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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
1104 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 04/26/24 Tornado Event...

.Overview...A series of tornadoes developed in the early morning hours
of Friday, April 26.

.Northwest Pottawatomie County Tornado #1...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    75-80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.4 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   40 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/26/2024
Start Time:             04:52 AM CDT
Start Location:         4 ENE Stella / Pottawatomie County / OK
Start Lat/Lon:          35.33 / -97.14

End Date:               04/26/2024
End Time:               04:55 AM CDT
End Location:           3 SE Newalla / Pottawatomie County / OK
End Lat/Lon:            35.36 / -97.13

.Northwest Pottawatomie County Tornado #2...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95-100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.8 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   75 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/26/2024
Start Time:             04:53 AM CDT
Start Location:         4 SSE Newalla / Cleveland County / OK
Start Lat/Lon:          35.35 / -97.14

End Date:               04/26/2024
End Time:               04:56 AM CDT
End Location:           3 SE Newalla / Pottawatomie County / OK
End Lat/Lon:            35.37 / -97.12

.Northwest Shawnee...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80-85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.4 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/26/2024
Start Time:             05:05 AM CDT
Start Location:         3 WNW Shawnee / Pottawatomie County / OK
Start Lat/Lon:          35.36 / -96.97

End Date:               04/26/2024
End Time:               05:08 AM CDT
End Location:           3 N Shawnee / Pottawatomie County / OK
End Lat/Lon:            35.38 / -96.94

..Southeast of Prague...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95-100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  9.8 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   200 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/26/2024
Start Time:             05:28 AM CDT
Start Location:         1 NNW Centerview / Pottawatomie County / OK
Start Lat/Lon:          35.45 / -96.68

End Date:               04/26/2024
End Time:               05:33 AM CDT
End Location:           3 E Prague / Lincoln County / OK
End Lat/Lon:            35.49 / -96.62

Survey Summary:
This tornado began in Pottawatomie County near Centerview and
northeast into Lincoln County southeast of Prague. The tornado
continued to move northeast out of Lincoln County approximately
533 am crossing into Okfuskee County. Information from the
Okfuskee County portion of the tornado path will be issued from
the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Tulsa. The path
length in Pottawatomie and Lincoln Counties was 3.9 miles, and
the total path length was 9.8 miles.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>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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