Three Tornadoes Wreak Havoc Tuesday Morning In Ada, Oklahoma

Spring storm season is off to an intense start in Oklahoma. The state began having severe storms and tornadoes in the forecast the first few days of March. On Monday, Oklahoma was primed for intense severe weather and elevated weather potential. And early Tuesday morning, Ada, Oklahoma, and surrounding areas were struck by three tornadoes that leveled homes and businesses.

In the evening on Monday, severe storms started popping up in western Oklahoma and were slowly making their way east. Storm chasers tracked a few tornado warned storms near Weatherford and Watonga but no tornadoes touched the ground. After midnight, local meteorologists thought the storms were dying down. But they believed the storms could pick back up once they reached the Oklahoma City metro.

The metro area was spared from tornadoes, but the storms eventually did pick back up in the early hours of Tuesday morning as they reached I-35. Three tornadoes impacted Ada and surround areas. According to an article from News 9, the severe weather system intensified near Sulphur before moving east towards Ada. A tornado touched down near HWY 1 and moved northeast, hitting a trailer park and crossed the train tracks to sweep through another neighborhood.

The City of Ada spoke with KFOR on Tuesday morning and reported that there is "significant damage." Homes, businesses, schools, local fire stations and more were destroyed. The city also has down powerlines, gas leaks and tree damage throughout the city and surrounding areas. KFOR Meteorologist Emily Sutton reported that "a bowing-line segment caused 70-90 mph winds and spawned several tornadoes" in southeast Oklahoma between 5-6 a.m.

Damage from storms points to possible EF1 classification for Ada tornado.

More information will soon be available confirming how many tornadoes actually touched down near Ada. Based on the damage, it is possible that one of the tornadoes that struck Ada may have been an EF1. The National Weather Service and Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management will conduct their investigations before the storms and tornadoes are categorized.