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EF2 tornado in Marshall County, Oklahoma

Tornado March 21, 2022 · Marshall County, Oklahoma

EF2

Rating

5.1 mi

Whole path

200 yd

Path width

Death

Injuries

$500K

Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Grayson County, Texas → Marshall County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF2 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF2 is considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, consistent with estimated gusts of 111–135 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

This tornado initially developed in Grayson County Texas (see Storm Data for North Central Texas from NWS Fort Worth), and crossed Lake Texoma into Marshall County Oklahoma. After moving off Lake Texoma, this tornado damaged a number of homes and mobile homes in the Buncombe Creek community with EF2 damage noted in this area. The tornado continued northeast and damaged an outbuilding and trees near Little Road before dissipating.

The wider storm

A powerful closed low across New Mexico and West Texas brought numerous thunderstorms and heavy rainfall to the region on the 21st. A few tornadoes were reported along with severe straight line winds and isolated large hail.

Began near Willis (33.8695, -96.7966).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Marshall County EF1 Johnston County EF0 Love County EF0 Marshall County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1014856. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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