Norman, OKNational Weather Center120 David L. Boren Blvd. The bus was carrying twenty-three passengers, some of which chose to disembark to take cover in a ditch while others chose to stay on the bus. 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. Two elementary schools and several roads, including Highway 9, were closed Monday. Damages were estimated in excess of $1 million. ", It's a pretty chaotic scene at Hitachi in Norman. The business strip located on the north side of NE 23rd Street was especially affected with several businesses destroyed, including Pizza Hut, Sonic, and Tri-City Youth and Family Shelter. The tornado touched down approximately 0.25 miles southwest of the corner of Bryant Avenue and Hefner Road, and moved northeast crossing U.S. Interstate Highway I-35 at the Frontier City theme park parking lot. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning at 12:35 a.m. for Cleveland, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie and Lincoln counties. Along SE 74th, a number of businesses received significant damage including a storage facility, a boat dealership, a Mary Kay Training Center, and a trucking company. Continuing northeast and widening to nearly a quarter of a mile, the tornado crossed Janeway Avenue between Dillon Avenue (south edge) and 12th Street (north edge). Surface Maps Several supercells developed along the dryline during the mid and late afternoon hours, producing large hail. CoCoRaHS According to the Cedar Country Fire Department, the tornado also caused damage to. At Mustang, damages were estimated at $500,000 and were confined mainly to a shopping center and the city hall in the north part of Mustang. An oil derrick and pumping unit were destroyed along with 3 storage tanks, one of which was blown 1.5 miles away from its mountings. In eastern portions of the neighborhood, significant tree damage continued, although there was no significant structural damage. Significant tree damage was observed and one structure was damaged (F1) along Hiwassee Road just to the south of Southeast 15th Street. An 80-year-old man from Woodward, Oklahoma was visiting relatives in Warr Acres. Tornado Warning including Ponca City OK, Tonkawa OK and Billings OK until 10:45 PM CST pic.twitter.com/gbgNOQji1Y. Non Precipitation Warnings Had the leveled buildings here shown evidence of better construction, damage might have been rated F4. There was extensive damage to homes in that area as several houses were unroofed. A funnel cloud was observed 3 miles southwest of Minco in Grady County at about 3:00 pm CST. FlatSafe tornado shelters are Oklahoma's premier tornado shelters for homeowners in Yukon. Current Hazards Approximately 300 autos were damaged. HOW ARE TORNADOES RATED? El Paso reported a 71-mph gust the seventh-strongest gust recorded in the city, with records going back into the late 19th century, the NWS said. The funnel lifted as it moved to the northeast, but touched down again and damaged two farmsteads near 150th & N. MacArthur. The tornado wrecked 26 planes at the South Shields airport and destroyed or severely damaged several farmsteads, a cemetery and several homes and businesses. In an area just west of the intersection of Choctaw Road and Memorial Road, the northwest part of the roof of a house located on Spruce Valley Drive was removed, along with removing the roof of a mobile home located on Cedar Bend Road. Two semi-trailer trucks were blown off the road and turn over on their sides along the westbound U.S. Interstate Highway I-40 lanes as the trucks were entering the Oklahoma City limits. 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. Additionally, strong wind shear was present as a mid-level jet streak carved into the southern Plains. The Frontier City theme park was among the hardest hit businesses. The tornado moved into the center of town where a car was thrown over the canopy at a drive-in restaurant. Records taken from the Storm Prediction Center archive data, "Storm Data", and data from the National Weather Service office in Norman. Of the more than 200 people within the one-block area, only one was hurt despite several being blown down. To the north of the farm, trees were damaged and poles were snapped. News 9 Chief Meteorologist David Payne tracked a line of storms that produced some tornadoes Sunday night across western and central Oklahoma. Canadian/ Oklahoma: S of Yukon - Oklahoma City (near NW 150th/MacArthur) This tornado destroyed two farm homes, a barn, and other outbuildings in an area just south of Yukon and the moved northeastward to northwest Oklahoma city where a nursing home was heavily damaged. A small portable building containing a CB radio shop in the parking area was completely swept away into a grove of trees east of the lot. Storm spotters had reported tornado sightings, and Doppler radar indicated debris lofted as high as 7,000 feet in the air, according to the FOX Forecast Center. A tornado touched down at the northern edge of Tinker AFB, causing roof damage to two warehouses. 7.5 miles away from Flatsafe Tornado Shelters. In another video, also reportedly in Norman, Oklahoma, near Lake Thunderbird, animals are being rescued following the tornado. The adjoining office part of the complex to the south was a brick structure that received significant damage to the exterior walls. 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. Several homes suffered major or nearly complete roof failure, though most exterior walls remained intact. Powerful storms with widespread wind gusts and reported tornadoes swept across Oklahoma and Kansas, leaving at least a dozen people injured, and many Michigan residents faced a fifth-straight. More than a dozen residences, including duplexes and single-family homes, were heavily damaged or destroyed in this area. The roof and windows of the showroom/service building were damaged, as were an adjacent used car lot and car wash. A 2x12 rafter was thrown about 800 feet over the top of a nearby building, piercing the windshield of an auto driving out of the service shop. The damaging wind gusts took a toll on power lines across the region. A supercell thunderstorm moved across the southern half of Oklahoma County producing very heavy rain, large hail, and a brief tornado. He injured his head as he was seeking shelter and died from his injuries two days later. Three of the tornadoes affected western and northern portions of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan area making two days in a row (see May 8, 2003 data) that the Oklahoma City metro area was affected by a tornadic thunderstorm. Keep up-to-date with everything that happens in your world. Numerous automobiles and other vehicles were destroyed or damaged. A second car in that vicinity was blown off the pavement. However, with the data that was available at the time, it appeared that one long-track tornado occurred. A farmstead northwest of Pocasset received $10,000 in damages, and there was extensive damage to a home and several outbuildings 2 miles west of Arcadia. This tornado which caused mostly F0 damage with pockets of high-end F1 damage tracked from near the intersection of Glade Avenue and Northwest 38th Street, across Northwest 50th Street and North Rockwell Avenue, and finally to Hammond Avenue and Northwest 59th Street. Flood Warnings David Payne Summarizes Feb. 26 Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak. From the east side of Lake Stanley Draper, near Hiwassee Road and SE 89th Street, to just south of Harrah, the damage path became more severe and focused. Skywarn Storm Spotters Two tornadic supercells produced four tornadoes during the afternoon hours of May 8, 2003. Damage continued to the northeast crossing Anderson Road and Southeast 29th Street moving into the city of Midwest City. However, the more than one thousand plant employees remained uninjured by moving to shelter well before the tornado struck. 3. Also destroyed were 15 P-47 fighters and two B-29 bombers. The storm later produced an embedded, intermittent, small EF2 tornado within a larger area of damaging winds that affected parts southwest Oklahoma City and Moore. Data courtesy of NOAA Severe Weather Database. Damage intensity increased to F3 as the tornado approached 12th Street between Janeway and Interstate 35. Only 2 or 3 people reported seeing the funnel, but a number of persons heard a loud noise, like that made by a jet engine. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued multiple warnings across the state on Sunday, including for Ponca City, Tonkawa and Billings. The tornado damaged approximately 70 airplanes and 40 hangers were damaged or destroyed at Wiley Post Airport. Another tornado that swept through the towns of Tuttle and Mustang on the southwestern outskirts of Oklahoma City caused at least EF-1-level damage, according to NWS storm surveyors. The tree damage became more severe, breaking at various heights of the tree or being uprooted. "It happened so quickly, there wasn't much time to do much of anything Within 15 seconds, it went from crazy to now what?". YUKON, Oklahoma -. As the tornado moved north-northeast into southern Oklahoma City, substantial damage to a warehouse occurred at about 20:00 CST along 89th Street. A man suffered fatal injuries (indirect) in Warr Acres. Other gusts exceeded 70 mph in Texas near Amarillo and El Paso, and one person was injured in El Paso County's Fort Bliss when they were blown off their feet, according to a National Weather Service storm report. After a lightning strike, the tornado can briefly be seen in the footage as it quickly moves through the area. This thunderstorm developed in southwest Oklahoma along a retreating dryline. The tornado next produced F2 damage to the front portion of the Oakdale School at North Sooner Road and East Hefner Road. Monday's storms knocked out power across the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys. Other homes were severely damaged. The tornado moved through the western portions of Blanchard with top damage wind speeds of 150-175 mph. The tornado continued across SE 44th Street and Interstate 40 and went into a residential area just west of Westminster Road. Storms initiated within the open warm sector ahead of the dryline. One business on the east side of May Ave. suffered collapse of an exterior south facing wall. 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. A second tornado in Ingalls was only on the ground for 2 minutes. Questions? The tornado was likely a multiple-vortex tornado in this area as some of the damage in this area was inconsistent with a single cyclonic rotation. This tornado hit 5 miles east of Tinker Air Force Base. After crossing Douglas Boulevard, the tornado continued to slowly veer to the northeast and damaged homes along Berryman Road. Oklahoma Shelters. Then it was dropped in Arkansas. 2 SE Yukon: A tornado was observed to the northwest by the National Weather Service observer at Will Rogers World Airport. Tuesday, October 26th 2021, 10:32 pm. The structure he was in was not affected by the storm. Damage estimates were listed at $500,000. About Our Office Josh Dulaney Damaging winds increase in southwest Oklahoma A squall line will enter southwest Oklahoma and parts of western north Texas shortly, according to the National Weather Service. Storm Spotter Training Walls of homes collapsed, and debris from the homes scattered in all directions. The first major damage was observed at SW 44th Street and Independence Avenue, and the last damage was noted at SW 22nd Street & Robinson Avenue. From our family to yours, American Eagle has been serving Mustang, Oklahoma and the surrounding 50 miles as a Bathroom Remodeler and Roofer for fifteen years. The accompanying supercell storm left a 67-mile swath of damage from tornadoes, straight wind, hail, and heavy rain from Del City to near Holdenville. At that location, the steel frame, fastened to the concrete foundation with four one-inch diameter steel rods, was destroyed and steel reinforced concrete was pulled out of the ground. Data modified as described in NOAA Tech Memo NWS SR-209 (Speheger, D., 2001: "Corrections to the Historic Tornado Database"). A major portion of the reported damage occurred as the storm moved through the southern Oklahoma City and Del City areas. At least a half dozen vehicles were tossed in this area, with evidence suggesting that some of them may have traveled 100 yards or more. As the system continued to move northeast, several tornadoes touched down in Illinois Monday. "The windows exploded in the house, the garage door came off, we've got holes in the roof," said David Stanley. Large hail and strong straight-line winds associated with the rear-flank downdraft also occurred with this tornadic supercell. News9.com is proud to provide Oklahomans with timely and relevant news and information, Crews reported more tornado damage near McLoud and Doppler radar indicated another possible tornado strike just west of Oklahoma City, near the town of Yukon. The tornado set down at the top of a hill in a mobile home park and moved down the hill, damaging several mobile homes and destroying one mobile home at the bottom of the hill. This long-tracked and devastating tornado developed west of U.S. Interstate Highway I-35, northwest of Max Westheimer Airport. Northeast wall section of barn was essentially undamaged. Windows were blown out of several businesses, several lost roofs, power lines were downed and large signs were bent. Substantial structural damage in this initial touchdown area was confined to homes on the north side of 5th Street, just east of Santa Fe. Buildings blew apart just as the students were falling to the floor and looking for shelter, and 5 students and a teacher were killed. Of the 28 injuries in Moore, most occurred at the mobile home park. This event was the second tornadic event of the day. Lesser damage occurred eastward into Nichols Hills. Other houses have roof damage and debris has been scattered around town. Flash Flood Warnings It continued east-northeast across the southwestern part of Oklahoma City. Tornado moved to the northeast from just south of Yukon to northwestern Oklahoma City. The tornado finally dissipated about 3 miles southeast of Tryon. 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. The first highway to link Yukon with Oklahoma City was Oklahoma State Highway No. 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. This violent, long-lived tornado was the most infamous of nearly 60 tornadoes that struck central Oklahoma during an unprecedented outbreak on this Monday afternoon and evening of May 3, 1999. The funnel touched down about 2 miles southwest of Mustang at 3:28 pm CST and periodically lifted and touched the ground again at it moved to the east-northeast at 30 mph. 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The tornado weakened to F1 intensity and turned slightly to the north-northeast as it crossed Pole Road and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks near and just south of Northeast 27th Street. A farm was damaged 0.8 miles south of the intersection. Partial barn roof removal was found southwest of location in an open field. Large barn on west side lost west end of roof with debris inside. Other severe thunderstorms produced damaging large hail and strong winds across portions of Oklahoma. NWS Heavy damage was produced along the path for the next few miles until the tornado lifted 3 miles north of Luther. The Oklahoma medical examiner's office says five people were killed in a tornado outbreak in central Oklahoma on Friday night. Several more farm buildings were destroyed in the Midlothian area. According to the Cedar Country Fire Department, the tornado also caused damage to power lines. The first storm developed near Lawton and moved northeast along U.S. Interstate Highway I-44 into parts of central Oklahoma, resulting in several tornadoes and large hail. Intensity dropped to F2 in this area, but the path width remained close to a quarter of a mile. An ammunition storage bunker and a guard shack at the gate near Southeast 59th Street and Douglas Boulevard were heavily damaged. Total damages to insured property were $1.8 million. Damage in this area included major damage to two hotels, the First Christian Church, the Young Child Development Center, a Project Headstart building, an office building, and several restaurants. OKLAHOMA CITY Tornado warnings were issued as severe storms move into central Oklahoma on Wednesday morning. Heavy rains flooded the cellar, and the woman drowned. Two farms were destroyed near Yukon. Hail up to 4 inches in diameter accompanied the storm. Winter Weather Weather Bureau) in Oklahoma City near the Will Rogers World Airport. One video that was reportedly recorded in Norman, Oklahoma, on Sunday showed homes had been partially destroyed. These homes were of recent construction and were well built with brick exterior facades (some likely in excess of $200,000). As the continued moving to the east-northeast through eastern Oklahoma County, the next report of damage was 3 miles northwest of Harrah where several farm buildings were destroyed. Two days after thousands in Oklahoma were left without power as winds reached up to 70 mph, two supercell storms produced multiple tornadoes in the west of the state in Kiowa County, and north. Concrete block buildings were leveled. of Tornados in Yukon, OK 5 The roof slid off the garage to the east. A potent Spring storm system took shape across the Southern and Central Plains. Severe Shelter Registry. Point Forecast: Yukon OK. 35.52N 97.76W. Total damage was estimated at $1 billion. It weakened to F2/F3 intensity and narrowed to less than 1/4 mile in width as it crossed U.S. Interstate Highway I-44 and the South Canadian River northeast of Newcastle and entered far south Oklahoma City, OK southwest of 149th Street and May Avenuearound 6:12 pm CST. Hazardous Weather Outlook This event prompted the first efforts in tornado forecasting which was a milestone that was made even more interesting 5 days later when the first tornado forecast ever made actually verified at the same location. Three of the injuries were in the control tower. A tornado was spotted moving through Champaign, home to the University of Illinois. Thirty-one homes, 2 businesses, and 2 churches were destroyed, and 44 homes along with 2 businesses received major damage. Thirty-five people were killed and 100 persons were injured, with 29 people being hospitalized, and a total of 110 families were affected by the tornado. The most significant damage occurred just east of Interstate 35 where a motel sustained significant damage losing most walls on the second floor (DI 6, DOD 8) and significant damage to many recreational vehicles at an adjacent RV park. This tornado moved northeastward from the Cleveland County line along the southeastern edge of Oklahoma City. One of the nursing home residents was slightly injured. Three automobiles were washed off the roadway at SE 59th and Eastern in Oklahoma City. The only known injury in Choctaw occurred where a woman suffered a broken leg as one home on Hidden Valley Lane was destroyed (F4). On Monday, Knoxville, Tennessee recorded an 87 mph wind gust. 1 2 6 seek to 10%, 20% 60% News 9 Chief Meteorologist David Payne tracked a line of storms that produced some tornadoes Sunday night across western and central Oklahoma. A barn was heavily damaged with debris thrown to the north. Local, Current Conditions In total, damage estimates were near 3.2 million dollars, with 8 businesses destroyed, 130 businesses damaged, 14 homes destroyed, and 23 homes damaged. Strong surface cyclogenesis took shape during the day, allowing ample moisture to return northward with strong southerly flow. This tornado dissipated in Lincoln County at 5:30 pm CST. The worst damage produced within the city of Moore was as the tornado approached west sides of Interstate 35, just north of 12th Street. See a list of all of the Official Weather Advisories, Warnings, and Severe Weather Alerts for Yukon, OK. Additional supercells spawned tornadoes across northern Oklahoma, and the slow-moving nature of storms lead to several occurrences of flash flooding. Debris patterns suggest the garage doors failed allowing the wind to lift the roof. The tornado continued northeast across south and east parts of the Highland Park residential area, causing F1 and spotty F2 damage. 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