EF1 tornado in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

This tornado moved out of Cleveland County crossing Pottawatomie Road just southeast of 89th Street/Memorial Road. The tornado moved east-northeast producing tree damage, roof damage to a home and flipping an RV as it approached Interstate 40. The tornado continued to produce tree and power pole damage moving east and northeast before dissipating after crossing State Highway 270 just north of Garretts Lake Road.

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.