Some areas were swept completely clean of all debris. The tornado killed 69 persons and injured more people. A total of homes and buildings were destroyed, and more homes and buildings were damaged. Approximately people were made homeless by the tornado.
This tornado might have garnered more state and national media attention had it not occurred on the same day as the death of President Franklin D. This tornado touched down 5 miles south of Claremore at about pm CST, and moved storm east-northeast through rural parts of Rogers and Mayes Counties before taking aim on the wartime boom town of Pryor Pryor Lake. At pm CST, the tornado entered Pryor and traveled directly through the main portion of the town, including the principal business section.
Its violent winds demolished dozens of frame buildings and several brick buildings, including the First Baptist Church. After leaving Pryor, the tornado caused damage to the northeast of the town, completely wrecking everything in its path before it lifted about 3 miles northeast of Pryor. The damage swath was a quarter of a mile in width, and about a third of Pryor was destroyed by the tornado. Torrential rains accompanied the tornado and water knee deep surged down the main street.
Communication and power lines were wiped out completely for a distance of 16 miles around Pryor and floodwaters interfered greatly with relief and rescue work and resulted in the closing of some of the highways leading into the city. Several airplanes brought many doctors and nurses from Tulsa and Muskogee to care for the injured. The Oklahoma State Highway Patrol took an active part in the rescue work, and funds were made available by the Governor and Federal officials.
Hundreds of workers from the Federal munitions project a few miles south of Pryor were rushed to the scene by the U. Army and the Du Pont Powder Company, and several bulldozers and cranes were provided for the rescue work and debris removal.
A total of 49 people were killed in Pryor, with another 3 persons killed to the west-southwest of the town. A total of people were injured with of those being hospitalized. This violent, long-lived tornado was the most infamous of nearly 60 tornadoes that struck central Oklahoma during an unprecedented outbreak on the afternoon and evening of Monday, May 3, The tornado was the 9th of 14 tornadoes produced by a supercell thunderstorm during the tornado outbreak. It formed around pm CST about 2 miles south-southwest of Amber, and grew rapidly to monstrous proportions as it headed NE, paralleling I It moved across Bridge Creek and rural parts of northwest Newcastle, causing continuous F4 and sporadic F5 damage.
The tornado was estimated to be a mile in diameter in this area. Still moving northeast and still producing F4 and occasional F5 damage, it crossed I at the Shields Blvd. This turn took the tornado more to the north-northeast as it crossed I between Bryant Ave. Continuing to turn slowly, it moved almost due north but maintained F4 intensity as it crossed I just east of Sooner Road and continued north to between SE 15th and Reno Ave.
The tornado was also the th tornado to strike the Oklahoma City area since This was the deadliest tornado to strike the Oklahoma City area until the May 3, F5 tornado. The funnel cut a twisting, erratic path through the southwest part of Oklahoma City.
Movement was generally to the northeast, but it often "cut to the east or west". Thirty-five people were killed and persons injured, with 29 people being hospitalized, and a total of families were affected by the tornado. A total of 73 homes were destroyed and another 31 damaged, and many outbuildings were destroyed. Numerous automobiles and other vehicles were destroyed or damaged. Most of the damage occurred in the th Street areas between Portland and Goff Avenues.
This massive tornado, reportedly over a mile and a quarter wide at one point, moved northeast along a mile path from northwest of Newcastle through rural areas between Norman and Moore through what is now extreme northern Norman and extreme southern Moore , and swept away at least 30 homes. Thirty-three people were killed with 11 people dying in one home, 6 in a second home and 4 in a third home.
This was the second tornado to affect areas near Norman this day with the first one passing just south and east of Norman. The local Norman paper reported that the first tornado "scared the people of Norman as they never have been scared before. EF-4 damage was observed soon after the tornado crossed State Highway The tornado continued to expand in size as it approached the Canadian River and moved into Cleveland County.
The tornado then turned more east and then east-northeast after crossing U. Interstate Highway EF-4 damage was again observed as it began to move into progressively higher density residential areas approaching May Avenue.
After crossing Western Avenue, numerous buildings were destroyed and horses killed at Orr Family Farm. Two storage tanks estimated to weigh approximately 10 tons were lifted from Orr Family Farm and landed about one-half mile east. Below is a visual representation on the amount of tornadoes that touched down throughout Oklahoma during the month of October, where 14 out of the 28 tornadoes were given a rating of EF-1 strength mph , and the tornado that touched down in Anadarko was upgraded to an EF-2 mph.
For each damage indicator, there are 8 degrees of damage DOD ranging from the beginning of visible damage to complete destruction of the damage indicator. There are still several tornadoes undergoing further investigation, and the ratings for those that are currently undermined could be released in the upcoming days. There were no reported tornadoes south of the Red River this month. There has been an update regarding the amount of tornadoes that occurred in Southwest Oklahoma, bringing the new total to 12 tornado touchdowns in the 7News viewing area.
Thankfully, there were no reported fatalities or injuries. The Skywarn Program at the National Weather Service in Norman is opening up two training sessions for severe storm events at the end of October. The events are online webinars and free to everyone who wants to gain more knowledge about severe weather. These webinars are great opportunities to not only learn how to be safe for you and your family, but about how to identify storms. Skip to content.
Watch Live. Have a news tip? Send us an email. Local News. Oklahoma University. Minor structural damage, consisting of 2 broken windows and an air conditioning unit blown off the roof, occurred to the Montgomery Ward Auto Express Store at Crossroads Mall. In addition, roof damage was sustained to several offices and businesses, and numerous homes in the town of Valley Brook. The second tornado of the evening of October 22, touched down in southern Oklahoma City near the intersection of Eastern and SE 22nd.
Minor damage to buildings, trees, and power lines, consistent with an F0 rating, occurred over a narrow, 3 mile path. Main structural damage was to a church at SE 15th Street and Henney Road, where part of the west wall was damaged. The first was a brief F0 tornado in northern McClain County. Damage was limited mostly to trees, with structural damage limited mainly to fences, awnings, etc. One barn was partially unroofed near SW th and Penn.
This tornado, for most of its lifetime, was embedded within a larger area of straight-line winds known as a rear-flank downdraft, or RFD.
The most intense damage in Moore F3 occurred just W of I and N of 12th Street, where several businesses were leveled. In this area, the damage track coincided exactly with that of the 3 May tornado. This was the fifth of nine tornadoes spawned by a supercell that tracked across the north sides of OKC after dark, and the first of three to strike the OKC metropolitan area. F1 damage included southeast parts of Wiley Post Airport, where about 70 small planes and 40 hangars were damaged or destroyed.
Damage surveys indicate that this tornado was embedded within a much longer and wider swath of damaging straight-line winds, and may have had multiple vortices during peak intensity.
One indirect fatality was associated with this tornado - a man suffered head injuries while seeking shelter, and died two days later. This brief nighttime tornado was videotaped by a storm chaser. Damage was mostly minor, being limited to fences and carports, but one restaurant sustained F1 roof damage just before the tornado dissipated.
This tornado, like the previous one, was embedded within a larger area of damaging straight-line winds. The tornado ended at PM about 3 miles S of Luther. This tornado was observed by media helicopters. It formed near the intersection of Northeast 40th Street and Post Road and moved northeast before lifting near 50th Street and Westminister.
A large metal garage door was damaged near the block of North Post Road. Some tree and power line damage also occurred. This tornado remained within the city limits of Jones affecting southern portions of the town. Overall, 52 homes and 1 business were affected with minor roof damage and broken windows. Several outbuildings, barns, and sheds were damaged or destroyed along with numerous trees and power lines downed and a few power poles broken.
The worst damage was at the Hasel farm near SE 15th Street and Peebly Road, where a barn, numerous trees, and several fences were damaged or downed. The tornado lifted just southwest of Reno Avenue and Peebly Road, just before crossing into the Harrah city limits. In this area several homes suffered roof and garage door damage.
The tornado continued north along and just west of the Kilpatrick Turnpike. Significant damage was noted along NW 63rd Street, where a home was heavily damaged, several travel trailers and a boat were rolled and damaged.
Several vehicles were also pushed by the wind. Another area of significant damage was noted along Wilshire Blvd. In this area a travel trailer was destroyed, with additional damage to a home and several outbuildings.
Two people were directly injured in the travel trailer. In addition, several hardwood trees were snapped, indicative of EF2 damage. The tornado appeared to have been at its widest toward the end of its path along Morgan Road just north of NW nd Street, and it was at this point along the path where the intensity appeared to have been at its highest. Several homes sustained significant roof and siding damage and several wooden power poles were snapped.
A metal building was severely damaged. Just to the east of this location, three large electrical transmission towers were damaged. Spotty light damage continued a little further north before the tornado dissipated along Morgan Road north of Memorial Road at CST.
Three additional people were directly injured on the Kilpatrick Turnpike. This EF2 tornado injured 5 people and caused an estimated half of a million dollars in damage. This tornado occurred within the city limits of Oklahoma City. A narrow path of considerable tree damage was found from just northwest of the intersection of NE 36th Street and Martin Luther King Avenue to just east of the intersection of Interstate 35 and NE 50th Street, including a swath about 30 yards wide across Lincoln Park Golf Course.
Damage consisted of numerous small to medium branches broken off trees, as well as numerous large rotted branches. A number of small trees in wet soil were also pushed over along this path. Minor shingle damage was noted to a home just east of I and NE 50th Street, and minor gutter damage was noted to a large metal building just to the southwest of the house. A couple of wooden fences were pushed over and a small canopy was torn near the start of the path.
However other structures in or near the path showed little discernible damage. From the official National Weather Service damage survey, this tornado appeared to have developed near the intersection of NW th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
The tornado caused most of its damage in the Valencia neighborhood. It was here that many homes sustained roof, window, garage door, and fence damage. One home sustained especially heavy damage, with a large portion of the roof being lost and extensive damage to the inside of the home. The tornado continued northeast and appeared to have dissipated just northeast of the subdivision, where some tree damage was noted.
After a gap, additional damage was observed near the intersection of NW nd Street and Western Avenue, where several large power transmission poles were blown down, and some fence damage was also observed.
While there was not a continuous damage path between the two damage sites, they do appear to be in line with the storm's path. A storm chaser also observed this tornado as far northeast as at least Covell Road between Santa Fe Avenue and Kelley Avenue where it is believed to have dissipated.
The tornadic winds removed part of a residence's roof near this location. Sporadic damage to trees and fences were reported as the tornado moved east northeast toward the north side of Lake Overholser. The tornado continued moving east-northeast into Oklahoma County. The tornado continued from the north side of Lake Overholser and crossed NW 39th street, damaging several bleachers next to the baseball field.
Damage to trees was also noted at this location, with one tree falling on a gas plant. About 50 residents had to be evacuated due to the gas leak. An apartment complex was sustained some damage near NW 50th and Grove streets. Tree damage continued along the tornadoes path until it finally lifted near NW 60th and Meridian Avenue.
The tornado moved from 5 miles north-northwest to 3 miles north-northeast of The Village of from near the intersection of NW th Street and May Avenue to near near the intersection of Memorial and Western Avenune. The tornado developed near NW th and May Avenue. Scattered tree and sign damage was reported as the tornado moved southeast toward Memorial Road and Western Avenue.
Roof damage was also observed at a residence near NW th and Pennsylvania Avenue, and at an apartment complex northeast of Pennsylvania Avenue and Memorial Road. A brief tornado affected the area near Northwest Expressway and Rockwell Avenue. Two large shopping complexes received significant roof damage, enough to close two of the stores for several days. A smaller retail building received major roof damage and a majority of its windows were blown out. A restaurant had part of its wall collapse and a plywood board from the small retail building was driven into the side of the building.
An apartment complex received damage, mostly minor. One of the buildings in the complex had part of its roof completely removed. The tornado continued into a neighborhood, damaging mainly trees and doing minor shingle damage before lifting. Reports of three injuries were received from the area.
This tornado touched down near the intersection of nd and Western. The tornado tracked to the northeast, damaging a number of homes, some severely, and trees along its path. Several homes in the Oak Tree development lost significant portions of their roof.
Several homes also has large portions destroyed due to large garages and rooms above the garages. This tornado continued into Logan County. In all, over homes were damaged or destroyed. Over 28, people were without power at the its peak.
Luckily, only four minor injuries were reported. Damage estimate: Unknown Data sources: D. The tornado developed over the northwest side of lake and moved south-southeast along the western shore. A boat dock was damaged and trees and other small structures sustained minor damage. No damage was reported. This long-tracked and devastating tornado developed west of I, northwest of Max Westheimer airport.
Several homes also sustained damage, mainly with mostly roofs receiving significant damage, and some siding was ripped off.
Several fences were also knocked down as the tornado moved northeast. The tree damage became more severe, breaking at various heights of the tree or being uprooted. Walls of homes collapsed, and debris from the homes scattered in all directions. Several 2x4's punctured roofs and ceilings over numerous structures. A few mobile homes in this area were also completely destroyed. Where the tornado crossed I, a gas station and drive-in restaurant sustained up to EF3 damage.
The most severe damage, one of the two EF4 tornadoes of the day, occurred in the Deerfield West Subdivision. A well-built residence here was completely destroyed, with most exterior and interior walls collapsing. The tornado finally lifted 2 miles south of Harrah.
In addition to the incredible damage, one person lost their life while trying to flee the tornado. Power poles and a house were damaged near and just east of Broadway Street and Eastern Avenue in the southern portion of Moore. As the tornado moved northeast, most of the roof was removed from a mobile home and trees were damaged west of Sunnylane Road north of NE 12th Street, and shingle damage occurred on a house just east of Sunnylane Road.
The tornado moved east-northeast across Sooner Road into a neighborhood, producing tree and roof damage before dissipating. The tornado formed on the south side of Chickasha, quickly doing EF-2 damage. One fatality occurred as a mobile home was destroyed in the south portion of Chickasha. As the tornado moved northeast of Chickasha, it gained significant strength, with several areas receiving EF-4 damage.
Well-built homes were destroyed. Trees were debarked with only stumps remaining. Cars were thrown hundreds of feet. Wind speeds in this area were estimated near mph. Significant damage continued as the violent tornado moved into McClain County, with well-built homes being destroyed, and some swept completely from their foundations.
A concrete dome home was severely damage, mainly by the flying debris. Trees were debarked or destroyed. Very little was left standing for the first few miles into McClain County. The tornado crossed over the Canadian River into Cleveland County, with mainly minor tree, power pole, and power line damage occurring.
A few barns and outbuildings also sustained minor damage east of U. Interstate Highway As it reached the end of its life cycle, the tornado moved due north and then made a small loop, finally traveling southeastward for about a half mile before dissipating in southwestern Oklahoma City near the intersection of SW th Street and Portland Avenue.
All told, the tornado had traveled a along path of 33 miles long and had lasted for 55 minutes. The maximum path width was 0.
Major roof damage was reported to a structure and four mobile homes sustained minor damage. Several trees, power lines, and fences were blown down along its path, including near the City baseball park. The tornado damaged the roof of a trailer.
Monetary damages estimated. The tornado moved northeast, crossing the eastern arm of Lake Thunderbird. A number of homes were significantly damaged as the tornado moved east-northeast through neighborhoods from near Indian Hills Road and th Avenue SE to the Pottawatomie County line. The tornado moved through a mobile home park north of Independence Road after crossing State Highway Just northeast of the mobile home park, a permanent home was destroyed with much of the debris blown well to the northeast.
One fatality occurred in the mobile home park, and another man was killed in his vehicle. Although this tornado primarily affected northeast Norman and Shawnee, the tornado did move through the extreme southeastern tip of the city of Oklahoma City just west and north of Hardesty Road and Pottawatomie Road. At least EF2 damage occurred as a mobile home and outbuildings were destroyed just west of Pottawatomie Road within the city limits of Oklahoma City.
The tornado continued to expand in size as it approached the Canadian River and the Cleveland County line. The tornado then turned more east and then east-northeast after crossing I Violent EF4 damage was again observed as it began to move into progressively higher density residental areas approaching May Avenue.
After crossing Western Avenue, numerous buildings were destroyed and horses killed at Orr Family Farm. Two storage tanks estimated to weigh approximately 10 tons were lifted from Orr Family Farm and landed about one-half mile east. Despite the destruction of this elementary school during school hours, no fatalities occurred at the school. As the tornado continued to move east and east-northeast, it moved through much more densely populated suburban neighborhoods of southwest Oklahoma City and Moore where violent destruction was widespread.
The width of EF4 and greater damage was up to yards wide as the tornado moved through neighborhoods east of Western Avenue.
The first two fatalities occurred in a house in the neighborhood just east of Briarwood Elementary, with another fatality in a house as the tornado approached Santa Fe Avenue. Damage to the school was extensive and seven children were killed when a wall collapsed at the school.
Nine other people were killed in eight different neighborhood homes within one-quarter mile of Plaza Towers Elementary, most occurring just south of the school. The tornado turned northeast as it approached Telephone Road, made a loop near the intersection of Telephone Road and 4th Street, then moved southeast crossing the interstate. Three people were killed when a convenience store along Telephone Road was destroyed.
Crossing Telephone Road, the tornado inflicted significant damage to the Moore Medical Center, a post office and numerous businesses along Telephone Road and U.
Although the tornado was more narrow after crossing I, it continued to produce EF4 damage in neighborhoods east of the interstate as it curved east and then again east-northeast.
One fatality occurred at a business just east of the interstate, and one final fatality occurred in a home between Eastern Avenue and Bryant Avenue. The density of housing also decreased east of Bryant Avenue as the tornado moved east and east-northeast before dissipating east of Air Depot Blvd.
The Doppler on Wheels mobile radar detected a long-lived anticyclonic tornado southwest of Yukon. A storm damage survey team later confirmed damage produced by the tornado. Some structural damage was noted along with damage to trees. The tornado moved just south of east for a little over 1.
Damage to trees and power lines was noted, as well as very minor structural damage to some homes. Buildings, power lines and trees were damaged, including broken windows at a couple of motels along Meridian Avenue.
Minor damage to trees and power lines was noted. Damage to several homes, trees, and power lines and poles occurred. Roof and tree damage occurred with this tornado. No damage is known to have occurred. Two outbuildings were severely damaged and three houses suffered damage to roof shingles. This small tornado was embedded within a large area of severe thunderstorm winds. A tornado touched down near Southeast 59th Street and Eastern Avenue in Oklahoma City, and moved north along Eastern Avenue , then northwest crossing Interstate 35 near and south of Southeast 44th Street before turning west and dissipating near Southeast 44th Street and Lindsay Avenue.
The most significant damage occurred just east of Interstate 35 where a motel sustained significant damage losing most walls on the second floor, and significant damage to many recreational vehicles at an adjacent RV park.
While not directly related to the tornado, one woman perished while seeking shelter from the tornado in a below-ground storm cellar. Heavy rains flooded the cellar and the woman drowned. A weak tornado, embedded within a larger area of damaging thunderstorm winds, developed near SW 59th Street and Sara Road on the north side of Mustang, and moved northeast crossing into Oklahoma County just south of SW 29th Street. In Canadian County, two outbuildings suffered roof damage, but the primary damage was to trees along the path.
One house near the end of the tornado path suffered significant roof damage. Otherwise, damage along the path was primarily to trees and power lines. This tornado produced damage to a power pole just south of NE 23rd Street and a snapped a few tree branches along the path. One tree snapped falling onto a carport and car along Prospect Avenue.
Although no structure damage was noted in the shopping center, several trees were snapped, and three employee cars were blown about 50 yards into bollards in front of JC Penney. Sporadic tree damage was noted as the tornado moved northeast to near Hiwassee Road and Wilshire Boulevard intermittently causing damage.
The only structure damage noted along the path was to an aviation plant which suffered significant roof damage northeast of SE 15th Street and Midwest Boulevard in Midwest City, and some roof damage along Post Road. Many trees were snapped or damaged along the path.
Some homes in a neighborhood along Edwin Road just east of Anderson Road suffered damage, with one receiving significant roof damage. The tornado moved generally northeast across east Edmond, crossing the northwestern portion of Arcadia Lake, then dissipating southeast of Danforth Road and Midwest Boulevard.
Except for power pole and fencing damage at the beginning of the path, damage was limited to sporadic tree damage. The tornado then produced sporadic tree damage as it move northeast to near NE 63rd Street and Peebly Road. Fujita Scale or F Scale of tornado damage intensity. The F Scale was developed based on damage intensity and not wind speed; wind speed ranges given are estimated, based on the extent of observed damage.
The Enhanced Fujita Scale or EF Scale, which became operational on February 1, , is used to assign a tornado a 'rating' based on estimated wind speeds and related damage. When tornado-related damage is surveyed, it is compared to a list of Damage Indicators DIs and Degrees of Damage DoD which help estimate better the range of wind speeds the tornado likely produced.
From that, a rating from EF0 to EF5 is assigned. The EF Scale was revised from the original Fujita Scale to reflect better examinations of tornado damage surveys so as to align wind speeds more closely with associated storm damage. The new scale has to do with how most structures are designed. Its uses three-second gusts estimated at the point of damage based on a judgment of 8 levels of damage to the 28 indicators listed below.
These estimates vary with height and exposure. Important: The 3 second gust is not the same wind as in standard surface observations. Standard measurements are taken by weather stations in open exposures, using a directly measured, "one minute mile" speed. The goal is assign an EF Scale category based on the highest wind speed that occurred within the damage path. First, trained NWS personnel will identify the appropriate damage indicator DI [see list below] from more than one of the 28 used in rating the damage.
The construction or description of a building should match the DI being considered, and the observed damage should match one of the 8 degrees of damage DOD used by the scale. The tornado evaluator will then make a judgment within the range of upper and lower bound wind speeds, as to whether the wind speed to cause the damage is higher or lower than the expected value for the particular DOD. This is done for several structures not just one, before a final EF rating is determined.
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