Powerful Tornado Makes Landfall in Eastern Oklahoma, Causing Damage

Severe storms persisted in eastern Oklahoma into the late hours of Monday night. The storms were expected to continue moving eastward throughout the evening, with the potential to become stronger to severe, bringing hail, strong winds, and isolated tornadoes as the main threats. A tornado watch was in effect until 11pm on Monday, including Tulsa County. Meteorologist Kirsten Lang provided the forecast for severe weather expected on Monday night.

Just after 9:15 p.m., a confirmed tornado touched down just west of Skiatook Lake. Witnesses on the ground reported seeing a large, wedge tornado near Barnsdall, where damage was reported. The tornado continued to move towards the northeast through Barnsdall and towards the Bartlesville area before eventually being absorbed by a squall line to the west.