Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
Tuesday
Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.
Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
There are currently no warnings or advisories for this location.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 9:03 PM CDT on May 11, 2008
... Preliminary storm damage survey information from the may 10th tornado outbreak...
... This information may be revised upon further review...
1. The most significant tornado that occurred on may 10th in the Tulsa County warning area touched down 2.5 miles southwest of Chetopa Kansas near the Oklahoma... Kansas border. The tornado continued eastward into the southern part of the town of Picher where extensive and widespread damage occurred to numerous residential structures. At least 6 fatalities occurred in Picher and based on the structural damage in this area the tornado is rated an EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita scale with winds estimated at 165 to 175 mph. The tornado continued southeast across the northern edge of the city of Quapaw... then crossed Interstate 44 near mile marker 325. The tornado then moved into southwest Missouri... 3 miles northeast of Peoria. The tornado track length in northeast Oklahoma was approximately 29 miles with a maximum width of one mile.
2. A tornado touched down 4.5 miles southwest of downtown Bentonville at approximately 6:35 PM Saturday and lifted 3.8 miles south southeast of downtown Bentonville. Path length was 1.50 miles with a maximum width of 100 yards. Wind speeds are estimated at 100 mph... giving this a rating of EF1. Primary damage was to a school where part of the roof was blown off.
3. A tornado was observed at 5:17 PM Saturday... approximately 3 miles south of Crowder in Pittsburg County. This tornado briefly touched down on lake Eufaula. There was no significant path and no damage. This tornado will be rated EF0.
4. A tornado occurred 7 miles southwest of Hartshorne in Pittsburg County... at approximately 5:30 PM Saturday. The tornado was rated EF2 with maximum wind speeds of 110 to 120 mph. The path length has yet to be determined. Maximum width was 150 yards wide.
5. A tornado touched down 4 miles west northwest of Haywood in Pittsburg County and lifted 6 miles east northeast of Haywood. The tornado was rated an EF2 with winds between 120 to 130 mph. The tornado track was 10 miles long and 200 yards wide at its widest point.
6. A tornado occurred near Yanush in Latimer County at approximately 615 PM on Saturday. This tornado has yet to be rated and more information will be provided when available.
7. A tornado was observed briefly touching down near Watalula in Franklin County Arkansas around 8:00 PM Saturday. No damage was reported and this tornado was rated EF0.
