Powerful Winds Damage Roof Of West Tulsa Church

Strong winds damaged the roof of a Church in western Tulsa on Monday and a passing driver managed to capture some of the damage on camera.

Tuesday, October 25th 2022, 4:00 pm

By: Cal Day

TULSA, Okla. -

Clean-up is underway at a West Tulsa church after strong winds damaged the building.

A person caught in the storm immediately started recording the damage left behind on their phone. Kirby Counce says he was driving down Highway 412 when the winds and rain started to really pick up. He started documenting the moments after he was caught in a huge storm on Monday afternoon.

“The sky was just pitch black and it was just raining like crazy,” said Counce. “The rain was almost like going sideways.”

Counce says construction signs were tossed by the fierce winds on his commute from Tulsa to Sand Springs. There is significant damage at Tulsa Calvary Temple near West 49th and Edison after parts of the roof were torn off during the storm.

“It was just like a microburst or mini tornado,” said Counce.

News On 6 reached out to the church to learn more about the damage, but calls were not immediately returned. Remarkably, Counce says his car did not have any damage from the storm.