Storm reports for March 25, 2015

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, March 25, 2015
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 209 hail reports, 56 wind reports and 10 tornado reports in 6 states on March 25, 2015.

in 6 states; 275
Storm reports: About 4 miles from Tulsa, OK; 4.25 in
Largest hail: About 8 miles from Tulsa, OK; 100 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF2, about 23 miles from Tulsa, OK; 10
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
Tornado and its path
Surveyed tornado path
Surveyed wind damage

Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
Tornado and its path
Surveyed tornado path
Surveyed wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on March 25, 2015 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.

What happened

On March 25, 2015, an EF2 tornado with winds of 125 to 135 mph tracked 11.1 miles from near Westport to Sand Springs, west of Tulsa, from 5:21 to 5:38 p.m. CDT.¹ At a mobile home park near Sand Springs it destroyed 58 mobile homes and two permanent homes. One person was killed and about 30 were injured there.² Straight-line winds estimated near 100 mph damaged numerous homes in west Tulsa. NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $300,000 in damage there.^1,3 Hail up to 4.25 inches across fell near Tulsa International Airport at 5:12 p.m. CST (6:12 p.m. CDT), and 3-inch hail fell near Sand Springs.^4,5

At 6:34 p.m. CDT, an EF2 tornado touched down in southwest Oklahoma City and moved east-southeast through Moore to north Norman on an 11-mile broken path.^6,7 It caused minor to moderate damage to homes and businesses and injured seven people. The Storm Events Database lists $50 million in property damage from it.⁷ Hail up to 2.75 inches across fell southeast of Stillwater, and 2.5-inch hail fell near Yukon.⁶

Sources

1. NWS Tulsa: March 25, 2015 Severe Weather Event
2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 560188, tornado, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 568994, thunderstorm wind, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 567989, hail, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 567986, hail, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
6. NWS Norman: The March 25th, 2015 Severe Weather Event
7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 568694, tornado, Cleveland County, Oklahoma

Reports by hour

Hail209, most at 4 PM

Wind56, most at 6 PM

Tornado10, most at 6 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
5:21 PM	EF2	About 23 miles from Tulsa, OK	11.1 mi long, 800 yd wide
5:26 PM	EF1	About 23 miles from Fayetteville, AR	3.9 mi long, 650 yd wide
5:32 PM	EF0	About 26 miles from Fayetteville, AR	1 mi long, 200 yd wide
6:01 PM	EF0	About 3 miles from Tulsa, OK	2.3 mi long, 600 yd wide
6:07 PM	EF0	Near 37.03, -91.82, MO	0.62 mi long, 100 yd wide
6:12 PM	EF0	About 18 miles from Oklahoma City, OK	0.66 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:29 PM	EF0	About 7 miles from Oklahoma City, OK	0.2 mi long, 30 yd wide
6:34 PM	EF2	About 9 miles from Oklahoma City, OK	11.21 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:02 PM	EF0	About 29 miles from Tulsa, OK	0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:06 PM	EF0	About 28 miles from Fayetteville, AR	0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
9:33 AM	0.75 in	Near 33.93, -94.94, OK
9:50 AM	0.88 in	Near 33.98, -94.82, OK
10:12 AM	0.75 in	Near 33.72, -94.40, AR
10:15 AM	0.75 in	Near 33.77, -94.26, AR
11:22 AM	1.0 in	Near 37.20, -96.18, KS
11:35 AM	1.5 in	Near 37.32, -96.16, KS
12:09 PM	1.0 in	About 56 miles from Springfield, MO
12:10 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.57, -95.93, KS
12:14 PM	0.88 in	About 56 miles from Springfield, MO
12:20 PM	1.0 in	About 36 miles from Springfield, MO
12:43 PM	1.5 in	Near 37.60, -95.37, KS
12:45 PM	1.75 in	About 9 miles from Springfield, MO

Show all 209 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
12:45 PM	1.0 in	About 10 miles from Springfield, MO
12:53 PM	1.25 in	About 6 miles from Springfield, MO
12:55 PM	1.0 in	About 38 miles from Wichita, KS
1:00 PM	1.5 in	In Springfield, MO
1:20 PM	0.88 in	About 39 miles from Springfield, MO
1:34 PM	1.0 in	About 23 miles from Springfield, MO
1:37 PM	1.0 in	About 58 miles from Wichita, KS
1:41 PM	0.75 in	About 29 miles from Springfield, MO
1:48 PM	1.5 in	About 29 miles from Springfield, MO
2:07 PM	0.88 in	Near 37.60, -94.28, MO
2:28 PM	1.0 in	About 23 miles from Springfield, MO
3:05 PM	1.0 in	About 49 miles from Fayetteville, AR
3:27 PM	1.0 in	About 30 miles from Fayetteville, AR
3:40 PM	1.0 in	About 48 miles from Tulsa, OK
3:41 PM	1.75 in	About 58 miles from Springfield, MO
3:45 PM	1.0 in	About 57 miles from Fayetteville, AR
3:52 PM	1.0 in	About 38 miles from Tulsa, OK
3:54 PM	1.0 in	About 56 miles from Fayetteville, AR
3:55 PM	1.0 in	About 23 miles from Fayetteville, AR
4:00 PM	1.5 in	About 34 miles from Tulsa, OK
4:03 PM	1.0 in	About 45 miles from Springfield, MO
4:15 PM	0.88 in	About 48 miles from Springfield, MO
4:17 PM	1.75 in	About 50 miles from Springfield, MO
4:19 PM	2.0 in	About 50 miles from Springfield, MO
4:19 PM	1.0 in	About 23 miles from Tulsa, OK
4:19 PM	1.0 in	About 46 miles from Tulsa, OK
4:25 PM	1.75 in	About 18 miles from Tulsa, OK
4:27 PM	0.88 in	About 43 miles from Fayetteville, AR
4:30 PM	1.5 in	About 54 miles from Fayetteville, AR
4:30 PM	1.5 in	About 56 miles from Fayetteville, AR
4:30 PM	1.75 in	About 53 miles from Fayetteville, AR
4:30 PM	1.75 in	About 54 miles from Fayetteville, AR
4:30 PM	1.0 in	About 50 miles from Springfield, MO
4:35 PM	1.0 in	About 45 miles from Wichita, KS
4:35 PM	1.5 in	About 10 miles from Fayetteville, AR
4:36 PM	0.88 in	About 34 miles from Springfield, MO
4:41 PM	1.75 in	About 38 miles from Fayetteville, AR
4:41 PM	1.75 in	About 15 miles from Tulsa, OK
4:41 PM	1.75 in	About 37 miles from Tulsa, OK
4:41 PM	1.0 in	About 9 miles from Fayetteville, AR
4:43 PM	1.0 in	About 7 miles from Tulsa, OK
4:48 PM	0.88 in	About 34 miles from Springfield, MO
4:48 PM	1.0 in	About 44 miles from Tulsa, OK
4:50 PM	1.25 in	About 9 miles from Tulsa, OK
4:50 PM	1.75 in	About 13 miles from Fayetteville, AR
4:50 PM	1.75 in	About 51 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
4:50 PM	2.75 in	About 50 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
4:50 PM	1.5 in	About 10 miles from Fayetteville, AR
4:53 PM	1.0 in	About 5 miles from Tulsa, OK
4:55 PM	0.88 in	About 16 miles from Springfield, MO
4:55 PM	1.75 in	About 54 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
4:55 PM	2.0 in	About 52 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
4:57 PM	1.75 in	About 39 miles from Tulsa, OK
4:57 PM	2.0 in	About 54 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
4:58 PM	0.75 in	About 3 miles from Tulsa, OK
5:00 PM	1.75 in	About 34 miles from Tulsa, OK
5:00 PM	0.88 in	About 16 miles from Springfield, MO
5:01 PM	0.88 in	About 18 miles from Fayetteville, AR
5:01 PM	1.75 in	About 37 miles from Fayetteville, AR
5:02 PM	1.0 in	About 36 miles from Springfield, MO
5:02 PM	0.75 in	About 40 miles from Springfield, MO
5:12 PM	1.75 in	About 22 miles from Fayetteville, AR
5:15 PM	1.75 in	Near 35.35, -98.68, OK
5:20 PM	1.25 in	About 31 miles from Fayetteville, AR
5:25 PM	1.75 in	About 10 miles from Tulsa, OK
5:29 PM	1.0 in	About 48 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
5:30 PM	2.5 in	About 21 miles from Tulsa, OK
5:30 PM	2.0 in	About 23 miles from Tulsa, OK
5:35 PM	2.5 in	About 18 miles from Fayetteville, AR
5:40 PM	1.25 in	About 25 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
5:40 PM	1.25 in	About 23 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
5:41 PM	1.0 in	About 6 miles from Wichita, KS
5:45 PM	1.0 in	About 33 miles from Fayetteville, AR
5:45 PM	1.75 in	About 3 miles from Tulsa, OK
5:48 PM	0.88 in	About 34 miles from Springfield, MO
5:50 PM	1.0 in	About 33 miles from Fayetteville, AR
5:50 PM	1.75 in	About 21 miles from Tulsa, OK
5:50 PM	1.75 in	About 30 miles from Fayetteville, AR
5:51 PM	1.75 in	About 25 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
5:53 PM	1.0 in	About 12 miles from Tulsa, OK
5:55 PM	1.0 in	About 7 miles from Wichita, KS
5:57 PM	1.0 in	About 6 miles from Tulsa, OK
5:57 PM	1.0 in	About 29 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
5:58 PM	1.5 in	About 25 miles from Tulsa, OK
5:59 PM	0.88 in	About 13 miles from Tulsa, OK
5:59 PM	1.0 in	About 6 miles from Wichita, KS
6:00 PM	2.0 in	About 28 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
6:00 PM	2.0 in	About 13 miles from Tulsa, OK
6:05 PM	1.25 in	About 30 miles from Tulsa, OK
6:05 PM	3.0 in	About 12 miles from Tulsa, OK
6:07 PM	1.75 in	About 9 miles from Tulsa, OK
6:08 PM	1.75 in	About 25 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
6:09 PM	1.25 in	About 25 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
6:12 PM	4.25 in	About 4 miles from Tulsa, OK
6:15 PM	1.0 in	About 21 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
6:17 PM	1.0 in	About 10 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
6:18 PM	1.0 in	About 6 miles from Tulsa, OK
6:19 PM	1.0 in	About 5 miles from Tulsa, OK
6:21 PM	2.75 in	About 8 miles from Fayetteville, AR
6:22 PM	1.0 in	About 14 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
6:22 PM	1.75 in	About 50 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
6:24 PM	1.75 in	About 10 miles from Tulsa, OK
6:27 PM	2.5 in	About 10 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
6:27 PM	1.75 in	About 13 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
6:27 PM	1.0 in	About 13 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
6:28 PM	1.75 in	About 42 miles from Tulsa, OK
6:29 PM	1.75 in	About 2 miles from Tulsa, OK
6:30 PM	1.25 in	In Tulsa, OK
6:30 PM	2.0 in	Near 37.07, -91.61, MO
6:31 PM	1.0 in	About 34 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
6:32 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.18, -91.66, MO
6:35 PM	1.0 in	About 7 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
6:35 PM	1.75 in	About 41 miles from Tulsa, OK
6:40 PM	0.88 in	About 47 miles from Tulsa, OK
6:41 PM	1.75 in	About 49 miles from Fayetteville, AR
6:42 PM	1.0 in	About 14 miles from Tulsa, OK
6:53 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.14, -91.57, MO
6:55 PM	1.0 in	About 35 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
6:55 PM	2.0 in	About 14 miles from Fayetteville, AR
6:58 PM	1.25 in	Near 36.61, -92.03, MO
7:02 PM	1.25 in	About 8 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
7:06 PM	1.5 in	About 30 miles from Fayetteville, AR
7:07 PM	1.75 in	About 16 miles from Fayetteville, AR
7:07 PM	1.75 in	About 43 miles from Fayetteville, AR
7:07 PM	1.25 in	About 14 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
7:09 PM	1.0 in	About 36 miles from Norman, OK
7:10 PM	1.0 in	About 36 miles from Norman, OK
7:15 PM	1.0 in	About 39 miles from Norman, OK
7:24 PM	0.75 in	About 51 miles from Springfield, MO
7:24 PM	1.0 in	About 30 miles from Tulsa, OK
7:25 PM	1.75 in	About 41 miles from Tulsa, OK
7:29 PM	1.0 in	About 24 miles from Norman, OK
7:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.38, -89.67, MO
7:40 PM	1.25 in	About 48 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
7:43 PM	0.88 in	Near 36.59, -92.25, MO
7:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.52, -92.60, MO
7:49 PM	1.0 in	About 14 miles from Norman, OK
7:50 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.47, -92.26, AR
7:50 PM	1.0 in	About 16 miles from Norman, OK
7:53 PM	1.0 in	About 44 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
7:55 PM	1.5 in	About 39 miles from Fayetteville, AR
7:57 PM	1.75 in	About 35 miles from Fayetteville, AR
7:57 PM	1.75 in	Near 31.41, -99.16, TX
7:58 PM	1.25 in	Near 36.61, -92.03, MO
7:58 PM	2.5 in	About 36 miles from Fayetteville, AR
7:58 PM	1.0 in	About 49 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
8:00 PM	1.5 in	Near 37.45, -89.40, IL
8:00 PM	1.0 in	About 47 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
8:03 PM	1.75 in	Near 36.63, -91.96, MO
8:04 PM	0.75 in	Near 37.26, -91.01, MO
8:05 PM	1.75 in	About 28 miles from Fayetteville, AR
8:07 PM	1.25 in	About 31 miles from Norman, OK
8:09 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.38, -92.10, AR
8:10 PM	0.75 in	Near 37.45, -89.27, IL
8:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.40, -91.98, AR
8:15 PM	2.5 in	About 23 miles from Fayetteville, AR
8:15 PM	1.25 in	Near 31.43, -99.06, TX
8:20 PM	1.25 in	About 22 miles from Fayetteville, AR
8:25 PM	1.25 in	About 37 miles from Fayetteville, AR
8:25 PM	1.0 in	About 8 miles from Fayetteville, AR
8:25 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.39, -88.86, IL
8:32 PM	1.75 in	About 21 miles from Fayetteville, AR
8:32 PM	1.0 in	About 52 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
8:36 PM	1.0 in	About 56 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
8:37 PM	1.0 in	About 26 miles from Norman, OK
8:38 PM	1.75 in	Near 36.33, -92.10, AR
8:38 PM	1.0 in	About 10 miles from Fayetteville, AR
8:40 PM	0.88 in	About 11 miles from Fayetteville, AR
8:43 PM	0.75 in	About 12 miles from Fayetteville, AR
8:50 PM	1.0 in	About 5 miles from Fayetteville, AR
8:58 PM	1.0 in	About 51 miles from Fayetteville, AR
8:58 PM	1.25 in	Near 36.61, -92.03, MO
9:10 PM	1.0 in	About 56 miles from Killeen, TX
9:13 PM	1.0 in	About 39 miles from Norman, OK
9:15 PM	0.75 in	Near 37.27, -89.97, MO
9:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 35.27, -96.14, OK
9:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.20, -93.05, AR
9:15 PM	1.0 in	About 59 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
9:25 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.21, -92.28, AR
9:46 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.97, -96.25, OK
9:58 PM	0.88 in	Near 37.30, -89.53, MO
9:59 PM	1.0 in	Near 35.28, -95.67, OK
10:12 PM	0.88 in	Near 35.31, -94.79, OK
10:12 PM	1.25 in	Near 35.34, -94.77, OK
10:20 PM	1.0 in	Near 31.45, -98.67, TX
10:20 PM	0.88 in	About 52 miles from Fayetteville, AR
10:25 PM	1.0 in	About 50 miles from Fayetteville, AR
10:28 PM	1.75 in	Near 34.95, -95.76, OK
10:28 PM	1.0 in	Near 35.23, -94.48, OK
10:30 PM	0.88 in	Near 37.22, -89.15, IL
10:46 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.37, -96.42, OK
10:54 PM	1.75 in	Near 34.56, -96.22, OK
11:51 PM	1.0 in	About 57 miles from McKinney, TX
1:44 AM	1.0 in	Near 34.59, -94.23, AR
1:50 AM	0.75 in	Near 33.99, -94.98, OK
2:33 AM	1.0 in	Near 34.11, -94.38, AR
2:40 AM	0.75 in	Near 34.04, -94.34, AR

Time	Gust	Where
4:50 PM	81 mph	About 11 miles from Fayetteville, AR
5:10 PM	81 mph	About 27 miles from Tulsa, OK
5:15 PM	60 mph	About 25 miles from Tulsa, OK
5:25 PM	60 mph	About 43 miles from Springfield, MO
5:25 PM	60 mph	About 42 miles from Springfield, MO
5:25 PM	60 mph	About 10 miles from Tulsa, OK
5:30 PM	81 mph	About 21 miles from Tulsa, OK
5:45 PM	81 mph	About 3 miles from Tulsa, OK
5:45 PM	100 mph	About 8 miles from Tulsa, OK
5:58 PM	83 mph	About 5 miles from Tulsa, OK
6:00 PM	60 mph	About 58 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
6:00 PM	85 mph	About 2 miles from Tulsa, OK

Show all 56 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
6:05 PM	75 mph	About 9 miles from Tulsa, OK
6:10 PM	60 mph	About 7 miles from Tulsa, OK
6:13 PM	60 mph	About 2 miles from Tulsa, OK
6:15 PM	60 mph	About 41 miles from Springfield, MO
6:15 PM	70 mph	About 2 miles from Tulsa, OK
6:15 PM	70 mph	About 2 miles from Tulsa, OK
6:17 PM	75 mph	About 41 miles from Fayetteville, AR
6:22 PM	72 mph	About 14 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
6:25 PM	60 mph	Near 37.13, -91.68, MO
6:25 PM	64 mph	About 37 miles from Tulsa, OK
6:25 PM	60 mph	Near 37.11, -91.66, MO
6:26 PM	81 mph	About 7 miles from Tulsa, OK
6:26 PM	60 mph	About 6 miles from Tulsa, OK
6:30 PM	70 mph	About 2 miles from Tulsa, OK
6:32 PM	60 mph	About 9 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
6:33 PM	59 mph	About 7 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
6:33 PM	70 mph	About 10 miles from Tulsa, OK
6:35 PM	64 mph	About 40 miles from Tulsa, OK
6:45 PM	60 mph	About 36 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
6:53 PM	72 mph	About 7 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
6:55 PM	64 mph	About 23 miles from Tulsa, OK
7:07 PM	64 mph	About 14 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
7:25 PM	75 mph	About 41 miles from Tulsa, OK
7:25 PM	70 mph	About 45 miles from Tulsa, OK
7:30 PM	58 mph	About 51 miles from Fayetteville, AR
7:50 PM	75 mph	About 45 miles from Fayetteville, AR
8:08 PM	75 mph	About 52 miles from Norman, OK
8:09 PM	60 mph	About 48 miles from Norman, OK
8:09 PM	70 mph	About 48 miles from Norman, OK
8:50 PM	64 mph	About 54 miles from Tulsa, OK
8:50 PM	75 mph	In Fayetteville, AR
9:09 PM	60 mph	About 53 miles from Norman, OK
9:15 PM	64 mph	Near 37.27, -89.97, MO
9:30 PM	60 mph	Near 36.62, -90.91, MO
9:55 PM	60 mph	Near 37.30, -89.53, MO
10:05 PM	66 mph	About 60 miles from Norman, OK
10:10 PM	63 mph	About 60 miles from Norman, OK
10:25 PM	64 mph	About 50 miles from Fayetteville, AR
10:29 PM	72 mph	About 54 miles from Fayetteville, AR
10:50 PM	75 mph	About 46 miles from Fayetteville, AR
11:43 PM	64 mph	Near 34.46, -95.56, OK
11:45 PM	58 mph	About 58 miles from Little Rock, AR
12:15 AM	60 mph	Near 34.02, -96.14, OK
2:30 AM	64 mph	Near 34.11, -94.38, AR

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Oklahoma	151	106	38	7
Missouri	59	50	8	1
Arkansas	47	35	10	2
Kansas	10	10	0	0
Illinois	4	4	0	0
Texas	4	4	0	0

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Tulsa, OK	4.25 in	100 mph	1
Fayetteville, AR	2.75 in	81 mph	0
Oklahoma City, OK	2.5 in	72 mph	2
Springfield, MO	1.75 in	None	0
Norman, OK	1.25 in	64 mph	1
Wichita, KS	1.0 in	None	0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.