Tornado (EF3) — Pottawatomie, Oklahoma
April 19, 2023 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$50K
Tornado scale
EF3
Area
Pottawatomie
Event narrative (NOAA)
The twelfth tornado of the outbreak developed about 2 miles south-southeast of Pink. This tornado was very slow, moving only 0.6 mile in 5 minutes near the intersection of Okay Road and Willow View Road. A metal truss electric transmission tower collapsed in the tornado and is the source of the EF3 rating. The tornado also damaged at least two homes and numerous trees.
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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.