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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
339 PM CST FRI JAN 9 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 1/8/26 TORNADO EVENT - UPDATE #1
UPDATE
UPGRADED PURCELL TORNADO TO EF2.
PURCELL TORNADO
RATING: EF2
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 111 TO 115 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 9.4 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: TO BE DETERMINED
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 01/08/2026
START TIME: 07:24 AM CST
START LOCATION: 5 SW PURCELL / MCCLAIN COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON: 34.97 / -97.44
END DATE: 01/08/2026
END TIME: 07:34 AM CST
END LOCATION: 2 NNE LEXINGTON / CLEVELAND COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON: 35.05 / -97.31
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS TORNADO DEVELOPED NEAR 180TH STREET AND LADD ROAD SOUTHWEST
OF PURCELL AND MOVED NORTHEAST. ONE HOME ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF PURCELL HAD THE ROOF REMOVED AND THE TORNADO WAS RATED EF2 AT
THIS LOCATION. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST THROUGH PURCELL
CAUSING ROOF DAMAGE TO A FEW HOMES AND DAMAGING UTILITY POLES
AND TREES. MOVING OUT OF THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF PURCELL, THE
TORNADO CROSSED THE CANADIAN RIVER INTO CLEVELAND COUNTY. ONE
OUTBUILDING WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED NORTH OF LEXINGTON.
LAKE THUNDERBIRD TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 TO 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.8 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 01/08/2026
START TIME: 07:44 AM CST
START LOCATION: 1 NNW LAKE THUNDERBIRD DAM / CLEVELAND COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON: 35.24 / -97.23
END DATE: 01/08/2026
END TIME: 07:46 AM CST
END LOCATION: 3 N LAKE THUNDERBIRD DAM / CLEVELAND COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON: 35.26 / -97.21
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS TORNADO LIKELY DEVELOPED OVER LAKE THUNDERBIRD, AND MOVED
NORTHEAST PRODUCING TREE DAMAGE SOUTHWEST OF 156TH AVENUE
NORTHEAST AND TECUMSEH ROAD.
TORNADO NEAR SHAWNEE LAKES
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 TO 95 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 4 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: TO BE DETERMINED
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 01/08/2026
START TIME: 07:52 AM CST
START LOCATION: 4 E STELLA / CLEVELAND COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON: 35.32 / -97.14
END DATE: 01/08/2026
END TIME: 07:57 AM CST
END LOCATION: 3 NNW BETHEL ACRES / POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON: 35.35 / -97.09
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS TORNADO DEVELOPED JUST WEST OF THE CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE
COUNTY LINE WHERE TREES AND A FLAG POLE WERE DAMAGED. THE TORNADO
MOVED NORTHEAST INTO POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY DAMAGING AN OUTBUILDING
AND TREES. ROOFS WERE DAMAGED TO AT LEAST TWO ADDITIONAL HOUSES
BETWEEN THE SHAWNEE LAKES.
SHAWNEE TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 86 TO 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.6 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: TO BE DETERMINED
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 01/08/2026
START TIME: 08:06 AM CST
START LOCATION: 2 NNW SHAWNEE / POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON: 35.37 / -96.94
END DATE: 01/08/2026
END TIME: 08:09 AM CST
END LOCATION: 3 S AYDELOTTE / POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON: 35.40 / -96.91
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS TORNADO DEVELOPED JUST NORTH OF SHAWNEE REGIONAL AIRPORT AND
MOVED NORTHEAST DAMAGING A COUPLE OF HOMES SOUTHWEST OF 45TH
STREET AND KICKAPOO STREET. THE TORNADO THEN CROSSED INTERSTATE 40
AND DAMAGED THE ROOF OF A HOTEL AND DAMAGING A BUSINESS AS IT
APPROACHED HARRISON STREET.
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:
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES ON THESE TORNADOES AND OTHER AREAS OF DAMAGE
REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FROM THURSDAY MORNING'S STORMS.
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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