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Tornado Reports

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20:38Z EF0 KICT KS Mcpherson Galva Tornado briefly touched down in an open field.
20:52Z EF0 KICT KS Mcpherson Elyria Tornado briefly touched down in an open field and moved northeast.
21:16Z EF0 KICT KS Mcpherson Canton Very weak tornado briefly touched down in an open field.
21:18Z EF0 KICT KS Reno Cheney Res Tornado very briefly touched down in an open field.
23:20Z EF0 KFDR OK Harmon Vinson The tornado was reported by an off-duty NWS employee. No damage was reported with the tornado and the location is estimated.
01:11Z EF0 KICT KS Butler Towanda Tornado moved northeast over open pasture land.
01:21Z EF0 KFDR OK Washita Bessie Spotters and emergency management personnel observed a tornado that developed over north-central Washita county and moved northeast into Custer county. No damage was reported in Washita county.
01:26Z EF1 KFDR OK Custer Clinton Storm spotters observed a tornado that moved from Washita county into Custer county. The tornado damaged a barn and a residence, and downed a few power lines as it moved northeast across Interstate 40 east of Clinton. The tornado lifted north of Intestate 40 near Custer City Road. Monetary damages were not available.
04:52Z EF0 KEAX MO Clinton Plattsburg A brief EF0 tornado touchdown at 2252 CST was reported 4 miles south of Plattsburg, around J Highway and Middle Road. The tornado lifted at 2255 CST, with damage reported to two greenhouses/outbuildings. Trees larger than one foot in diamater, were also found snapped off at a height of 14 feet. These trees blocked roads. Power lines were also reported down.
09:19Z EF1 KTLX OK Creek Milfay A tornado destroyed or damaged several barns and outbuildings, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, damaged houses, and blew down power poles. The Oklahoma Mesonet station southeast of Bristow was impacted by the tornado and measured 85 mph wind gusts at that point in the path. Damage to homes, trees, and barns suggested maximum wind gusts in the tornado were about 100 mph at times.
09:43Z EF1 KINX OK Creek Sapulpa A tornado developed on the west side of Sapulpa and moved northeast across the north side of town. The tornado damaged a large metal building structure, severely damaged the roofs of numerous homes, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 110 mph. This tornado continued into Tulsa County, where it produced EF2 damage.
09:45Z EF1 KINX OK Creek Kiefer A tornado developed on the south side of Kiefer and moved northeast into Tulsa County. In Creek County, the tornado damaged the roofs of several homes, uprooted several trees, snapped large tree limbs, and blew down power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 95 mph.
09:47Z EF1 KINX OK Tulsa Glenpool The tornado that developed near Kiefer in Creek County moved northeast across the north side of Glenpool before dissipating over Broken Arrow. In Tulsa County, the tornado damaged several homes, damaged a gas station canopy, uprooted several trees, snapped numerous large tree limbs, and blew down power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 95 mph.
09:48Z EF2 KINX OK Tulsa Bozarth The tornado that developed on the west side of Sapulpa in Creek County moved northeast across the City of Tulsa. The tornado severely damaged a number of homes just west of Highway 75, where the most intense damage was noted. Numerous other homes and businesses were damaged as it moved through Tulsa. The tornado snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and blew down numerous power poles. The estimated peak wind in this tornado based on the most intense damage to homes was 120 mph.
09:52Z EF2 KINX OK Okmulgee Okmulgee A tornado severely damaged two homes. It also snapped or uprooted numerous trees, destroyed barns, damaged several other homes, and blew down power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 120 mph.
10:04Z EF2 KINX OK Wagoner Oneta A tornado severely damaged a home, destroyed several shops and outbuildings, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 120 mph. Two people were injured by flying debris in the severely damaged home.
10:05Z EF2 KINX OK Rogers Catoosa A tornado developed near the Port of Catoosa where it damaged a metal building structure and blew down trees and power poles. The tornado moved northeast across portions of Verdigris, severely damaging several homes, destroying barns, snapping or uprooting numerous trees, and blowing down power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 120 mph.
10:09Z EF0 KINX OK Rogers Catoosa A tornado damaged a barn and blew down trees and power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 80 mph.
10:17Z EF1 KINX OK Rogers Inola A tornado developed just south of Inola and moved northeast into Mayes County. The tornado damaged several homes, damaged a barn, and blew down trees and power poles in Rogers County. The estimated peak wind in this tornado segment based on this damage was 95 mph. The tornado intensified further east in Mayes County and produced EF2 damage there.
10:21Z EF2 KINX OK Mayes Chouteau The tornado that developed near Inola in Rogers County moved northeast toward Chouteau. In Mayes County, the tornado severely damaged several homes, destroyed a metal shop, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and snapped numerous high tension wire poles. The estimated peak wind in this tornado based on this damage in Mayes County was 115 mph. Two people were injured by flying debris.
10:37Z EF1 KINX OK Cherokee Hulbert A tornado snapped large trees limbs, uprooted trees, and damaged outbuildings. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 90 mph.
10:51Z EF1 KINX OK Cherokee Moodys A tornado uprooted trees and snapped large tree limbs. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 90 mph.
11:05Z EF1 KINX OK Delaware Copeland A tornado developed near Copeland and moved east-northeast into Ottawa County. The tornado uprooted or snapped numerous trees in northern Delaware County. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 90 mph.
11:07Z EF1 KINX OK Ottawa Fairland The tornado that developed near Copeland in Delaware County moved east-northeast across southern Ottawa County. The tornado uprooted or snapped numerous trees and damaged several homes in Ottawa County. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 100 mph.
11:24Z EF1 KSRX AR Washington Savoy A KNWA meteorologist reported that a tornado uprooted trees and snapped large limbs. The maximum wind speed in the tornado based on this damage was about 90 mph.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).