Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped, the roofs of a few homes were damaged, an outbuilding was damaged, and power poles were blown down by this high-end EF1 tornado.[3][4]
A brief EF1 tornado first touched down near FM 1637, before impacting Valley View west of Waco. Fences, trees, and windows were damaged along with minor roof damage. One home lost part of its roof. This was the second tornado produced by the supercell west of Waco.[1]
This tornado touched down after the Ravenna tornado dissipated. It damaged trees, a home, a couple of grain bins and outbuildings, and snapped power poles.[5]
This tornado first touched down southeast of West and damaged several trees and a shed. The tornado then strengthened to low-end EF2 intensity, damaging a barn and a nearby shop. It then scattered heavy farm equipment across a field before crossing into Hill County and dissipating.[1][6]
This intense tornado formed after the Rockville tornado dissipated. It touched down just south of Farwell and passed east of the town and crossed N-92 as it moved just east of due north, causing tree damage and overturning center irrigation pivots. The tornado then reached low-end EF2 intensity as it approached Elba, snapping power poles and uprooting trees. The tornado then reached its peak intensity of EF3 as it struck a farmstead west of Elba. A well-built metal building structure was obliterated while the farmhouse, other outbuildings, vehicles, and other structures were heavily damaged. Continuing north-northeastward at EF2 strength, the tornado snapped a long stretch of power poles along N-11. The tornado then weakened, uprooting trees before dissipating over pasture fields.[1][5]
After producing the EF2 tornado southeast of West, the same supercell produced this brief EF1 tornado that damaged two homes with one of them suffering a garage collapse as well. A few tree limbs were broken before the tornado dissipated.[6]
This tornado first touched down northwest of Navarro Mills Lake, producing tree damage. After moving east-northeast, the tornado strengthened to high-end EF1 intensity, damaging trees and several residential areas, destroying one manufactured home, and causing significant damage to sheet metal. After crossing FM 744, the tornado dissipated northwest of Dresden.[6]
This large tornado developed after the Elba EF3 tornado dissipated, first damaging trees and leaned a wooden power pole. As it approached US 281/N-22, the tornado rapidly intensified to high-end EF2 strength. It destroyed a metal building and bent metal high-tension power poles. A nearby grain bin was destroyed, a center irrigation pivot was twisted and overturned, and damage to a home occurred. After crossing the highway, the tornado steadily weakened, damaging at least one other residence, outbuildings, trees, and center irrigation pivots. The tornado weakened and dissipated north of Wolbach.[1][5]
This tornado first developed southwest of Barry before moving north of the city and causing roof and sheet metal damage to residential areas and outbuildings. A manufactured home was completely destroyed there at high-end EF1 strength. The tornado then tracked east, passing Emhouse, and causing damage to trees and outbuildings. The tornado then dissipated west of Rice, in a drainage area of Chambers Creek.[6]
This tornado first uprooted and damaged trees west of I-35/US 77 near Abbott before crossing the interstate and flipping a tractor-trailer. The tornado then moved northeast-north of Abbott producing tree damage and minor damage to several homes before dissipating.[1][6]
This long-lived tornado touched down shortly after the first Wolbach EF2 tornado dissipated. Moving north-northeastward, it initially caused EF0-EF1 damage to center irrigation pivot systems and trees. The tornado then crossed into Boone County, causing minor damage to a farmhouse and damaging trees. After crossing N-56 and turning almost due north the tornado strengthened some, flipping and tossing several center irrigation pivots, snapped power poles, and lofted debris into power lines. The tornado then rapidly reached high-end EF2 intensity southwest of Primrose. A home had its three-car garage ripped away along with most of its roof, several outbuildings were damaged or destroyed, power poles were snapped, and many trees suffered extensive damage. The tornado then continued north-northeastward for several more miles, damaging trees and center pivot irrigation systems, causing extensive damage to a livestock facility, and snapping several power poles before dissipating.[1][8][9]
A brief tornado developed west of Rice before moving into wetlands of Cummins Creek. There, the tornado caused minor damage to trees before dissipating near I-45.[6]
A brief tornado moved along SH 22, causing a grain elevator to partially collapse and damaging garage doors and roofs in western portions of Frost before dissipating.[6]
This intense tornado, the first one produced by the Elkhornsupercell, formed on the northeast side of Lincoln causing minor EF0 damage to a business before quickly intensifying to high-end EF2 intensity, heavily damaging a large transmission line. The tornado continued to intensify as it moved northeastward through agricultural fields, snapping power poles and large trees. The tornado reached its peak intensity of high-end EF3 intensity as it hit a manufacturing plant along US 6 where 70 employees were sheltered. The roof of the structure along with three walls of the plant failed and cars in the parking lot were damaged, including some that were thrown at least 75–100 yards (69–91 m). Northeast of this location, EF1-EF2 damage occurred as trees were snapped at a nearby business, which sustained roof and siding damage, wooden power poles were snapped, and several cars on a BNSF freight train were derailed. The tornado scattered debris through fields as it continued northeastward and crossed I-80, causing substantial damage to trees as well. Northwest of Waverly, the tornado struck a farm at EF1 intensity, inflicting window damage to a home and completely destroying two large wood-framed outbuildings. The tornado continued to snap trees before weakening and dissipating north of Waverly. Three people were injured.[1][9]
This weak tornado, the second from the Elkhorn supercell, developed as the Lincoln-Waverly EF3 tornado was weakening. Some minor tree damage happened, enough to garner a rating.[1][9]
Tracking from Lancaster into Saunders County, this high-end EF1 tornado was the third tornado from the Elkhorn supercell. It moved over fields, producing a persistent surface circulation and dust whirl, and some moderate tree damage was found along the path.[1][9]
An EF2 tornado first developed in Elk County, uprooting and damaging trees, before crossing into Wilson County and destroying a barn. A two-story home was mostly unroofed, a water tower was unroofed, and a metal fence was also destroyed. The tornado continued to move northeast while producing tree damage before dissipating southwest of Fredonia.[1][10]
An EF0 tornado developed just west of Fredonia after the Busby–Fredonia EF2 tornado dissipated. It damaged parts of the metal roofs of buildings at the fairgrounds before dissipating.[10]
A tornado was observed to be touching down by trained spotters and it immediately flipped a center pivot irrigation system. The tornado continued north-northeast intermittently, before reaching a homestead. At the homestead, trees were snapped, windows were blown out and a barn was dealt significant roof damage. The tornado continued north, doing minor damage to fencing and a pole before becoming intermittent once more and lifting shortly after.[9]
A tornado developed north of Pacific Junction damaging trees and power poles. Moving generally northward, the tornado crossed US 34/US 275, ripping a large portion of the roof off of a house and flipping a large camper on its side. The tornado then moved through a forested area, where many tree were snapped before the tornado dissipated.[1][9]
A high-end EF1 tornado damaged or destroyed outbuildings, snapped wooden power poles, and damaged trees and homes. This was the fifth tornado produced by the Elkhorn supercell. Preliminary information.[1][9]
This tornado developed over the Eppley Airfield and almost immediately strengthened to EF2 intensity, destroying aircraft hangars and flipping several general aviation airplanes. The tornado then moved northeastward across the Missouri River into Iowa and crossed I-29. To the northeast of there the tornado widened and strengthened to EF3 intensity, knocking down all the exterior wall and some interior walls of a home. Numerous other homes and businesses in the area suffered EF1 damage as well. Continuing northeastward, the tornado passed near Oak Valley to south of Crescent at EF2 intensity, ripping off roofs and knocking down exterior walls homes and destroying a vehicle detail shop. The tornado then damaged numerous trees in a wooded area before causing major roof damage of a home, shifting other homes off their foundations, and damaging farm outbuildings to east of Crescent. The tornado then steadily weakened as it continued northeastward, causing EF1 damage to manufactured homes and farm outbuildings northeast of Crescent. The tornado then weakened further to EF0 strength, ripping off large portions of the roofs of outbuildings and snapping large tree limbs. Continuing to weaken, the tornado caused intermittent tree damage and crossed I-880 before dissipating after crossing into Harrison County.[1][9] At least four people were injured in Pottawattamie County.[11]
This intense tornado destroyed a home, leaving only the basement behind, while other homes suffered significant roof and exterior wall damage. The tornado also destroyed a large shed, tossed a large steel horse trailer and damaged electrical poles, outbuildings, trees, including some tree trucks that were snapped.[1][9]
An EF1 tornado moved through the western part of Soldier. It was the eighth and final tornado from the Elkhorn supercell. Preliminary information.[1][9]
A high-end EF0 tornado inflicted siding damage to a home, damaged or destroyed five outbuildings, and uprooted or snapped large limbs off of trees.[12]
A low-end EF2 tornado began near a wildlife management area and began moving due north. Trees had all their trunks snapped and branches removed. The tornado reached peak intensity completely destroying a barn before lifting.[1][9][14]
A high-end EF1 tornado tracked northeast, impacting several farms and destroying outbuildings and farms along it's path. This tornado crossed paths of a tornado damage path from an hour earlier.[1][9][14]
This tornado caused minor damage to a home in Missouri. After crossing the state line into Iowa, the tornado strengthened to high-end EF1 intensity, snapping and uprooting trees, damaging and destroying outbuildings, and damaging the roofs of homes. Preliminary information.[1][13][14]
A high-end EF1 tornado damaged the roofs of homes, damaged outbuildings, including one that partially collapsed, and snapped or uprooted trees. Preliminary information.[1][14]
A damaging, strong tornado passed directly through the town of Tingley, destroying a brick building at a park, and heavily damaging the roofs of homes. Tree damage occurred along the path of the tornado as well. Preliminary information.[1][14]
A high-end EF2 tornado damaged an outbuilding and heavily damaged a home southwest of Osceola before moving through the town, snapping trees. Preliminary information.[1][14]
An EF2 tornado was confirmed, which moved northeast from southeastern portions of Des Moines to Pleasant Hill to south of Altoona. One home in Pleasant Hill was completely unroofed along with trees also being uprooted. One injury occurred. Preliminary information.[1][14][17]
This strong tornado touched down southwest of Knox City and moved northeastward. It struck the southeastern part of Knox City, damaging homes. The tornado then continued northeastward over open terrain before turning eastward and snapping power poles to the southwest of Rhineland. It then damaged trees in Rhineland before dissipating.[1][18]
This low-end EF1 tornado initially touched down along US 169, blowing over a tractor trailer. Moving northeastward, the tornado caused roof damage to a home, damaged to multiple grain bins, and destroyed a small barn. Debris from the barn was strewn around the property. The tornado continued northeastward over open fields, causing little damage before dissipating.[19]
This strong tornado first started near US 166 north of Maple City, damaging trees as it moved northward. The tornado then became multi-vortex and heavily damaged a well-built metal building, with only walls left standing. A nearby concrete brick structure and barn were also demolished. The tornado then continued northward, producing more tree damage, before dissipating.[1][21]
A tornado damaged power lines in Texas before crossing the Red River into Oklahoma. Trees and powerlines were damaged and homes sustained roof damage near Devol before the tornado dissipated.[1][18]
Several outbuildings were damaged, including one that collapsed and another that had a garage door blown in. A mobile home and other properties also suffered minor damage. Many trees along the path were also damaged, including one tree that fell on and damaged a home and power lines.[19]
This low-end EF1 tornado damaged a gas station canopy along with a building at the Max Westheimer Airport. Some homes suffered minor damage and trees were damaged as well.[1][18]
This high-end EF2 tornado moved northward through the west side of Ardmore, damaging homes and businesses, including several homes that suffered significant roof damage. The tornado then turned northeastward, crossing I-35 before dissipating. The storm would later produce the EF3 Sulphur tornado.[1][18]
1 death – A destructive EF3 tornado struck the community of Sulphur, Oklahoma, causing one fatality and injuring at least 30 others.[22] The tornado touched down on West Broadway Avenue and immediately began tracking northeastward, causing major damage to many brick buildings in the downtown area. A sports lounge located on West Muskogee Avenue collapsed,[23] killing a woman who was inside.[24] It also hit the Artesian Hotel, causing a wall to collapse and severe roof damage.[25] It then tracked into populated residential areas, causing extreme damage on Division Street. Multiple people were injured, and many houses were destroyed at a currently unknown intensity. The tornado then moved northeastward and dissipated near Hickory.[26][1][27][1][18]
2 deaths – An EF3 tornado was confirmed by NWS Norman. EF2-EF3-level damage occurred to the west of Holdenville, where numerous mobile homes were destroyed. Two people were killed west of Holdenville, including an infant. The NWS Tulsa confirmed that the tornado track extended into Okfuskee County, where significant damage occurred near Bearden. Homes were damaged or destroyed, two high-tension metal pole structures were blown down, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, and numerous power poles were blown down. Preliminary information.[1][4][18][29]
1 death – NWS Norman confirmed a low-end EF4 tornado. This was the first EF4 tornado recorded in Oklahoma since May 9, 2016. One person was killed on I-35 near Marietta. Multiple buildings were damaged or destroyed at the north edge of Marietta, including a Dollar Tree distribution warehouse and a Dollar General that both sustained low-end EF4 damage. Preliminary information.[1][18][31]
This large, high-end EF1 tornado developed west of Schulter and widened as it moved northeastward, uprooting or snapping numerous trees. It then struck Morris, damaging numerous homes and businesses. The tornado then turned to the north of Morris and quickly dissipated.[29][4]
Another large high-end EF1 tornado developed and moved northeastward as the first Morris tornado was dissipating. Numerous trees and power poles were snapped or uprooted, several homes were damaged, and several outbuildings were destroyed.[29][4]
This small tornado touched down west of Manor and moved generally eastward, causing minor roof damage to several businesses, knocking down a billboard into a gas station parking lot along US 290, and damaging trees. To the north of Manor, the tornado weakened or reformed further to the north and strengthened to high-end EF1 intensity causing significant roof damage to a home in a neighborhood. Other homes throughout both that neighborhood and an adjacent one also suffered significant shingle damage, fences were damaged, trampolines were tossed, and some trees were damaged. The tornado then dissipated to the northeast of Manor.[32]
A home sustained significant roof damage. Several trees were also damaged by the tornado. This was the second tornado produced by a single thunderstorm near Dew.[1][33]
This weak tornado uprooted trees and downed limbs, including some that fell on and damaged structures. The weight training facility building at a high school had most of its roof covering removed with the debris being blown hundreds of yards to the north. Most of the damage from the tornado was rated EF0; the EF1 rating was based on a snapped wooden power pole and a very small area of more concentrated tree damage.[35]
This tornado uprooted trees and snapped large limbs along most of its path as it moved northeastward. It snapped trees at the end of its path, earning it an EF1 rating. The tornado may have continued northeastward beyond its estimated endpoint, but down trees inhibited survey teams from accessing areas further to the northeast.[35]
1 death – A brief EF1 tornado impacted a subdivision of Trinity. A home was destroyed, injuring both of its occupants, one of which later died from his injuries. Widespread damage to trees and vehicles also occurred in the subdivision.[1][36][37]
This high-end EF1 tornado snapped power poles and destroyed the majority of a metal barn containing hay bales. Trees were snapped or uprooted as well.[35]
This low-end EF1 tornado snapped or uprooted trees. It may have started further to the southwest than indicated, but downed trees prevented survey teams from investigating that area.[35]
A tornado was caught on a local news station tower camera. The tornado occurred in inaccessible, heavily wooded terrain so no damage could be surveyed.[29]
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