EF4 Tornado — Garvin, Oklahoma

2016-05-09 · near Hennepin, Garvin, Oklahoma

Event narrative

A tornado developed 1.25 miles south of the community of Katie, OK, or about 3.4 miles north of Hennepin. The tornado was observed to be very dynamic as it moved east-northeast and east. Initially damage was confined to trees until the tornado crossed county road 1690 where a home was destroyed where only interior walls remained standing. To the east of this house, two mobile homes were damaged on the southern periphery of the tornado path. The tornado moved east-northeast damaging another mobile home, then east removing the roof from a home on Indian Meridian Road.

The tornado varied in movement between northeast and southeast as it approached and crossed county road 1680. A home was destroyed near county road 1680 and Indian Meridian Road where an EF4 rating was applied (DI 2, DOD 9). Further east, a fatality occurred when the tornado destroyed a modular home. After destroying another home, the tornado moved northeast and dissipated near Interstate 35.

Wider weather episode

With the help of an upper low, storms fired along the dryline in central Oklahoma on the 9th, with some of them becoming severe.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 633058. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.