EF2 tornado in Stephens County, Oklahoma

This tornado developed 2.6 miles southeast of Loco and moved east-southeast. Damage was confined to trees and power line poles until the tornado approached the county line where a mobile home was destroyed. The tornado did move into Jefferson County.

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.