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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
322 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 6/22/2026 TORNADO AND DAMAGING WIND EVENT
OVERVIEW
A DERECHO MOVED ACROSS OKLAHOMA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ON
MONDAY, JUNE 22ND. THE OKLAHOMA MESONET SITE AT HINTON MEASURED A WIND
GUST OF 102 MPH AT 115 AM CDT. WHILE THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA SAW SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WINDS, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONFIRM AT LEAST 3 TORNADOES FROM
EARLY THIS MORNING.
THE EL RENO TORNADO WILL UNDERGO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AFTER THIS FIRST,
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT. THE EXACT TRACK, RATING, AND ESTIMATED WINDS WILL
BE REFINED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
.EL RENO
RATING: EFU / TBD
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: N/A / TBD
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: TBD
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: TBD
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 06/22/2026
START TIME: 01:40 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 NW EL RENO / CANADIAN COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON: 35.5528 / -97.9988
END DATE: 06/22/2026
END TIME: 01:48 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 WNW EL RENO / CANADIAN COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON: 35.5393 / -97.9865
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AS STATED ABOVE, THIS INFORMATION IS VERY PRELIMINARY AND THE SURVEY CONTINUES.
HOWEVER, SEVERAL HOMES WERE DAMAGED NORTH OF BUSINESS I-40 NEAR REFORMATORY ROAD.
MULTIPLE POWER LINES AND POWER POLES WERE DAMAGED IN THIS AREA, AND THE DAMAGE
EXTENDS ABOUT A MILE TO THE NORTHWEST AND THEN TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST.
HARRAH
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 4.9 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 0 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 06/22/2026
START TIME: 02:15 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 2 WNW HARRAH / OKLAHOMA COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON: 35.5022 / -97.1939
END DATE: 06/22/2026
END TIME: 02:21 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 3 E HARRAH / LINCOLN COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON: 35.4858 / -97.1114
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A QLCS TORNADO LIKELY BEGAN JUST NORTH OF NE 23RD STREET AND THE
KICKAPOO TURNPIKE. THE TORNADO MOVED SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH
HARRAH, PRODUCING TREE AND POWER LINE AND POWER POLE DAMAGE. THE
CIRCULATION MOVED ACROSS THE COUNTY LINE, BEFORE DISSIPATING.
WETUMKA
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 5.3 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 0 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 06/22/2026
START TIME: 03:10 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 W WETUMKA / HUGHES COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON: 35.2294 / -96.3006
END DATE: 06/22/2026
END TIME: 03:16 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 E WETUMKA / HUGHES COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON: 35.2377 / -96.2098
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE WETUMKA TORNADO BEGAN AT 310 AM SOUTH OF SH9 TO THE WEST OF
WETUMKA. THE TORNADO THEN PRODUCED DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER
LINES NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SH9 AND SH27, BEFORE MOVING
EASTWARD. THE MOST INTENSE DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH EF1 DAMAGE
AND/OR WIND SPEEDS, WITH TREES AND POWER POLE DAMAGE ON THE EAST
SIDE OF TOWN. SOUTH OF SH9 AND ALONG N381 ROAD, THERE WERE A FEW
TREES UPROOTED AS WELL.
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 EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
SMITH / FOX
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