Low-end EF-1 tornado damages barn, some homes near Collinsville with strong winds

A severe storm caused damage in Collinsville and Owasso early Tuesday. A National Weather Service examination determined the storm generated a brief EF-1 tornado, just after 7 am.

Lindsay Dix, of Collinsville, said she was watching the radar and urging her teenage son to wait a few minutes before leaving for school. "I looked outside and it looked that ominous still, green. About that time, the wind picked up, the stuff on my back porch started to move, very rapidly, so I woke up the other kids up and got in the shelter. Just like that, it was over, but it sounded like people describe it, like a freight train."

Osage SkyNews 6 images showed sheet metal from the barn scattered for a quarter mile across a pasture.

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Meteorologist: Brief Tornado Over Collinsville

News On 6 Meteorologist Stephen Nehrenz confirmed radar data supports a quick tornado spin-up just after 7 a.m.

“We use a radar product that can help identify debris, not just rain, and that was showing up right over Collinsville around 7:06 a.m.,” Nehrenz said. “Just enough rotation to produce a likely tornado for a couple of minutes.”

Photos from viewers like MaKyla Vent and Stephanie captured a funnel cloud near 116th Street North and Highway 169 around the same time.

“These quick spin-ups can happen along the leading edge of storms, often with little or no warning,” Nehrenz said.

While most storm damage across Green Country Tuesday morning came from 70 mph straight-line winds, Nehrenz said there are at least a few areas where tornado damage appears likely.