Tornado in Comanche County, Oklahoma
Tornado October 12, 2021 · Comanche County, Oklahoma
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.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Radar indicated strong rotation with a tornado debris signature in an inaccessible area of the Wichita Mountains. The path and path dimensions are estimated.
The wider storm
A warm front lifted north during the afternoon and evening of the 12th, with a couple supercells developing along it across southwest OK. Large hail, strong winds, and numerous tornadoes were reported with these storms as they moved northeastward. Later, a line of severe storms moved into far western OK along a cold front, with strong winds and hail reported with these storms.
Began near Wichita Mtns Nwr Hq (34.7780, -98.6850).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
12 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 987103. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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