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EF0 tornado in Lincoln County, Oklahoma

Tornado October 10, 2021 · Lincoln County, Oklahoma

EF0
Rating
1.1 mi
Path length
30 yd
Path width
$5K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 30 yards (0.02 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 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

A tornado from a QLCS (quasi-linear convective system) touched down just southwest of Warwick and moved north through the west edge of Warwick. A barn was destroyed along Route 66 near the beginning of the path, and trees were damaged along the path, including at Hurst Park in Warwick. The tornado was reported to have crossed the Turner Turnpike before dissipating.

The wider storm

An unseasonably warm and moist airmass was in place across the region ahead of a powerful upper wave moving out of the 4 corners region. This led to the development of numerous severe thunderstorms across Oklahoma and Texas during the afternoon and evening of the 10th. Several tornadoes were reported, along with hail larger than baseballs that impacted Norman, OK for the second time in six months, leading to millions of dollars in damages once again to homes, cars, and businesses.

Began near Warwick (35.6790, -97.0130).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 987376. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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