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EF1 tornado in Cleveland County, Oklahoma

Tornado October 9, 2018 · Cleveland County, Oklahoma

EF1

Rating

2.5 mi

Path length

40 yd

Path width

$75K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 40 yards (0.02 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

This tornado touched down in far northern portions of Norman just southwest of 84th Avenue NE (Anderson Road) and SE 164th Street and moved northeast into southeastern Oklahoma City dissipating northeast of SE 149th Street and Hiwassee Road. Many trees were snapped or damaged along the path. Some homes in a neighborhood along Edwin Road just east of Anderson Road suffered damage, with one receiving significant roof damage.

The wider storm

A narrow line of thunderstorms formed during the morning of the 9th along a fast-moving pre-frontal trough, producing numerous brief tornadoes along with a few wind and flood reports.

Began near Stanley Draper Lake Dam (35.3010, -97.3240).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF1 Love County EF1 Oklahoma County EF0 Oklahoma County EF0 Cleveland County EF0 Oklahoma County EF0 Oklahoma County EF0 Lincoln County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 790193. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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