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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
408 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/23/2026 TORNADO EVENT
OVERVIEW
THIS IS A PRELIMINARY STATEMENT ON THE SIX KNOWN
TORNADOES DURING THE EVENING OF THURSDAY, APRIL 23RD. SOME OF THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED HERE WILL BE UPDATED AS MORE INFORMATION
IS GATHERED. SOME TORNADOES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED BY VIDEO OR
PHOTOGRAPHS. HOWEVER, INITIALLY, SOME OF THESE TRACKS MAY CHANGE OVER
TIME.
THE ENID TORNADO DAMAGE HAS A PRELIMINARY RATING OF EF4.
SE RENFRO
RATING: EFU
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: N/A
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.4 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/23/2026
START TIME: 06:42 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 6 ESE RENFROW / GRANT COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON: 36.8855 / -97.5622
END DATE: 04/23/2026
END TIME: 06:44 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 5 N DEER CREEK / GRANT COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON: 36.8851 / -97.52
SURVEY SUMMARY:
MEDIA CONFIRMATION OF TORNADO.
BRAMAN
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 6.8 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 600 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/23/2026
START TIME: 07:04 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 4 SW BLACKWELL LAKE / KAY COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON: 36.8991 / -97.4543
END DATE: 04/23/2026
END TIME: 07:27 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 1 SSW BRAMAN / KAY COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON: 36.9101 / -97.34
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE BRAMAN TORNADO BEGAN NEAR THE GARFIELD / KAY COUNTY LINE,
NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF W EARTH ROAD AND N 140TH STREET. THIS
TORNADO MOVED TO THE EAST AND EVENTUALLY NORTHEAST, SPAWNING AT
LEAST TWO SATELLITE TORNADOES. AS THE TORNADO CROSSED I-35 NEAR W
FORK ROAD. AT LEAST EF1 DAMAGE WAS NOTED WITH NUMEROUS UTILITY
LINES BEING DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
BRAMAN SATELLITE 1
RATING: EFU
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: N/A
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.4 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: N/A
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/23/2026
START TIME: 07:07 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 4 SSW BLACKWELL LAKE / KAY COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON: 36.899 / -97.4243
END DATE: 04/23/2026
END TIME: 07:07 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 4 SSW BLACKWELL LAKE / KAY COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON: 36.8951 / -97.4212
SURVEY SUMMARY:
SATELLITE TORNADO OBSERVED ON VIDEO.
BRAMAN SATELLITE 2
RATING: EFU
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: N/A
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.3 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: N/A
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/23/2026
START TIME: 07:17 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 2 WSW BRAMAN / KAY COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON: 36.9089 / -97.3759
END DATE: 04/23/2026
END TIME: 07:17 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 WSW BRAMAN / KAY COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON: 36.9096 / -97.3711
SURVEY SUMMARY:
SATELLITE TORNADO OBSERVED ON VIDEO.
ENID
RATING: EF4
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 170 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 9.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 0 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 10
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: 36.3173 / -97.9391
END DATE: 04/23/2026
END TIME: 08:48 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 5 ESE ENID / GARFIELD COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON: 36.3787 / -97.7971
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 SEVERAL
EF4 POINTS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD JUST EAST OF US81. AS THE TORNADO
MOVED NORTHEAST, ANOTHER SET OF EF4 DAMAGE WAS NOTED NEAR S 30TH
STREET AND E RUPE ROAD. FINALLY, THE STORM MOVED TO THE EAST,
DISSIPATING JUST TO THE WEST OF ENID WOODRING REGIONAL AIRPORT.
NEWKIRK
RATING: EFU
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: N/A
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: N/A
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/23/2026
START TIME: 08:12 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 1 ESE NEWKIRK / KAY COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON: 36.8796 / -97.0445
END DATE: 04/23/2026
END TIME: 08:18 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 SE NEWKIRK / KAY COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON: 36.8632 / -97.028
SURVEY SUMMARY:
TRACK AND END TIME ESTIMATED.
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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