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EF1 tornado in Le Flore County, Oklahoma

Tornado April 27, 2014 · Le Flore County, Oklahoma

EF1

Rating

1.5 mi

Path length

250 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 250 yards (0.14 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tornado snapped or uprooted a number of trees as it crossed Highway 259 north of Octavia. Due to much of the remainder of the path being in areas inaccessible by road, the beginning and ending points of this tornado were estimated. Based on the damage to the trees along Highway 259, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 95 to 105 mph.

The wider storm

Severe thunderstorms developed along a dry line as it moved into eastern Oklahoma during the afternoon hours of April 27th. These storms produced large hail up to golfball size, damaging wind gusts, and two tornadoes. Additional severe thunderstorm development occurred as a cold front moved into the region during the late evening hours.

Began near Octavia (34.5480, -94.7109).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF2 Ottawa County 1 dead

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 505205. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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