Oklahoma, Eastern September 1993
Osage County, 02 1805CST 0 0 TSTM Wind
Wynona
Washington County,02 1830CST 0 0 TSTM Wind
1 E Bartlesville
Nowata County, 02 1850CST 0 0 TSTM Wind
1 W Nowata
Isolated severe thunderstorms developed in northeast Oklahoma during
the late afternoon and early evening of September 2nd. The storms
produced strong winds which downed trees at Wynona, and large tree
limbs were downed 1 mile east of Bartlesville and 1 mile west of
Nowata.
Okmulgee County, 08 0500CST- 0 0 Flash Flood
Henryetta 0600CST
Heavy rains during the early morning of September 8th resulted in flash
flooding in the town of Henryetta. Minor to moderate flooding occurred
on the east side of town, where water covered several roads.
Okfuskee County, 13 1645CST- 1 50 0 0 Tornado (F-0)
Bearden - 1 E Bearden1648CST
Okmulgee County, 13 1722CST 0 0 3 TSTM Wind
Okmulgee
Okmulgee County, 13 1745CST- 0 0 Flash Flood
Okmulgee 1815CST
Okmulgee County, 13 1745CST- 0 0 Flash Flood
Henryetta 1815CST
Okfuskee County, 13 1800CST- 0 0 Flash Flood
Okemah 2130CST
Muskogee County, 13 1825CST 0 0 TSTM Wind
Muskogee
Muskogee County, 13 1830CST 0 0 TSTM Wind
1 NE Muskogee
McIntosh County, 13 1830CST 0 0 TSTM Wind
Hitchita
Wagoner County, 13 1830CST 0 0 TSTM Wind
6 E Wagoner
Wagoner County, 13 1900CST- 0 0 Flash Flood
3 E Broken Arrow 1930CST
Delaware County, 13 1910CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)
NR Kansas
Cherokee County, 13 1910CST 0 0 TSTM Wind
5 NW Chewey - 2 NW Chewey
Adair County, 13 1910CST 0 0 TSTM Wind
2 NW Chewey - Chewey
Tulsa County, 13 1930CST- 0 0 Flash Flood
Bixby 2000CST
Okmulgee County, 13 1930CST- 0 0 Flash Flood
Beggs 2000CST
Delaware County, 13 1950CST 0 0 4 TSTM Wind
2 W Cherokee City, AR
McIntosh County, 13 2000CST- 0 0 Flash Flood
West of Eufaula 2030CST
Muskogee County, 13 2000CST- 0 0 Flash Flood
Muskogee 2100CST
Cherokee County, 13 2100CST- 0 0 Flash Flood
Northern part of county2200CST
Adair County, 13 2230CST- 0 0 Flash Flood
Stilwell 2300CST
Cherokee County, 13 2330CST 0 0 TSTM Wind
Peggs to Tahlequah
Adair County, 14 0030CST 0 0 TSTM Wind
Bunch
Severe thunderstorms developed in east central and parts of northeast
Oklahoma ahead of a strong cold front during the late afternoon and
evening of September 13th and lingered into the very early morning of
september 14th. Damaging winds accompanied many of the storms, and 1
tornado also occurred. The tornado touched down at 1645 CST on the
south side of Bearden and moved east for 1 mile before lifting at 1648
CST. the tornado passed 1 mile south of the Bearden School and between
two widely spaced homes, and no structural damage occurred as a result
of the tornado. Some tree damage did occur along the 50 yard wide path
of the tornado, and the tornado was rated as an F-0 in intensity.
Strong thunderstorm winds destroyed a barn and damaged several
buildings in southeast Delaware County 2 miles west of Cherokee City,
Arkansas. A boat was overturned by strong winds 1/4 mile southeast of
the Wal-Mart store in the town of Okmulgee, and trees were also damaged
in the same area. Numerous trees were downed from 5 miles northwest of
Chewey to Chewey, and one tree was uprooted and numerous large tree
limbs were downed on the west side of the town of Muskogee. Power lines
were also downed by the strong winds just northeast of Muskogee. Large
branches and tree limbs were downed on several rural roads between
Peggs and Tahlequah, and numerous large tree limbs were downed at
Sequoyah State Park and Golf Course 6 miles east of Wagoner. Strong
thunderstorm winds also downed numerous large tree limbs at Hitchita
and at Bunch. The storms also produced dime size hail near the town of
Kansas in southern Delaware County.
The thunderstorms also produced heavy rainfall which resulted in flash
flooding. Many county roads were flooded in northern Cherokee County,
aand several rural roads were covered by water west of Eufaula. An
underpass on State Highway 16 in the town of Beggs was underwater, and
71st Street was flooded 3 miles east of Broken Arrow in western Wagoner
County. Many streets were flooded in Okemah and Bixby, and several
streets were flooded in Muskogee. Street flooding also occurred in
Okmulgee, Henryetta, and Stilwell.
Osage County, 19 1455CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)
1 W Webb City
Osage County, 19 1521CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)
Shidler
Osage County, 19 1522CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)
1 N Shidler
Creek County, 19 1550CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)
1 S Shamrock
Creek County, 19 1604CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)
4 N Shamrock
Washington County,19 1615CST 0 0 TSTM Wind (52)
Copan
Washington County,19 1635CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)
Copan
Osage County, 19 1643CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)
1 N Pawhuska
Creek County, 19 1650CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)
10 NE Bristow
Osage County, 19 1652CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)
10 N Pawhuska
Nowata County, 19 1705CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)
Lenapah
Osage County, 19 1710CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)
1.5 W Bartlesville
Washington County,19 1720CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)
Bartlesville
Osage County, 19 1725CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)
5.5 W Bartlesville
Okmulgee County, 19 1741CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)
Beggs
Okmulgee County, 19 1745CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)
2 E Beggs
Osage County, 19 1745CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)
5 W Bartlesville
Okmulgee County, 19 1800CST 0.1 30 0 0 3 Tornado (F-0)
4 E Beggs
Tulsa County, 19 1829CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)
Tulsa
Okmulgee County, 19 1830CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)
4 N Okmulgee
Tulsa County, 19 1956CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)
Tulsa
Tulsa County, 19 1957CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)
Tulsa
Tulsa County, 19 1959CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)
Tulsa
Tulsa County, 19 2001CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)
Tulsa
Severe thunderstorms developed in northeast Oklahoma during the
afternoon and evening of September 19th. Large hail accompanied many of
the storms, and 1 tornado also occurred. The tornado touched down
briefly at 1800 CST 4 miles east of Beggs near the intersection of U.S.
Highway 75 and State Highway 16. A roof was blown off a mobile home as
a result of this F-0 tornado, and other minor damage also occurred. The
storms produced golfball size hail 5.5 miles west of Bartlesville, and
dime to quarter size hail fell at many locations in northeast Oklahoma,
including the city of Tulsa. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 miles an
hour at Copan.
Pittsburg County,24 1945CST 0 0 TSTM Wind
5.5 SW Scipio
An isolated severe thunderstorm developed in western Pittsburg County
during the evening of September 24th and produced strong winds which
downed trees 5.5 miles southwest of Scipio.
Osage County, 24 2130CST- 0 0 Flash Flood
1.5 W Bartlesville - 1 W Bartlesville 2230CST
Washington County,24 2130CST- 0 0 Flash Flood
1 W Bartlesville - 1.5 E Bartlesville 2230CST
Nowata County, 24- 2250CST- 0 0 Flash Flood
Countywide 25 0500CST
Ottawa County, 24- 2255CST- 0 0 Flash Flood
Countywide 25 0500CST
Craig County, 24- 2345CST- 0 0 Flash Flood
Countywide 25 0500CST
Rogers County, 25 0000CST- 0 0 Flash Flood
4 NW Chelsea 0030CST
Ottawa County, 24- 1800CST- 0 0 River Flooding
Countywide 30 2300CST
Heavy rains in northeast Oklahoma during the evening of September 24th
and early morning of September 25th resulted in flash flooding.
Rainfall amounts of up to 8 1/2 inches fell in extreme northeast
Oklahoma, sending many creeks in Nowata, Craig, and Ottawa Counties out
of their banks. Approximately 150 people were evacuated in these
counties during the early morning of September 25th. The majority of
the people evacuated were in the floodplain of Tar Creek in the
northeast part of the town of Miami in Ottawa County. Tar Creek flooded
some homes to a depth of 4 to 5 feet. Several roads were also covered
by water in northeast Oklahoma, including U.S. Highway 60 10 miles east
of Bartlesville and 5 miles west of Nowata, State Highway 28 4 miles
northwest of Chelsea, State Highway 10 4 miles east of Welch, and State
Highway 125 3 miles south of Miami. Major street flooding occurred from
1.5 miles west of Bartlesville to 1.5 miles east of Bartlesville, and
street flooding also occurred in Vinita and Miami.
Rainfall was even heavier upstream in southeast Kansas, and this
resulted in major river flooding in Ottawa County along the Spring and
Neosho Rivers. The Spring River near Quapaw was above flood stage from
around 1800 CST September 24th to around 0600 CST September 29th. The
Spring River at Quapaw crested at a record level of 46.40 feet around
1100 CST on September 26th. This was 26.4 feet above the flood stage of
20 feet. The previous highest crest was 43.40 feet recorded on May 19,
1943. The Neosho River near Commerce was above flood stage from around
1800 CST September 24th to around 0600 CST October 1st. The Neosho
River at Commerce crested at 24.09 feet around 1500 CST on September
27th. This was 9.09 feet above the flood stage of 15 feet, and it was
the 5th highest crest recorded at Commerce. Local officials reported
that up to 500 structures were evacuated in Ottawa County, including up
to 300 in the town of Miami. The floodwaters closed all main highways
in the county except for Interstate 44. Assessment teams from the
Federal Emergency Management Agency are tabulating the flood damage,
but due to the extent of the flooding, no estimates are available as of
the end of October. There were no reports of deaths or injuries as a
result of either the flash flooding or the river flooding in northeast
Oklahoma.