Tornado (EF2) — Pottawatomie, Oklahoma
May 24, 2011 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Tornado D3 (McLoud tornado.) A tornado developed west-southwest of the intersection of Fishmarket Road and Memorial Road to the south-southwest of McLoud. The tornado moved east-northeast where a telephone company building lost it's roof, and a number of sheds were damaged and causing tree damage as it crossed the intersection and Fishmarket and Memorial roads. Extensive tree damage continued northeast of this intersection, at least one home suffered the destruction of an attached garage and a few homes suffered roof and window damage. The tornado turned north-northeast crossing Interstate 40 near the Walker Road bridge where it struck and semi truck, lifting and destroying the trailer, lofting the pieces to the north. The tornado dissipated soon after crossing Interstate 40. Althoug
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.