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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1233 PM CDT Sun May 24 2020

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/22/2020 TORNADO EVENT...

.OVERVIEW...Supercell thunderstorms developed across southeastern
Oklahoma during the evening of May 22nd. At least one of these storms
produced tornadoes. NWS Tulsa surveyed damage from these storms
yesterday, and the results of the survey are below. The three
tornadoes listed below were produced by the same supercell.

In addition to the confirmed tornadoes listed below, we continue to
investigate suspected tornadoes from other supercells near Robbers 
Cave State Park in Latimer County, and northeast of Heavener in Le 
Flore County. These areas were surveyed yesterday, along with areas 
of northeastern Pittsburg County, but damage was not found. Some of 
these areas are inaccessible by road, and some were cutoff by 
temporarily flooded roads.

.TALIHINA OKLAHOMA TORNADO...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 to 105 mph
Path Length /Statute/:  0.9 miles
Path Width /Maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May 22 2020 
Start Time:             9:58 pm CDT
Start Location:         1.7 SE Talihina / Le Flore County / OK
Start Lat/Lon:          34.7351 / -95.0245

End Date:               May 22 2020
End Time:               10:02 pm CDT
End Location:           1.4 ESE Talihina / Le Flore County / OK
End Lat/Lon:            34.7481 / -95.0219

Survey Summary: This tornado developed north of Highway 63, and east
of Blagg Road, where softwood trees were snapped and uprooted. The
tornado moved north-northeast, crossing Green Hill Road, where
hardwood trees were uprooted and large tree limbs were snapped. It
dissipated in open country south of Highway 271.

.WHITESBORO OKLAHOMA TORNADO 1...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 to 100 mph
Path Length /Statute/:  3.0 miles
Path Width /Maximum/:   225 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May 22 2020 
Start Time:             10:05 pm CDT
Start Location:         3.4 NW Whitesboro / Le Flore County / OK
Start Lat/Lon:          34.7088 / -94.9425

End Date:               May 22 2020
End Time:               10:14 pm CDT
End Location:           2.1 NNW Whitesboro / Le Flore County / OK
End Lat/Lon:            34.7222 / -94.8917

Survey Summary: The tornado developed south of Highway 63, and west 
of Flag Lake Road, where trees were uprooted. It moved east-northeast
damaging a home, destroying an outbuilding, and uprooting more
hardwood trees on 374th Avenue, before crossing Highway 63. The
tornado continued east-northeast, uprooting trees on Camp Tom Hale
Road and Bohannon Creek Lane, and then dissipated in heavily-wooded
terrain north and west of NF6027.

.WHITESBORO OKLAHOMA TORNADO 2...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 to 95 mph
Path Length /Statute/:  2.7 miles
Path Width /Maximum/:   200 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May 22 2020 
Start Time:             10:15 pm CDT
Start Location:         1.5 N Whitesboro / Le Flore County / OK
Start Lat/Lon:          34.7153 / -94.8881

End Date:               May 22 2020
End Time:               10:22 pm CDT
End Location:           3.3 NE Whitesboro / Le Flore County / OK
End Lat/Lon:            34.7236 / -94.8410

Survey Summary: The supercell appeared to have cycled a third time,
producing this tornado in heavily-wooded terrain. It uprooted a few
softwood trees as it crossed NF6027, and uprooted numerous softwood
trees as it crossed NF6152.

EF Scale: The enhanced Fujita scale classifies tornadoes into the 
following categories.

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. 

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EJC