Above Normal Temperatures, Strong Thunderstorms, Tropical Development Being Monitored

Well above normal temperatures are forecast to shift from the northern Plains through the Northeast U.S. over the long holiday weekend. A few strong to severe thunderstorm will be possible as well along with a potential for excessive rainfall. A tropical or subtropical depression could form off the Southeast U.S. coast over the weekend while drifting northward to northeastward. Read More >

May 1-2, 2008 Severe Weather Outbreak

Severe thunderstorms erupted along a dry line across Central and Eastern Oklahoma on the evening of May 1st . These storms produced tornadoes across Pawnee and Osage Counties in Northeast Oklahoma before dissipating. Another round of severe thunderstorms occurred during the early morning hours of May 2nd as a potent cold front swept through the region. Several tornadoes were produced by these thunderstorms along with large hail and damaging winds.

Multimedia Review of the May 1-2, 2008 Severe Weather Event

May 1-2, 2008 Tornadoes
County	Location	Time	Rating	Length	Width
Pawnee	1 mile NE of Pawnee	Approx. 830 pm	EF-0	brief touchdown
Pawnee	5.5 miles NE of Pawnee to 4.5 miles S-SE of Ralston	Approx. 830 pm	EF-1	3 Miles	300 Yards
Osage	9 miles S-SE of Fairfax to 8 miles S-SW of Pawhuska	838-912 pm	EF-1	17 Miles	450 Yards
Osage	9 miles SW of Pawhuska to 5.5 miles W of Pawhuska	906-915 pm	EF-0	5 Miles	100 Yards
Creek	1 mile S of Bristow to 6.75 miles E-NE of Bristow	145-151 am	EF-0	7 Miles	250 Yards
Rogers/Mayes	9.5 miles E. of Claremore to 5.5 N-NW of Pryor	303-315 am	EF-1	9 Miles	500 Yards

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