EF2 tornado in Atoka County, Oklahoma

A tornado began near South Bluebird Lane, where a few homes sustained minor roof damage and a large tank was knocked over and rolled. The tornado snapped several trees as it crossed South Park Lane, just north of the West Voca Road intersection. The tornado then paralleled West Voca Road where tree and minor roof damage was noted eastward towards U.S. Highway 69. The tornado then crossed U.S. Highway 69 and Old U.S. Highway 69 just north of Caney, where trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado continued to the southeast, damaging trees and outbuildings along east Allison Road. The most significant damage occurred near the intersection of Allison Road and Forest Hill Road, where a mobile home was destroyed and other homes received varying degrees of roof damage. The tornado also bent several large metal high-tension power poles east of this intersection along Allison Road. Further to the east, a house along South Sawmill Road lost a significant portion of its roof. Another concentrated area of damage was noted near the East Cottonwood Road and South Iron Stob Road intersection, where several homes, barns and at least one camper were significantly damaged. Two additional residences along East Cottonwood Road experienced light damage as the tornado began to dissipate, just west of Oklahoma State Highway 109A.

In addition to the tornado, very strong straight-line winds just south of the tornado path caused significant damage in and near Caney. In addition to widespread damage to trees, roofs and outbuildings, an anchored 20-ft storage unit was completely destroyed on the southwest side of town. Maximum wind speeds associated with this wind damage are estimated to be as high as 100-105 mph, similar to portions of the tornado track.

The final day of a prolonged stretch of severe weather potential (beginning on the 23rd) yielded another round of significant hail, winds and tornadoes across southern Oklahoma into portions of north Texas. A pair of intense supercells (one southeast of Wichita Falls, Texas and another from near Sulphur, Oklahoma to Atoka, Oklahoma) produced large to very large hail, damaging wind gusts and several tornadoes. This included a long-track significant (EF-2) tornado that impacted portions of southern Atoka County with the easternmost supercell.