Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 24 to 25, 2022

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 24 to 25, 2022
Start: 2022-10-24T08:21
End: 2022-10-25T05:00
Location: Oklahoma

October 24 to 25, 2022 · NWS OUN · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

A line of thunderstorms crosses the area during the morning of the 24th with minor wind damage and a couple of tornadoes reported embedded within the line.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $15,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS OUN wrote it up.

A line of thunderstorms crosses the area during the morning of the 24th with minor wind damage and a couple of tornadoes reported embedded within the line.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 24, 5:38 AM CST, 2 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 24, 5:38 AM CST, 2 hours 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 24, 3:03 AM CST, 5 hours 18 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 24, 6:02 AM CST, 2 hours 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 24, 7:29 AM CST, 52 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 24, 7:41 AM CST, 40 minutes before

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The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 13 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:20 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When: October 24, 8:21 AM CST
Where: Cleveland County, 3.81 mi E of Moore
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 35.331, -97.423

Trampoline blown across Sooner Road.

Tornado, Canadian

When: October 24, 8:27 AM CST to 8:33 AM CST
Where: Canadian County, 5.58 mi E of Union City to 4.05 mi W of Mustang
Rating: EF0
Path length: 2.9 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 35.391, -97.841

The tornado initially broke some tree branches along State Highway 152 between Gregory Road and Banner Road, then moved east-northeast producing more tree damage and roof damage on the north side of a residence on Richland Road north of SH-152.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pottawatomie

When: October 24, 9:08 AM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County, 1.97 mi WNW of Tribbey
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 35.096, -97.124

Tree damage was reported on Dutton Road south of Banner Road.

Tornado, Pottawatomie

When: October 24, 9:32 AM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County, 4.37 mi E of Macomb
Rating: EF0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 35.144, -96.933

Emergency management spotters reported a brief tornado near US Highway 177 and State Highway 59B. No damage was reported.

High Wind, Bryan

When: October 25, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Bryan forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 33.962, -96.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power line pole was snapped causing power lines to cross the 2700 blk. of N. 1st Ave. (Hwy 78). A tree (20-24 diameter) was also broken off in the 1800 blk. of N. 1st Ave.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 2022 Every state in 2022 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Oklahoma, 2022 Warnings in Oklahoma, October 2022

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1059936, 1061448, 1061449, 1061447, 1059940.