EF0 Tornado — Garfield, Oklahoma

2025-07-12 · near (end)vance Afb Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma

Event narrative

A weak tornado was observed and recorded just south of Enid. No damage was reported and the location of the tornado is estimated.

Wider weather episode

A weak and slow-moving upper trough translated across the WFO Norman Forecast Area on the 12th. A low-level airmass characterized by high humidity and modest buoyancy led to thunderstorms with heavy rainfall. Flooding occurred during the afternoon hours across the western and northern portions of the OKC Metropolitan Area. A pair of weak tornadoes were also observed across north-central Oklahoma given very low cloud bases and localized pockets of sufficient low-level instability/vorticity.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1287763. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.