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The damage in Picher was rated EF4. At least 150 others were injured in Picher alone. The tornado continued eastward, passing just north of Quapaw and Peoria before crossing Interstate 44 into Missouri. This was the deadliest tornado in Oklahoma since the South Oklahoma City F5 tornado on May 3, 1999, which killed 36. [20]
More tree, outbuilding, and home damage occurred as the tornado continued to track northeast through rural Oklahoma. The tornado then reached a width of 1,200 yards (1,100 m) as it approached the state line with Arkansas where trees were uprooted before the tornado dissipated after passing over AR 16. [18] EF1 E of Siloam Springs: Benton: AR
Another longer-lived supercell moved through northeastern Oklahoma and across northern Arkansas, producing several tornadoes along with straight-line winds of 100 mph (160 km/h). Two fatalities were confirmed from an EF3 tornado that struck Claremore, Oklahoma along with areas near Pryor.
At least seven people perished and nearly 100 were injured on Saturday night when a powerful tornado struck communities in north Texas near the Oklahoma border, Governor Greg Abbott said at a news ...
Powerful storms killed at least 15 people, injured hundreds and left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop ...
A line of storms began crossing Oklahoma early Monday morning, which led to possible tornadoes near Gould, Lawton and Granite, Oklahoma between 2:50 a.m. and 4 a.m.
High risk convective outlook issued by the Storm Prediction center at 13:00 UTC on May 6. Starting April 30, the Storm Prediction Center noted that certain models, including the ECMWF, forecasted a multi-day period of high instability and supportive wind shear across the Southern and Central Plains, [10] and by May 1, a 15% risk was added across Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and northern Texas. [11]
The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning until 6:45 a.m. Monday to include Oklahoma City and surrounding towns including Yukon, Mustang, Moore and Edmond.