Fox 23: Damage found after radar-confirmed tornado touches down in Owasso
Storms with the potential for tornadoes hit the state early Wednesday morning, and a tornado watch was issued for much of Oklahoma
STATE. AND JUST IN THIS MORNING, NEW REPORTS OF TORNADO DAMAGE FROM THAT SAME LINE OF STORMS NEAR TULSA. OUR PARTNER STATION, KOCO, SHARING THESE NEW IMAGES WITH US. AND THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IN AND AROUND OWASSO. THAT’S JUST NORTHEAST OF TULSA. INITIAL REPORTS SAY THIS IS POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE, BUT WE WILL WAIT FOR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO CONFIRM THAT. IT APPEARS FROM THE PICTURES THAT TREES WERE RIPPED FROM THE GROUND. FENCES WERE DOWNED AND ROOFS WERE RIPPED OFF OF BUILDINGS. SO FAR, NO WORD ON ANY INJURIES OR.
Fox 23: Damage found after radar-confirmed tornado touches down in Owasso
Storms with the potential for tornadoes hit the state early Wednesday morning, and a tornado watch was issued for much of Oklahoma
Updated: 9:10 AM CDT Apr 2, 2025
A tornado reportedly touched down and caused damage in Owasso while severe storms moved through northeastern Oklahoma. Tulsa-area television station Fox 23 reports that a radar-confirmed tornado touched down in Owasso near Whirlpool at 76th Street and Highway 75. The tornado continued northeast toward 86th and Memorial before crossing over Highway 169 and onto Highway 20. Pictures from Fox 23 showed some damage in the area, with a tree being snapped in half and part of a structure’s siding being torn off. Fox 23 says the tornado warnings for the area have ended. Severe storms, however, continue to move through eastern Oklahoma. Video Below: How cutting-edge technology pinpoints tornado damage in real time. Click here to learn more.The Owasso Police Department said city and outside resources are working to assess damage throughout the area and help those in immediate need. They urge people to avoid downed utility lines and ask that people not drive around barricades. Owasso is a city of more than 41,000 people located in Tulsa and Rogers counties. The city is just north of Tulsa and is about 115 miles northeast of Oklahoma City. Storms with the potential for tornadoes hit the state early Wednesday morning, and a tornado watch was issued for much of Oklahoma until 10 a.m. The storms that moved through central Oklahoma, including the OKC metro, did not produce tornadoes but brought lightning, thunder, hail and heavy rainfall to the area. Be sure to download the KOCO 5 App to receive customized weather alerts. You can watch our team coverage on the app, too.>> Check Closings>> Check Live, Interactive Radar>> Watch KOCO 5 Coverage>> Download the KOCO 5 App on iPhone>> Download the KOCO 5 App on Android>> Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel>> “Like” KOCO 5 on Facebook>> “Follow” KOCO 5 on X>> Stream KOCO 5 weather updates anytime on the Very Local app
OWASSO, Okla. —A tornado reportedly touched down and caused damage in Owasso while severe storms moved through northeastern Oklahoma.
Tulsa-area television station Fox 23 reports that a radar-confirmed tornado touched down in Owasso near Whirlpool at 76th Street and Highway 75. The tornado continued northeast toward 86th and Memorial before crossing over Highway 169 and onto Highway 20.
Pictures from Fox 23 showed some damage in the area, with a tree being snapped in half and part of a structure’s siding being torn off.
Fox 23 says the tornado warnings for the area have ended. Severe storms, however, continue to move through eastern Oklahoma.
Video Below: How cutting-edge technology pinpoints tornado damage in real time. Click here to learn more.
The Owasso Police Department said city and outside resources are working to assess damage throughout the area and help those in immediate need. They urge people to avoid downed utility lines and ask that people not drive around barricades.
Owasso is a city of more than 41,000 people located in Tulsa and Rogers counties. The city is just north of Tulsa and is about 115 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.
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Storms with the potential for tornadoes hit the state early Wednesday morning, and a tornado watch was issued for much of Oklahoma until 10 a.m. The storms that moved through central Oklahoma, including the OKC metro, did not produce tornadoes but brought lightning, thunder, hail and heavy rainfall to the area.
Be sure to download the KOCO 5 App to receive customized weather alerts. You can watch our team coverage on the app, too.
>> Check Live, Interactive Radar
>> Download the KOCO 5 App on iPhone
>> Download the KOCO 5 App on Android
>> Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel
>> Stream KOCO 5 weather updates anytime on the Very Local app
