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Tornado May 19, 2017 · Carter County, Oklahoma

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Not rated
0.2 mi
Path length
50 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

Not rated. NOAA lists no rating for this tornado. Ratings come from surveying damage, and the National Weather Service now records “EFU” (unknown) when a tornado hit nothing a survey team could rate.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A storm chaser observed the first of four tornadoes near Springer. No damage was reported and the location was estimated.

The wider storm

A line of storms fired along and just ahead of a cold front on the afternoon of the 19th and continued eastward across the state overnight into the 20th.

Began near Springer (34.3100, -97.2101).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

7 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EFU Carter CountyEFU Carter CountyEFU Carter CountyEFU Johnston CountyEFU Johnston CountyEFU Johnston CountyEFU Coal County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 702494. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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