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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
448 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/23/2026 TORNADO EVENT - UPDATE #1
UPDATE
UPDATED PATH LENGTH, WIDTH, ESTIMATED PEAK WIND SPEED,
AND NUMBER OF DIRECT INJURIES ATTRIBUTED TO THE ENID TORNADO.
ENID TORNADO
RATING: EF4
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 175 TO 180 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 10.4 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 600 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 1
START DATE: 04/23/2026
START TIME: 08:11 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 SW VANCE AIR FORCE BASE / GARFIELD COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON: 36.32 / -97.94
END DATE: 04/23/2026
END TIME: 08:48 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 5 ESE ENID / GARFIELD COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON: 36.38 / -97.80
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS LONG TRACK TORNADO BEGAN TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OF VANCE AFB
AT 811 CDT. THE STORM MOVED TO THE NORTHEAST, PRODUCING EF4 DAMAGE
IN A NEIGHBORHOOD JUST EAST OF US81 AS WELL AS NEAR S 30TH STREET
AND E RUPE ROAD. FINALLY, THE STORM MOVED TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST,
DISSIPATING JUST TO THE WEST OF ENID WOODRING REGIONAL AIRPORT.
ALTHOUGH SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TORNADO PATH MAY OCCUR AS
INVESTIGATION OF AERIAL DAMAGE IMAGERY CONTINUES, THIS WILL LIKELY
BE A NEAR-FINAL ASSESSMENT.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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