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22:31Z EF1 KLSX MO Monroe Tulip A tornado briefly touchdown in southwest Monroe County a mile north of the intersection of Highways M and C on Highway C. Six power poles were snapped at the base of the pole. Width of the damage in this location was 100 yards and damage was rated EF1. Further northeast...the tornado briefly touched down on County Road 840 just east of intersection with County Road 819. A barn was severely damaged. Debris from the barn was tossed to the east about 100 yards. The tornado continued to travel to the northeast...where it briefly touched down again...just south of Highway AA...just west of intersection with County Road 835. Two machine sheds in this location sustained minor to moderate damage. Also...a large barn sustained significant damage where the south part of the barn was removed. Damage width in this area was 70 yards wide. Damage was rated low end EF1. Further to the east...on Highway AA...just west of intersection with County Road 857...numerous large trees were snapped at the base and showed a convergent damage pattern. Width of damage in this area was over 60 yards wide and the damage was only on the north side of Highway AA. Damage in this location was rated low end EF1. The tornado continued to travel to the northeast and briefly touched down one last time just west of Highway 15...two miles south of Paris, Missouri. Three machine sheds sustained significant damage with debris being thrown 300 to 400 yards to the north northwest. Damage was rated EF1 in this location. Overall the path length was 7.45 miles...with a max damage width of 70 yards. The tornado was rated EF1.
22:35Z EF0 KLSX MO Monroe Paris Another tornado, about half a mile south of the first tornado, briefly touched down on County Road 835, half a mile north of the intersection with County Road 840. A barn sustained minor to moderate damage, where 2x4 missiles were driven into the roof of the barn. Width of damage was 30 to 40 yards wide with a path length of less than a tenth of a mile. The tornado was rated EF0.
23:00Z EF0 KLSX MO Monroe Indian Creek A tornado briefly touched down on the south side of U.S. Highway 24, about 4 miles northeast of Stoutsville. It snapped large tree branches about a third of the way up and other branches were snapped half way up. Damage width in this area was about 60 yards wide. As it traveled to the northeast, it took the metal panel roofing off of the north side of a medium size out building, before lifting and dissipating. Overall the path length was 0.45 miles with a max path width of 60 yards. It was rated EF0.
23:50Z EF0 KFDR OK Comanche Cache The tornado was reported on the west side of Lawton. Minor damage was done to the Goodyear Tire Plant at southwest Lee and Goodyear Boulevards.
01:03Z EF0 KFDR TX Wilbarger Harrold Multiple reports of a tornado near Harrold. Tornado last approximately two minutes and did very minor damage to power lines and power poles.
01:11Z EF0 KFDR TX Wilbarger Harrold Very brief tornado reported by storm chaser. No damage reported.
01:35Z EF1 KFDR OK Tillman Grandfield Multiple spotter and storm chaser reports of a tornado. Damage occurred a the Grandfield airport. The tornado has been assigned a preliminary EF-1 rating.
04:50Z EF0 KINX OK Tulsa Glenpool A KOTV meteorologist observed a tornado crossing Highway 75. This tornado blew a vehicle off the road into the median and damaged trees.
05:01Z EF0 KINX OK Tulsa Bixby This tornado damaged a number of homes and snapped numerous large tree limbs as it moved north and then curved to the northwest. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 80 to 85 mph.
05:03Z EF1 KINX OK Tulsa Bixby This tornado severely damaged the second story of a permanent home and damaged many others. Some windows were blown out of a few homes. Trees were uprooted and numerous large limbs were snapped. The tornado moved north-northeast then curved slightly north. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph.
05:28Z EF0 KINX OK Rogers Inola This tornado severely damaged a barn, blew down numerous large tree limbs, and did minor damage to the roof of a home. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 70 to 75 mph.
05:29Z EF1 KINX OK Rogers Inola This tornado overturned several empty rail cars, destroyed a mobile home, and damaged several permanent homes. The tornado traveled northeast and then curved more northerly before it dissipated. Based on the damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.
05:33Z EF1 KINX OK Rogers Inola This tornado damaged the roofs of a number of homes and badly damaged a metal frame building. It also destroyed an outbuilding. The tornado initially moved east-northeast before turning sharply north. Before it dissipated, the tornado veered toward the east as it was influenced by a larger area of rotation within the storm complex. Based on the damage, estimated maximum wind in the tornado was 90 to 95 mph.
05:48Z EF1 KINX OK Mayes Pryor Creek Arpt This tornado tore much of the roof off of an industrial building on Highway 69A on the north side of the Mid-America Industrial Complex. It also destroyed a barn, snapped numerous large tree limbs, and uprooted a couple trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 85 to 95 mph.
06:07Z EF1 KINX OK Mayes Spavinaw This tornado developed in the cyclonic comma head of the bow echo, well behind the intial gust front. It damaged numerous homes and businesses in Spavinaw and tore much of the roof off of the school. Several mobile homes were destroyed, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, and numerous power poles were snapped. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.
06:30Z EF2 KINX OK Delaware Zena This tornado developed along the leading edge of the bow echo. Near the beginning of its track, it destroyed a large swath of hardwood trees and severely damaged a home. Several other homes were damaged by the tornado, barns and outbuildings were destroyed, and power poles were snapped. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 115 to 125 mph.

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