Possible Tornado, Severe Storms Cause Damage In Broken Arrow

Severe storms moving through Tulsa caused some damage in a Broken Arrow neighborhood Saturday.

Sunday, December 29th 2019, 7:28 am

By: Erick Payne


Severe storms moving through Tulsa caused some damage in a Broken Arrow neighborhood Saturday.

Wagoner County Emergency Management posted pictures on their Facebook page to show a roof completely blown off. They say they believe a brief spin-up is responsible for the damage to the homes.

We're still waiting on confirmation from the National Weather Service on whether it was a tornado or not. But those who were home at the time of the storms say they heard the strong winds, and briefly lost power.

"then there was a lot louder of a woosh, and our chicken coop blew over, our trampoline moved a little bit, and then our neighbors behind us their roof totally fell off," said neighbor Andrew Abbott.

The family who's roof blew off has found somewhere else to stay.

Erick Payne

Erick Payne joined News On 6 in 2019. Erick is a native of Broken Arrow and he graduated from the University of Oklahoma after majoring in broadcast journalism with a minor in political science. While there, he worked for OU Nightly in several roles, incl

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