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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1229 PM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-212330-
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-
PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-
TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-
CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-
LATIMER-LE FLORE-
1229 PM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010

...PRELIMINARY DAMAGE SURVEY FOR MAY 19TH TORNADOES...

A TEAM OF METEOROLOGISTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TULSA SURVEYED DAMAGE ACROSS OKFUSKEE...CREEK...AND PAWNEE COUNTIES
SUSTAINED FROM SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE EVENING OF MAY
19TH.

PRELIMINARY TORNADO INFORMATION

CLEARVIEW TORNADO /OKFUSKEE COUNTY/
BEGAN...5.25 SSW OKEMAH
ENDED...1.75 NE CLEARVIEW 
PATH LENGTH...10 MILES 
MAX. PATH
WIDTH...ABOUT 500 YARDS 
EF RATING...EF1 WITH PEAK WINDS ABOUT 105 MPH 
DAMAGE ALONG THIS TRACK INCLUDED A HOME WITH ROOF DAMAGE AND
NUMEROUS SNAPPED OR UPROOTED TREES.


BRISTOW AREA TORNADO /CREEK COUNTY/
BEGAN...4 NE BRISTOW
ENDED...3.75 SW KELLYVILLE
PATH LENGTH...5 MILES
MAX. PATH WIDTH...ABOUT 600 YARDS
EF RATING...EF1 WITH PEAK WINDS ABOUT 105 MPH


DEPEW AREA TORNADO /CREEK COUNTY/
A BRIEF TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED ABOUT 2 ESE DEPEW AT ABOUT 709 PM. THIS
TORNADO HAS BEEN RATED EF0. 


TREE DAMAGE WAS FOUND IN PAWNEE COUNTY NEAR QUAY. HOWEVER...AT
THIS TIME...NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE IS AVAILABLE TO CONFIRM A TORNADO. DAMAGE
SOUTH OF WELTY IN OKFUSKEE COUNTY IS ALSO BEING INVESTIGATED.

INFORMATION FROM THIS EVENT IS STILL CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY AND WILL
BE MODIFIED BASED ON ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT MAY BECOME AVAILABLE
TO US.

ANYONE WITH INFORMATION THAT COULD ENHANCE THE RECORD OF THESE
STORMS SHOULD CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN TULSA
AT 918-838-7838 DURING BUSINESS HOURS...OR SEND US AN E-MAIL AT
SR- TSA.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.


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