Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, March 10 to 11, 2006

Name: Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, March 10 to 11, 2006
Start: 2006-03-10T22:36
End: 2006-03-11T00:47
Location: Oklahoma

March 10 to 11, 2006 · NWS TSA · 6 events in 2 counties and zones

3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $703,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

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 Mar 10, 10:31 PM CST, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 10:31 PM CST, 5 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1031 PM CST FRI MAR 10 2006

.MESOSCALE UPDATE...

CONDITIONS OVER FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA HAVE SHOWN A WEAKENING CAP
STRENGTH...AS STRONG MOISTURE ADVECTION HAS OFFSET THE MINIMAL
DIURNAL COOLING. THIS RAISES CONCERNS ON ANY ELEVATED NATURE OF
THE STORMS...AND WHEN COUPLED WITH THE VERY STRONG WIND FIELDS AND
RESULTANT STORM RELATIVE HELICITIES...WE HAVE CHOSEN TO ISSUE
TORNADO WARNINGS FOR PUSHMATAHA COUNTY.

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM SATURDAY FOR OKZ054-
     OKZ055-OKZ056-OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ059-OKZ060-OKZ061-OKZ062-
     OKZ063-OKZ064-OKZ065-OKZ066-OKZ067-OKZ068-OKZ069-OKZ070-
     OKZ071.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 7 PM SUNDAY FOR OKZ049-
     OKZ053-OKZ054-OKZ055-OKZ056-OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ059-OKZ060-
     OKZ061-OKZ062-OKZ063-OKZ064-OKZ065-OKZ066-OKZ067-OKZ068-
     OKZ069-OKZ070-OKZ071-OKZ072-OKZ073-OKZ074-OKZ075-OKZ076.

AR...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM FORECASTER ID= 1
LONG TERM FORECASTER ID= 1

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 10, 8:49 PM CST, 1 hour 47 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
849 PM CST FRI MAR 10 2006

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-111100-
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-
841 PM CST FRI MAR 10 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...MOST OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE AREA OF STRONG
MOISTURE ADVECTION IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS
MAY CONTINUE TO FORM AS THIS AREA EXPANDS TO THE NORTH AND
NORTHEAST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE MAIN
THREAT IS LARGE HAIL.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
WARM TEMPERATURES AND STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE VERY
HIGH FIRE DANGER SATURDAY.  DRY VEGETATION AND RELATIVELY DRY
WEATHER WILL SEE THESE CONDITIONS PREVAIL OFF AND ON THROUGH THE
WEEK.

MOISTURE WILL BE RETURN NORTH INTO PARTS OF THE AREA SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.  A DRY LINE WILL SET UP ACROSS THE AREA BOTH DAYS WITH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ALONG AND TO THE EAST
OF THE DRY LINE.  DEW POINTS AS HIGH AS THE 60S AND CAPES POSSIBLY
AS HIGH AS 2000 J/KG COMBINED WITH STRONG SHEAR WILL RESULT IN THE
POTENTIAL FOR A FEW OF THE STORMS TO BECOME SEVERE.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 10, 8:37 PM CST, 1 hour 59 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
837 PM CST FRI MAR 10 2006

OKZ060-067-070-110315-
MUSKOGEE OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
837 PM CST FRI MAR 10 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 915 PM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     TULSA AND WAGONER

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     MUSKOGEE

AT 837 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF JAMESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS
THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...LIBERTY...TULSA...
LEONARD...BIXBY...JENKS...GLENPOOL...BROKEN ARROW...CHOSKA...
PORTER...STONEBLUFF...REDBIRD...COWETA...ONETA...JAM ESVILLE AND
HASKELL.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

Special weather statement, Mar 10, 9:05 PM CST, 1 hour 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
905 PM CST FRI MAR 10 2006

OKZ071-110345-
MCINTOSH OK-
905 PM CST FRI MAR 10 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 945 PM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     MCINTOSH

AT 905 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES
SOUTH OF RAIFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...CHECOTAH...RAIFORD...
VIVIAN...STIDHAM...ONAPA AND RENTIESVILLE.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

Special weather statement, Mar 10, 9:34 PM CST, 1 hour 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
934 PM CST FRI MAR 10 2006

OKZ070>074-110415-
HASKELL OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-SEQUOYAH OK-
934 PM CST FRI MAR 10 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1015 PM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     MUSKOGEE AND SEQUOYAH

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     MCINTOSH...HASKELL AND PITTSBURG

AT 934 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WARNER TO 2 MILES SOUTH OF
CANADIAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...MCCURTAIN...STIGLER...
MCCURTAIN...ENTERPRISE...WHITEFIELD...KEOTA...KANIMA...TAMAHA...
MC KEY...VIAN...GORE...MARBLE CITY...BOX...EUFAULA...ONAPA...
INDIANOLA...CANADIAN...BRIARTOWN...PORUM...WARNER AND WEBBERS FALLS.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 40 MPH.

Special weather statement, Mar 10, 9:38 PM CST, 58 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
938 PM CST FRI MAR 10 2006

OKZ049-073-075-110430-
LATIMER OK-PITTSBURG OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-
938 PM CST FRI MAR 10 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     FAR SOUTHERN PITTSBURG...SOUTHERN LATIMER AND NORTHERN
     PUSHMATAHA

AT 938 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUNBAR TO 12 MILES WEST OF
MOYERS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...WILBURTON...YANUSH...HIGGINS...
DAMON...PANOLA...CLAYTON...MOYERS...KOSOMA...NASHOBA...STANLEY...
TUSKAHOMA...EUBANKS...DUNBAR AND SARDIS.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 40 MPH.

Special weather statement, Mar 10, 10:05 PM CST, 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1005 PM CST FRI MAR 10 2006

OKZ068-070-072-074-110445-
CHEROKEE OK-HASKELL OK-MUSKOGEE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-
1005 PM CST FRI MAR 10 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1045 PM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     SOUTHERN CHEROKEE...SOUTHERN MUSKOGEE AND SEQUOYAH

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHERN HASKELL

AT 1005 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WEBBERS FALLS TO 16 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF WEBBERS FALLS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. SOME
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...PUMPKIN
CENTER...TAMAHA...SALLISAW...MC KEY...VIAN...GORE...MARBLE CITY...
BOX...COOKSON AND WEBBERS FALLS.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 40 MPH.

Special weather statement, Mar 10, 10:19 PM CST, 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1019 PM CST FRI MAR 10 2006

OKZ075-110500-
LATIMER OK-
1019 PM CST FRI MAR 10 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 PM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     LATIMER

AT 1019 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM GOWEN TO 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HIGGINS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE
STORMS INCLUDE...WILBURTON...YANUSH...HIGGINS...BENGAL...DAMON...
GOWEN...PANOLA AND RED OAK.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 50 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 157 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:36 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pushmataha

When: March 10, 10:36 PM CST
Where: Pushmataha County, 8 mi W of Eubanks
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.417, -95.717

Hail, Pushmataha

When: March 10, 10:52 PM CST
Where: Pushmataha County, Moyers
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.317, -95.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Le Flore

When: March 11, 12:10 AM CST
Where: Le Flore County, Panama
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 35.167, -94.667

Tornado, Le Flore

When: March 11, 12:12 AM CST to 12:14 AM CST
Where: Le Flore County, 1 mi NW of Shady Pt
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $700,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 35.150, -94.683

A tornado associated with the north end of a bowing convective line segment destroyed two chicken houses, severely damaged several homes, destroyed sheds and outbuildings, snapped and uprooted a number of trees, and blew down power lines and power poles.

Thunderstorm Wind, Le Flore

When: March 11, 12:13 AM CST
Where: Le Flore County, Shady Pt
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.133, -94.667

Thunderstorm winds blew down power poles.

Hail, Le Flore

When: March 11, 12:47 AM CST
Where: Le Flore County, Arkoma
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.350, -94.450

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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

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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: 5494192, 5494193, 5494194, 5494425, 5494195, 5494424.