2029 Bixby tornado

the 2029 Bixby tornado was the only violent tornado of the 2029 tornado season.

Meteorological Synopsis
The SPC had no severe threat highlighted, with the threat of a pop-up strong thunderstorm forecast in West Oklahoma, but not expected to be severe...just before 2000/4:00PM EST a Mesoscale Discussion was issued concerning the threat of a Slight Risk being added in the next outlook due to scattered strong thunderstorms, some severe popping up...the strongest cell got weak rotation at 1930/3:30PM EST and the public reported a funnel at 1934/3:34PM EST near Bixby resulting in a tornado warning with only a 2-minute lead time, at 1936 a rope EF0 touched down in a field about 16 miles SW of Bixby...by 1940 the tornado was already a stovepipe EF3 and the first Severe Weather Statement said "A confirmed large and destructive tornado was located near Bixby, and moving Northeast at 30MPH, this is a tornado emergency for the Bixby area...take cover now!" the tornado reached EF4 intensity by 1943, at 1950 the tornado hit Bixby as a EF5 with 257MPH winds destroying all of the homes in Bixby...the tornado continued to move Northeast and weaken, and eventually roped out at 2004.

Aftermath
Bixby was completely destroyed, a state of emergency was declared for Oklahoma as 9 other tornadoes touched down, 3 of which were strong, the 2nd strongest being a high-end EF3 which destroyed many homes in Norman.