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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
407 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/17/2026 TORNADO EVENT
PONCA CITY TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 TO 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 4 MILES (IN KAY COUNTY)
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/17/2026
START TIME: 06:56 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 WSW PONCA CITY / KAY COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON: 36.69 / -97.14
END DATE: 04/17/2026
END TIME: 07:03 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 SE PONCA CITY / KAY COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON: 36.68 / -97.06
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS TORNADO DEVELOPED NEAR RANCH ROAD JUST NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY
60 WEST OF PONCA CITY. IT MOVED EAST CAUSING SPORADIC TREE AND
POWER POLE DAMAGE ACROSS THE SOUTH SIDE OF PONCA CITY BEFORE
CROSSING THE ARKANSAS RIVER INTO OSAGE COUNTY. FURTHER
INFORMATION ABOUT THE DAMAGE IN OSAGE COUNTY WILL BE AVAILABLE
FROM THE NWS OFFICE IN TULSA.
KAW LAKE TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 TO 95 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.7 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 75 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/17/2026
START TIME: 07:11 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 5 SW KAW CITY / KAY COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON: 36.71 / -96.94
END DATE: 04/17/2026
END TIME: 07:12 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 5 SW KAW CITY / KAY COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON: 36.70 / -96.93
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS TORNADO DEVELOPED JUST NORTHWEST OF HIDEAWAY MARINA JUST
WEST OF THE KAW LAKE DAM. THE TORNADO MOVED ACROSS THE MARINA
CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BOAT SHELTERS AT THE MARINA.
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.
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