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Tornado May 19, 2017 · Coal County, Oklahoma

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Not rated
3.0 mi
Path length
50 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 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

The Wapanucka Fire Department observed a tornado develop just northeast of Bromide and move northeast. No damage was reported and the specific path is 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 Bromide (34.4251, -96.4838).

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 Carter CountyEFU Johnston CountyEFU Johnston CountyEFU Johnston County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 702865. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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