981 NOUS44 KOUN 061905 PNSOUN OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-070715- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Norman OK 205 PM CDT Fri May 6 2022 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR MAY 2 AND MAY 4 TORNADO EVENTS... .Update...Updated information to include the tornadoes from May 2 2020 and to update information on the May 4 tornadoes. Additional information has changed some details in the Seminole track, but the rating did not change. Sixteen tornadoes have now been confirmed for both days. .Overview...Two survey crews from WFO Norman went out on May 3rd and again on May 5th. Additional information was given to our office from WFO Lubbock, WFO Tulsa, and NWS employees from SPC and from WDTD. .Loyal 1... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 60 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.59 miles Path Width /maximum/: 80.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/02/2022 Start Time: 04:13 PM CDT Start Location: 2 W Loyal / Kingfisher County / OK Start Lat/Lon: 35.9669 / -98.1634 End Date: 05/02/2022 End Time: 04:14 PM CDT End Location: 2 W Loyal / Kingfisher County / OK End Lat/Lon: 35.9751 / -98.1615 Survey Summary: Photographic evidence of a brief tornado west of Loyal. Open farmland and minimal damage to vegetation and trees. .Loyal 2... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 75 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.8755 miles Path Width /maximum/: 0.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/02/2022 Start Time: 04:22 PM CDT Start Location: 2 WSW Loyal / Kingfisher County / OK Start Lat/Lon: 35.9642 / -98.1513 End Date: 05/02/2022 End Time: 04:26 PM CDT End Location: 2 W Loyal / Kingfisher County / OK End Lat/Lon: 35.9766 / -98.1476 Survey Summary: Photographic evidence from NWS employee. Damage to trees and open farmland .Cyril ... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.47 miles Path Width /maximum/: 240.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/02/2022 Start Time: 05:13 PM CDT Start Location: 1 N Cyril / Caddo County / OK Start Lat/Lon: 34.9172 / -98.1986 End Date: 05/03/2022 End Time: 05:13 PM CDT End Location: 1 NNE Cyril / Caddo County / OK End Lat/Lon: 34.9122 / -98.1936 Survey Summary: NWS survey crew found evidence of a brief tornado which caused EF- 1 damage to homes and trees. The damage was just north of SH19 along County Road 1450 on the north side of Cyril. .Red Rock... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 75 mph Path Length /statute/: 5.55 miles Path Width /maximum/: 150.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/02/2022 Start Time: 05:57 PM CDT Start Location: 4 SSE Red Rock / Noble County / OK Start Lat/Lon: 36.4105 / -97.1388 End Date: 05/02/2022 End Time: 06:00 PM CDT End Location: 3 S Sooner Lake / Noble County / OK End Lat/Lon: 36.3929 / -97.0426 Survey Summary: This tornado occurred near the intersection of US177 and 412. The tornado did damage to trees before moving across Sooner Lake and dissipating. .Ripley... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph Path Length /statute/: 6.56 miles Path Width /maximum/: 500.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/02/2022 Start Time: 06:26 PM CDT Start Location: 3 WSW Ripley / Payne County / OK Start Lat/Lon: 36.0013 / -96.9679 End Date: 05/02/2022 End Time: 06:33 PM CDT End Location: 3 E Ripley / Payne County / OK End Lat/Lon: 36.0131 / -96.8517 Survey Summary: The Ripley tornado began to the west of the Cimarron River, beginning around South Union Road near 104th Street. The tornado moved east northeast, causing damage to trees, farm buildings, and a few mobile homes. ..Monday Seminole... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 110 mph Path Length /statute/: 6.31 miles Path Width /maximum/: 700.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/02/2022 Start Time: 07:52 PM CDT Start Location: 3 ESE Harjo / Seminole County / OK Start Lat/Lon: 35.2 / -96.7618 End Date: 05/02/2022 End Time: 08:10 PM CDT End Location: 2 SE Seminole / Seminole County / OK End Lat/Lon: 35.2115 / -96.6538 Survey Summary: A tornado formed from a supercell thunderstorm that traveled from near Apache, OK. The first damage took the form of broken branches about 5.5 miles west southwest of Seminole. The most intense damage occurred along Ew1250 road east of Ns3510 Rd where numerous Oak trees were snapped and uprooted with large limbs blown downwind. A house in the vicinity lost several courses of shingles. We applied a higher than expected wind speed to the house given higher than typical quality of the shingles. An outhouse near the residence was leveled and debris blown downwind. Farther east on Ns3550 Rd, a small stretch of trees exhibited the most intense damage with roughly 50% of them uprooted or snapped. Finally, the last tree damage occurred one mile southeast of downtown Seminole. .Maud to Seminole... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 125 mph Path Length /statute/: 21.57 miles Path Width /maximum/: 1760.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/04/2022 Start Time: 06:24 PM CDT Start Location: 4 W Maud / Pottawatomie County / OK Start Lat/Lon: 35.1296 / -96.8455 End Date: 05/04/2022 End Time: 07:14 PM CDT End Location: 4 E Little / Seminole County / OK End Lat/Lon: 35.3210 / -96.5996 Survey Summary: A long track tornado began near Maud, before making a north to northeast path of damage across Seminole County. The most extensive damage was to buildings just east of downtown Seminole, as well as near the Seminole Academy. Buildings had the roofs removed by the tornado, and some buildings had exterior walls damaged. As the tornado moved to the northeast, it produced sporadic damage to mainly rural areas before dissipating. .Seminole Satellite... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.98 miles Path Width /maximum/: 175.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/04/2022 Start Time: 07:01 PM CDT Start Location: 5 NE Seminole / Seminole County / OK Start Lat/Lon: 35.2843 / -96.612 End Date: 05/04/2022 End Time: 07:04 PM CDT End Location: 5 ESE Little / Seminole County / OK End Lat/Lon: 35.3055 / -96.5887 Survey Summary: A satellite tornado occurred just east of the main Seminole tornado. This tornado caused damage to trees and mobile homes. .Southern Foard County... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 70 mph Path Length /statute/: 19.9768 miles Path Width /maximum/: 100.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/04/2022 Start Time: 07:15 PM CDT Start Location: 9 SE Hackberry / Foard County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 33.836 / -100.0154 End Date: 05/04/2022 End Time: 08:12 PM CDT End Location: 3 SSE Crowell / Foard County / TX End Lat/Lon: 33.9394 / -99.6949 Survey Summary: This tornado crossed into Foard County from King County. This long track tornado moved northeast towards Crowell, crossing SH about 5 miles to the south of Crowell. Shortly after crossing SH6, the tornado began to occlude and dissipated. Tree damage was noted in south central Foard County. ..Cromwell 1... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph Path Length /statute/: 13.6255 miles Path Width /maximum/: 0.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/04/2022 Start Time: 07:21 PM CDT Start Location: 4 SW Cromwell / Seminole County / OK Start Lat/Lon: 35.3016 / -96.4988 End Date: 05/04/2022 End Time: 07:49 PM CDT End Location: 5 NNE Cromwell / Seminole County / OK End Lat/Lon: 35.3510 / -96.4410 Survey Summary: The Cromwell tornado began to the southwest of Cromwell, before moving north and northeast towards Okemah. This is not the true end point of the tornado, as it went on into Okfuskee in NWS Tulsa's County warning area. .Brooksville... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 0 mph Path Length /statute/: 2.33 miles Path Width /maximum/: 0.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/04/2022 Start Time: 08:07 PM CDT Start Location: 1 ENE Brooksville / Pottawatomie County / OK Start Lat/Lon: 35.2044 / -96.9428 End Date: 05/04/2022 End Time: 08:22 PM CDT End Location: 4 SSE Tecumseh / Pottawatomie County / OK End Lat/Lon: 35.2132 / -96.9035 Survey Summary: Damage was found along US177 to the south of Tecumseh as the tornado moved to the north and northeast. Additional tree damage was found by the survey crew along Harrison Road before the tornado dissipated just west of Skagg City Road. .Lockett... Rating: EF3 Estimated Peak Wind: 140 mph Path Length /statute/: 22.93 miles Path Width /maximum/: 600.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/04/2022 Start Time: 08:25 PM CDT Start Location: 5 WSW Thalia / Foard County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 33.9396 / -99.6215 End Date: 05/04/2022 End Time: 09:23 PM CDT End Location: 3 NNE Lockett / Wilbarger County / TX End Lat/Lon: 34.1251 / -99.3496 Survey Summary: The Lockett tornado was the second long track tornado, beginning southeast of Crowell before moving into Wilbarger County approximately 5 miles south of SH70. The tornado took a sharp turn to the left, before impacting the Lockett area. Seven metal electrical transmission poles were bent nearly to the ground just south of Lockett. The tornado then dissipated near SH70 and County Road 126W to the southwest of Vernon. .Earlsboro 1... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 135 mph Path Length /statute/: 3.3765 miles Path Width /maximum/: 0.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/04/2022 Start Time: 08:28 PM CDT Start Location: 1 SSE Earlsboro / Pottawatomie County / OK Start Lat/Lon: 35.2571 / -96.7957 End Date: 05/04/2022 End Time: 08:35 PM CDT End Location: Earlsboro / Pottawatomie County / OK End Lat/Lon: 35.2641 / -96.795 Survey Summary: The first Earlsboro tornado began on the southeast side of the city, near SH9. This tornado moved in nearly a complete circle, affecting the northeast side of the city. Damage to houses, power lines, and buildings were found by the damage survey crew. .Earlsboro 2... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph Path Length /statute/: 4.49 miles Path Width /maximum/: 175.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/04/2022 Start Time: 08:35 PM CDT Start Location: 1 SE Earlsboro / Pottawatomie County / OK Start Lat/Lon: 35.2607 / -96.7929 End Date: 05/04/2022 End Time: 08:50 PM CDT End Location: 3 NW Seminole / Seminole County / OK End Lat/Lon: 35.2613 / -96.7153 Survey Summary: The second Earlsboro tornado began nearly in the same spot that the first one did. The first damage to trees and buildings was noted just east of the Union Pacific tracks along SH9/US270. The tornado then moved to briefly to the southeast before turning to the east. The tornado then dissipated near SH 3E just northwest of Seminole. .Cromwell 2... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.76 miles Path Width /maximum/: 150.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/04/2022 Start Time: 08:58 PM CDT Start Location: 3 WSW Cromwell / Seminole County / OK Start Lat/Lon: 35.3264 / -96.5093 End Date: 05/04/2022 End Time: 09:02 PM CDT End Location: 2 W Cromwell / Seminole County / OK End Lat/Lon: 35.3444 / -96.4874 Survey Summary: A satellite tornado occurred just west of Cromwell. This tornado cuased tree and roof damage along NS 3660 Road approximately 2 miles west of Cromwell. .Grandfield... Rating: EF-U Estimated Peak Wind: N/A Path Length /statute/: 0.96 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/04/2022 Start Time: 10:22 PM CDT Start Location: 5 SW Loveland / Tillman County / OK Start Lat/Lon: 34.2409 / -98.8269 End Date: 05/04/2022 End Time: 10:25 PM CDT End Location: 4 SW Loveland / Tillman County / OK End Lat/Lon: 34.2538 / -98.823 Survey Summary: This tornado was observed by storm spotters. No damage indicators were hit to give it a full rating. Path length and width determined by a combination of eyewitnesses and radar data. EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EFU...Unknown...No indicators hit to determine wind EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph EF5...Violent...>200 mph NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ WFO Norman