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The tornado killed two people, injured thirty-three more, and inflicted an estimated total of $25 million (2024 USD) in damage along a 40.8-mile (65.7 km) path. The tornado was the third to be rated EF4 in 2024, and was part of the most active year for tornadoes in Oklahoma history.
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]
Sixth are Texas, Tennessee, Indiana, Nebraska, Mississippi, and Arkansas, each with 2 events. One school fatality tornado event has occurred in Ohio, Louisiana, Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, South Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, New York (although this event was probably a downburst instead of a tornado), Minnesota, and Florida.
Andy Dossett, Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise May 30, 2024 at 5:10 AM Damage on the north side of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, during a confirmed tornado on May 6, 2024.
North Carolina gets an average of 31 tornadoes per year. “Tornado season” is March through May, but they can happen any time. The National Weather Service offers these tips :
A tornado touched down in North Carolina on Wednesday afternoon, downing trees, damaging homes and closing stretches of highway. Tornado touches down in North Carolina, ripping roofs and downing trees
In the United States, the year started off somewhat slow with a below average number of tornadoes through the first three months. However, the El Niño pattern that was in place during that period weakened in April; the pattern shift caused the more traditional Tornado Alley zone to rapidly become extremely favorable for tornado outbreaks, and several large outbreaks occurred in late spring.
The northeastern Oklahoma communities of Barnsdall and Bartlesville experienced a damaging tornado that caused injuries. It was the second time in about a month that a tornado hit Barnsdall .