Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF2
-- Length 7.25
-- Width 300
State OKLAHOMA
County/Area ELLIS
WFO OUN
Begin Date 05/05/2007 20:36:00 CST-6
Begin Range 21
Begin Azimuth SSW
Begin Location HARMON
Begin Lat/Lon 35.89/-99.77
End Date 05/05/2007 20:58:00 CST-6
End Range 17
End Azimuth SSW
End Location HARMON
End Lat/Lon 35.94/-99.75
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 1/0
Property Damage 612.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative An upper level storm system moved slowly into south central Colorado during the afternoon. A dry line had become established and was located along the Oklahoma and Texas panhandle border. Also, favorable upper level winds were rotating around the upper level storm system, crossing the dryline over western Oklahoma. As the afternoon progressed, convergence along the dryline became maximized over this area. Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours and they quickly became supercells. Two of the supercells produced several tornadoes. The northern tornadic storm produced five tornadoes from southwest of Roll to just east of Arnett. The southern tornadic storm also produced five tornadoes in Oklahoma from near Sweetwater to near Sharon. Large hail was also observed. The supercells moved northeast out of Oklahoma during the late evening hours. Monetary values for the tornado damage were estimated.
Event Narrative This tornado developed 4 miles north-northeast of Roll in northern Roger Mills County and crossed the Canadian River into southern Ellis County at 9:36 pm CDT. Two houses and two mobile homes were destroyed in the Packsaddle area of southern Ellis County to the east of US Highway 283 (about 18 miles south-southwest of Harmon), and a roof was removed from another mobile home. At least one of these homes suffered a complete removal of the roof and some damage to the exterior walls. Several cars were damaged or destroyed, as well as trees and power lines. Monetary values were estimated.


All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 2 6.097M 0.00K
LAVERNE HARPER CO. OK 05/05/2007 12:55 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LAVERNE HARPER CO. OK 05/05/2007 13:00 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LAVERNE HARPER CO. OK 05/05/2007 13:14 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LAVERNE HARPER CO. OK 05/05/2007 17:00 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LAVERNE HARPER CO. OK 05/05/2007 17:12 CST-6 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
REYDON ROGER MILLS CO. OK 05/05/2007 18:40 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MAYFIELD BECKHAM CO. OK 05/05/2007 18:44 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MAYFIELD BECKHAM CO. OK 05/05/2007 18:54 CST-6 Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WOODWARD WOODWARD CO. OK 05/05/2007 19:00 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 56 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CRAWFORD ROGER MILLS CO. OK 05/05/2007 19:03 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ERICK BECKHAM CO. OK 05/05/2007 19:04 CST-6 Tornado EF3 0 1 5.000M 0.00K
SWEETWATER ROGER MILLS CO. OK 05/05/2007 19:12 CST-6 Tornado EF3 0 0 150.00K 0.00K
CRAWFORD ROGER MILLS CO. OK 05/05/2007 19:16 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ARNETT ELLIS CO. OK 05/05/2007 19:19 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
DEMPSEY ROGER MILLS CO. OK 05/05/2007 19:32 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ARNETT ELLIS CO. OK 05/05/2007 19:39 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ARNETT ELLIS CO. OK 05/05/2007 19:56 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ROLL ROGER MILLS CO. OK 05/05/2007 20:05 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
ROLL ROGER MILLS CO. OK 05/05/2007 20:34 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
HARMON ELLIS CO. OK 05/05/2007 20:36 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 1 612.00K 0.00K
HARMON ELLIS CO. OK 05/05/2007 21:50 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
VICI DEWEY CO. OK 05/05/2007 21:51 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 15.00K 0.00K
SHARON WOODWARD CO. OK 05/05/2007 21:55 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 300.00K 0.00K
SHARON WOODWARD CO. OK 05/05/2007 22:00 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SHARON WOODWARD CO. OK 05/05/2007 22:25 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CURTIS WOODWARD CO. OK 05/05/2007 22:31 CST-6 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MOORELAND WOODWARD CO. OK 05/05/2007 22:38 CST-6 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 2 6.097M 0.00K