Power Outage in Miami, OK

Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power poles and power lines.

High wind blew down power lines and power poles.

This tornado developed west of Miami, to the south of Highway 59 and east of the S 510 Road, where large tree limbs were snapped. The tornado moved east-northeast over open country to the north of Highway 59, and then northeast across Miami where it damaged numerous homes and businesses, uprooted trees, and snapped power poles. The tornado dissipated before reaching Highway 69A on the northeast side of town to the south of the E 70 Road. It was observed by multiple people. Based on the damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 85 to 95 mph.

Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees, blew down power lines, and damaged a home on the 530 Road northwest of Miami.

This tornado damaged a home, destroyed outbuildings, destroyed farm equipment, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power poles. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph.

A tornado damaged or destroyed about 50 homes and businesses in and around Quapaw, destroyed several metal-framed buildings, destroyed barns and outbuildings, blew over several vehicles, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and blew down numerous power poles. At least twelve people were injured in Quapaw from the tornado and one fatality occurred when a brick wall fell onto a vehicle that was parked along side it. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 115 to 125 mph. The tornado continued into Cherokee County, Kansas, where it destroyed homes and businesses in Baxter Springs and injured about two dozen people there.

Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs and power lines.

Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines and trees.

Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs and power lines.

Several large trees were blown down by strong thunderstorm wind and some fell onto power lines resulting in power outages.

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees, large tree limbs and power lines. Some of the trees and tree limbs blocked roads.

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down power lines and power poles.

One to two inches of ice accumulated on trees, power lines and other exposed surfaces.

High winds gusted to 70 mph downing power lines and trees.

Hurricane Ike made landfall near Galveston, Texas around 2 am cdt on 9/13 and moved northward across northern Texas to near Tyler and then northeastward into Arkansas near Ozark during the early morning hours of the 14th. The combination of a cold front passing into the region and the proximity of the tropical storm to the area resulted in high winds across portions of far eastern Oklahoma. Trees, large tree limbs, and power lines were blown down. Localized flash flooding occurred in eastern Oklahoma and eventually some river flooding resulted from Ike's rainfall.