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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1121 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 5/6-7/2024 Tornado Event - Update 1...

Update...UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE NORTHWESTERN OTTAWA COUNTY, ODELL
ARKANSAS, MOUNTAINBURG ARKANSAS, AND CROSSES ARKANSAS TORNADOES.

.BARNSDALL / BARTLESVILLE TORNADO...

Rating:                 EF4
Estimated Peak Wind:    165 to 175 mph
Path Length /statute/:  39.1 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   TBD - at least 1500 yards
Fatalities:             1
Injuries:               unknown

Start Date:             05/06/2024
Start Time:             09:12 PM CDT
Start Location:         4 NE Osage / Osage County / OK
Start Lat/Lon:          36.3304 / -96.3559

End Date:               05/06/2024
End Time:               10:05 PM CDT
End Location:           1 SSE Dewey / Washington County / OK
End Lat/Lon:            36.7747 / -95.9292

Survey Summary:
This tornado developed just north of County Road 1701 southeast
of Hominy, where trees were uprooted and snapped. The tornado
moved northeast and crossed Highway 20, snapping numerous trees
and snapping seven metal power poles. The tornado continued to
snap and uproot numerous trees between Highway 20 and Barnsdall.
Significant tree damage was found in several locations. The
tornado then moved into Barnsdall, causing severe damage to the
wax plant on the southeast side of town, and then severely
damaged or destroyed numerous homes on the east side of town.
Several homes and a well-built, metal-framed building suggested
estimated wind speed in the 150 to 165 mph range, and one home
suggested estimated wind speed of 165 to 175 mph, which is in the
EF-4 category. Numerous trees were snubbed in the area of some of
the higher end damage, which was supportive of these wind speed
estimates.

Significant tree damage continued northeast of Barnsdall, a few homes
were damaged, and outbuildings were destroyed between Barnsdall and
Bartlesville. The tornado moved across the southern portion of
Bartlesville, and then across the eastern side of town. Lots of trees
were snapped or uprooted, and numerous homes and businesses were
damaged in town. A squall line merged with the tornadic supercell,
and ultimately ended the tornado process on the northeast side of
Bartlesville.

.NORTHWESTERN OTTAWA COUNTY TORNADO...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    70 to 80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.2 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   TBD
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/06/2024
Start Time:             11:00 PM CDT
Start Location:         5 SSW Melrose / Ottawa County / KS
Start Lat/Lon:          36.9686 / -95.0005

End Date:               05/06/2024
End Time:               11:04 PM CDT
End Location:           2 S Melrose / Cherokee County / KS
End Lat/Lon:            36.9995 / -94.9563

Survey Summary:
This tornado developed south of the E 30 Road and moved
northeast, uprooting some trees, and destroying several
outbuildings before crossing into Kansas just near the S
510 Road. NWS Springfield surveyed this damage.

.ODELL ARKANSAS TORNADO...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    105 to 110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  11.7 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   800 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/07/2024
Start Time:             02:23 AM CDT
Start Location:         5 SSE Stilwell / Adair County / OK
Start Lat/Lon:          35.7363 / -94.5946

End Date:               05/07/2024
End Time:               02:39 AM CDT
End Location:           1 E Odell / Washington County / AR
End Lat/Lon:            35.7743 / -94.3927

Survey Summary:
This tornado developed just west of the S 4735 Road, where trees
were snapped and uprooted. It moved east-northeast, crossing into
Arkansas at the Washington/Crawford County border. Numerous trees
were snapped and uprooted, and outbuildings were destroyed as it
continued across Highway 59, Dobbs Mountain Road, and Odell Road.
The tornado dissipated east of Odell Road. A tornadic debris
signature was detected by the KSRX WSR-88D with this tornado.

.MOUNTAINBURG ARKANSAS TORNADO...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    105 to 110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  5.7 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   900 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/07/2024
Start Time:             02:43 AM CDT
Start Location:         4 NNE Rudy / Crawford County / AR
Start Lat/Lon:          35.5855 / -94.2375

End Date:               05/07/2024
End Time:               02:50 AM CDT
End Location:           2 SE Mountainburg / Crawford County / AR
End Lat/Lon:            35.6148 / -94.1437

Survey Summary:
This tornado developed east of County Road 27, and moved east-
northeast across I-49, Highway 282, and Highway 71, where trees
were snapped and uprooted, and an outbuilding was destroyed. The
tornado dissipated south of Highway 348. A tornadic debris
signature was detected by the KSRX WSR-88D with this tornado.

.CROSSES ARKANSAS TORNADO...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 to 110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.8 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   550 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/07/2024
Start Time:             03:08 AM CDT
Start Location:         3 WSW Delaney / Washington County / AR
Start Lat/Lon:          35.8396 / -93.9612

End Date:               05/07/2024
End Time:               03:13 AM CDT
End Location:           1 SSW Crosses / Madison County / AR
End Lat/Lon:            35.8618 / -93.9202

Survey Summary:
This tornado developed west of Highway 123, where trees were
snapped and uprooted. The tornado moved east across Highway 123,
and into Madison County, then crossed the 5522 Road and Highway
295, before dissipating west of Highway 16. Numerous trees were
snapped and uprooted in the path. A tornadic debris signature was
detected by the KSRX WSR-88D with this tornado.

&&

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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