11 tornadoes reported Monday into Tuesday, flood threat continues
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(TULSA, Okla.) Nearly a dozen tornado reports were received Monday afternoon into Tuesday morning after a series of storms swept through Oklahoma. The flood danger is expected to continue into the rest of the week as at least 4-6 inches of rain fell across eastern Oklahoma during that time, with more anticipated in the days to come.
The National Weather Service said flash flooding will transition to aerial flooding and river flooding. Officials said releases from Lake Keystone, just upstream of Tulsa, will likely cause the river to reach or slightly exceed flood stage over the next few days. If that occurs, it will be the highest the river has reached in Tulsa since the 1968 flood.
Sand Springs Police urged residents in the Meadow Valley subdivision to voluntarily evacuate by 11 P.M. or risk injury or death from the Keystone Dam release. Residents are asked to take valuables and pets with them, and will be permitted to park their vehicles on Highway 51 where it has been marked with cones.
Flooding was also substantial in Skiatook, where Oklahoma Highway Patrol rescued residents from five homes due to high flood waters.
The tornado locations reported to the National Weather Service are as follows:
Monday
3:33 P.M. 5 NW CASHION, KINGFISHER COUNTY
4:22 P.M. 4 W PERRY, NOBLE COUNTY
HOMES AND TREES DAMAGED
5:12 P.M. 8 SW MANGUM, GREER COUNTY
10:05 P.M. 6 N BALD HILL, OKMULGEE COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED A TORNADO. DEBRIS WAS OBSERVED IN THE ASSOCIATED RADAR DATA
10:45 P.M. LEACH, DELAWARE COUNTY
A TORNADO DEVELOPED NEAR PEGGS... AND TRAVELED TO THE LEACH AREA.
RATED EF-2
Tuesday
4:32 A.M. 1 E DALE, POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY
CAMPER FLIPPED OVER... HOME DAMAGED... TREES DAMAGED.
6:00 A.M. SAPULPA, CREEK COUNTY
PUBLIC REPORTED TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AT 6 A.M. ON HIGHWAY 97 NEXT TO 71 STREET IN SAPULPA
6:20 A.M. LAKE TEXOMA, MARSHALL COUNTY OVER LAKE TEXOMA
6:37 A.M. TULSA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TULSA COUNTY
RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR TULSA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. TORNADIC DEBRIS SIGNATURE NOTED IN RADAR DATA.
RATED EF-1
6:52 A.M. OWASSO, TULSA COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED BRIEF TOUCHDOWN NEAR TCC/TULSA TECH NEAR 106TH STREET AND HIGHWAY 169
7:00 A.M. 5 ESE WAPANUCKA, ATOKA COUNTY
POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE AROUND WILSON
There is another chance for severe storms on Wednesday, mainly afternoon into the evening.
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