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EF0 tornado, Morris Arpt to Eram, Oklahoma, March 4, 2025

Name: EF0 tornado, Morris Arpt to Eram, Oklahoma, March 4, 2025
Start: 2025-03-04T12:25:00.000Z
End: 2025-03-04T12:29:00.000Z
Location: Morris Arpt to Eram, Oklahoma

From Morris Arpt to Eram, this EF0 tornado ran 3.1 miles across Okmulgee County on March 4, 2025, touching down at 6:25 AM CST and reaching 250 yards wide. It killed nobody, and did $10,000 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 4, 2025
Touchdown: 6:25 AM CST (12:25 UTC)
Lifted: 6:29 AM CST (12:29 UTC)
On the ground: 4 minutes
Path length: 3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Path width: 250 yards (229 m)
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
County: Okmulgee County
Touchdown point: 35.622, -95.787
Lift-off point: 35.650, -95.745
Record number: 2503040625-01

The damage survey

20 damage points were recorded along this path by NWS TSA, in the Damage Assessment Toolkit the survey teams carry. The strongest indicator was rated EF1. The highest wind the damage implies is 98 mph.

Several poles snapped here south

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 early morning hours of the 4th, as a strong storm system translated from the Southern Rockies into the Southern Plains. Instability was weak but wind shear was very strong ahead of the attendant surface low pressure system and frontal boundaries. This allowed the thunderstorms to produce several tornadoes and damaging wind gusts.

This tornado developed west of the N 270 Road and north of Gun Club Road, where an RV was rolled and large tree limbs were snapped. It moved east-northeast across the N 280 Road, where the roof of a home was damaged, and several power poles were snapped. The tornado then crossed Smith Road, blowing down power poles and damaging a home. It moved northeast across Highway 52 snapping large tree limbs and damaging the roof of another home before dissipating. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 95 mph.

This tornado developed west of the N 330 Road and south of Watts Road, where large tree limbs were snapped. It moved northeast crossing the N 340 Road, where large tree limbs were snapped, and then crossed McKinley Road, damaging the roof of a house. It then crossed the N 350 Road, where large tree limbs were snapped, and dissipated south of Gun Club Road. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 75 to 80 mph.

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

The warnings

35 minutes of warning. NWS TSA issued a tornado warning for this county at 11:50 UTC, 35 minutes before the tornado touched down, in force until 12:30 UTC.

The county was under a tornado watch, issued at 11:52 UTC and running to 13:51 UTC.

Issued (UTC)	Expired	Product	Office
11:39 UTC	12:30 UTC	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA
11:50 UTC	12:30 UTC	Tornado Warning	TSA
11:52 UTC	13:51 UTC	Tornado Watch	TSA
12:13 UTC	12:49 UTC	Tornado Warning	TSA
12:25 UTC	12:51 UTC	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA
12:30 UTC	12:49 UTC	Tornado Warning	TSA
18:00 UTC	18:00 UTC	Wind Advisory	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 0.02 chance of a tornado within 25 miles. The outlook in force was issued at 06:00 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 4, 5:43 AM CST, 42 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Updated at 540 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025
Widespread showers and thunderstorms will continue through Tuesday morning. A few severe storms may develop, with damaging wind, tornadoes, and large hail all possible. Additional showers/storms forecast Tuesday afternoon.
Fire weather concerns will increase Tuesday afternoon for portions of eastern Oklahoma as dry and windy conditions move in behind a cold front. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph may occur.
Late Tuesday night a period of snow or rain/snow mix develops across far northwest Arkansas. Any accumulation will be minor and short lived.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 5:43 AM CST, 42 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
543 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 540 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

  - Widespread showers and thunderstorms will continue through
    Tuesday morning. A few severe storms may develop, with
    damaging wind, tornadoes, and large hail all possible.
    Additional showers/storms forecast Tuesday afternoon.

  - Fire weather concerns will increase Tuesday afternoon for
    portions of eastern Oklahoma as dry and windy conditions move
    in behind a cold front. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph may occur.

  - Late Tuesday night a period of snow or rain/snow mix develops
    across far northwest Arkansas. Any accumulation will be minor
    and short lived.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Today)
Issued at 422 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

Early this morning the strong mid/upper level low was moving into
western Kansas and the Oklahoma Texas Panhandles. At the same
time an associated frontal boundary was positioned from southwest
Kansas through western Oklahoma and into western Texas. Ahead of
the front, an elevated instability axis remained oriented from
north to south from eastern Kansas through central Texas. In
response, a broad area of showers and storms were ongoing and
continuing to develop within this instability axis. The true warm
sector with 60+ deg dewpoints had lifted northward into south
central/southeast Oklahoma with around 500 J/kg of surface CAPE.
Thus...the ongoing showers and storms across northeast Oklahoma
had remained below severe limits with wind gusts of 40-50 mph.
Farther south, within the warm sector, strong to severe storms
were ongoing as the main convective line moved east/northeast
toward southeast Oklahoma.

Through the morning hours, the line of convection will continue to
move east and northeast across eastern Oklahoma and into northwest
Arkansas. Instability is expected to remain elevated for the
majority of the CWA, while the northern extent of surface based
CAPE tries to hold on long enough to move into far southeast
Oklahoma before it refocuses south/southeast of the CWA. Deep
layer shear combined with 40-50KT of 0-1km shear and 0-1km storm
relative helicity values in excess of 400 m2/s2 along with surface
instability will continue severe potentials across mainly
southeast Oklahoma through mid morning. Damaging wind gusts to 70
mph remain the primary severe threat with a secondary threat of
large hail. A low tornado potential also exists across mainly
far southeast Oklahoma, with the greater potential south of the
Red River where the greater low level moisture and higher surface
instability are expected. Farther north, across northeast Oklahoma
and northwest Arkansas, a limited severe potential will remain
with locally damaging wind the primary threat.

Late morning into the afternoon, the main convective line is
progged to be moving out of far eastern Oklahoma and northwest
Arkansas into central Arkansas with the frontal boundary moving
through the CWA. Behind the front, gusty southwesterly winds will
transport drier air into portions of eastern Oklahoma, which will
help to elevate fire weather concerns with min RH values falling
below 40 percent across southeast Oklahoma into a portion of east
central Oklahoma. An additional wind shift to the west and
northwest is expected late afternoon into early evening with
stronger wind gust in excess of 40 mph will impact any ongoing
wildfire today.

The mid/upper level low pressure center is progged to move over
northeast Oklahoma this afternoon/early evening. Additional
showers and storm chances return as moisture wraps around the low
back into the region. The greater chance for this additional
precip is mainly along and north of Interstate 40. At the same
time this wrap around moisture spreads back into the CWA, gusty
west to northwesterly winds of 40 to 50 mph will begin to move
into the CWA. Marginal elevated instability could create a limited
hail potential with the cold temperatures aloft and increasing mid
level lapse rates. The overall storm potential should weaken by
early evening with the low pressure center lifting into Missouri. One
other thing to note will be locally heavy rainfall potential
through this afternoon where where amounts locally up toward one
and half inches of rain are possible.

Temperatures today are starting off warm ahead of the front and
look to warm into the 60s ahead of the stronger cold front late
afternoon/evening.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Tonight through Monday)
Issued at 422 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

Rain chances continue through the evening hours with the wrap
around moisture spreading through northeast Oklahoma and northwest
Arkansas. The majority of this activity is forecast to taper off
after midnight with the upper low moving off to the northeast.
Precipitation chances remain for mainly far northwest Arkansas
into early Wednesday morning. Temperature profiles indicate a rain
snow mix and or becoming light snow is forecast for far northwest
Arkansas. Little to no accumulations are possible. Also through
the overnight hours, west to northwesterly winds gusting 40 to 50
mph are expected and will continue the wind advisory as is.

During the day Wednesday, cloud cover is forecast to scatter out
from southwest to northeast while the gusty northwesterly winds
begin to ease through the afternoon. In the wake of the departing
low pressure, cooler conditions with highs in the 40s and 50s are
forecast Wednesday afternoon. Surface high pressure filters into
the region Wednesday night with low temps Thursday morning
falling below freezing for most locations.

Surface high moves off to the east allowing for breezy to gusty
southerly winds to return Thursday ahead of another cold front
forecast to move through during the day Friday. Latest guidance
has slowed the timing of this front and has the main upper low
closer to the region Saturday. In response, rain chances are
forecast Saturday, with a slight chance of thunder in southeast
Oklahoma, closer to the upper low center. Southerly surface flow
returns late weekend into early next week with much warmer
conditions at the end of the forecast period.

&&

.AVIATION...
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 540 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

Showers and thunderstorms will affect all sites this morning with
reduced ceilings and visibilities. VFR conditions will return this
afternoon, but a few scattered showers and storms may redevelop by
mid to late afternoon. MVFR ceilings will return to most locations
this evening following the passage of a cold front. Gusty south to
southeast winds will shift to southwest this afternoon and then
west to northwest this evening, with some gusts this evening and
overnight exceeding 30 knots.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   66  35  52  30 /  90  40   0   0
FSM   68  38  52  31 / 100  30   0   0
MLC   68  36  54  31 / 100  10   0   0
BVO   64  32  52  26 /  90  60   0   0
FYV   65  32  46  25 / 100  70  10   0
BYV   63  32  44  27 / 100  70  10   0
MKO   67  35  52  30 / 100  30   0   0
MIO   64  32  46  27 / 100  80  10   0
F10   66  35  52  30 / 100  20   0   0
HHW   68  39  55  32 / 100   0   0   0

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Wind Advisory from noon today to noon CST Wednesday for OKZ049-
     053>076.

AR...Wind Advisory from noon today to noon CST Wednesday for ARZ001-
     002-010-011-019-020-029.

&&

SHORT TERM...20
LONG TERM....20
AVIATION...05

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 5:05 AM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
505 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-051115-
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-
505 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

...SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH MID MORNING SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
TORNADO.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Southeast Oklahoma.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Significant.
	AREA...Southeast Oklahoma into West Central Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...Far Southeast Oklahoma.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Mid morning...Higher Wind Gusts Mid Afternoon Through
			Tonight.

FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Southeast Oklahoma.
	ONSET...Early Afternoon.

DISCUSSION...
A broad area of showers and thunderstorms will continue to spread
across eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas through late
morning ahead of a cold front moving through the area. The greater
storm potentials are across southeast Oklahoma where higher
instability and low level moisture were located. These conditions
will elevate severe potentials through mid morning with damaging
wind gusts to 70 mph the primary threat and large hail a secondary
threat. A tornado threat also exists across southeast Oklahoma
through mid morning. The majority of these storms are forecast to
exit by early afternoon with the severe potentials tapering off
late morning.

Additional rain chances along with slight chances of thunder
continue this afternoon across mainly northeast Oklahoma and
northwest Arkansas as moisture wraps around the upper low back
into the region. This additional precipitation should tapper off
through the evening hours, with precipitation chances mainly over
far northwest Arkansas overnight. Temperature profiles indicate
the potential for rain to mix with light snow for portions of far
northwest Arkansas late tonight and then taper off early
Wednesday morning. Little to no accumulations are forecast.

Gusty southwesterly winds become common during the day today
behind the exiting cold front. This will help to transport drier
air into southeast Oklahoma and elevate fire weather concerns
this afternoon. The southwesterly winds become west to northwest
behind a stronger cold front late afternoon and evening with gusts
of 40 to 50 mph possible. These wind shifts could impact any
ongoing wildfire suppression efforts. The strong northwesterly
winds continue through tonight across the region with the
strongest winds in northeast Oklahoma and the higher elevations of
far northwest Arkansas and far southeast Oklahoma.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...High Wind Potential.
SATURDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...No Hazards.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Gusty northwesterly winds in excess of 40 mph continue Wednesday
morning and should weaken through the day as surface high pressure
moves into the region. Gusty southerly winds quickly return
during the day Thursday behind the exiting surface high pressure
and ahead of another cold front forecast to move into the area
Friday. An upper level low pressure system looks to move across
the Southern Plains Saturday with the return of rain chances. A
slight chance of thunder is possible across southeast Oklahoma
during the day Saturday.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
Watches and warnings should be expected through mid- morning
Tuesday.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 4, 3:13 AM CST, 3 hours 12 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
313 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

OKZ054>057-060-061-041000-
Tulsa OK-Craig OK-Osage OK-Rogers OK-Nowata OK-Washington OK-
313 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CRAIG...NORTHWESTERN
ROGERS...SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA AND NORTHERN TULSA
COUNTIES THROUGH 400 AM CST...

At 312 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 4 miles south of Dearing to 2 miles northeast of
Keystone State Park. Movement was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects.

Locations in or near the path include...
Wann...                           Dewey...
Collinsville...                   Sperry...
Skiatook...                       Watova...
Ramona...                         Vera...
Talala...                         Wolco...
Owasso...                         Lenapah...
South Coffeyville...              Delaware...
Ochelata...                       Turley...
Tulsa International Airport...    Nowata...
Bartlesville...                   Oologah...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 231 and 234.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3615 9579 3616 9630 3617 9627 3620 9624
      3622 9625 3623 9628 3700 9587 3700 9526
TIME...MOT...LOC 0912Z 267DEG 29KT 3699 9573 3616 9624

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Special weather statement, Mar 4, 3:14 AM CST, 3 hours 11 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
314 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

OKZ059-060-064>066-041000-
Tulsa OK-Okmulgee OK-Pawnee OK-Okfuskee OK-Creek OK-
314 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CREEK...NORTHWESTERN OKMULGEE...
SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE...SOUTHWESTERN TULSA AND WESTERN OKFUSKEE
COUNTIES THROUGH 400 AM CST...

At 313 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 2 miles southwest of Westport to 4 miles east of
Johnson. Movement was east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects.

Locations in or near the path include...
Sand Springs...                   Keystone State Park...
Shamrock...                       Bristow...
Boley...                          Mannford...
Sapulpa...                        Paden...
Okemah...                         Depew...
Okfuskee...                       Silver City...
Milfay...                         Mason...
Castle...                         Bearden...
Welty...                          Slick...
Kellyville...                     Kiefer...

This includes the following highways,
 Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 212 and 219.
 Interstate 44 between mile markers 178 and 222.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3587 9662 3618 9646 3618 9626 3616 9627
      3616 9600 3618 9600 3618 9591 3533 9635
      3535 9644 3546 9644 3546 9647 3543 9650
      3545 9655 3544 9657 3541 9654 3539 9654
      3541 9658 3540 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 0913Z 261DEG 26KT 3619 9635 3539 9677

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Special weather statement, Mar 4, 3:51 AM CST, 2 hours 34 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
351 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

OKZ056>058-060>062-067-041045-
Tulsa OK-Craig OK-Rogers OK-Ottawa OK-Nowata OK-Mayes OK-Wagoner OK-
351 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CRAIG...ROGERS...NORTHWESTERN
OTTAWA...NORTHWESTERN MAYES...SOUTHEASTERN NOWATA...NORTHERN WAGONER
AND NORTHEASTERN TULSA COUNTIES THROUGH 445 AM CST...

At 350 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 4 miles south of Edna to 3 miles east of Sand
Springs. Movement was east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects.

Locations in or near the path include...
Vinita...                         Inola...
Commerce...                       Picher...
Big Cabin...                      Talala...
Chelsea...                        White Oak...
Welch...                          Foyil...
Bushyhead...                      Owasso...
New Alluwe...                     Hollow...
Verdigris...                      Claremore...
Tulsa International Airport...    Cardin...
Oologah...                        Catoosa...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 230 and 286.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3613 9553 3614 9599 3700 9536 3700 9482
TIME...MOT...LOC 0950Z 261DEG 26KT 3700 9536 3612 9605

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Special weather statement, Mar 4, 4:02 AM CST, 2 hours 23 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
402 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

OKZ060-061-064>067-041100-
Tulsa OK-Okmulgee OK-Rogers OK-Okfuskee OK-Creek OK-Wagoner OK-
402 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL ROGERS...
SOUTHEASTERN CREEK...NORTHWESTERN WAGONER...NORTHERN OKMULGEE...
SOUTHEASTERN TULSA AND OKFUSKEE COUNTIES THROUGH 500 AM CST...

At 402 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 3 miles east of Tulsa to 5 miles south of Paden.
Movement was east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects.

Locations in or near the path include...
Beggs...                          Broken Arrow...
Preston...                        Boley...
Sapulpa...                        Inola...
Paden...                          Jenks Riverside Airport...
Liberty...                        Mounds...
Clearview...                      Stonebluff...
Hectorville...                    Leonard...
Jenks...                          Bixby...
Okmulgee...                       Okemah...
Bald Hill...                      Okfuskee...

This includes the following highways,
 Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 212 and 228.
 Interstate 44 between mile markers 207 and 231.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3615 9604 3617 9544 3612 9544 3585 9571
      3585 9577 3580 9577 3529 9628 3530 9644
      3546 9644 3546 9647 3543 9650 3545 9655
      3544 9657 3541 9654 3539 9654 3541 9658
      3540 9660 3540 9662 3550 9663
TIME...MOT...LOC 1002Z 264DEG 28KT 3613 9586 3542 9656

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Special weather statement, Mar 4, 5:34 AM CST, 51 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
534 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

OKZ064>066-041215-
Okmulgee OK-Okfuskee OK-Creek OK-
534 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL CREEK...
SOUTHWESTERN OKMULGEE AND OKFUSKEE COUNTIES THROUGH 615 AM CST...

At 534 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 6 miles northeast of Little to 4 miles northwest
of Yeager. Movement was northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects.

Locations in or near the path include...
Boley...                          Paden...
Okemah...                         Okfuskee...
Clearview...                      Mason...
Okmulgee State Park...            Castle...
Bearden...                        Welty...
Pharoah...                        Schulter...
Slick...

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 212 and
232.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3579 9629 3552 9595 3529 9628 3529 9644
      3546 9644 3546 9647 3543 9650 3543 9652
      3546 9654 3544 9657 3543 9656 3542 9656
      3541 9654 3539 9654 3541 9658 3540 9660
      3540 9662 3547 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 1134Z 226DEG 46KT 3540 9658 3522 9638

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Special weather statement, Mar 4, 6:14 AM CST, 11 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
614 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

OKZ060-064-066-067-041300-
Tulsa OK-Okmulgee OK-Creek OK-Wagoner OK-
614 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CREEK...WEST CENTRAL
WAGONER...NORTHWESTERN OKMULGEE AND SOUTHEASTERN TULSA COUNTIES
THROUGH 700 AM CST...

At 614 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 5 miles northeast of Slick to near Okmulgee.
Movement was northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects.

Locations in or near the path include...
Beggs...                          Preston...
Sapulpa...                        Jenks Riverside Airport...
Liberty...                        Mounds...
Stonebluff...                     Hectorville...
Leonard...                        Jenks...
Glenpool...                       Bixby...
Slick...                          Kiefer...
Broken Arrow...                   Okmulgee...
Sand Springs...                   Tulsa...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 208 and 224.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CST for northeastern
and east central Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3616 9606 3616 9602 3591 9565 3586 9572
      3585 9577 3581 9577 3559 9603 3579 9631
TIME...MOT...LOC 1214Z 217DEG 30KT 3585 9622 3566 9594

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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), 12:00Z

0.4 hours before the tornado, 155 km from the path. March 4, 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -72551 J/kg
Surface CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1429 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 81 kt
0-1 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -287 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -329 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0
0-3 km lapse rate: 4.3 K/km

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Norman, OK (KOUN), 00:00Z

11.6 hours after it, 155 km from the path. March 5, 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -1 J/kg
Surface CAPE: 23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 675 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0
0-3 km lapse rate: 5.7 K/km

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The surface observations

Okmulgee Municipal Airport (OKM), 17 km from the path, in the two hours either side.

Time (UTC)	Temp (°F)	Dew point (°F)	Wind	Gust (kt)	Pressure (mb)	Weather
10:35 UTC	60	59.4	110° 14 kt	17	996.3	-DZ
10:55 UTC	60.6	60	110° 14 kt		995.6
11:15 UTC	61	60	110° 10 kt		994.9
11:35 UTC	61	59.7	250° 3 kt	9	994.2	VCTSRA
11:55 UTC	59	59	360° 5 kt	9	993.9	+TSRA
12:15 UTC	58	58	300° 14 kt	17	993.2	+TSRA
12:35 UTC	53.8	53.8	310° 14 kt	20	995.3	TSRA
12:55 UTC	53	53	320° 10 kt	20	995.6	VCTSRA
13:15 UTC	53.2	53.2	270° 11 kt	15	997	RA
13:35 UTC	53	53	300° 11 kt	16	997.6	RA
13:55 UTC	52.5	52.5	350° 7 kt		995.6	VCTSRA
14:15 UTC	52	52	290° 4 kt		996.6	-RA

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

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the touchdown began at 12:23 UTC.

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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
12:08 UTC	TORNADO	2 Ssw Henryetta	Okmulgee, OK	This tornado snapped and uprooted trees at the Henryetta Golf and Country Club, and damaged several outbuildings. Homes were damaged and outbuildings were destroyed when it crossed Lake Road. This tornado was rated EF-1
12:10 UTC	TORNADO	2 Se Henryetta	Okmulgee, OK	This tornado snapped several trees on New Lake Road, crossed I-40, and damaged several outbuildings on Holly Road. This tornado was rated EF-1 with maximum wind of 90 to 95 mph based on the damage.
12:23 UTC	TORNADO	4 N Morris	Okmulgee, OK	This tornado rolled an RV, snapped large tree limbs, damaged the roof of a home, and snapped several power poles. This tornado was rated EF-1 with maximum wind of 90 to 95 mph based on the damage.
12:25 UTC	TORNADO	2 Wnw Eram	Okmulgee, OK	This tornado snapped large tree limbs and damaged the roof of a home. This tornado was rated EF-0 with maximum wind of 75 to 80 mph based on the damage.
12:30 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	2 Se Checotah	Mcintosh, OK	Power lines down.
12:30 UTC	TSTM WND GST 65	Checotah	Mcintosh, OK
12:33 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	4 Sw Jamesville	Muskogee, OK	Metal barn destroyed. Time estimated from Radar.
12:33 UTC	TORNADO	2 Wnw Eufaula	Mcintosh, OK	A tornado damaged outbuildings and homes, and blew down trees.
12:36 UTC	TSTM WND GST 60	Eufaula	Mcintosh, OK
12:51 UTC	TORNADO	4 Ese Checotah	Mcintosh, OK	This tornado snapped large tree limbs, damaged the roof of a home, and blew the roof off an outbuilding. This tornado was rated EF-0 with maximum wind of 80 to 85 mph based on the damage.
13:53 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	6 Wsw Warner	Mcintosh, OK	Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report. Power poles down, barn roof torn off.

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

This ground now

The live radar over the track Every 2025 tornado in Oklahoma Every tornado in Oklahoma since 1950 Warnings in force in Oklahoma now The forecast where you are

The other tornadoes of March 4, 2025

36 more were confirmed in the United States that day.

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries	Damage
March 4	4:28 AM CST	EF1	Carter, OK	0.5	120	3	$500,000
March 4	4:30 AM CST	EF1	Wise, TX	3.2	250		$750,000
March 4	4:43 AM CST	EF0	Carter, OK	1.2	40		$100,000
March 4	5:03 AM CST	EF0	Pontotoc, OK	8.8	100		$200,000
March 4	5:11 AM CST	EF1	Pontotoc, OK	3.7	200	1	$10 million
March 4	5:16 AM CST	EF1	Pontotoc, OK	1.0	40		$300,000
March 4	5:24 AM CST	EF1	Dallas, TX	0.4	85		$1.0 million
March 4	5:25 AM CST	EF1	Pontotoc, OK	4.8	150		$75,000
March 4	5:37 AM CST	EF1	Johnston, OK	1.6	100		$200,000
March 4	5:46 AM CST	EF1	Hughes, OK	2.9	50		$75,000
March 4	6:06 AM CST	EF1	Okmulgee, OK	1.8	375		$80,000
March 4	6:10 AM CST	EF1	Okmulgee, OK	3.3	350		$40,000
March 4	6:22 AM CST	EF1	Okmulgee, OK	2.7	400		$75,000
March 4	6:33 AM CST	EF1	McIntosh, OK	0.7	150		$20,000
March 4	6:51 AM CST	EF0	McIntosh, OK	1.6	150		$50,000
March 4	7:15 AM CST	EF1	Franklin, TX	18.4	858	3	$500,000
March 4	7:44 AM CST	EF1	Morris, TX	9.0	735		$25,000
March 4	7:47 AM CST	EF1	Bowie, TX	18.6	850		$60,000
March 4	7:51 AM CST	EF1	Bowie, TX	18.9	580		$500,000
March 4	8:46 AM CST	EF1	Harrison, TX	1.0	100		$25,000
March 4	9:00 AM CST	EF1	Caddo Parish, LA	3.9	114		$100,000
March 4	9:19 AM CST	EF1	Caddo Parish, LA	0.8	225		$10,000
March 4	9:49 AM CST	EF1	Tyler, TX	0.5	75		$25,000
March 4	10:06 AM CST	EF1	Claiborne Parish, LA	1.8	300		$100,000
March 4	10:29 AM CST	EF1	Sabine, TX	5.6	625		$10,000
March 4	11:01 AM CST	EF1	Vernon Parish, LA	1.1	100		$20,000
March 4	11:27 AM CST	Unrated	Vernon Parish, LA	2.2	10
March 4	11:50 AM CST	EF1	Rapides Parish, LA	6.8	100		$270,000
March 4	12:10 PM CST	EF1	Caldwell Parish, LA	0.4	200		$25,000
March 4	4:52 PM CST	EF1	Ascension Parish, LA	1.8	50		$100,000
March 4	5:16 PM CST	EF0	Saint James Parish, LA	1.4	75		$50,000
March 4	6:13 PM CST	EF1	Plaquemines Parish, LA	5.5	75		$300,000
March 4	6:24 PM CST	EF2	Wayne, MS	4.0	150	4
March 4	6:33 PM CST	EF1	Plaquemines Parish, LA	2.8	75		$10,000
March 4	7:55 PM CST	EF1	George, MS	0.9	30
March 4	11:06 PM CST	EF0	Santa Rosa, FL	0.3	75

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.