To the north of Southeast 15th Street, the tornado moved into the "Hidden Valley" residential area of the city of Choctaw. The two hotels, both two-story, had their second floors partially or totally removed by the tornado. The tornado continued to weaken in rural areas and dissipated near the intersection of NE 50th Street and Triple XXX Road. "I can't believe this actually happened to come out and see this (destruction); the intensity, the violence of it all," he said. Intensity dropped to F2 in this area, but the path width remained close to a quarter of a mile. This rare tornado is only 1 of 3 violent tornadoes to have been documented to have occurred during the month of November in Oklahoma since 1900. Widespread tree, power line/pole damage was reported from near I-35 to the east side of Stanley Draper Lake. The tornado intensified to F2 just shortly after this, downing high tension poles 0.5 miles north of the intersection of Anderson Road and 108th Street. Storm chasers earlier had reported a small tornado near Union City west of Oklahoma City and tornado sirens were heard in Yukon, Warr Acres, Piedmont and Norman. Paragliders record never-before-seen footage of world's second-tallest mountain, Elizabeth Holmes has 2nd child as prison sentence looms, Dozens of sharks swarm fishing boat in feeding frenzy off Louisiana coast, video shows. In Shawnee, a tornado just narrowly missed Shawnee Mall, city officials said. Two homes under construction were also destroyed. The funnel moved across Will Rogers Field and Tinker Air Force Base. Update: The national weather service is now calling this the widest tornado ever at 2.6 miles wide and a EF5 with winds to 300mph!We left Edmond from the Hai. Hail up to 4 inches in diameter accompanied the storm. A house also had shingle damage and broken windows. Of those that hid in the ditch, eleven were injured by flying debris. It produced EF3 damage to a number of homes from just south of Carney into the southeast portion of the town. More than 20 other buildings were damaged. Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters. Another tornado hit Moore, Oklahoma causing likely EF2 damage. The goats seen in the clip do not appear to be seriously injured. After the tornado turned back to the northeast, the path extended from 3.9 miles west-northwest of Jones to 2.8 miles south of Luther. A newly built paint shop sustained the heaviest damage exposing equipment and new production parts to the weather. Near the end of the damage path, 3.5 miles northeast of Wiley Post Airfield, the tornado hit the Camel Creek school. Passengers were trapped between crushed seats and buckled walls while others were left hanging upside down and out broken windows. Videos of the aftermath of a tornado that touched down in Oklahoma have begun circulating on social media. Other severe thunderstorms produced damaging large hail and strong winds across portions of Oklahoma. Tuesday, May 3rd 2022, 9:16 am. While not directly related to the tornado, one woman perished while seeking shelter from the tornado in a below-ground storm cellar. South of East Hefner Road and east of Interstate 35, an industrial building at a horse ranching operation sustained F3 damage. By: News On 6, News 9. It moved across Bridge Creek, OK and rural parts of northwest Newcastle, OK, causing continuous F4 and sporadic F5 damage. Buildings blew apart just as the students were falling to the floor and looking for shelter, and 5 students and a teacher were killed. A tornado touched down about one mile south-southwest of Blanchard in McClain County at 19:30 CST and moved north-northeastward at 40 mph. Storm Spotter Training 18: 06/12/1942: 2041: 2.3: 500: F4 35 100: Oklahoma The General Motors plant had 1500 new cars totaled and Tinker Air Force Base had several large planes damaged. Oklahoma's last February tornado was an EF-0 twister that struck on Feb. 27, 2011. Damages were estimated in excess of $1 million. These included several churches, a self-storage facility, airport hangars at Wiley Post Airport, several warehouses, a few small homes, and several businesses. 50 and Czech Hall Road. Skywarn Storm Spotters A pecan fork was also downed. First Alert Meteorologist Michael Armstrong was driving toward Yukon when he spotted power flashes . Empty semi-tractor trailers located in the east parking lot of the truck stop were over turned and rolled tens of feet. Graphical Forecasts Damage intensities increased quickly to F2 and isolated F3 as the tornado, initially narrow, moved east along 5th street. The tornado was rated F2 (At 122nd Street approximately 1-2 miles east of I-35). These breezy winds will continue through the morning hours until Monday Afternoon.Stay safe out there! Questions? Severe Weather Safety The first report of damage from a tornado was located 4 miles northwest of Pocasset in Grady County, or 25 miles southwest of Oklahoma City. Flood/Flash Flood Safety A news story in the Oklahoma Herald also mentioned two deaths in the Waterloo area, and that "over a score of people" were injured. Of the 28 injuries in Moore, most occurred at the mobile home park. The tornado also reportedly caused issues at the Hitachi factory in Norman, according to KFOR reporter Natalie Clydesdale. The NWS confirmed two tornadoes in the Chicago area Monday, one in Joliet and another in Naperville. Norman, OKNational Weather Center120 David L. Boren Blvd. This event was the second tornadic event of the day. About 160 homes were destroyed and 1,000 people were left homeless in Valley Brook, Del City, and Choctaw. Two people were slightly injured in the mobile home. This tornado moved to the northeast, hitting Tinker Air Force Base for the second time in less than a week. But it wasn't just tornadoes slamming the central and southern Plains with damaging winds. Severe Thunderstorm Warnings, Climate and Past Weather Tuesday, October 26th 2021, 10:32 pm. Heavy damage was produced along the path for the next few miles until the tornado lifted 3 miles north of Luther. The tornado moved into the southeast section of Tinker Air Force Base, including the south part of the runway complex. Damage was mainly F1 in intensity as the tornado moved to the northeast, except for F2 damage at a nursing home where one woman was injured. Wildfire Safety Crossing Air Depot Boulevard, the tornado moved onto the property of the General Motors Corporation Assembly Plant causing significant (F4) damage to the plant. The same northwest part of this subdivision was hit hard on 3 May 1999; many of the homes damaged or destroyed on 8 May had been rebuilt and were less than four years old. Had the leveled buildings here shown evidence of better construction, damage might have been rated F4. About 7 miles southwest of Mustang, a NSSL rain gauge measure 5 inches of rain. The clip, posted by the Live Storm Chasers Twitter page, showed trees pulled from their roots as well as debris all over the floor in a residential area in Norman, Oklahoma. Most of the casualties were families of personnel at Tinker Air Force Base. Movement was generally to the northeast, but it often "cut to the east or west". A commercial building on the south side of 12th suffered F3 damage, as did several homes on the north side of 12th Street at City Avenue where several homes lost most of their outside walls. These included 18 B-29s, 8 P-47s, 20 P-17s, and 3 C-47s. Several homes suffered major or nearly complete roof failure, though most exterior walls remained intact. About 1,200 customers are still without service, according to OG&E, but the company said it "plan (s) to have power restored for most of . Canadian County Yukon Tornados Near Yukon, Oklahoma A list of all F1 or larger tornados that touched down near Yukon, Oklahoma over the last 75 years. The NWS confirmed 2 more EF-1 tornados in Indiana. Already survey teams have confirmed at least EF-2 level damage on the tornado that swept through Goldsby-Norman, according to a meteorologist at NWS Norman. YUKON, Oklahoma -. Eighteen homes, and many cars and outbuildings, were heavily damaged. These thunderstorms developed near and along a strong dryline located across central Oklahoma. One video that was reportedly recorded in Norman, Oklahoma, on Sunday showed homes had been partially destroyed. Several pockets of F1 damage were noted embedded within the path, indicative of possible multiple-vortices. After a lightning strike, the tornado can briefly be seen in the footage as it quickly moves through the area. Suite 2400Norman, OK 73072(405) 325-3816Comments? Tornado Warnings One business on the east side of May Ave. suffered collapse of an exterior south facing wall. The previous January tornado record was four, set just two years ago. These homes were of recent construction and were well built with brick exterior facades (some likely in excess of $200,000). Emergency service vehicles are also seen in the area. OKLAHOMA CITY Tornado warnings were issued as severe storms move into central Oklahoma on Wednesday morning. This event was also the first of two days in a row where the Oklahoma City Metropolitan area was affected by tornadoes (refer to May 9, 2003 data). (Photo by Jeremy Pyle) Tornadic winds caused damage in a housing addition near southwest Yukon Wednesday morning, but no one was injured. The City of Yukon provides a Severe Shelter Registration Program to our residents. Lesser damage occurred eastward into Nichols Hills. One Norman resident whose neighborhood took a direct hit from the tornado told FOX Weather's Brandy Campbell their windows shattered as they raced into their underground storm shelter. Another area of F1 damage began 0.3 miles north of the intersection of North 108th Street and Westminster Boulevard. HOW ARE TORNADOES RATED? A dozen homes were destroyed and 25 others were severely damaged. South of Northeast 122nd Street, between North Air Depot Boulevard and North Midwest Boulevard, the tornado strengthened again and the path widened to over three-quarters of a mile wide as the tornado turned more to the northeast. Daily Weather History The tornado crossed Interstate 35 0.25 to 0.50 miles north of 12th Street, damaging or destroying several businesses along Broadway, just east of the interstate. Please select one of the following: Local Enhanced Radar (Central Oklahoma-KTLX), Local Standard Radar (KTLX-low bandwidth), Local Enhanced Radar (Southwest OK/Western North TX-KFDR), Local Standard Radar (KFDR-low bandwidth), Local Standard Radar (KVNX-low bandwidth), Averages and Records for OKC, Wichita Falls & Lawton, NOAA Tech Memo NWS SR-209 (Speheger, D., 2001: "Corrections to the Historic Tornado Database"), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Oklahoma County, OK Tornadoes Prior to 1950, SW Oklahoma City (especially between SW27 and SW29 and between Goff and Portland), OKC (Near Will Rogers Airport - Tinker AFB), Oklahoma County, OK Tornadoes (1950-Present*), NW Oklahoma City/ Bethany/ Warr Acres Area, Oklahoma City (2.2 NNE Will Rogers Airport), Oklahoma City (Rotary Park - Downtown Airpark - Near SW 7th/Broadway), near SW 80th/May - NW Corner of Moore - SE Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City (SW 3rd/Douglas - NW 5th/Hudson), Del City/ Oklahoma City (SE 20th/Bryant - 3700 block NE 15th), Jackson/ Kiowa/ Caddo/ Grady/ Canadian/ Oklahoma/ Logan/ Payne, Near Olustee - 5 S Stillwater [tornado family. Without the roof in place, failure of the external garage walls occurred. At least two mobile homes were destroyed as the tornado continued to the east-northeast. Still moving northeast and still producing F4 and occasional F5 damage, it crossed U.S. Interstate Highway I-35 at the Shields Boulevardjunction and moved into northeast Moore, at which point it weakened slightly to F3/sporadic F4 intensity and began a gradual turn to the left. Supercells that tracked across Noble County and northern Cleveland County produced large hail and severe winds, but no tornadoes. Hailstones of 1 to 2 inches were reported along the path of the storm. Multi vortex tornado near Yukon, Oklahoma followed by power flashes and large hail. 2 SE Yukon: A tornado was observed to the northwest by the National Weather Service observer at Will Rogers World Airport. Damage intensity increased to F3 as the tornado approached 12th Street between Janeway and Interstate 35. This tornado touched down on the north edge of Oklahoma City, near 150th Street and N. Western Avenue, and followed a curving path, first to the north-northeast, then to the northeast, and finally eastward, through parts of Edmond. Most of the tornadoes occurred after dark. Most of the damage occurred at Mustang in Canadian County, located just southwest of Oklahoma City, and along a path up to a half mile wide from the southwest corner of Oklahoma City to the northeast corner of the city. Storms that moved quickly from southwest Oklahoma to the OKC metro around midnight Tuesday produced possible, brief, weak tornadoes in several . US Dept of Commerce It continued east-northeast across the southwestern part of Oklahoma City. A total of 73 homes were destroyed and another 31 damaged, and many outbuildings were destroyed. Some of the strongest gusts are expected to hit Oklahoma City, Lawton, Altus, Enid and Clinton. "It happened so quickly, there wasn't much time to do much of anything Within 15 seconds, it went from crazy to now what?". The stack of one of the boilers was also sheared off. Numerous homes suffered major damage to roofs, windows, and garage doors in the Nottingham and Quail Ridge Run subdivisions located along 122nd Street 1-2 miles east of U.S. Interstate Highway I-35. Tornado sirens wailed across the Oklahoma City metro area as multiple twisters were spotted while the severe storms raced through the region late Sunday evening. A tornado was first reported near Olustee at approximately 10:25 pm CST on April 29th. Some people are upset at the way iPhones charge. The tornado continued to damage homes and downing trees and power lines. 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