Power Outage in Muskogee, OK

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

This tornado developed along Elm Grove Road, west of S 25th Street E, where outbuildings were damaged, and trees were uprooted. It moved eastward damaging or destroying about sixteen homes, destroying a number of outbuildings, uprooting numerous trees, and snapping numerous power poles until it dissipated just east of the Muskogee Turnpike. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.

This tornado developed along Elm Grove Road, west of S 25th Street E, where outbuildings were damaged, and trees were uprooted. It moved eastward damaging or destroying about sixteen homes, destroying a number of outbuildings, uprooting numerous trees, and snapping numerous power poles until it dissipated just east of the Muskogee Turnpike. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.

A tornado developed southeast of Boynton to the south of W 83rd Street S, and moved northeast to a point north of W 33rd Street S. It uprooted a couple medium sized trees, blew down a power pole, and snapped large tree limbs. Much of the tornado path was across farmland, so the damage noted above generally occurred as the tornado crossed section line roads. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 80 to 85 mph.

This tornado developed on Eagle Crest Golf Club, where several homes were damaged and trees were uprooted. It moved northeast blowing down trees and power poles, and then dissipated on the west side of Muskogee. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph.

This tornado developed on Eagle Crest Golf Club, where several homes were damaged and trees were uprooted. It moved northeast blowing down trees and power poles, and then dissipated on the west side of Muskogee. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph.

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

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

This tornado developed east of S 75th St E and north of the E 965 Road. It moved east-northeast until crossing E 93rd St S where it turned northeast. The tornado then turned north as it crossed the N 4380 Road. The tornado uprooted trees, snapped numerous large tree limbs, damaged outbuildings, and blew down power poles. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 85 to 95 mph.

This tornado developed over the north side of Muskogee where it damaged homes and snapped or uprooted trees. The tornado destroyed a well-constructed metal framed building south of Highway 62, and then tore the roof off a couple apartment buildings north of Highway 62. Trees and power poles were snapped and businesses along Highway 62 had roof damage and broken windows. The tornado continued northeast destroying outbuildings and blowing down trees, dissipating northeast of the intersection of N Main and E Harris Road. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 115 to 125 mph.

This tornado developed over the north side of Muskogee where it damaged homes and snapped or uprooted trees. The tornado destroyed a well-constructed metal framed building south of Highway 62, and then tore the roof off a couple apartment buildings north of Highway 62. Trees and power poles were snapped and businesses along Highway 62 had roof damage and broken windows. The tornado continued northeast destroying outbuildings and blowing down trees, dissipating northeast of the intersection of N Main and E Harris Road. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 115 to 125 mph.

Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines.

This tornado snapped or uprooted numerous trees, damaged buildings at Greenleaf State Park, and snapped power poles. The end point is estimated based on radar data as the tornado moved onto Camp Gruber, which was inaccessible to the survey team. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.

The Arkansas River near Muskogee rose above its flood stage of 28 feet at 9:00 am CST on December 27th. The river crested at 35.41 feet at 5:45 pm CST on the 29th, resulting in major flooding. Agricultural land was inundated by flood waters and portions of the OG&E power plant grounds were flooded. The river fell below its flood stage at 11:00 pm CST on the 31st.

The Arkansas River near Muskogee rose above its flood stage of 28 feet at 9:00 am CST on December 27th. The river crested at 35.41 feet at 5:45 pm CST on the 29th, resulting in major flooding. Agricultural land was inundated by flood waters and portions of the OG&E power plant grounds were flooded. The river fell below its flood stage at 11:00 pm CST on the 31st.

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

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

Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees and power lines.

This is the first of two segments of this tornado. In Muskogee County, the tornado destroyed a mobile home and a barn, damaged several other permanent homes, and snapped power poles and large trees. Maximum estimated wind in the tornado based on this damage was about 125 mph. The tornado continued into Wagoner County, Oklahoma. Several storm chasers, storm spotters, and citizens witnessed this tornado.

A tornado snapped or uprooted numerous trees, damaged the roofs of a couple homes, and blew down power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 105 mph.

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down a power pole.

Up to one and a half inches of ice accumulated on trees, power lines, and other exposed surfaces.

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and snapped off power poles. In addition, a large billboard at a used car lot was blown down damaging nearly a dozen cars.

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

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

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

Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines.

Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof to the high school. The winds also blew down trees, power poles and power lines.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs in Greenhill Cemetary. The winds also knocked down power lines resulting in a power outage for 3,000 customers.

A strong upper level disturbance translated from far west Texas through the Southern Plains on the 24th and 25th. Precipitation began as rain across the area during the morning of the 24th, but changed to snow during the afternoon and evening. Some of the snow was heavy at times, resulting in a swath of snow from four to eight inches across portions of northeastern, east central, and southeastern Oklahoma. The heavy, wet snow snapped tree limbs onto power lines, and resulted in some power outages.

A strong storm system moved from the southern Rockies into the Southern Plains on the 20th and 21st. Snow began during the morning of the 20th across the region and some heavy snow fell before it gradually transitioned to sleet and freezing rain during the evening of the 20th and early morning hours of the 21st. Freezing rain and sleet continued during the morning of the 21st with some ice accumulations of 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch. Some power outages occurred as a result of the ice in far northeastern Oklahoma.