EF1 Tornado — Ottawa, Oklahoma

2024-10-30 · near Fairland, Ottawa, Oklahoma

Event narrative

This tornado developed west of the S 560 Road and north of the E 220 Road, where large tree limbs were snapped. The tornado moved northeast and dissipated near Grand Lake, south of the E 170 Road. Several homes were damaged, a number of outbuildings were destroyed, trees were uprooted, and numerous large tree limbs and power poles were snapped in the path. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 95 to 105 mph.

Wider weather episode

Scattered severe thunderstorms developed over north central Oklahoma during the late afternoon of the 30th, ahead of an approaching cold front. These storms developed eastward into eastern Oklahoma during the evening, and eventually evolved into a squall line. One thunderstorm developed just ahead of the organizing line of storms, and became a supercell that produced damaging wind and a couple tornadoes in Ottawa County before being absorbed into the squall line.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1217072. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.