Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG

OKLAHOMA, EasternTulsa County(Tul)Tulsa Intl ArptTulsa CountyBixbyLatimer CountyWilburtonMayes CountyCountywideRogers CountyCountywideTulsa CountyCountywideLe Flore CountyPoteau01310001CST2359CST0 0Heavy RainMarch rainfall at the Tulsa International Airport totaled 7.34 inches, making this the third wettest March on record. The only twowetter Marches were in 1973 and 1922 with 11.94 and 8.31 inches respectively.07Storm Data and Unusual Weather PhenomenaTimePath PathNumber ofEstimatedLocal/ Length WidthPersonsDamageLocation DateStandard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm0730CST07 1140CSTTree limbs down on power lines07 1200CST01600CSTCity park, low-water bridges, and streets flooded around 1:45 pm.07 1200CST1600CSTLow-water bridges flooded in Talala around 3:40 pm.07 1200CST0 01600CSTRoad closed at Garnett and New Orleans from creek overflow around 3:30 pm.07 1430CST3-inch tree limb downed by wind0000000000.50K0.10KHail (0.75)Thunderstorm WindFlash FloodFlash FloodFlash FloodThunderstorm WindMarch 1998Le Flore County4 E Cameron 07 1444CST0 0Hail (0.75)Sequoyah CountySallisaw07 1448CST0 0Thunderstorm Wind (G51)A powerful early spring storm system moved across Oklahoma during the day of March 7, producing a wide variety of weatheracross eastern Oklahoma. Heavy rains developed from Tulsa to Pryor during the morning, with widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to3 inches. Flooding of even well-drained streets was common, and many low-water bridges were under water. Further southeast,severe thunderstorms developed over Sequoyah and Leflore Counties during the mid-afternoon before moving east into Arkansas.Pittsburg County3 NE Mc Alester 19 0050CST0 0 3KThunderstorm WindLarge radio tower blown overPushmataha County5 SW Clayton 19 0110CST0 0 0.50KThunderstorm WindRoof blown off of a barnLe Flore County3 SE Talihina 19 0210CST0 0Hail (0.75)Le Flore County3 SE Talihina 19 0210CST0 0Thunderstorm Wind (G51)Sequoyah CountyMuldrow19 0235CST0 0Hail (0.75)Sequoyah CountyMuldrow19 0235CST0 0 0.10KThunderstorm WindLarge tree limbs blown down.Low pressure moved eastward across southern Oklahoma during the evening of March 18 and during the early morning of March19. A broken line of severe thunderstorms developed over southeast Oklahoma just in advance of the low pressure system. Thethunderstorms reached severe levels as they moved across Pittsburg and Pushmataha Counties between midnight and 1 AM. Thenthe storms weakened below severe limits as they travelled across Haskell and Latimer Counties between 1 and 2 AM. The stormsstrengthened again as they passed through Le Flore and Sequoyah Counties after 2 AM. The storms moved into Arkansas around245 AM.134 128