EF1 tornado in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma

This is the first segment of a two-segment tornado. This tornado developed near the E 1050 Road and moved north-northeast toward, and ultimately across, Dripping Springs Lake near the county line. In Okfuskee County, the tornado snapped trees and damaged outbuildings. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 100 to 110 mph. Several people observed the tornado, and it produced a radar-detected debris signature. The tornado continued into Okmulgee County.

Severe thunderstorms developed over northeastern Oklahoma during the afternoon hours of the 22nd, ahead of a cold front that moved into the area. Very strong instability and wind shear in the air mass ahead of the cold front allowed for the development of supercell thunderstorms, which affected the area through late evening. These supercells produced twenty-one documented tornadoes, including a significant tornado, large hail up to baseball size, damaging wind gusts, and locally heavy rainfall that resulted in flash flooding across northeastern Oklahoma.