EF2 tornado in McIntosh County, Oklahoma
Tornado May 10, 2010 · McIntosh County, Oklahoma
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A tornado destroyed a mobile home and a barn, severely damaged a couple homes, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 115 mph.
The wider storm
Severe thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a dry line over central Oklahoma during the afternoon hours. Very unstable air along with very strong low level wind shear resulted in a number of supercell thunderstorms. These storms produced numerous tornadoes, very large hail, and damaging wind gusts as they moved eastward across eastern Oklahoma during the evening hours.
Began near Hichita (35.4970, -95.7354).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
14 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 237646. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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