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Event Details
| Event | Hail |
| Magnitude | 1.00 in. |
| State | OKLAHOMA |
| County/Area | MCCLAIN |
| WFO | OUN |
| Begin Date | 05/10/2010 16:15:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 1 |
| Begin Azimuth | NE |
| Begin Location | BLANCHARD |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 35.15/-97.65 |
| End Date | 05/10/2010 16:15:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A significant outbreak of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes affected a large part of northern, central, and southern Oklahoma. Tornadoes were most numerous across central and southern Oklahoma, with significant damage occurring over many areas. |Severe thunderstorms erupted by mid afternoon across northern and western Oklahoma. Given the potent combination of ingredients in place, storms began to produce tornadoes quickly after initiation. Storm motions of 50 to 60 mph were common. During the mid afternoon hours, severe weather was confined to northern Oklahoma. It was there a long track supercell storm produced tornadoes near the Kansas border - including one rated EF3 - from near Wakita to north of Braman. The capping inversion that had delayed thunderstorm development into central Oklahoma weakened, allowing for explosive supercell development along the dry line along and west of the Interstate 35 corridor. Rapid development and intensification was common with the late afternoon storms, with storms becoming tornadic within a very short time after initiation. This round of storms would directly impact a large part of the Oklahoma City metro area at rush hour, and posed a significant threat to the area. The first tornado in this area occurred in Canadian County. During the next several hours, tornadoes were clustered around the metro area, and at times there were multiple significant damaging tornadoes occurring simultaneously. Several of the tornadoes had long tracks. Damage from the tornadoes was substantial, with numerous structures, vehicles, trees and power poles/lines significantly damaged or destroyed. One of the more intense tornadoes moved across Lake Thunderbird east of Norman destroying numerous boats. More storms developed across southwest and south central Oklahoma, and also quickly became tornadic. By 9 pm, 35 tornadoes had been reported. While the loss of three lives was tragic, the casualties could have been much higher given the storm's fast motions, their intensity, the time of day and the areas impacted. While exact monetary damage figures were not available, it is estimated that losses were in excess of $595 million. At least 450 sustained injuries, most of them minor. Unfortunately three people lost their lives. Note: The large number of injuries and tornadoes made it difficult to associate injuries with specific tornadoes. Injury numbers were included when we had confidence in the numbers. Note: The complex nature of storm evolutions and interactions made the job of classifying tornadoes difficult. This represents our best scientific assessment based on ground and aerial surveys, data from multiple radars, photographic and video evidence and anecdotal information. |
| Event Narrative |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 3 | 117 | 2.630M | 0.00K | |||||||
| ALVA | WOODS CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 13:45 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LAMBERT | ALFALFA CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 14:03 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CHEROKEE | ALFALFA CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 14:10 | CST-6 | Hail | 4.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MANCHESTER | GRANT CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 14:25 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WAKITA | GRANT CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 14:30 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| NASH | GRANT CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 14:33 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WAKITA | GRANT CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 14:38 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF3 | 0 | 1 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WAUKOMIS | GARFIELD CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 14:57 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WARR ACRES | OKLAHOMA CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 15:00 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| RENFROW | GRANT CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 15:00 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| (END)VANCE AFB ENID | GARFIELD CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 15:02 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FAIRMONT | GARFIELD CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 15:03 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MEDFORD | GRANT CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 15:03 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WAUKOMIS | GARFIELD CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 15:08 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FAIRMONT | GARFIELD CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 15:10 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| RENFROW | GRANT CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 15:15 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BILLINGS | NOBLE CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 15:15 | CST-6 | Hail | 4.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GARBER | GARFIELD CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 15:17 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BRAMAN | KAY CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 15:17 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BRAMAN | KAY CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 15:19 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF3 | 0 | 1 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| NARDIN | KAY CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 15:21 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BRAMAN | KAY CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 15:22 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BILLINGS | NOBLE CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 15:30 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MINCO | GRADY CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 15:39 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MINCO | GRADY CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 15:39 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| UNION CITY | CANADIAN CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 15:40 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| UNION CITY | CANADIAN CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 15:46 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CASHION | KINGFISHER CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 15:46 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PIEDMONT | CANADIAN CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 15:46 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| RED ROCK | NOBLE CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 15:53 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| NAVINA | LOGAN CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 15:54 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WHITE EAGLE | KAY CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 15:55 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MARLAND | NOBLE CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:00 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MARLAND | NOBLE CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:02 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| RED ROCK | NOBLE CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:03 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CORUM | STEPHENS CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:03 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HASTINGS | JEFFERSON CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:05 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| COMANCHE | STEPHENS CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:06 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TABLER | GRADY CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:07 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| THE VILLAGE | OKLAHOMA CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:13 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BLANCHARD | MCCLAIN CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:15 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DEL CITY | OKLAHOMA CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:15 | CST-6 | Hail | 4.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LAKE CARL BLACKWELL DAM | PAYNE CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:15 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MOORE | CLEVELAND CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:16 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| (OUN)NORMAN WESTHEIMER ARPT | CLEVELAND CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:20 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BRAY | STEPHENS CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:20 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LAKE CARL BLACKWELL DAM | PAYNE CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:20 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| (OUN)NORMAN WESTHEIMER ARPT | CLEVELAND CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:20 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF3 | 0 | 20 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| COX CITY | GRADY CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:22 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MOORE | CLEVELAND CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:22 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MOORE | CLEVELAND CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:23 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.13 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MOORE | CLEVELAND CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:25 | CST-6 | Hail | 4.60 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| STANLEY DRAPER LAKE DAM | CLEVELAND CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:27 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| (SWO)STILLWATER AIRPORT | PAYNE CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:29 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MOORE | CLEVELAND CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:30 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CHOCTAW | OKLAHOMA CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:30 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| RYAN | JEFFERSON CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:32 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| NORMAN | CLEVELAND CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:32 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF4 | 1 | 32 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| NORMAN | CLEVELAND CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:32 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| NORMAN | CLEVELAND CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:34 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| (TIK)TINKER AFB | OKLAHOMA CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:35 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF4 | 2 | 29 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PAYNE | MCCLAIN CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:36 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PAYNE | MCCLAIN CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:37 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SLAUGHTERVILLE | CLEVELAND CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:39 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 3 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CORNISH | JEFFERSON CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:44 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DALE | POTTAWATOMIE CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:48 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF3 | 0 | 3 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PINK | POTTAWATOMIE CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:50 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LOCO | STEPHENS CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:50 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PINK | POTTAWATOMIE CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:51 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TECUMSEH | POTTAWATOMIE CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 16:56 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF3 | 0 | 2 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GRADY | JEFFERSON CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 17:00 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HEALDTON | CARTER CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 17:04 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SEMINOLE | SEMINOLE CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 17:11 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF3 | 0 | 26 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DICKSON | CARTER CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 17:20 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LONE GROVE | CARTER CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 17:22 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| NORMAN | CLEVELAND CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 17:25 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LONE GROVE | CARTER CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 17:25 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DAVIS | MURRAY CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 17:30 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MARIETTA | LOVE CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 17:30 | CST-6 | Hail | 4.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LAKE MURRAY DAM | LOVE CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 17:40 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MEEKER | LINCOLN CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 17:50 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LEXINGTON | CLEVELAND CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 17:52 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MARIETTA | LOVE CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 17:54 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WANETTE | POTTAWATOMIE CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 18:01 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LEBANON | MARSHALL CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 18:08 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WILLIS | MARSHALL CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 18:15 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MAUD | POTTAWATOMIE CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 18:20 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ADA | PONTOTOC CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 18:25 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 65 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ADA | PONTOTOC CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 18:32 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TURNER FALLS | MURRAY CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 18:50 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MILL CREEK | JOHNSTON CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 19:05 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FITTSTOWN | PONTOTOC CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 19:15 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| COLEMAN | JOHNSTON CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 19:42 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 2.630M | 0.00K |
| BOGGY DEPOT STATE PARK | ATOKA CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 19:45 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MARIETTA | LOVE CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 19:57 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| COLBERT | BRYAN CO. | OK | 05/10/2010 | 20:11 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 3 | 117 | 2.630M | 0.00K |
