May 17, 2015
By Corey Jones and Michael Dekker
BROKEN ARROW — At least one tornado (click here) tore the roofs off of homes southeast of Broken Arrow early Sunday, the National Weather Service said.
There were no reports of injuries, but thousands were left without power.
One of the hardest hit areas was just southeast of Broken Arrow in the unincorporated community of Oneta, near Oneta Road and Oklahoma 51, where several homes were damaged.
A damage assessment team from the weather service was surveying the area on Sunday to determine what damage may have been caused by a tornado or straight-line winds, and the path of the storm.
It appears that the tornado may have touched down then lifted then touched down again as it traveled northeast, said Joe Sellers, meteorologist with the weather service in Tulsa....
By Corey Jones and Michael Dekker
BROKEN ARROW — At least one tornado (click here) tore the roofs off of homes southeast of Broken Arrow early Sunday, the National Weather Service said.
There were no reports of injuries, but thousands were left without power.
One of the hardest hit areas was just southeast of Broken Arrow in the unincorporated community of Oneta, near Oneta Road and Oklahoma 51, where several homes were damaged.
A damage assessment team from the weather service was surveying the area on Sunday to determine what damage may have been caused by a tornado or straight-line winds, and the path of the storm.
It appears that the tornado may have touched down then lifted then touched down again as it traveled northeast, said Joe Sellers, meteorologist with the weather service in Tulsa....
