A potent upper-level trough progressed from the Four-Corners Region into the Texas Panhandle by late in the afternoon on March 1st and through March 2nd. Strong warm and moist air advection was ongoing in advance of the trough preceding the event. This resulted in scattered convection, but this had little effect on increasing instability through the afternoon as temperatures warmed into the mid and upper 70s to lower and mid 80s. This environment produced an isolated strong thunderstorm that produced nickel size hail just south of Haworth on the 1st. A potent upper-level trough progressed from the Four-Corners Region into the Texas Panhandle by late in the afternoon on March 2nd. Strong warm and moist air advection was ongoing in advance of the trough earlier in the morning. This resulted in scattered convection, but this had little effect on increasing instability through the afternoon as temperatures warmed into the mid and upper 70s to lower and mid 80s. Additionally, backing surface winds also promoted increasing low-level shear as well as deep-layer shear with a 50-60 knot low-level jet surging east ahead of the trough and advancing cold front. This environment was supportive of several supercells that developed by late afternoon into the early evening hours, producing an isolated tornado in addition to large hail and damaging wind gusts Across McCurtain County Oklahoma. As the cold front surged east of I-35 by early in the evening, the storm mode eventually became more linear with an increasing threat of more widespread damaging winds along the complex of storms while the threat of large hail also continued through the end of the event.

Hail in MCCURTAIN, OKLAHOMA
From 02-MAR-23 17:50:00 to 02-MAR-23 17:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: RUFE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

Hail up to quarter size covered the ground in Rufe.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCCURTAIN, OKLAHOMA
From 02-MAR-23 21:10:00 to 02-MAR-23 21:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: POLLARD
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Tree reported down in the Pollard community southwest of Haworth.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCCURTAIN, OKLAHOMA
From 02-MAR-23 21:15:00 to 02-MAR-23 21:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: HAWORTH
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Large tree reported down on a home in Haworth on South Elm Street with no reports of injuries.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCCURTAIN, OKLAHOMA
From 02-MAR-23 21:16:00 to 02-MAR-23 21:16:00 (CST-6)
Location: HAWORTH
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A tree fell on a house and caused damaged to a nearby fence.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCCURTAIN, OKLAHOMA
From 02-MAR-23 21:20:00 to 02-MAR-23 21:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: BROKEN BOW
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Trees reported down on power lines along Highway 3 just east of Broken Bow.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCCURTAIN, OKLAHOMA
From 02-MAR-23 21:21:00 to 02-MAR-23 21:21:00 (CST-6)
Location: GOODWATER
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

An outdoor storage building was destroyed.

Tornado in MCCURTAIN, OKLAHOMA
From 02-MAR-23 21:05:00 to 02-MAR-23 21:11:00 (CST-6)
Location: OAK HILL
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

An EF1 tornado embedded within a quasi-linear convective system, or squall line, began west of Broken Bow along Poppy Road and proceeded to advance nearly 5 miles northwest and then north of the city before lifting as it crossed Highway 259. Most the damage was in the form of uprooted trees lying to the north or northeast, but some trees were lying to the northwest. This fact, in combination with signs of convergence in the damage pattern, was enough to give confidence in categorizing this as a tornado. The highest winds estimated in the 90 to 100 mph range, and the maximum width of nearly 400 yards, was in the vicinity of where the tornado crossed Highway 3. A few structures were damaged in this tornado, but mainly due to falling trees.

Hail in MCCURTAIN, OKLAHOMA
From 01-MAR-23 17:35:00 to 01-MAR-23 17:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: HAWORTH
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Nickel size hail reported just south of Haworth.