EF2 tornado in Logan County, Oklahoma
Tornado May 19, 2013 · Logan County, Oklahoma
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Oklahoma County → Logan County → Lincoln County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 1,000 yards (0.57 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
Tornado continued tracking ENE, producing tree damage as it clipped the extreme southeast corner of Logan County before moving into Lincoln County.
The wider storm
A moist and very unstable airmass was in place over the eastern two thirds of Oklahoma, to the east of a dryline. Additionally, strong wind shear was present as a mid-level jet streak carved into the southern Plains. Several supercells developed along the dryline during the mid and late afternoon hours, producing large hail. Two supercells in central Oklahoma also produced tornadoes, including a few significant, damaging tornadoes.
Began near Meridian (35.7240, -97.1540).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
6 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 451534. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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