High Wind in Bryan, Oklahoma
High Wind May 18, 2025 · Bryan, Oklahoma
What the National Weather Service wrote
Durant Regional Airport - Eaker Field (KDUA) observation. A wake low was likely responsible for this event.
The wider storm
A deep upper-level trough continued to progress eastward across the Central and Southern Plains on the 18th, promoting another round of intense severe weather across the northwestern portion of the WFO Norman Forecast Area. During the early evening, a strong dryline served as the focus for thunderstorm initiation across the aforementioned area. A pair of intense supercell thunderstorms developed here, each producing large to very large hail, with multiple reports of hailstones ranging from four to five inches in diameter. In addition to very large hail, one of the supercells generated a tornado family consisting of four separate tornadoes across Ellis County. Among these was an intense EF3 tornado that impacted areas just southwest of Arnett, OK, causing significant damage along its path.
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1259972. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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