Tulsa tornadoes of 2017
![]() Remington Tower in Tulsa heavily damaged by August 6, 2017 tornado | |
Duration | August 6, 2017 |
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Highest winds |
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Tornadoes confirmed | 4 |
Max. rating1 | EF2 tornado |
Duration of tornado outbreak2 | 54 minutes |
Fatalities | 30 injuries |
Damage | $50.240 million (2015 USD)[1] |
Areas affected | Northeastern Oklahoma |
1Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita scale 2Time from first tornado to last tornado |
The 2017 Tulsa tornado took place on August 6, 2017, near
Confirmed tornadoes
EFU | EF0 | EF1 | EF2 | EF3 | EF4 | EF5 | Total |
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0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
August 6 event
EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width | Summary |
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EF2 | Southeastern Tulsa to N of Broken Arrow | Tulsa | OK | 36°06′35″N 95°56′12″W / 36.1097°N 95.9367°W | 06:19–06:25 | 6.9 mi (11.1 km) | 550 yd (500 m) | See section on this tornado – 30 people were injured and losses totaled $50 million.[2] |
EF1 | N of Broken Arrow | Tulsa, Wagoner | OK | 36°05′31″N 95°47′37″W / 36.0919°N 95.7936°W | 06:27–06:31 | 2.9 mi (4.7 km) | 400 yd (370 m) | Numerous homes sustained roof damage, and numerous large trees were snapped or uprooted. The roof of an outbuilding was blown off.[3][4] |
EF1 | E of Oologah | Rogers | OK | 36°26′39″N 95°41′27″W / 36.4443°N 95.6908°W | 06:32–06:40 | 4.5 mi (7.2 km) | 200 yd (180 m) | Barns, trees, and a home were damaged. Power poles were snapped.[5] |
EF1 | S of Chelsea | Rogers, Mayes | OK | 36°26′59″N 95°26′27″W / 36.4496°N 95.4409°W | 07:11–07:13 | 0.9 mi (1.4 km) | 400 yd (370 m) | An agricultural building sustained minor roof damage.[6][7] |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
EF2 tornado | |
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Formed | August 6, 2017, 1:19 a.m. CDT (UTC−05:00 ) |
Duration | 6 minutes |
Dissipated | August 6, 2017, 1:25 a.m. CDT (UTC−05:00) |
Highest winds |
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Max. rating1 | EF2 tornado |
Fatalities | 30 injuries |
Damage | $50 million (2017 USD) |
Areas affected | Tulsa County, Oklahoma |
1Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita scale |
The tornado formed at 1:19 A.M.
This was the first tornado to hit the Tulsa area in the month of August since 1958 (and only the 3rd to strike the area since 1950), the tornado injured 26 people – with two seriously injured – in the east part of the city. Even with the tornado detectable on radar, the Tulsa County Emergency Management Agency did not begin civil defense sirens in the area because the National Weather Service did not issue a tornado warning until 1:25 a.m., after which time an EF1 tornado had entered Broken Arrow, damaging multiple home roofs and several large tree branches.[12][13] A second EF1 hit east of Oologah at 1:32 a.m. CDT (06:32 UTC), damaging several trees, barns and a home, downing multiple telephone poles.[8][14]
See also
Notes
- ^ All dates are based on the local time zone where the tornado touched down; however, all times are in Coordinated Universal Time for consistency.
References
- ^ "Tornado Summaries". National Weather Service. National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Oklahoma Event Report: EF2 Tornado". National Centers for Environmental Information. National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ^ "Oklahoma Event Report: EF1 Tornado". National Centers for Environmental Information. National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ^ "Oklahoma Event Report: EF1 Tornado". National Centers for Environmental Information. National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ^ "Oklahoma Event Report: EF1 Tornado". National Centers for Environmental Information. National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ^ "Oklahoma Event Report: EF1 Tornado". National Centers for Environmental Information. National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ^ "Oklahoma Event Report: EF0 Tornado". National Centers for Environmental Information. National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ^ a b "NWS Damage Survey for 8/6/17 Tornado Event". Iowa Environmental Mesonet. National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Tulsa, Oklahoma. August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- Griffin Communications. August 7, 2017.
- ^ "NWS confirms EF-2 tornado damage in midtown Tulsa". KTUL. Sinclair Broadcast Group. August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ Ken Miller (August 6, 2017). "Rare August tornado sends 30 to hospital in Tulsa; no deaths". KOKI-TV. Cox Media Group. Associated Press. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ Paighten Harkins (August 7, 2017). "EF2 tornado that hurt 30, ripped through midtown, was rare in 2 ways". Tulsa World. BH Media.
- CBS Interactive. August 7, 2017.
- ^ Clayton Youngman (August 6, 2017). "NWS: 2 tornadoes touched down in Tulsa metro Sunday; 3rd tornado hit Rogers County". KTUL. Sinclair Broadcast Group. Retrieved August 7, 2017.