EF1 tornado in Caddo County, Oklahoma
Tornado October 21, 2017 · Caddo County, Oklahoma
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Caddo County → Caddo County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The first of series of tornadoes in Caddo County was observed to develop just south of State Highway 19, 4 miles west of Cyril. Trees were damaged just south of Highway 19 as the tornado moved northeast, and trees were snapped after crossing County Road 2660. Storm chasers observed the tornado cross near or just north of the intersection of County Roads 1440 and 2680 moving ENE before dissipating just before crossing State Highway 8.
The wider storm
Storms formed along a cold front during the afternoon of the 21st, eventually forming a line. Through the evening storms swept eastward through Oklahoma and western north Texas. Significant hail, severe winds, and a few short-lived tornadoes as well as some minor flooding were reported with these storms.
Began near Cyril (34.8966, -98.2702).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 725379. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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