{"id":502,"date":"2009-02-12T12:43:08","date_gmt":"2009-02-12T17:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daviddrummond.com\/blog\/?p=502"},"modified":"2009-02-12T12:50:08","modified_gmt":"2009-02-12T17:50:08","slug":"021009-oklahoma-tornadoes-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/daviddrummond.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/12\/021009-oklahoma-tornadoes-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"02\/10\/09 Oklahoma Tornadoes Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I was blogging LIVE<\/a> on Tuesday, a severe weather outbreak resulted in some damaging and even deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma.\u00a0 The first tornadoes were reported on the northwest side of Oklahoma City, and then the same storm went on to generate 2 more tornadoes, one damaging many homes and businesses in Edmond.\u00a0 Only minor injuries were reported there.<\/p>\n

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Later in the evening, an even worse tornado struck the small town of Lone Grove near Ardmore, reportedly completely destroying two trailer parks along the way, killing 8 people and producing EF4 damage.<\/p>\n

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Below is the preliminary release from the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma<\/p>\n

\nPUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT <\/strong>
\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK<\/strong>
\n435 PM CST WED FEB 11 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n

…PRELIMINARY SURVEY INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TORNADOES IN
\nCENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA TUESDAY FEBRUARY 10… \u00a0<\/p>\n

AT LEAST THREE TORNADOES OCCURRED IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA
\nYESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
\n
\n..TORNADO ONE<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0<\/p>\n

THE FIRST TORNADO OF THE DAY TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 233 PM IN
\nFAR EASTERN CANADIAN COUNTY ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF BETHANY. THE
\nTORNADO TRACKED NORTHEAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA CITY
\nAND NORTHWEST EDMOND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE TORNADO
\nDISSIPATED APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD IN
\nSOUTHERN LOGAN COUNTY AT ABOUT 307 PM. THE INTENSITY OF THIS TORNADO
\nVARIED FROM EF0 TO EF2…WITH THE MOST INTENSE DAMAGE OCCURRING IN
\nNORTHWEST EDMOND.
\n
\n..TORNADO TWO<\/strong> \u00a0<\/p>\n

THE SECOND TORNADO WAS SPAWNED BY THE SAME SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM
\nTHAT PRODUCED TORNADO NUMBER ONE. THIS TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AT
\nABOUT 330 PM APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTH OF LANGSTON. THE TORNADO
\nTRACKED NORTHEAST ACROSS RURAL AREAS AND DISSIPATED APPROXIMATELY 3
\nMILES SOUTHWEST OF STILLWATER AT ABOUT 355 PM. THE INTENSITY OF
\nTHIS TORNADO REMAINS UNKNOWN.
\n
\n..TORNADO THREE<\/strong> \u00a0<\/p>\n

THE THIRD TORNADO LIKELY APPROACHED THE RED RIVER NEAR PETERSBURG IN
\nEXTREME SOUTHEAST JEFFERSON COUNTY AT ABOUT 650 PM. THIS TORNADO WAS
\nUP TO ONE-HALF MILE WIDE AS IT TRACKED NORTHEAST CROSSING NORTHWEST
\nLOVE COUNTY AND SOUTHERN CARTER COUNTY WHERE IT STRUCK THE TOWN OF
\nLONE GROVE BETWEEN 725 AND 730 PM CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE
\nTORNADO PRODUCED 8 FATALITIES AND NUMEROUS INJURIES IN THE LONE
\nGROVE AREA. THIS TORNADO REACHED EF4 INTENSITY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF
\nLONE GROVE IMPLYING WINDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 170 MPH. THE
\nTORNADO THEN CONTINUED NORTHEAST CROSSING INTERSTATE 35 NORTH OF
\nARDMORE BEFORE DISSIPATING IN FAR SOUTHEAST MURRAY COUNTY
\nAPPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DOUGHERTY AT AROUND 800 PM. \u00a0<\/p>\n

THIS INFORMATION IS PRELIMINARY AND DETAILS MAY CHANGE SLIGHTLY AS
\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SOME AREAS REMAINED
\nINACCESSIBLE TO SURVEY TEAMS. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE FINAL EF
\nRATINGS MAY VARY SLIGHTLY OR THAT ADDITIONAL SURVEYS REVEAL BREAKS
\nIN SOME OF THE TORNADO TRACKS SUGGESTING SEPARATE SHORTER TRACK
\nTORNADOES OCCURRED.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

For more videos about these tornadoes, please see the article on my main website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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