EF1 tornado in Cleveland County, Oklahoma
Tornado February 26, 2023 · Cleveland County, Oklahoma
NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A tornado developed just inside Cleveland County southwest of the intersection of Southeast 89th Street and Pottawatomie Road. A house and outbuilding suffered roof damage. The tornado moved east one-quarter of a mile before crossing Pottawatomie Road and moving into Pottawatomie County.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Stella (35.3760, -97.1460).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
13 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1082911. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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