Public Information Statement Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
520 PM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024
...NWS Damage Survey for 03/14/24 Tornado Event...
.TIGER MOUNTAIN TORNADO...
Rating: EF0
Estimated Peak Wind: 75 to 80 mph
Path Length /statute/: 2.7 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 350 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 03/14/2024
Start Time: 01:44 PM CDT
Start Location: 4 SSW Hoffman / McIntosh County / OK
Start Lat/Lon: 35.4302 / -95.8635
End Date: 03/14/2024
End Time: 01:47 PM CDT
End Location: 3 SSE Hoffman / McIntosh County / OK
End Lat/Lon: 35.4510 / -95.8237
Survey Summary:
This tornado developed just south of I-40, about half a mile east of
the Okmulgee/McIntosh County line. It moved northeast snapping large
tree limbs and damaging an outbuilding, before it dissipated prior to
reaching Eufaula Lake. The tornado was reported by a storm chaser,
who recorded it after it crossed I-40. Emergency management officials
from McIntosh and Okmulgee Counties, as well as NWS Tulsa, surveyed
the damage path.
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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 event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.
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EJC