EF1 tornado in Beckham County, Oklahoma

A tornado was observed crossing State Highway 30 to the southwest of Erick. The tornado moved east-northeast and then northeast to the south and southeast of Erick. The Erick Fire Department observed damage to trees and a barn on E 1280 Road. As the tornado moved northeast, another barn was destroyed, and damage was observed to power poles and a pivot irrigator.

A powerful storm system, with highly anomalous magnitudes of wind shear and moisture for late February, impacted the forecast area on the evening of the 26th. A broken line of severe thunderstorms developed across the eastern Texas Panhandle/far western Oklahoma and quickly swept through much of the forecast area. Widespread wind damage, including gusts near 90 mph, along with a record number of tornadoes (13) for February occurred. Several reports of large hail were also received. Behind the line of thunderstorms, a tight pressure gradient and strong westerly low-level jet allowed widespread 50-60 mph winds gusts to continue through the late evening hours.