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EF0 tornado, Morris Arpt to Bald Hill, Oklahoma, March 29, 2025

Name: EF0 tornado, Morris Arpt to Bald Hill, Oklahoma, March 29, 2025
Start: 2025-03-30T05:33:00.000Z
End: 2025-03-30T05:36:00.000Z
Location: Morris Arpt to Bald Hill, Oklahoma

From Morris Arpt to Bald Hill, this EF0 tornado ran 2.3 miles across Okmulgee County on March 29, 2025, touching down at 12:33 AM CDT and reaching 300 yards wide. It killed nobody, and did $20,000 of property damage.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Enhanced Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

EF065 to 85 mphthis tornado
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
EF186 to 110 mph
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
EF2111 to 135 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
EF3136 to 165 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
EF4166 to 200 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
EF5over 200 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

The record

Rating: EF0
Date: March 29, 2025
Touchdown: 12:33 AM CDT (05:33 UTC)
Lifted: 12:36 AM CDT (05:36 UTC)
On the ground: 3 minutes
Path length: 2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Path width: 300 yards (274 m)
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $20,000
County: Okmulgee County
Touchdown point: 35.681, -95.844
Lift-off point: 35.702, -95.814
Record number: 2503292333-01

The damage survey

8 damage points were recorded along this path by NWS TSA, in the Damage Assessment Toolkit the survey teams carry. The strongest indicator was rated EF0. The highest wind the damage implies is 98 mph.

8 poles blown down from this point eastward

Survey points are preliminary and are the raw material the published rating was built from. Source: NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit.

What the Weather Service recorded

Strong to severe thunderstorms developed into eastern Oklahoma during the late evening of the 29th, ahead of an approaching cold front as a strong upper level disturbance translated into the Southern Plains. The combination of moderately strong instability and strong wind shear allowed the strongest storms to produce a tornado, and damaging wind gusts.

This tornado developed south of Liberty Road and west of the N 300 Road, where large tree limbs were snapped. The tornado moved northeast, damaging multiple outbuildings as it approached Bald Hill Road, and damaged trees until it dissipated east of the N 310 Road and north of Bald Hill Road. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 80 to 85 mph.

From NOAA NCEI's Storm Events Database, the narrative the local forecast office wrote for Storm Data.

The warnings

No tornado warning for this county appears in the archive as in force at the moment the tornado touched down.

The county was under a tornado watch, issued at 00:51 UTC and running to 06:00 UTC.

Issued (UTC)	Expired	Product	Office
00:51 UTC	06:00 UTC	Tornado Watch	TSA
05:04 UTC	05:45 UTC	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA
05:35 UTC	06:15 UTC	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA

Every warning and watch covering the touchdown point that day, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service products. Lead time is measured from the issue of the warning in force to the touchdown time in the database, both of which were recorded to the minute by different people.

The forecast that day

The Storm Prediction Center had this point in a Slight Risk, with a 0.05 chance of a tornado within 25 miles. The outlook in force was issued at 00:50 UTC.

SPC's Day 1 convective outlook as it stood when the tornado began, read at the touchdown point. The same archive is on the radar archive.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the tornado touched down, 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 tornado touched down at Mar 30, 12:31 AM CDT, 2 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Updated at 1225 AM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025
Severe weather potential increases this evening into Sunday with all severe hazards possible.
Unsettled mid / late week with severe weather potential late Tuesday into Wednesday.
Rain chances continue for late week through next weekend.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 12:31 AM CDT, 2 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1231 AM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 1225 AM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

  - Severe weather potential increases this evening into Sunday
    with all severe hazards possible.

  - Unsettled mid / late week with severe weather potential late
    Tuesday into Wednesday.

  - Rain chances continue for late week through next weekend.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(The rest of tonight)
Issued at 956 PM CDT Sat Mar 29 2025

Cold front has pushed into Osage and Pawnee counties this evening,
but storm development in northern Oklahoma thus far has remained
confined to areas northwest of the frontal boundary, which has
limited storm intensity.

Surface based storms have developed in southwest Oklahoma and are
moving northeast into central Oklahoma at this time. Hail up to
golfball size has been observed with these storms. These storms
will likely continue northeast into northeast Oklahoma over the
next few hours with a continued severe weather threat, and
additional storms may develop along the advancing cold front as
well. With time, storms are likely to take on a more linear mode,
with damaging winds becoming the main severe weather threat later
tonight.

Farther south, storm coverage remains more in question, and thus
pops will be lower in this area as advertised by the going
forecast.

The only change to the forecast at this time is some minor
adjustments to overnight lows.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Tomorrow through Saturday)
Issued at 237 PM CDT Sat Mar 29 2025

As the cold front moves south late tonight into tomorrow morning,
additional development is expected during the afternoon hours in SE
OK and W-Central AR. These storms will again have potential to
become severe, with primarily a large hail and damaging wind threat.
A limited tornado threat may also evolve, but low level shear/ SRH
over our area will not be as strong as tonight. Storms move east of
the CWA during the evening hours.

Sfc high pressure keeps the weather quiet on Monday (albeit much
cooler) before broad W CONUS troughing begins to influence the
region Tuesday. By late in the day Tuesday or Tuesday night,
adequate moisture return will have occurred and additional
thunderstorms are forecast to develop along a frontal boundary in
the S Plains. Conditions will again be favorable for severe weather
and all hazards appear possible at this time. This frontal boundary
is advertised to hang around the area for much of next week. With
multiple impulses moving through the area during this time, nearly
daily chances of thunderstorms and at least limited severe potential
are forecast, particularly across SE OK and W-Central AR. Given
repeated storms over the same areas, hydrologic conditions may
eventually become a concern next week with heavy rainfall.

High temperatures through the period generally remain near to above
average... in the 60s and 70s... but with a cooler day on Monday.
Winds will become gusty at times, potentially increasing fire
weather concerns at times. However, increasing moisture and rainfall
should keep the fire weather threat limited for the most part.

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1231 AM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

A line of thunderstorms will move across eastern Oklahoma over
the next several hours with gusty winds and heavy rainfall
reducing visibilities to IFR conditions at times. Storms will
likely weaken as they track east, with less certainty in holding
together to impact NW AR sites later this morning. A cold front
will also make steady progress through the region bringing a
change to northerly winds this morning across NE OK sites and this
afternoon for NW AR terminals. Additional thunderstorm
development is possible across W AR ahead of the front this
afternoon, before pushing east by evening. PROB30's have been
maintained for this afternoon's chances with still low confidence
in storm initiating over far western Arkansas.

Bowlan

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   64  41  63  45 /  20   0   0   0
FSM   79  47  69  46 /  40  10   0   0
MLC   74  45  66  47 /  20  10   0   0
BVO   63  37  61  39 /  20   0   0   0
FYV   74  39  63  42 /  40  10   0   0
BYV   75  40  60  42 /  50  10   0   0
MKO   71  42  63  44 /  20   0   0   0
MIO   64  38  59  41 /  30   0   0   0
F10   69  42  63  44 /  10   0   0   0
HHW   81  49  67  48 /  40  30  10   0

&&

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

SHORT TERM...05
LONG TERM....43
AVIATION...04

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 29, 5:15 PM CDT, 7 hours 18 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
515 PM CDT Sat Mar 29 2025

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-301000-
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-
515 PM CDT Sat Mar 29 2025

...SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL INCREASES TONIGHT...

This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as
much of Eastern Oklahoma.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.
TORNADO.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Northeast Oklahoma.
	ONSET...After 9 PM.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Significant.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...After 9 PM.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...Northeast Oklahoma.

FLASH FLOOD.
    RISK...Limited.
    AREA...Northeast Oklahoma.
    ONSET...After 10 PM.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Northeast Oklahoma.
	ONSET...After 10 PM.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas
	ONSET...Ongoing...tapering off this evening.

FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...West of Highway 75.
	ONSET...Ongoing...tapering off this evening.

DISCUSSION...
Thunderstorms are expected to develop to the west of the region
this evening, and then progress into northeast Oklahoma late this
evening and overnight while transitioning into organized clusters
or lines posing a high severe risk. Locally damaging winds will
be the primary threat through the event, with a limited tornado
threat both with the initial storms and with any organized bowing
line segments. Large hail may also accompany the initial more
cellular storms. Additional storms may spread into southeast
Oklahoma overnight, however uncertainty remains high in the
overall coverage and duration of storms across this region. Should
storms develop and persist then they will also pose a risk of
severe weather. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur with the
stronger storms, which may result in localized flooding concerns.

Gusty south winds and lower humidity west of highway 75 will raise
fire weather concerns into early this evening.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.
SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential.
MONDAY...No Hazards.
TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Very High Fire Weather Potential...
          High Wind Potential.
WEDNESDAY...Severe Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential.
THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
There is a limited risk of severe weather Sunday afternoon along
and ahead of an advancing cold front. The risk will be greatest
from far southeast Oklahoma into west central Arkansas. Large
hail and damaging winds are the primary threats. The threats will
shift south and east of the region by evening.

Winds increase on Tuesday with a window for higher grassland fire
spread rates Tuesday afternoon. This will be in advance of the next
cold front which passes Tuesday night into Wednesday. A line of
thunderstorms with a risk of severe weather is expected to accompany
the passing cold front. The front is likely to stall near the Red
River by early Thursday and focus additional showers and thunderstorms
Thursday into Friday as it lifts north as a warm front. Locally
heavy rainfall is possible during this time frame with details in
location and amounts to be refined in later forecasts.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 29, 11:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1132 PM CDT Sat Mar 29 2025

OKZ054-059-300500-
Osage OK-Pawnee OK-
1132 PM CDT Sat Mar 29 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL OSAGE AND PAWNEE
COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT...

At 1131 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 3 miles
southwest of Pawnee, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation
         is possible.

Locations in or near the path include...
Ralston...                        Hominy...
Maramec...                        Skedee...
Osage...                          Hallett...
Pawnee...                         Cleveland...
Fairfax...                        Blackburn...
Sooner Lake...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for northeastern
Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3674 9663 3636 9628 3616 9664 3616 9682
      3624 9682 3625 9684 3625 9692 3633 9693
      3634 9703 3642 9703
TIME...MOT...LOC 0431Z 233DEG 34KT 3631 9685

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Mejia

Special weather statement, Mar 29, 11:52 PM CDT, 41 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1152 PM CDT Sat Mar 29 2025

OKZ064>066-071-300530-
Okmulgee OK-Okfuskee OK-Creek OK-McIntosh OK-
1152 PM CDT Sat Mar 29 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CREEK...
NORTHWESTERN MCINTOSH...OKMULGEE AND OKFUSKEE COUNTIES THROUGH 1230
AM CDT...

At 1151 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 5 miles
southwest of Cromwell, moving northeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation
         is possible.

Locations in or near the path include...
Beggs...                          Preston...
Boley...                          Paden...
Weleetka...                       Dewar...
Pierce...                         Clearview...
Schulter...                       Morris...
Pharoah...                        Grayson...
Bryant...                         Hoffman...
Okmulgee...                       Okemah...
Okfuskee...                       Henryetta...
Mason...                          Okmulgee State Park...

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 212 and
252.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for southeastern,
northeastern and east central Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3560 9662 3591 9626 3573 9585 3538 9569
      3527 9598 3529 9598 3529 9644 3546 9644
      3546 9647 3543 9650 3543 9652 3546 9654
      3544 9657 3541 9654 3539 9654 3541 9658
      3540 9660 3540 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 0451Z 229DEG 52KT 3528 9651

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Mejia

Special weather statement, Mar 29, 11:54 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1154 PM CDT Sat Mar 29 2025

OKZ049-053-300545-
Choctaw OK-Pushmataha OK-
1154 PM CDT Sat Mar 29 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN PUSHMATAHA AND
WESTERN CHOCTAW COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 AM CDT...

At 1154 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 4 miles
northeast of Utica, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation
         is possible.

Locations in or near the path include...
Darwin...                         Speer...
Kent...                           Soper...
Boswell...                        Moyers...
Hugo...                           Kellond...
Unger...                          Antlers...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3391 9588 3392 9590 3392 9591 3395 9594
      3412 9594 3415 9596 3415 9598 3416 9598
      3416 9578 3431 9578 3436 9567 3403 9543
      3389 9586
TIME...MOT...LOC 0454Z 239DEG 38KT 3395 9617

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Mejia

Special weather statement, Mar 29, 11:59 PM CDT, 34 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1159 PM CDT Sat Mar 29 2025

OKZ054-059-300530-
Osage OK-Pawnee OK-
1159 PM CDT Sat Mar 29 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN OSAGE AND NORTH
CENTRAL PAWNEE COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 AM CDT...

At 1159 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 7 miles
east of Fairfax, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation
         is possible.

Locations in or near the path include...
Bigheart...                       Pearsonia...
Wynona...                         Pawhuska...
Sunset Lake...                    Fairfax...
Ralston...                        Osage Hills State Park...
Pershing...                       Foraker...
Nelagoney...                      Shidler...
Burbank...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for northeastern
Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3690 9601 3640 9643 3652 9682 3700 9656
      3700 9650
TIME...MOT...LOC 0459Z 212DEG 45KT 3657 9658

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Mejia

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 12:18 AM CDT, 15 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1218 AM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

OKZ054-055-059>061-064-300545-
Tulsa OK-Osage OK-Rogers OK-Pawnee OK-Washington OK-Creek OK-
1218 AM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL ROGERS...
SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE...NORTHEASTERN CREEK...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...
SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND CENTRAL TULSA COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 AM CDT...

At 1217 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over
Sand Springs, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation
         is possible.

Locations in or near the path include...
Sand Springs...                   Keystone State Park...
Walnut Creek State Park...        Mannford...
Sapulpa...                        Collinsville...
Verdigris...                      Ochelata...
Sperry...                         Tulsa...
Claremore...                      Skiatook...
Turley...                         Tulsa International Airport...
Ramona...                         Vera...
Avant...                          Catoosa...
Owasso...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 207 and 235, and
between mile markers 238 and 250.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for northeastern
Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3596 9616 3615 9637 3662 9598 3628 9554
TIME...MOT...LOC 0517Z 219DEG 47KT 3614 9610

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Mejia

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 12:27 AM CDT, 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1227 AM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

OKZ049-071-073>075-300600-
Haskell OK-Pittsburg OK-Latimer OK-Pushmataha OK-McIntosh OK-
1227 AM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN PUSHMATAHA...WEST
CENTRAL HASKELL...SOUTHERN MCINTOSH...WESTERN LATIMER AND PITTSBURG
COUNTIES THROUGH 100 AM CDT...

At 1226 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 2 miles northwest of Dustin to 5 miles northwest
of Moyers. Movement was east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation
         is possible.

Locations in or near the path include...
Arpelar...                        Gowen...
Higgins...                        Snow...
Mcalester...                      Canadian...
Pittsburg...                      Raiford...
Haywood...                        Vivian...
Hanna...                          Stanley...
Hartshorne...                     Haileyville...
Featherston...                    Krebs...
Alderson...                       Ashland...
Eubanks...                        Sardis...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for southeastern
Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3450 9578 3451 9567 3459 9567 3459 9588
      3468 9589 3468 9609 3505 9609 3512 9603
      3512 9601 3515 9601 3515 9598 3528 9598
      3542 9550 3536 9542 3440 9534 3432 9578
TIME...MOT...LOC 0526Z 267DEG 44KT 3529 9607 3439 9570

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Mejia

The air that afternoon

The radiosonde launches on either side of the tornado, from the nearest station that was launching then, drawn and analyzed the way Storm Lab does: the same diagram, the same parcel and shear definitions SPC's mesoanalysis uses.

Norman, OK (KOUN), 00:00Z

5.6 hours before the tornado, 152 km from the path. March 30, 2025.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed. The warm shading is its CAPE, the cool shading the inhibition it has to break through.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km. RM and LM are the right and left moving storms Bunkers' method gives; the shaded area is the 0 to 1 km storm-relative helicity.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1893 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -34 J/kg
Surface CAPE: 3518 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1501 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km bulk shear: 11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 83 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 3.3
0-3 km lapse rate: 7.5 K/km

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

Norman, OK (KOUN), 12:00Z

6.4 hours after it, 152 km from the path. March 30, 2025.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed. The warm shading is its CAPE, the cool shading the inhibition it has to break through.

Hodograph

Mixed-layer CAPE: 78 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -663 J/kg
Surface CAPE: 1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 706 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 65 kt
0-1 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 310 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 373 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.8
0-3 km lapse rate: 3.2 K/km

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The surface observations

Okmulgee Municipal Airport (OKM), 11 km from the path, in the two hours either side.

Time (UTC)	Temp (°F)	Dew point (°F)	Wind	Gust (kt)	Pressure (mb)	Weather
03:35 UTC	72	61.7	160° 10 kt		1004.4
03:55 UTC	71.8	61.7	170° 9 kt		1004.4
04:15 UTC	71.6	61.7	150° 7 kt		1004.1
04:35 UTC	70.7	61.7	150° 7 kt		1004.1	VCTS
04:55 UTC	70.7	61.7	150° 6 kt		1004.1	VCTS
05:15 UTC	69.8	61.7	190° 5 kt		1004.4	VCTS
05:35 UTC	68	61.3	190° 10 kt	30	1006.4	+TSRA
05:55 UTC	60.8	58.3	130° 15 kt	23	1005.8	TSRA
06:15 UTC	60	57.7	110° 7 kt		1004.4	-VCTSRA
06:35 UTC	58.5	58	100° 5 kt	9	1003.7	VCTS
06:55 UTC	60.6	59.4	260° 8 kt	25	1006.8
07:15 UTC	58.3	55.4	340° 12 kt	20	1007.1

From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of airport observations.

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the touchdown began at 05:35 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment, over the track

Reflectivity and velocity, decoded from the Level II archive in the browser. Volumes take a few seconds to open the first time.

What was reported nearby

Local storm reports within 60 km of the path, in the three hours either side.

Time (UTC)	Report	Where	County	Remark
05:32 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	3 N Morris	Okmulgee, OK	Power lines down.
05:35 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	5.5 Nne Morris	Okmulgee, OK	roof of barn blown off and power lines down.
05:36 UTC	TORNADO	3 Sse Bald Hill	Okmulgee, OK	A tornado damaged multiple outbuildings, snapped power poles, and snapped large tree limbs. Estimated max wind in the tornado based on this damage was 80 to 85 mph, thus it was rated EF-0.
06:45 UTC	TSTM WND GST 60	5 Ssw Owasso	Tulsa, OK	60mph gust at Tulsa International Airport.

From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service local storm reports.

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What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.