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Event Details:
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF0 |
| -- Length | 2.7 Miles |
| -- Width | 400 Yards |
| State | OKLAHOMA |
| County/Area | WOODWARD |
| WFO | OUN |
| Report Source | Trained Spotter |
| NCEI Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2016-05-23 19:25 CST-6 |
| Begin Location | 5NNW WOODWARD |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 36.5066/-99.4119 |
| End Date | 2016-05-23 19:41 CST-6 |
| End Location | 6NNW WOODWARD |
| End Lat/Lon | 36.5151/-99.4344 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 10.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Storms formed along a dryline in the panhandles on the 23rd. These storms slowly made their way into western Oklahoma and western north Texas late that evening. The southernmost storms eventually formed into an MCS and followed the Red River overnight into the early morning of the 24th. |
| Event Narrative | A tornado was observed north-northwest of Woodward by multiple spotters and storm chasers. Two outbuildings were damaged, but otherwise meandered over open ranchland. Although the tornado was observed to have become rather wide, both the damage produced and preliminary data from the University of Massachusetts X-Pol mobile Doppler radar operated by Purdue University researchers indicate that the tornado likely only produced EF0 wind speeds. Based on the circulation track derived from the UMass X-Pol radar, the total path length was approximately 2.7 miles along a meandering path. |
Event Map:
Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| WOODWARD | WOODWARD CO. | OK | 05/23/2016 | 18:59 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WOODWARD | WOODWARD CO. | OK | 05/23/2016 | 19:10 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WOODWARD | WOODWARD CO. | OK | 05/23/2016 | 19:25 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| FORT SUPPLY | WOODWARD CO. | OK | 05/23/2016 | 20:02 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WOODWARD | WOODWARD CO. | OK | 05/23/2016 | 20:05 | CST-6 | Hail | 3.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SELMAN | HARPER CO. | OK | 05/23/2016 | 20:24 | CST-6 | Tornado | EFU | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MANITOU | TILLMAN CO. | OK | 05/24/2016 | 00:39 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| MANITOU | TILLMAN CO. | OK | 05/24/2016 | 00:45 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K |
