EF0 tornado in McClain County, Oklahoma
Tornado May 11, 2023 · McClain 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
This tornado moved into McClain County from Grady County. An unanchored shed was blown over and rolled just inside the McClain County line before the tornado dissipated.
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 Blanchard (35.2060, -97.6690).
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 1100939. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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