EF2 Tornado — Delaware, Oklahoma

2011-05-22 · near Moseley, Delaware, Oklahoma

Event narrative

A tornado destroyed six mobile homes, injuring twelve people, and rolled several vehicles. A number of large trees were snapped or uprooted and a barn was destroyed by the tornado. Maximum estimated wind in the tornado based on this damage was about 125 mph.

Wider weather episode

A very moist and very unstable air mass developed across eastern Oklahoma on the afternoon and evening of the 22nd as a dry line moved into the area from the west. Severe thunderstorms, including supercells, developed ahead of the dry line and moved across the area producing tornadoes, large hail up to softball size, and damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 310271. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.