Moved NE, passing a few blocks W of the center of OKC, swinging side-to-side and attended by a "sullen grinding noise." It destroyed 14 buildings, and injured one person seriously. There was minor damage at the Weather Bureau office. [Path width 50yd, length 1mi]

    Moved NE from NW of Newcastle through what now is part of Moore. This massive tornado, reportedly over a mile and a quarter wide at one point, swept away at least 30 homes. (One of at least 5 strong/violent tornadoes in central OK on this day, but the only one within the immediate OKC area.) [Path width 800yd, length 15mi]

    A "twisting serpent-like cloud detached itself from the southern bank (of clouds)" and touched down briefly without significant damage about 5 miles NW of the center of OKC. This minimal event preceded the more significant tornado below. (Note: Local records list this event on 15 May 1896.)

    Moved slowly E from near 75th and Meridian (5 miles NW of the center of OKC) and passed 2 miles south of Britton. The tornado hit four farms, destroying one barn, killing some poultry, and tearing the kitchen off a farm house. A photograph of this tornado became the first to be published as an actual tornado photograph. [Path width 30yd, length 5mi]

    Moved NE from just SE of Union City, passing about 3 miles W of Yukon and clipping the extreme W parts of OKC. Damage path, possibly due to a family of tornadoes, continued NE to the W edge of Guthrie and ended NE of Guthrie. At least 12 homes were damaged in rural areas. [Path width 200yd, length 45mi]

    Barns were destroyed in Crutcho, (in the NW part of Midwest City).

    Homes and businesses were unroofed and torn apart at Witcher (near the present-day Turner Turnpike gate).

    Four homes were "wrecked" in Cleveland County 15 miles NE of Norman (SE part of OKC).

    Moved NE from 3 miles W of Yukon to 4 miles E of Edmond, crossing NW parts of OKC. At least 2 farm houses were leveled; a school 2 miles N of Yukon also was leveled - 15 minutes after the students had left. The funnel was seen as a "huge elephant's trunk" as it moved 15 miles NW of downtown OKC.

    Moved ENE from SW of Alfalfa to Mustang, affecting the southwesternmost parts of OKC. The funnel reportedly was a half mile wide as it destroyed 8 homesteads and killed dozens of cattle near Alfalfa. It cut an intense swath of damage across northern Grady County, leveling entire farms. Seventeen homes were destroyed in a 2-block wide swath across the N part of Mustang, where one woman was killed. It reportedly "scorched" the ground and was watched by hundreds of people as it moved to the ENE at about 15 mph.

    Moved NNE from 3 miles W of the OKC limits, hitting the E part of Bethany. About 110 homes and 700 other buildings, or about a fourth of the town, were damaged or destroyed. Near the end of the damage path 3.5 miles NE of Wiley Post Airfield, the tornado hit the Camel Creek school. Buildings blew apart just as the students were falling to the floor and looking for shelter; five students and a teacher were killed. [Path width 150yd, length 7mi]

    A small tornado touched down briefly near the Cleveland County line, 6 miles S of downtown OKC. A barn was thrown into a house.

    Tornado moved ESE from 3 miles E of Union City across SW parts of OKC to 3 miles W of Moore. Severe damage occurred to homes and barns on at least 8 farms. This was either a tornado family or a multiple-vortex tornado, and may well have been of F4 intensity. [Path width 200yd, length 20mi]

    A minimal F2 tornado dipped three times, destroying a barn 2 miles E of Mustang.

    The most deadly tornado on record in the OKC area until the May 3, 1999 F5 tornado. The funnel cut a twisting, erratic path through the SW part of OKC. Movement was generally to the NE, but it often "cut to the east or west". 73 homes were destroyed and 31 damaged, with most of the damage in the 27-29th Street areas between Portland and Goff Avenues. [Path width 500yd, length 2.3mi]

    Moved NE from the Cleveland County line along the SE edge of OKC. About 160 homes were destroyed and 1,000 people were left homeless in Valley Brook, Del City, and Choctaw. Most of the casualties were families of personnel at Tinker AFB. [Path width 400yd, length 20mi]

    Small tornado in the NE part of OKC.

    Moved E, causing a record amount of damage to date in Oklahoma. The funnel moved across Will Rogers Field and Tinker AFB. Extensive damage occurred to buildings and aircraft, mainly at Tinker AFB where 54 aircraft were destroyed, including 17 C-54 transports valued at $500,000 apiece. Also destroyed were 15 P-47 fighters and two B-29 bombers. About 50 other planes were damaged and about 100 vehicles were damaged or destroyed. Three of the injuries were in the control tower. This event prompted the first efforts in tornado forecasting - a milestone made even more interesting 5 days later when the first tornado forecast ever made actually verified at the same location. [Path width 880yd, length 16mi]

    A separate tornado from the one that caused the major damage at Tinker AFB. This one moved NE from the corner of the Base, where it damaged a few buildings. Along 23rd Street, a grocery store and other buildings were destroyed.

    Moved NE, hitting Tinker AFB for the second time in less than a week. The likelihood of tornadoes in the area was forecast successfully for the first time ever, using new methods devised by Air Force forecasters after the tornadoes of five days earlier. This tornado struck just 100 yards from last week's tornado; 84 planes were hit, 35 of which were destroyed. These included 18 B-29s, 8 P-47s, 20 P-17s, and 3 C-47s. Hangars and other buildings were destroyed. This tornado was described as a "white finger" rather than the "black funnel" of the 20th. [Path width 200yd, length 1.5mi]

    Moved slowly NE, destroying or damaging homes near Blanchard before moving to Norman and the North Campus of the University of Oklahoma. Well-constructed buildings were totally destroyed. The tornado turned to the NNE and dissipated west of Stella (extreme SE part of OKC). Nine farm homes were destroyed. [Path width 400yd, length 22mi]

    Formed near Stella and moved NE to near Shawnee Lake (extreme SE part of OKC), where 11 homes were destroyed and one person was killed. Additional damage and 2 other deaths near Meeker. [Path width 250yd, length 20mi]

    Moved NE from near Newcastle to Pleasant Valley to NE of Moore, crossing extreme S parts of OKC. A school was damaged in Newcastle and a farm home was damaged in Moore. [Path width 125yd, length 8mi]

    Tornado produced a 100-block damage path through OKC from the SW part to the NE corner. Two homes and several businesses were unroofed, with lesser damage to over 1,000 other buildings. (Rated F3 in SPC database.) [Path width 200yd, length 9mi]

    A second tornado damaged many homes in a 15-block path through the NW part of OKC.

    This brief touchdown affected a 3-block area near 59th Street. Ten homes were damaged; 5 store buildings damaged and 1 destroyed. Four cars were crushed under a 90-foot section of a shopping center. A 500-lb soft drink machine was thrown 75 feet. [Path width 70yd, length 0.2 mi]

    Funnel was observed by Weather Bureau employees about 1 mile SE of Will Rogers Airport. It moved over the airport grounds, then turned northeastward. It appeared to be on the ground at times.

    Moved northeastward across the SE part of the city.

    Moved NE from W of Mustang, passing over that town mostly at "roof-top" level. There apparently were twin funnels, one of which damaged 42 of the 60 homes in town. [Path width 800yd, length 2mi]

    Touched down briefly in a wheat field at the N edge of OKC.

    Tornado struck a small airport (location not specified), causing damage to 3 planes, a hangar, and several outbuildings. (Rated F2 in SPC database.)

    A small tornado struck a country club golf course. Concession stands were damaged and trees were broken. The storm moved northeastward. [Path width 20yd, length 0.5mi]

    Two homes and a church were damaged; several homes had shingles blown off. A couple narrowly escaped death when a slab of siding from one home rammed through their bedroom wall, breaking the headboard of the bed where they were sleeping. This is believed to be the same tornado that struck earlier W of Minco. Tornado moved NE. [Path width 100yd, length 500yd]

    Path was eastward across the southern quarter of OKC, with widespread damage to homes, businesses, oil derricks, and utilities. Extensive hail damage also occurred with the storm. Two homes were destroyed, 40 received major damage, and 1500 suffered minor damage. Many oil derricks were blown over in SE OKC. The event was either a huge funnel that moved along "just above tree-top level" or several smaller funnels that caused destruction in a "hit-and-skip" fashion. Total damage was estimated at $4 million, 60% from wind and 40% from hail. [Path width 800yd, length 10mi]

    Moved NE from SW of Moore, through town, hitting a radio tower and barn SW of town. At least 12 buildings were heavily damaged in Moore. Large hail damaged crops, broke windows, and damaged roofs and autos. (Another tornado was reported to have moved ENE from near Antioch to 1.5 miles N of Moore, wrecking 26 planes in four hangars at the South Shields Airport. Several farmsteads, homes, businesses, and a cemetery also were destroyed or heavily damaged. It is believed that this damage was an extension of either the south OKC tornado, #34, or the Moore tornado.) [Path width 400yd, length 4mi]

    Moved NE through Bethany from NW 10th Street to Tulakes (Wiley Post) Airport. A dozen homes were destroyed and 25 others were severely damaged. The new terminal at the airport was badly damaged. [Path width 400yd, length 5mi]

    One home was unroofed and two others were damaged in Moore. The tornado looked like a large dust devil.

    Two small funnels were observed as they formed over Spencer; witnesses described them as "reaching the ground and bumping together." Tornado moved from Spencer across parts of northeast OKC to Jones, lifted NE of Jones, travelled aloft over Luther, and struck again at a farm NE of Luther. Several homes, mobile homes, and other buildings were destroyed; some were unroofed, blown apart, and dropped into piles. More than 20 other buildings were damaged. [Path width 300yd, length 8mi]

    Police reported a tornado on the ground E of El Reno and N of Yukon (extreme W parts of OKC).

    Weather Bureau observer at Will Rogers Field sighted a funnel aloft ESE of the station. Tornado touched down near Moore. Earlier, police reported a tornado at 1150PM crossing the highway between Moore and Norman; this may have been the same storm.

    Public reported tornado on the ground 12 miles NW of OKC. No tornado damage was reported, but hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter damaged cars and roofs in northwest OKC.

    Tulakes (Wiley Post) airport reported a tornado 2 miles W; winds reached 78 mph at the airport. No damage was reported in the area where the tornado was spotted, but it may have lifted and "dipped" again in Bethany/Warr Acres where a house roof was torn off and "spun around," and trees were blown down.

    Funnel was viewed by control tower operators 2.2 miles NNE of Will Rogers Airport traffic control tower. The very slim funnel picked up considerable dust before lifting back into the 3,000 foot cloud base.

    Tornado hit 5 miles E of Tinker AFB. A grocery store/service station was demolished. Eighteen homes, and many cars and outbuildings, were heavily damaged. Concrete block buildings were leveled. Hail up to 4 inches in diameter accompanied the storm. The entire storm left a 67-mile swath of damage from tornadoes, straight wind, hail, and heavy rain from Del City to near Holdenville.

    A small tornado hit in the 3800 block of NW 58th Street. One home was totally unroofed and two others partially unroofed. Witnesses reported that the roofing was "carried spiraling aloft."

    Tornado dropped to the ground about 430PM near Cimarron Airport 5 miles WSW of Yukon and moved slowly ENE for 3 miles before lifting. The funnel remained aloft as it skirted the NW side of Yukon, passed SE of Piedmont, and headed into Oklahoma County across the extreme NW limits of OKC around 520PM. It is believed that the funnel touched down briefly at a racing stable on the NW edge of OKC, lifting and "disintegrating" a 200-foot section of the stable roof in the air.

    A small tornado was sighted lowering to the ground near the 4100 block of SW 20th Street, where it was then obscured by a blinding rainstorm. The storm moved ESE for 4 blocks across open fields, then lifted at 20th and S. Portland where a large portion of a roof was lifted from a shopping center. An air conditioner and a large sign were torn from the roof. (Listed as F2 in SPC database.)

    "Tree-top level." Northeastward path from Rotary Park across Downtown Airpark and Wheeler Park to approximately Broadway and SW 7th Street. Trees were uprooted, large limbs were twisted off, one large building was unroofed, telephone poles and power lines were blown down, and scaffolding was damaged at the new Post Office building. Heaviest damage was sustained by the R&R Laundry Supply Company. The roof was torn off, crushing 10- 12 cars and a small storage building. Flying debris damaged a trailer owned by a trucking company. A church in NE OKC was completely destroyed by high winds. (Listed as F2 in SPC database.)

    The first of three tornadoes in OKC area on this day. Two funnels "let down close to the ground" at the Lake Hefner Golf Course along the south shore of Lake Hefner. The smaller funnel retreated into the clouds, while the larger one touched down near the #16 hole and moved out over the lake to the NE. Observers watched the tornado for more than 5 minutes as it churned the lake water. The tornado lifted near the east shore. [Path width 100yd, length 1mi]

    Two large storm cells converged E of Will Rogers Airport and "formed a rotating cloud." The storm moved SE, with a funnel forming near SW 80th & May Avenue. The tornado remained 50 to 150 feet above the ground as it moved from the NW corner of Moore across that city to SW 134th & Sunnylane Avenue. The weak tornado was on the ground several times and drew considerable dust and debris aloft. It lifted along a creek bed in the south-central limit of OKC. [Path width 50yd, length 10mi]

    The third tornado in the OKC area on this day, and the second of a pair that occurred in the Moore area. Moore police sighted this one near the South Canadian River and May Avenue in OKC; it appeared to be on the ground for a few minutes, moving generally south.

    A small tornado skipped northeastward across the NW edge of OKC's downtown business section "just above rooftop level," and touched down briefly three times causing light damage. The first brief touchdown was near SW 3rd & Douglas, where a roof was damaged on a produce stall at the Public Market. Several OKC Police officers saw the tornado hit a parking lot just west of the police station at 200 N. Shartel, where debris and flying gravel broke windows and pitted 12 automobiles. It last struck at NW 5th and Hudson, where a Firestone store and several adjacent buildings were damaged. [Path width 30yd, length 1.3mi]

    A small tornado struck at SE 20th & Bryan (Bryant?) Avenue and moved NE "at rooftop level" to the 3700 block of NE 15th before dissipating. Damage was limited to downed trees and power lines, patio roofs, school buses and a few cars. Boards, toys, and other debris were seen swirling through the air.

    Tornado was first reported on the ground about 4 miles N of El Reno at 935PM, then lifted. It was next sighted aloft about 5 miles N of Yukon, and last sighted on the ground at 1033PM 2.5 miles NW of Lake Hefner (NW part of OKC).

    A park ranger at Lake Hefner sighted a tornado on the ground briefly near NW 106th and May. Funnels aloft were sighted near NW 112th & Broadway Extension, and near NW 122nd & Sunnylane around 1100PM.

    A tornado touched down at the N edge of Tinker AFB, causing roof damage to two warehouses. It crossed I-40 and struck a large car dealership at the 7600 block of SE 29th Street. The roof of one building was ripped off and the debris hurled across a lot full of new cars. The roof and windows of the showroom/service building were damaged, as were an adjacent used car lot and car wash. A 2x12 rafter was thrown about 800 feet over the top of a nearby building, piercing the windshield of an auto driving out of the service shop. Of the more than 200 people within the one-block area, only one was hurt despite several being blown down. Approximately 300 autos were damaged. [Path width 25yd, length 0.3mi]

    Two persons watched a small tornado touch down during heavy rain and lift a steel-frame roof from a 20x30 foot garage building near NW 8th and Portland. The roof section was lifted about 50 feet into the air and then began spiralling in a 100-foot circle back to the W before heading NE for 100 yards where it crashed into the roof of an adjacent manufacturing company. Debris littered the immediate neighborhood after the funnel pulled quickly back into the heavy rain. (Listed as F2 in SPC database.) [Path width 50yd, length 150yd]

    Tornado moved NE from 4 miles NW of Pocasset to 3 miles E of Minco, through Mustang, and along a path up to 1/2 mile wide from the SW corner of OKC to the NE corner. The last damage was observed 2 miles W of Arcadia. A shopping center was ripped apart and the city hall was unroofed in Mustang. Damage in Mustang was estimated at $500,000. Two semi trailers were blown off I-40 while approaching OKC from the W. In OKC there was damage to 1,473 homes, of which about 50 were unroofed. Only 2 or 3 people reported seeing the funnel, but many heard a loud noise like a jet engine. Ten businesses were destroyed, including a large auto dealership where losses were $1 million. About 293 businesses, 8 schools, 12 churches, and 300 signs were damaged. 30,000 phones were reported out of order, mainly in Mustang and NW OKC. OG&E reported 215 poles down. [Path width 400yd, length 47mi]

    A second tornado touched down at the N edge of Lake Hefner and moved NE, destroying 10 homes and damaging 20 others in the Camelot addition in the extreme NW part of OKC. This apparently was part of a family of tornadoes that began SW of Altus and ended S of Stillwater. [Path width 200yd, length 3mi]

    Tornado moved ENE from just S of Yukon to NW OKC. Two farms were destroyed near Yukon. A nursing home and a retirement home were damaged near Northwest Highway and Council Rd. in the extreme NW part of the city; a nursing home resident was injured. The funnel lifted as it moved NE, but touched down again and damaged two farmsteads near 150th & N. MacArthur. [Path width 100yd, length 7mi]

    A small tornado lifted a barn roof about 100 feet in the air and carried it about 300 feet in Valley Brook. The owner said he saw the funnel hit the barn and return to the parent cloud. [Path width 10yd, length 100yd]

    Tornado touched down near SW 74th and May Avenue. Heavy dust and trash were picked up by the funnel, but there was no tornado damage. Hail up to 2.75 inches and straight-line winds over 80mph caused damage in several areas, however. [Path width 20yd, length100yd]

    A small tornado touched down about 2 miles NE of Yukon (extreme w part of OKC). Farm buildings were destroyed and wheat was damaged. Minor wind damage occurred in Yukon. [Path width 50yd, length 2mi]

    Moved NE through south OKC, causing spotty damage along a narrow path from SW 89th and May to about SE 22nd and Byers. Most of the damage was limited to roofs, fences, sheds, and windows; there was little structural damage except for an apartment complex at SW 59th & Lee where about 8 roofs were removed, and a few apartments sustained wall damage. [Path width 50yd, length 5mi]

    Tornado moved NNE at about 40mph from about 1 mile SSW of Blanchard. It moved through the west part of Blanchard, where winds were estimated at 150-175 mph. About a third of the town was damaged; 31 homes, 2 businesses and 2 churches were destroyed, and 44 homes and 2 businesses had major damage. Spotty damage occurred NE of Blanchard before it moved into Moore, where it struck a trailer park in S Moore and hit many homes and businesses in N sections. 37 mobile homes were destroyed and 30 others damaged. Of the 28 injuries in Moore, most occurred in the trailer park. Substantial damage occurred to a warehouse at SE 89th where a watchman was killed by a collapsed concrete brick wall. The remaining deaths occurred in mobile homes in Blanchard and Moore. Minor roof damage occurred in SE OKC and Del City N to about 20th Street SE. [Path width 500yd, length 24mi]

    Moved NE from NE 17th and Eastern, damaging several buildings between there and NE 28th & Grand. Trees were downed near NE 47th and Coltrane and also 1/2 mile south of NE 63rd and Bryant. A shed and trailer were damaged west of Jones, 1/2 mile W of Post Oak Rd. on Britton Rd. One duplex was destroyed, two houses had major damage, and 8-9 houses suffered minor damage. [Path width narrow, length 8mi]

    "Skipped" ENE from 3 miles SW of Minco before touching down about 2 miles SE of Mustang and continuing across the SE part of OKC, across Del City, to 3 miles NW of Harrah before lifting near Midlothian. The tornado moved about a mile S of the National Weather Service office at Will Rogers Airport, where 2-inch diameter hail and wind gusts of 66 mph were reported. Most of the damage was in southern OKC and the Del City area. Five homes were unroofed in OKC; three men were injured when a truck was overturned. Homes were damaged and a dozen barns were damaged or destroyed in rural areas. This may have been a series of 2 or 3 tornadoes, but available data cannot identify separate tornado tracks. (Listed as F3 in SPC database.) [Path width 100yd, length 60mi]

    A small tornado touched down briefly near I-40 and Mustang Rd. (far W part of OKC). Several power poles were damaged, and minor damage occurred to several cars. Tornado moved from NW to SE. [Path width 100yd, length 0.75mi]

    The first of several tornadoes in the OKC area on this day, this one touched down a few feet SW of the National Weather Service office building at Will Rogers Airport, and hit the office. It continued east-northeast across the SW part of OKC. The first major damage was observed at SW 44th and Independence, and the last damage was noted at SW 22nd & Robinson. It destroyed 11 homes, 2 trailers, and 5 small businesses. 42 homes received major damage, and 630 received minor damage. [Path width 250yd, length 9mi]

    Tornado touched down about 1.5 miles SW of Spencer and moved NE along Jones-Spencer Road. Damage was done to high line poles and some small businesses. (Listed as F2 in SPC database.) [Path width 50yd, length 4mi]

    Moved NE from 3 miles W of Jones to S of Luther. Four steel power line structures, built to withstand 150-mph winds, were blown down where the tornado crossed the Turner Turnpike. [Path width 600yd, length 9mi]

    Touched down near SW 59th and Penn and moved NE, doing moderate damage to a few homes. Most damage was to roofs and trees. The last damage was at SW 44th & Lee Avenue. [Path width 100yd, length 2.5mi]

    Tornado touched down 3 miles SW of Choctaw and destroyed or damaged several farm buildings along an ENE path ending about 2 miles NE of Harrah. Damage also occurred to an OG&E plant and several power line poles. (Listed as F3 in SPC database.) [Path width 125yd, length 6mi]

    A small tornado touched down near NW 2nd & Santa Fe Streets in Moore, and moved ESE. Mostly roof damage was sustained across a small section of Moore, including two roofs completely destroyed. [Path width 50yd, length 1mi]

    Touched down just SE of SW 89th & Western and moved ESE, damaging an apartment complex. Several car windows exploded outward. (Listed as F2 in SPC database.) [Path width 50yd, length 2mi]

    A small tornado formed along the leading edge of a line of moderate to heavy thunderstorms associated with a strong cold front. Eyewitnesses said the tornado descended to the ground directly over an unoccupied restaurant on the west side of I-35 1 mile S of the Turner Turnpike gate. The restaurant was destroyed. It then moved NNE, scattering debris across I-35. A semi-trailer truck was turned on its side on the east side of I-35. [Path width 33yd, length 0.25mi]

    A small tornado first touched down along Louise Drive in the W part of Choctaw, where a barn was destroyed and shingles were torn from the roof of a house. It then lifted and remained aloft for about 1/2 mile as it moved E at about 40 mph across downtown Choctaw. It touched down again over the Choctaw Fire station, where part of the corrugated tin roof was ripped off. Large trees adjacent to the fire station were heavily damaged. The grade and junior high school buildings located 1 block away, with 1,400 students inside, were undamaged. A wind speed indicator located 50 feet from the fire station recorded winds of 71 mph. [Path width 20yd, length 0.5mi]

    Tornado moved NNW from Midwest City to the NE part of OKC to Edmond. Damage in the OKC- Midwest city areas was along Sooner Road from SE 15th Street to NE 108th. Three mobile homes, a service station, and 13 homes sustained major damage. There were 105 homes with minor damage. In Edmond, three houses and three mobile homes were destroyed, and two schools and many homes had varying amounts of damage. [Path width 400yd, length 15.5mi]

    Tornado moved ENE from 2 miles S of Piedmont to 9 miles WNW of Edmond, skirting the extreme N parts of OKC. The heaviest damage was to a residential area 1 mile SE of Piedmont, where 15 homes in a housing addition were destroyed or heavily damaged. Ten rural homes also were severely damaged. Large objects, such as oil storage tanks, cars, and stock feeders, were picked up and carried up to a half mile. The damage path was at least a mile wide throughout its life cycle. [Path width 1mi, length 8mi]

    A mini-tornado type vortex, probably a "gustnado," developed and damaged 8 houses in a block near the Canyon North and Martin Nature Park areas of NW OKC. Four homes lost a large part of their roofs, and the others suffered considerable damage. Although it only lasted a few seconds, a resident of one of the homes observed a white funnel and debris cloud as the damage was occurring and just after rain began. Gust-front type straight winds, generally from the NNE, also caused damage to trees, shingles, and windows in the area. (Listed as F2 in SPC database.) [Path width narrow, length short]

    A small tornado touched down briefly and destroyed a barn under construction near SE 104th & Triple X Road (Cleveland County, extreme SE part of OKC). [Path width narrow, length short]

    Brief tornado touched down S of Banner and again near 164th & Morgan Rd. (extreme NW part of OKC). Utility poles, barns, and 2 vehicles were damaged. [Path width narrow, length short]

    Strong straight winds caused minor damage to several homes and apartment complexes near SW 68th & May Avenue. A condensation funnel was observed on the ground for about 30 seconds, but most, if not all, of the damage was due to straight winds.

    Tornado touched down in SW OKC and moved NE, damaging three residences and 9 businesses. [Path width 100yd, length 1mi]

    Tornado touched down on the north edge of OKC, near 150th and N. Western Avenue, and followed a curving path, first NNE, then NE, then E, through parts of Edmond. Two housing additions were struck in Edmond, with 39 houses destroyed and 171 houses and 28 apartment buildings damaged. About 50-60 cars were damaged or destroyed. (A second tornado formed from the first; its path was entirely within Edmond.) [Path width 200yd, length 4mi]

    Tornado moved N from the west part of Del City. A church sanctuary was destroyed, a home was unroofed, and various other buildings were damaged. (Listed as F1 in Storm Data and SPC database.) [Path width 50yd, length 2mi]

    Tornado damaged an apartment complex in Midwest City. [Path width 75yd, length 0.1mi]

    A small tornado touched down in The Village near May and Wilshire Avenues and moved N to NE, touching down intermittently to 0.4 miles N of Hefner Road on Sunnymeade Avenue. Damage occurred to trees, power poles, storage sheds, and to roofs of 60 homes. [Path width 150yd, length 2mi]

    Touched down in northern Cleveland County in extreme SW parts of OKC, unroofing a building and damaging several horse trailers. The thunderstorm that produced this tornado appeared as a massive hook-shaped echo on radar that tracked along the Oklahoma-Cleveland county line. Despite the evidence of strong rotation, the storm only produced two short-lived tornadoes (this one and #90 below).

    Tornado moved ENE across the SE part of OKC from near I-40 and Anderson Road, dipping down at the top of a hill and striking a mobile home park. It damaged several trailers and destroyed one near the bottom of the hill. The dollar amount of tornado damage is uncertain due to the extreme hail damage across south OKC. Hail totalled 1500 cars at the GM plant, and heavily damaged several large planes at Tinker AFB. Hail damage estimates were as high as $35 million in the S part of Oklahoma County. (Listed as F1 in Storm Data and SPC database.) [Path width 35yd, length 0.8mi]

    Tornado touched down 1 mile SW of Stella and moved NE across the extreme SE part of OKC, lifting 4 miles W of Meeker at 645PM. A mobile home was destroyed in Stella, resulting in one serious injury. Damage to the Shawnee Lakes area (Pottawatomie County) included the roof ripped off a home, several homes with minor structural damage, three mobile homes damaged, and a barn destroyed. In Lincoln County, a camper was rolled over onto a shed W of Meeker, and a mobile home 4 1/4 miles W of Meeker was destroyed. This was one of several tornadoes that tracked just S and E of the OKC area on this day, but the only one to occur within the OKC limits. [Path width 200yd, length 18mi]

    Tornado occurred in Moore and south OKC along a thunderstorm gust front. It destroyed about 200 self-storage units at a storage facility, and about 20 boats at a boat storage facility across the street. Also, 5 mobile homes were damaged. [Path width 30yd, length 0.5mi]

    A small "gustnado" moved through a residential area in SW OKC near SW 27th and Czech Hall Road. The area consisted mainly of mobile homes and modular homes. Six mobile homes were damaged or destroyed, and one garage was damaged. [Path width 25yd, length 0.25mi]

    Touched down on Lake Hefner and moved east, damaging numerous boats in dry dock at the Oklahoma City Boat Club. Otherwise, caused mostly minor damage to traffic signs on the east shore of the lake, and minor roof damage to homes just east of Lake Hefner Parkway. Dissipated between the Parkway and May Avenue. [Path width 25 yd., length 0.8 mi.]

    Formed near NW 84th and Walker and moved NE, dissipating just east of the Broadway Extension 1/4 mile south of Britton Road. A large part of the roof decking was removed from a home on the SE corner of 84th and Walker. Minor roof damage occured at several homes on 84th, 85th, and 86th Streets. Near Harvey and 87th/88th Streets, several homes suffered major roof damage, and the western half of the New Life Baptist Church was destroyed. Part of the church was thrown across 88th, causing damage to a home. [Path width 50 yd, length 0.8 mi]

    Formed 1 block west of May Ave and Pembroke Terrace, and moved east to Woods Park in Nichols Hills. A strip mall in the 7400 block of N. May suffered considerable damage to windows, roofs, and signs. On Pembroke Terrace, an RV was thrown into a house, a car was overturned, trees were toppled, and shingles and roof decking were partially blown away. Lesser damage occurred eastward into Nichols Hills. Most of the damage was F1 or less, but the overturned car, and major damage to one wood-frame roof, suggested that the tornado reached F2 intensity over a very small area. This tornado rotated anticyclonically (clockwise). [Path width 75 yd, length 1.5 mi.]

    The last, and strongest, of 4 tornadoes to hit north OKC this Saturday evening. Formed 1/4 mile SW of Bryant and Hefner Roads and moved NE, crossing I-35 at the north end of the Frontier City amusement park. It continued ENE close to 122nd Street, and dissipated at 723 PM (823 PM CDT) about 1/4 mile NE of I-44 and Douglas Blvd. All 17 injuries were minor, and occurred at Frontier City. Several businesses, including Frontier City, suffered major structural damage along I-35, from near 122nd south for about 3/4 mile. Damage at Frontier City was confined mainly to the north parking lot, where numerous vehicles were damaged. A 2-story brick building on the NE corner of the park suffered partial failure of the external walls, and the entire roof was removed. Damage elsewhere in the park was mainly due to strong inflow into the tornado. On the E side of I-35, A truck stop was severely damaged and a portable building containing a CB radio shop was swept away completely. Numerous homes in the Nottingham and Quail Ridge Run subdivisions, 1 to 2 miles E of I-35 along 122nd Street, suffered major or nearly complete roof failure, although most exterior walls remained intact. The tornado approached F3 intensity in these areas. Trees were damaged severely along much of the damage path. [Maximum path width 200 yd., length 5.5 mi.]

    Observed and videotaped by several people in Norman, Moore and Newcastle as it was illuminated by lightning. Touched down after dark (826 PM CDT) just NE of I-44 and 32nd Street in Newcastle, and moved N, crossing the South Canadian River into extreme southwest OKC near SW 149th and Meridian Ave. Damage was primarily to trees. [Path width 30yd, length 1 mi].

    One of the most destructive tornadoes that occurred during a relatively rare fall outbreak that produced more than two dozen tornadoes in the state. This tornado touched down in Moore, roughly 1/2 mile S of South 19th Street and just E of Santa Fe Avenue, and moved almost due N before turning slightly to the NNE. It crossed Shields Blvd. just W of I-35 before dissipating just W of I-35 about 1/2 mile N of 27th Street. The worst damage was along N 12th Street just W of Janeway, where many homes lost their roofs and one home lost part of an exterior wall. Elsewhere. most of the damage was F1 or less. A total of 10 single-family homes were either destroyed or severely damaged, eight apartment buildings were severely damaged, and hundreds of other homes and businesses sustained minor damage. [Path width 580 yd, length 3 mi.].

    This violent, long-lived tornado was the most infamous of nearly 60 tornadoes that struck central Oklahoma during an unprecedented outbreak on this Monday afternoon and evening. It formed around 626 PM CDT about 2 miles SSW of Amber, and grew rapidly to monstrous proportions as it headed NE, paralleling I-44. It moved across Bridge Creek and rural parts of NW Newcastle, causing continuous F4 and sporadic F5 damage. The tornado was estimated to be a mile in diameter in this area. It weakened to F2/F3 intensity and narrowed to less than 1/4 mile in width as it crossed I-44 and the South Canadian River NE of Newcastle and entered far south OKC SW of 149th and May Ave. around 712 PM CDT. But it regained F4/F5 intensity and widened again to 1/2 to occasionally 3/4 mile as it moved NE across south OKC, entering Moore just W and N of 12th and Santa Fe. Still moving NE and still producing F4 and occasional F5 damage, it crossed I-35 at the Shields Blvd. junction and moved into NE Moore, at which point it weakened slightly to F3/sporadic F4 intensity and began a gradual turn to the left. This turn took the tornado more to the NNE as it crossed I-240 between Bryant Ave. and Sunnylane Rd. It crossed SE OKC and entered Del City as an F4 tornado, width 1/3 to 1/2 mile, along SE 44th between Sunnylane and Sooner Rds, and continued NNE to the NW part of Tinker Air force Base, near SE 29th and Sooner Rd. Continuing to turn slowly, it moved almost due N but maintained F4 intensity as it crossed I-40 just E of Sooner Rd. and continued N to between SE 15th and Reno Ave. The tornado then weakened rapidly to F0/F1 intensity as it crossed Reno Ave., and at 748 PM CDT dissipated about 3 blocks N of Reno between Sooner Rd. and Air Depot Blvd. Totals from this tornado include 36 direct fatalities (12 in Bridge Creek, 1 in Newcastle, 9 in S/SE Oklahoma City, 5 in Moore, 6 in Del City, and 3 in Midwest City), 5 indirect fatalities during or shortly after the tornado, 583 direct injuries, numerous indirect injuries (too many to count), 1800 homes destroyed, and 2500 homes damaged. [Maximum path width 1760yd, length 38mi]

    While #100 (above) was moving through Moore and SE OKC, a small tornado crossed Sooner Rd near SE 80th at 732 PM. Damage was limited to a few fences blown down, and some minor roof damage to a couple homes. [Path width 60yd, length 0.5mi]

    Shortly after tornado #100 (above) dissipated, another formed around 753 PM CDT 3 miles SW of Choctaw and moved NE through the center of town. It caused F1 and occasional F2 damage to homes SW of Choctaw and to several businesses in town, especially on the N side of 23rd. It weakened over rural areas NE of Choctaw, and dissipated around 807 PM CDT near NE 50th and XXX Rd. Totals include 8 businesses destroyed, 130 businesses damaged, 14 homes destroyed, and 23 homes damaged. [Path width 220yd, length 7mi]

    Yet another tornado (the last of 14 tornadoes to be spawned by this thunderstorm) formed around 817 PM 3 miles ENE of Jones, just W of XXX Rd. between Hefner and 122nd. It moved almost due N, and dissipated around 825 PM CDT near I-44. Damage surveys found F1 damage to several homes south of Memorial and XXX Rds. [path width 50yd, length 4mi]

    This tornado, rated F0, was observed by 2 persons about 7 miles north-northeast of Norman in Cleveland County, near Stanley Draper Lake. The only known damage occurred to fences, which were blown down near the intersection of Midwest Blvd. and SE 149th. [Path width 50 yd, length 2 mi]

    The first of two tornadoes on October 22, 2000 formed across southern portions of Oklahoma City near the intersection of Interstate 35 and Interstate 240, and then moved northward for 1.5 miles before dissipating. Minor structural damage, consisting of 2 broken windows and an air conditioning unit blown off the roof, occurred to the Montgomery Ward Auto Express Store at Crossroads Mall. In addition, roof damage was sustained to several offices and businesses, and numerous homes in the town of Valley Brook. [Path width 40 yd, length 1.5 mi]

    The second tornado of the evening of October 22, 2000 touched down in southern Oklahoma City near the intersection of Eastern and SE 22nd. Minor damage to buildings, trees, and power lines, consistent with an F0 rating, occurred over a narrow, 3 mile path. [Path width 25 yd, length 3 mi]

    The tornado began near SE 19th Street and Shirley Lane, 3.5 to 4 miles SSW of Choctaw and moved NE, ending at 1045PM just NE of Reno Avenue and Indian Meridian Road. Main structural damage was to a church at SE 15th Street and Henney Road, where part of the west wall was damaged. Several homes suffered roof damage along Choctaw Road, near the intersections with SE 10th Street and Falcon Way. [path width 70yd, length 3.2 miles]

    The second of three tornadoes produced by a single storm that moved ENE across south and east sides of the OKC area. (The first was a brief F0 tornado in northern McClain County.) It began NW of 149th and Penn Avenue in far south OKC, and traveled generally ENE, ending at 408PM just NW of 134th and Santa Fe Avenue. Damage was limited mostly to trees, with structural damage limited mainly to fences, awnings, etc. One barn was partially unroofed near SW 140th and Penn. This tornado, for most of its lifetime, was embedded within a larger area of straight-line winds (known as a rear-flank downdraft, or RFD). [Path width 100yd, length 2.3 miles]

    Formed rapidly near Santa Fe Avenue and NW 5th Street in Moore shortly after tornado #108 (above) ended, and quickly strengthened to F3 intensity as it moved ENE through Moore - paralleling the path of the 3 May 1999 F5 tornado (#100) but tracking 1/4 mile or less farther south. The most intense damage in Moore (F3) occurred just W of I-35 and N of 12th Street, where several businesses were leveled. The tornado then moved NE and weakened to F2 intensity as it crossed into Oklahoma County just W of Bryant Avenue. In this area, the damage track coincided exactly with that of the 3 May tornado. This tornado then turned more to the ENE, crossing I-240 near Sooner Road and causing F3 and sporadic F4 damage along I-240 from near Sunnylane Road east to Air Depot Blvd. The tornado struck the General Motors assembly plant near I-240 and Air Depot Blvd, inflicting F4 damage, then crossed the SE part of Tinker AFB. Continuing NE, the tornado inflicted F3 and sporadic F4 damage mostly to residential and rural areas in far southeast OKC and south and east sides of Choctaw, before turning more to the E and ending at 438PM just SW of Reno Avenue and Indian Meridian Road. [path width 700yd, length 17.3 miles]

    This was the fifth of nine tornadoes spawned by a supercell that tracked across the north sides of OKC after dark, and the first of three to strike the OKC metropolitan area. It began in Bethany near NW 38th and Glade Ave. and tracked NE into Warr Acres, ending at 914PM near NW 59th Street and Hammond Avenue. Damage was mostly F0 but with pockets of high-end F1, mainly in the area between NW 39th and NW 50th Streets on either side of Rockwell Avenue. F1 damage included southeast parts of Wiley Post Airport, where about 70 small planes and 40 hangars were damaged or destroyed. Damage surveys indicate that this tornado was embedded within a much longer and wider swath of damaging straight-line winds (probably an RFD; see summary of tornado #108), and may have had multiple vortices during peak intensity. One indirect fatality was associated with this tornado - a man suffered head injuries while seeking shelter, and died two days later. [path width 880yd, length 1.8 miles]

    This brief nighttime tornado was videotaped by a storm chaser. It began near NW 57th and Sapulpa Avenue and moved NE, ending just SW of Hefner Parkway and Northwest Expressway. Damage was mostly minor, being limited to fences and carports, but one restaurant sustained F1 roof damage just before the tornado dissipated. This tornado, like the previous one, was embedded within a larger area of damaging straight-line winds. [path width 50yd, length 0.5 miles]

    The third and most destructive of three tornadoes to strike the OKC area this evening began just E of the KWTV TV studios, or just NE of Wilshire and Kelly Avenues. It moved ENE, crossing I-35 as an F2 tornado between Britton and Hefner Roads. Damage intensity reached a maximum of F3 at an industrial building and horse ranch E of I-35 and S of Hefner Road. The tornado then weakened to F1 as it tracked between Air Depot and Midwest Blvd., just N of Hefner Road, but re-intensified as it crossed Midwest Blvd. One home was destroyed (F3) S of NE 122nd Street, and two others heavily damaged (F2). The tornado then turned briefly to the SE, before resuming a more ENE track parallel to and just S of the Turner Turnpike. Damage in this area was mostly F0/F1 in rural areas, with spotty F2 damage in the far NW part of the city of Jones. The tornado ended at 1006PM about 3 miles S of Luther. [path width 1320yd, length 17.8 miles]

    This tornado was the 7th tornado in a series of 16 tornadoes spawned by a long-lived supercell thunderstorm which formed in west-central Oklahoma in Beckham County, moved east-northeast through the Oklahoma City and Tulsa metro areas, and dissipated in northeastern Oklahoma in Delaware County. The tornado produced sporadic F1 to low-end F2 damage in the Deer Creek area, from Council Road between 206th and 220th Streets, east-northeast to near Highway 74 (Portland Ave.) and Sorghum Mill Road. In the Deer Creek area, 135 homes sustained minor damage, 7 homes incurred major damage, and 7 homes were destroyed. Six mobile homes were damaged. Three were reported to have minor damage, while three others sustained major damage. Two businesses were also destroyed. The Deer Creek/Edmond public school received damage, and the First Baptist Church which was heavily damaged. [path width 100yd, length 4.6 miles]

    A brief tornado damaged trees on the southeast side of Lake Stanley Draper between South Westminster Road and East Stanley Draper Drive near Southeast 140th Street. [path width 20yd, length 0.3 miles]

    This tornado was observed by media helicopters. It formed near the intersection of Northeast 40th Street and Post Road and moved northeast before lifting near 50th Street and Westminister. A large metal garage door was damaged near the 4000 block of North Post Road. Some tree and power line damage also occurred. [path width 75yd, length 1.2 miles]

    This tornado remained within the city limits of Jones affecting southern portions of the town. The tornado began near the intersection of Northeast 63rd and Hiwassee Road and moved ENE to just southwest of the intersection of Britton Road and Indian Meridian Road. Overall, 52 homes and 1 business were affected with minor roof damage and broken windows. Several outbuildings, barns, and sheds were damaged or destroyed along with numerous trees and power lines downed and a few power poles broken. [path width 400yd, length 3.0 miles]

    The tornado began in far southeast OKC near the intersection of SE 74th Street and Marianne Drive, where trees were damaged. A trailer and barns were damaged near SE 53rd Street and Triple XXX Road as it moved to the NNE. Many power lines and poles were downed along SE 15th Street west of Peebly Road. The worst damage was at the Hasel farm near SE 15th Street and Peebly Road, where a barn, numerous trees, and several fences were damaged or downed. The tornado lifted just southwest of Reno Avenue and Peebly Road, just before crossing into the Harrah city limits. [path width 75yd, length 5 miles]

     This tornado developed near the intersection of NW 39th Street and Sara Road in western Oklahoma City, and moved north northeast. In this area several homes suffered roof and garage door damage. The tornado continued north along and just west of the Kilpatrick Turnpike. Significant damage was noted along NW 63rd Street, where a home was heavily damaged, several travel trailers and a boat were rolled and damaged. Several vehicles were also pushed by the wind.

Another area of significant damage was noted along Wilshire Blvd., just west of the Kilpatrick Turnpike. In this area a travel trailer was destroyed, with additional damage to a home and several outbuildings. Two people were directly injured in the travel trailer. In addition, several hardwood trees were snapped, indicative of EF2 damage.

The tornado appeared to have been at its widest toward the end of its path along Morgan Road just north of NW 122nd Street, and it was at this point along the path where the intensity appeared to have been at its highest. Several homes sustained significant roof and siding damage and several wooden power poles were snapped. A metal building was severely damaged. Just to the east of this location, three large electrical transmission towers were damaged. Spotty light damage continued a little further north before the tornado dissipated along Morgan Road north of Memorial Road at 1525 CST. Three additional people were directly injured on the Kilpatrick Turnpike. This EF2 tornado injured 5 people and caused an estimated half of a million dollars in damage. [path width 50yd, length 7.5 miles]

    This tornado occurred within the city limits of Oklahoma City. A narrow path of considerable tree damage was found from just northwest of the intersection of NE 36th Street and Martin Luther King Avenue to just east of the intersection of Interstate 35 and NE 50th Street, including a swath about 30 yards wide across Lincoln Park Golf Course. Damage consisted of numerous small to medium branches broken off trees, as well as numerous large rotted branches. A number of small trees in wet soil were also pushed over along this path. Minor shingle damage was noted to a home just east of I-35 and NE 50th Street, and minor gutter damage was noted to a large metal building just to the southwest of the house. A couple of wooden fences were pushed over and a small canopy was torn near the start of the path. However other structures in or near the path showed little discernible damage. [path width 30yd, length 1.5 miles]

    This brief tornado was reported by a media storm chaser and estimated to be about one-quarter mile southwest of Edmond Road and Rockwell Avenue. The tornado produced no known damage. [path width 20yd, length 0.2 miles]

    From the official National Weather Service damage survey, this tornado appeared to have developed near the intersection of NW 178th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. The tornado caused most of its damage in the Valencia neighborhood. It was here that many homes sustained roof, window, garage door, and fence damage. One home sustained especially heavy damage, with a large portion of the roof being lost and extensive damage to the inside of the home. The tornado continued northeast and appeared to have dissipated just northeast of the subdivision, where some tree damage was noted. After a gap, additional damage was observed near the intersection of NW 192nd Street and Western Avenue, where several large power transmission poles were blown down, and some fence damage was also observed. While there was not a continuous damage path between the two damage sites, they do appear to be in line with the storm's path. A storm chaser also observed this tornado as far northeast as at least Covell Road between Santa Fe Avenue and Kelley Avenue where it is believed to have dissipated. [path width 100yd, length 3.5 miles]

     The tornado moved from 1 mile east of Yukon to 1 mile northeast of Warr Acres (southwest of the intersection Main St/Mustang Road) in Yukon to the intesrection NW60 Street and Meridian Avenue. The tornado developed southwest of Main Street and Mustang Road on the east side of Yukon. The tornadic winds removed part of a residence's roof near this location. Sporadic damage to trees and fences were reported as the tornado moved east northeast toward the north side of Lake Overholser. The tornado continued moving east-northeast into Oklahoma County.

The tornado continued from the north side of Lake Overholser and crossed NW 39th street, damaging several bleachers next to the baseball field. Damage to trees was also noted at this location, with one tree falling on a gas plant. About 50 residents had to be evacuated due to the gas leak. An apartment complex was sustained some damage near NW 50th and Grove streets. Tree damage continued along the tornadoes path until it finally lifted near NW 60th and Meridian Avenue. [path width 120yd, length 7.5 miles]

     The tornado moved from 5 miles north-northwest to 3 miles north-northeast of The Village of from near the intersection of NW 164th Street and May Avenue to near near the intersection of Memorial and Western Avenune. The tornado developed near NW 164th and May Avenue. Scattered tree and sign damage was reported as the tornado moved southeast toward Memorial Road and Western Avenue. Roof damage was also observed at a residence near NW 150th and Pennsylvania Avenue, and at an apartment complex northeast of Pennsylvania Avenue and Memorial Road. [path width 20yd, length 2.8 miles]