EF2 Tornado — Roger Mills, Oklahoma

2025-06-17 · near Durham, Roger Mills, Oklahoma

Event narrative

This tornado moved into northwestern Roger Mills County from Ellis County and into the Antelope Hills region. As the tornado crossed County Roads N1760 and N1757, the tornado snapped many trees and partially debarked some. Two oil field outbuildings were also damaged in this area. Many trees were also snapped and uprooted nnear County Road N1780 and a few power poles were snapped. The tornado then turned south-southeast and damaged more trees and a barn after crossing County Road E0785. The tornado dissipated soon after this.

Wider weather episode

In addition to a morning complex of severe thunderstorms, a multi-modal severe weather outbreak impacted portions of northern and central Oklahoma during the evening of the 17th. Initial thunderstorm coverage during the morning across northern Oklahoma featured a few reports of thunderstorm wind damage/gusts. After quickly moving eastward, allowing for substantial airmass recovery across the area, additional severe thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching synoptic wave by the early evening. Initial thunderstorms impacted the Oklahoma/Kansas border areas of Kay County, producing a few reports of large hail. All the while, an intense supercell thunderstorm was drifting from the northeastern Texas Panhandle into portions of western Oklahoma. This storm became tornadic as it crossed into Ellis and Roger Mills County, producing a significant (EF-2) tornado here. As this thunderstorm grew upscale, along with additional development to its north, an organized mesoscale convective system (MCS) took shape. Numerous reports of wind damage and three brief tornadoes occurred as this system swept eastward across the northern one-half of the forecast area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1276094. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.