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EF1 tornado in Johnston County, Oklahoma

Tornado March 21, 2022 · Johnston County, Oklahoma

EF1
Rating
7.1 mi
Path length
200 yd
Path width
$100K
Damage as recorded
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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 EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 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

The final tornado from this storm developed just inside Johnston County where tree damage was noted on the northeastern side of the northern arm of Lake Texoma. The tornado continued northeast moving through the community of Emet producing tree damage and roof damage to some homes. The tornado likely dissipated just southeast of Milburn near the Blue River, however the storm continued to produce wind damage across Johnston County in areas between Milburn and Wapanucka.

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 Emet (34.1420, -96.5870).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1014858. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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