F1 tornado in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

This brief nighttime tornado, within the Oklahoma City limits, was video taped by a storm chaser. The tornado began near the intersection of Northwest 57th Street and Sapulpa Avenue then moved northeast before dissipating just southwest of Hefner Parkway and Northwest Expressway. There was minor damage to fencing and aluminum car ports. Tree limbs were also downed. The heaviest damage was sustained at a restaurant just before the tornado dissipated. The restaurant's roof was damaged.

All of the tornadoes, nine total, that occurred on May 9, 2003 were produced by the same supercell. This thunderstorm developed in southwest Oklahoma along a retreating dryline. The storm moved northeast across Oklahoma eventually dissipating in northeastern Oklahoma. Most of the tornadoes occurred after dark. Three of the tornadoes affected western and northern portions of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan area making two days in a row (see May 8, 2003 data) that the Oklahoma City metro area was affected by a tornadic thunderstorm. The strongest tornado, an F3, moved across portions of the northeastern metro area. Large hail and strong straight-line winds associated with the rear-flank downdraft also occurred with this tornadic supercell. Other severe thunderstorms produced damaging large hail and strong winds across portions of Oklahoma.