The rain brought localized nuisance flooding. Fortunately, the tornado lifted just before entering Checotah.Ī band of moderate to heavy rain moved across the area during the morning of March 8 in association with a warm front out in advance of a low pressure center. Spotters reported seeing two or three simultaneous tornadoes at times. When the tornado reached US Hwy 266, part of a home's roof collapsed, and a horse trailer was thrown on top of a barn, which then collapsed.Īlong its entire path, numerous power poles were snapped off at the base. The tornado then crossed Humphrey Road at a racing stable, destroying six of their structures and six corrals. A trucking company was hit, destroying five 60-foot trailers and damaging others. Another home lost its roof, and outbuildings were destroyed. Once the tornado came back onshore, it hit Lotawatah Road, where it moved a double-wide mobile home from its foundation. The tornado then crossed Lake Eufaula as a waterspout, destroying five boats and several docks at Emerald Bay. One home was moved 30 feet from its foundation, and it took the roof off of another. The damage included cracked ceilings, a destroyed garage, and shingles ripped off to the bare wood. After crossing the interstate, the tornado travelled through the Sycamore Bay development, damaging ten to twelve homes. As it crossed the interstate, four 18-wheelers were knocked over, but the drivers escaped injury. In Pierce, the tornado also damaged vehicles and boats.įurther east, the tornado crossed Interstate 40 near Fountainhead Road (OK Hwy 150). At Pierce, the tornado removed roofs from quite a few homes. This tornado also caused minor damage to a home near Onapa.īrief Description: The same parent storm which produced a tornado near Burney and Tiger Mountain produced another tornado which touched down near Pierce. Along the way, this tornado killed 28 head of cattle when they were hurled into a fence line. This storm also produced eastern Oklahoma's first killer tornado in at least half of a decade.īrief Description: Spotters reported a tornado touchdown in open rangeland, moving due south for about 2 miles. This storm produced very large hail in addition to several strong tornadoes. Along the front, an isolated supercell thunderstorm developed around the Pryor/Locust Grove area and then moved in a slow and unusual south-southwest direction. Summary of events for the afternoon and evening of June 1 1999:Ī cold front moving in from the northwest moved into an extremely unstable air mass on the afternoon of June 1. This tornado, the second of the two, was rated an F3 based based on the near-complete destruction of a farm house 3 to 4 miles southeast of Checotah. For details of the damage assessment, see the third paragraph of the narrative for the Tornado entry immediately preceding this entry. The tornado travelled southeast for 4.5 miles and then lifted at 706 PM CDT.ĭamage assessments in Checotah combined the effects of the first and second tornadoes. The second tornado touched down on the southeast side of Checotah near I-40 and Grapevine Road at 650 PM CDT. Even though this tornado had a stronger F-rating than the first, it caused less widespread damage since it travelled through a less densely populated area. Both tornadoes were spawned from the same parent thunderstorm. Distance (miles)īrief Description: The F3 tornado described here was the second of two tornadoes to touch down in the Checotah area on the evening of June 1. Historical Tornado EventsĪ total of 115 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Webbers Falls, OK. No historical earthquake events found in or near Webbers Falls, OK. No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Webbers Falls, OK. No volcano is found in or near Webbers Falls, OK. The following is a break down of these events: Type Other Weather Extremes EventsĪ total of 5,521 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Webbers Falls, OK were recorded from 1950 to 2010. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms.
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