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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1255 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 03/06/2026 TORNADO EVENT - UPDATE 1
UPDATE
UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE TULSA, OWASSO, BROKEN ARROW, AND
INOLA TORNADOES.
OVERVIEW
SUPERCELLS THAT DEVELOPED AHEAD OF A DRY LINE OVER
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA MOVED THROUGH NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA DURING THE
EVENING OF THE 6TH. SEVERAL OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED MULTIPLE
TORNADOES, A COUPLE OF WHICH WERE STRONG. NWS TULSA METEOROLOGISTS
SURVEYED STORM DAMAGE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, AND DETAILS FOR FIVE OF
EIGHT CONFIRMED TORNADOES FOLLOW BELOW. DETAILS FOR THE OTHER THREE
CONFIRMED AND SURVEYED TORNADOES WILL BE RELEASED LATER THIS
AFTERNOOON. WE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING OTHER REPORTS, AND ADDITIONAL
SURVEYS MAY BE NEEDED FOR THIS EVENT IN THE COMING DAYS.
TULSA OKLAHOMA TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 105 TO 110 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 6.0 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 600 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/06/2026
START TIME: 06:24 PM CST
START LOCATION: 4 NE GRAY / OSAGE COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON: 36.175 / -96.022
END DATE: 03/06/2026
END TIME: 06:34 PM CST
END LOCATION: 4 SSE SPERRY / TULSA COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON: 36.244 / -95.958
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS TORNADO DEVELOPED NEAR N GILCREASE MUSEUM ROAD, NORTH OF W
NEWTON STREET. IT MOVED NORTHEAST DAMAGING A NUMBER OF HOMES,
DAMAGING THE ROOF OF AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, UPROOTING TREES, AND
SNAPPING NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS IN NEIGHBORHOODS WEST OF N TISDALE
PARKWAY. IT CROSSED INTO TULSA COUNTY NEAR W APACHE STREET. THE
TORNADO DAMAGED MANY HOMES AND SNAPPED NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS
BETWEEN THE COUNTY LINE AND THE GILCREASE EXPRESSWAY. IT CONTINUED TO
MOVE NORTHEAST DAMAGING MANY HOMES NORTH OF THE GILCREASE EXPRESSWAY,
AND INTENSIFIED AS IT APPROACHED E 36TH STREET N. AN OFFICE BUILDING
WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND THE TULSA TECHNOLOGY CENTER WAS SEVERELY
DAMAGED AS THE TORNADO APPROACHED N PEORIA AVENUE. NUMEROUS TREES
WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED IN THAT AREA. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTH-
NORTHEAST ACROSS E 46TH STREET N AND DISSIPATED NORTH OF E 61ST
STREET N. MANY HOMES WERE DAMAGED, A FEW TREES WERE UPROOTED,
NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS WERE SNAPPED, AND MOBILE HOMES WERE DAMAGED
IN THAT PORTION OF THE PATH. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED A TORNADIC DEBRIS
SIGNATURE FROM THE KINX WSR-88D.
OWASSO OKLAHOMA TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 TO 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.0 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 180 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/06/2026
START TIME: 06:38 PM CST
START LOCATION: 4 W OWASSO / TULSA COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON: 36.267 / -95.921
END DATE: 03/06/2026
END TIME: 06:41 PM CST
END LOCATION: 3 WNW OWASSO / TULSA COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON: 36.291 / -95.899
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS TORNADO DEVELOPED JUST WEST OF N YALE AVENUE AND NORTH OF E
76TH STREET N. IT UPROOTED A TREE AS IT CROSSED N YALE AVENUE AND
MOVED NORTHEAST ACROSS A NEIGHBORHOOD ON E 82ND STREET N. SEVERAL
HOMES WERE DAMAGED, LIGHT POLES WERE BLOWN DOWN, AND LARGE TREE
LIMBS WERE SNAPPED. THE TORNADO BLEW DOWN POWER POLES AND SNAPPED
LARGE TREE LIMBS AS IT CROSSED E 86TH STREET N. OUTBUILDINGS WERE
DAMAGED AND LARGE TREE LIMBS WERE SNAPPED BY THE TORNADO AS IT
CROSSED N HUDSON AVENUE, AND THEN CROSSED N SHERIDAN AVENUE,
WHERE IT DISSIPATED.
COLLINSVILLE OKLAHOMA TORNADO
RATING: EF2
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 125 TO 135 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 4.7 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 150 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/06/2026
START TIME: 06:55 PM CST
START LOCATION: 3 E COLLINSVILLE / ROGERS COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON: 36.361 / -95.784
END DATE: 03/06/2026
END TIME: 07:02 PM CST
END LOCATION: 3 S OOLOGAH / ROGERS COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON: 36.396 / -95.714
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS TORNADO DEVELOPED OVER HEAVILY WOODED, INACCESSIBLE (BY ROAD)
TERRAIN, EAST OF N 161ST EAST AVENUE, WHERE THE KINX WSR-88D DETECTED
A TORNADIC DEBRIS SIGNATURE. THE TORNADO MOVED EAST-NORTHEAST ACROSS
THE CANEY RIVER, AND THEN DESTROYED A HOME AND DAMAGED SEVERAL OTHERS
SOUTH OF THE RIVER. A LARGE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WAS ROLLED AND
SEVERELY DAMAGED. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED AND OUTBUILDINGS WERE
DAMAGED. THE TORNADO THEN MOVED THROUGH ANOTHER AREA OF INACCESSIBLE
TERRAIN AND CROSSED THE CANEY RIVER AGAIN, AND THEN CROSSED THE S
4090 ROAD. LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED AS IT
CROSSED THE E 430 ROAD, AND THE TORNADO DISSIPATED NORTH OF THE E
430 ROAD.
BROKEN ARROW OKLAHOMA TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 TO 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 130 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/06/2026
START TIME: 08:03 PM CST
START LOCATION: 1 NNW ONETA / WAGONER COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON: 36.037 / -95.721
END DATE: 03/06/2026
END TIME: 08:06 PM CST
END LOCATION: 2 NNE ONETA / WAGONER COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON: 36.047 / -95.699
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS TORNADO DEVELOPED JUST SOUTH OF THE MUSKOGEE TURNPIKE, EAST
OF S 225TH EAST AVENUE. IT MOVED NORTHEAST ACROSS A NEIGHBORHOOD
WEST OF S 241ST EAST AVENUE, AND THEN INTO THE SOUTHERN PORTION
OF FOREST RIDGE. THE TORNADO UPROOTED A FEW TREES, DAMAGED THE
ROOFS OF SEVERAL HOMES, SNAPPED LARGE TREE LIMBS, AND BLEW DOWN
LARGE SECTIONS OF PRIVACY FENCES.
INOLA OKLAHOMA TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 TO 105 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 6.6 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 350 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/06/2026
START TIME: 08:29 PM CST
START LOCATION: INOLA / ROGERS COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON: 36.147 / -95.509
END DATE: 03/06/2026
END TIME: 08:41 PM CST
END LOCATION: 3 W CHOUTEAU / MAYES COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON: 36.192 / -95.406
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS TORNADO DEVELOPED OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF INOLA, AND
MOVED NORTHEAST ACROSS THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN. ONE HOME HAD A
PORTION OF THE ROOF BLOWN OFF, AND A NUMBER OF OTHER HOMES
RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. MANY LARGE LIMBS WERE SNAPPED FROM TREES.
THE TORNADO THEN MOVED NORTHEAST ACROSS THE E 595 ROAD, WHERE THE
ROOF OF A HOME WAS DAMAGED AND TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN. IT UPROOTED
TREES AS IT MOVED ACROSS THE E 590 ROAD, CROSSED HIGHWAY 412, AND
BLEW A PORTION OF THE ROOF FROM A HOME ON THE E 580 ROAD. THE
TORNADO MOVED INTO MAYES COUNTY NEAR THE E 580 ROAD, WHERE LARGE
TREE LIMBS WERE SNAPPED AND SEVERAL POWER POLES WERE BLOWN DOWN.
IT MOVED ACROSS OPEN COUNTRY UNTIL IT DISSIPATED NEAR THE W
570 ROAD AND S 427 ROAD. THE TORNADO PRODUCED A TORNADIC DEBRIS
SIGNATURE FROM THE KINX WSR-88D.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
EJC
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