EF0 tornado in Grady County, Oklahoma
Tornado May 11, 2023 · Grady County, Oklahoma
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Grady County → McClain County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 30 yards (0.02 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A tornado was observed by storm chasers touching down near the Grady-McClain County line. An NWS storm survey team found tree damage and damage to a barn along County Road 1250 just west of the McClain County line. The tornado moved north-northeast and crossed into McClain County just north of County Road 1250.
The wider storm
A deepening upper/low pressure system slowly approached portions of the Central Plains on the 11th. Combined with increasing instability and wind shear, a favorable environment for severe weather (capable of producing all severe hazards) developed across much of western into central Oklahoma on the evening of the 11th. Numerous supercell thunderstorms developed and produced twelve tornadoes and large hail across portions of these areas.
Began near Bridge Creek (35.2030, -97.6750).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
11 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1100938. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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