LINE BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH RAPID THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE BOUNDARY AFTER 300 PM. PREFERRED STORM MODE
INITIALLY WILL BE SUPER-CELLULAR WITH THE THREAT FOR VERY LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES. THE GREATEST TORNADO THREAT
WILL BE ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THROUGH EARLY EVENING WHERE
INSTABILITY AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE MAXIMIZED.

STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE LINEAR BY EARLY EVENING WITH A
SEVERE CONVECTIVE LINE SWEEPING EAST THROUGH FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE PRIMARY THREAT
WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE MAIN
LINE OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA AROUND
MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS HOWEVER MAY DEVELOP
ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT...AS MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES
INCREASE...AS THE UPPER LOW APPROACHES. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP
AFTER MIDNIGHT COULD LIKELY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED BY LATE AFTERNOON. EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD PREPARE FOR A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE
WEATHER EVENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...NO HAZARDS.
FRIDAY...NO HAZARDS.
SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...NO HAZARDS

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
COLD AIR ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW WILL LIKELY PRODUCE
SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE
THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL. THE NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
NEXT WEEKEND AS THE NEXT MAJOR WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES TOWARDS THE
AREA. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS SYSTEM.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL
INFORMATION.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 5, 1:36 PM CST, 30 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
236 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005

ARZ029-OKZ049-053-073>076-060200-
SEBASTIAN AR-CHOCTAW OK-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-PITTSBURG OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 125 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA...

IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY

IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS

SEBASTIAN

IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA

CHOCTAW               HASKELL               LATIMER
LE FLORE              PITTSBURG             PUSHMATAHA

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...HUGO...STIGLER...FORT SMITH...
MCALESTER...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...POTEAU AND WILBURTON

ARZ001>002-010>011-019>020-OKZ054>072-060200-
BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-
MADISON AR-WASHINGTON AR-ADAIR OK-CHEROKEE OK-CRAIG OK-
CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-MCINTOSH OK-MAYES OK-MUSKOGEE OK-
NOWATA OK-OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-
PAWNEE OK-ROGERS OK-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
124 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA...

IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

BENTON                CARROLL               CRAWFORD
MADISON               WASHINGTON

IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS

FRANKLIN

IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 19 COUNTIES

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

CHEROKEE              MUSKOGEE              OKFUSKEE
SEQUOYAH

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

ADAIR                 CRAIG                 CREEK
DELAWARE              MAYES                 NOWATA
OKMULGEE              OSAGE                 OTTAWA
PAWNEE                ROGERS                TULSA
WAGONER               WASHINGTON

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA

MCINTOSH

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...CHECOTAH...
EUFAULA...CLAREMORE...CATOOSA...SALLISAW...OZARK...CHARLESTON...
JAY...PAWHUSKA...TAHLEQUAH...BARTLESVILLE...NOWATA...OKEMAH...
CHOUTEAU...MUSKOGEE...STILWELL...MARIETTA...WESTVILLE...
BERRYVILLE...EUREKA SPRINGS...TULSA...WAGONER...COWETA...
VAN BUREN...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...OKMULGEE...HENRYETTA...
PAWNEE...MIAMI...HUNTSVILLE...VINITA AND SAPULPA

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Event by event

50 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Okfuskee

When: April 5, 2:06 PM CST
Where: Okfuskee County, 3 mi W of Castle
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.467, -96.433

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew some shingles off of three homes. The wind also took the porch roof off of one of the homes.

Hail, Okfuskee

When: April 5, 2:06 PM CST
Where: Okfuskee County, 3 mi W of Castle
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.467, -96.433

Hail, Osage

When: April 5, 2:11 PM CST
Where: Osage County, 2 mi E of Shidler
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.783, -96.617

Hail, Creek

When: April 5, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Creek County, 5 mi S of Bristow
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.767, -96.383

Thunderstorm Wind, Okfuskee

When: April 5, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Okfuskee County, 1 mi E of Mason
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.567, -96.350

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew sheet metal off the roof of a barn.

Hail, Osage

When: April 5, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Osage County, 10 mi W of Pawhuska
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: STORM CHASER
Coordinates: 36.667, -96.517

Hail, Okfuskee

When: April 5, 2:28 PM CST
Where: Okfuskee County, 3 mi NW of Okfuskee
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.633, -96.267

Hail, Creek

When: April 5, 2:28 PM CST
Where: Creek County, 1 mi N of Tuskegee
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.667, -96.283

Hail, Tulsa

When: April 5, 2:28 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County, 10 mi W of Sand Spgs
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.150, -96.300

Hail, Creek

When: April 5, 2:29 PM CST
Where: Creek County, Slick
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.783, -96.267

Thunderstorm Wind, Okfuskee

When: April 5, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Okfuskee County, Weleetka
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.333, -96.133

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a tree.

Hail, Okfuskee

When: April 5, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Okfuskee County, Weleetka
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.333, -96.133

Hail, Okmulgee

When: April 5, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Okmulgee County, Henryetta
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.450, -95.983

Hail, Creek

When: April 5, 3:07 PM CST
Where: Creek County, Mounds
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.867, -96.067

Hail, Okmulgee

When: April 5, 3:07 PM CST
Where: Okmulgee County, 1 mi W of Henryetta
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.450, -96.000

Hail, Okmulgee

When: April 5, 3:11 PM CST
Where: Okmulgee County, 3 mi S of Okmulgee
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.583, -95.967

Hail, Osage

When: April 5, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Osage County, Avant
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.483, -96.067

Hail, Okmulgee

When: April 5, 3:18 PM CST
Where: Okmulgee County, Morris
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.600, -95.850

Hail, Tulsa

When: April 5, 3:25 PM CST to 3:45 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County, Jenks
Measured: 3 in hail
Property damage: $65 million
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 36.017, -95.967

A supercell thunderstorm moved north-northeast across the central portion of Tulsa County producing a several mile wide swath of large, damaging hail. Reports of golfball or larger hail was common in a densely populated area of the county from Jenks to across the City of Tulsa. The largest hailstones reported were 3 inches in diameter. Many automobiles, homes, and businesses were damaged by the hailstorm.

Hail, Washington

When: April 5, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Washington County, 1 mi E of Bartlesville
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 36.750, -95.983

Hail, Pittsburg

When: April 5, 3:47 PM CST
Where: Pittsburg County, Savanna
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 34.833, -95.833

Hail, Washington

When: April 5, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Washington County, 9 mi NE of Dewey
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.900, -95.817

Hail, McIntosh

When: April 5, 4:00 PM CST
Where: McIntosh County, Hitchita
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 35.533, -95.750

Hail, Rogers

When: April 5, 4:01 PM CST
Where: Rogers County, 9 mi WSW of Claremore
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 36.267, -95.750

Hail, Tulsa

When: April 5, 4:01 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County, Owasso
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 36.267, -95.850

Hail, Pittsburg

When: April 5, 4:11 PM CST
Where: Pittsburg County, Alderson
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: STORM CHASER
Coordinates: 34.900, -95.683

Hail, Nowata

When: April 5, 4:14 PM CST
Where: Nowata County, 4 mi NE of Wann
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.950, -95.750

Hail, Muskogee

When: April 5, 4:16 PM CST
Where: Muskogee County, Boynton
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.650, -95.650

Hail, Muskogee

When: April 5, 4:33 PM CST
Where: Muskogee County, Taft
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.767, -95.533

Hail, Rogers

When: April 5, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Rogers County, Oologah
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 36.450, -95.700

Hail, Mayes

When: April 5, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Mayes County, Mazie
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.100, -95.367

Hail, Pittsburg

When: April 5, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Pittsburg County, 2 mi SW of Quinton
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.100, -95.400

Hail, Muskogee

When: April 5, 4:58 PM CST
Where: Muskogee County, 3 mi N of Muskogee
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 35.800, -95.367

Hail, Nowata

When: April 5, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Nowata County, 4 mi E of Childers
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.767, -95.500

Hail, Wagoner

When: April 5, 5:07 PM CST
Where: Wagoner County, 4 mi E of Wagoner
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 35.850, -95.317

Hail, Craig

When: April 5, 5:07 PM CST
Where: Craig County, 3 mi NW of Centralia
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.833, -95.383

Hail, Cherokee

When: April 5, 5:09 PM CST
Where: Cherokee County, 10 mi W of Tahlequah
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 35.917, -95.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When: April 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Haskell County, Kinta
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.117, -95.233

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour damaged outbuildings.

Hail, Mayes

When: April 5, 5:16 PM CST
Where: Mayes County, Salina
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 36.300, -95.150

Hail, Latimer

When: April 5, 5:17 PM CST
Where: Latimer County, 7 mi N of Wilburton
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: PARK/FOREST SERVICE
Coordinates: 35.017, -95.317

Nickel size hail fell at Robber's Cave State Park.

Hail, Wagoner

When: April 5, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Wagoner County, Wagoner
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.850, -95.383

Hail, Haskell

When: April 5, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Haskell County, 3 mi NW of Kinta
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.150, -95.267

Tornado, Latimer

When: April 5, 5:35 PM CST to 5:40 PM CST
Where: Latimer County, 2 mi W of Red Oak
Rating: F0
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 75 yd
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 34.950, -95.117

A tornado snapped and uprooted trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pushmataha

When: April 5, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Pushmataha County, Snow
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.400, -95.417

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew some siding off a house. A tree blown down by the wind fell onto the house.

Hail, Mayes

When: April 5, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Mayes County, 3 mi N of Locust Grove
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.250, -95.167

Hail, Pushmataha

When: April 5, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Pushmataha County, Snow
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.400, -95.417

Tornado, Latimer

When: April 5, 5:42 PM CST to 5:50 PM CST
Where: Latimer County, 3 mi N of Red Oak
Rating: F0
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 75 yd
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 35.000, -95.083

A tornado snapped and uprooted trees.

Hail, Pushmataha

When: April 5, 5:49 PM CST
Where: Pushmataha County, 4 mi W of Nashoba
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.483, -95.283

Thunderstorm Wind, Pushmataha

When: April 5, 5:49 PM CST
Where: Pushmataha County, 4 mi W of Nashoba
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.483, -95.283

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour did considerable damage just west of Nashoba.A 30 foot section of a lumber storage building was destroyed as was a garage. Numerous trees were uprooted.

Hail, Latimer

When: April 5, 5:49 PM CST
Where: Latimer County, Wilburton
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.917, -95.317

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When: April 5, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Haskell County, 2 mi SE of Tamaha
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 35.383, -94.950

Strong thunderstorm wind snapped several large tree limbs.

Hail, Latimer

When: April 5, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Latimer County, Red Oak
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.950, -95.083

Thunderstorm Wind, Sequoyah

When: April 5, 6:00 PM CST to 6:15 PM CST
Where: Sequoyah County, 3 mi NW of Sadie
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 35.417, -94.900

Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs, uprooted trees, produced minor damage to homes, and damaged small metal buildings in a several mile-wide swath from near the shoreline of Robert S. Kerr Reservoir to the west and north sides of Sallisaw. The horse track on the west side of Sallisaw sustained roof damage to the main building, which resulted in subsequent water damage as water flowed through the roof into the building. Several horse stables also sustained major damage.

Hail, Choctaw

When: April 5, 6:06 PM CST
Where: Choctaw County, Messer
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.083, -95.483

Tornado, Sequoyah

When: April 5, 6:08 PM CST to 6:16 PM CST
Where: Sequoyah County, 5 mi WSW of Sallisaw
Rating: F1
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 35.433, -94.883

A tornado snapped a number of large trees and tree limbs, uprooted a number of large trees, severely damaged several metal barns, and snapped four power poles.

Hail, Haskell

When: April 5, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Haskell County, Keota
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 35.250, -94.917

Hail, Ottawa

When: April 5, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Ottawa County, Commerce
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 36.933, -94.867

Hail, Le Flore

When: April 5, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Le Flore County, 2 mi S of Talihina
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates: 34.717, -95.050

Hail, Adair

When: April 5, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Adair County, 4 mi E of Bunch
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.683, -94.700

Hail, Ottawa

When: April 5, 6:37 PM CST
Where: Ottawa County, 6 mi E of Miami
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.883, -94.767

Thunderstorm Wind, Le Flore

When: April 5, 7:03 PM CST
Where: Le Flore County, Poteau
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.050, -94.617

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a large tree.

Hail, Sequoyah

When: April 5, 7:07 PM CST
Where: Sequoyah County, 3 mi SE of Roland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.383, -94.483

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Oklahoma, 2005 Warnings in Oklahoma, April 2005

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: 5448391, 5448392, 5448393, 5448394, 5448395, 5448396, 5448397, 5448398, 5448399, 5448400, 5448401, 5448402, 5448387, 5448403, 5448517, 5448388, 5448518, 5448519, 5448625, 5448520, 5448521, 5448522, 5448523, 5448524, 5448525, 5448526, 5448527, 5448528, 5448529, 5448530, 5448531, 5448532, 5448533, 5448534, 5448535, 5448536, 5448537, 5448538, 5448539, 5448540, and more.