EF0 tornado in Stephens County, Oklahoma
Tornado June 15, 2023 · Stephens County, Oklahoma
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Stephens County → Stephens County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 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 storm chaser south of Comanche saw a tornado to the north of Comanche. No damage was reported in this area and the specific tornado path is estimated.
The wider storm
The approach of an anomalously strong (for mid-June) upper-level disturbance lead to a widespread severe weather outbreak across portions of the forecast area, especially along and west of the I-35 corridor, during the afternoon into late evening of the 15th. This included the development of numerous supercell thunderstorms across the area. Despite relatively high cloud bases, strong low-level instability and sufficient low-level wind shear aided tornadic outcomes, with eleven tornadoes confirmed across western into southern Oklahoma. Numerous reports of large to very large hail, including reports of 4-inch hail in Lawton, and wind damage were received across area.
Began near Sunray (34.4160, -97.9580).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
9 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1114419. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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