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Tornado May 19, 2017 · Carter County, Oklahoma

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Not rated
2.0 mi
Path length
400 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 400 yards (0.23 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. 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

This was the fourth of four tornadoes observed near Springer. This tornado was observed to be larger and more persistent than the previous tornadoes. 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 (34.3635, -97.1132).

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 702499. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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