A weak shortwave trough lifted from northern Mexico into west Texas on the 25th. While this contributed to increasing (and sufficient) wind shear, only weak instability was present across the region (owing to widespread rain showers/clouds).
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A weak shortwave trough lifted from northern Mexico into west Texas on the 25th. While this contributed to increasing (and sufficient) wind shear, only weak instability was present across the region (owing to widespread rain showers/clouds). Despite this, a weak quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) developed and swept across portions of south-central into east-central Oklahoma during the early evening. Localized pockets of low-level instability yielded sufficient conditions for the development of two weak/brief tornadoes across these areas.
The Norman radar (KTLX), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:58 UTC.
2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Motorists along Interstate 35 observed and took video of a weak tornado just north of the Interstate 35/Ruppe Road interchange about 5 miles south-southwest of Wynnewood.
An otherwise weak line of thunderstorms produced a brief tornado observed by tornado debris signature on the KTLX radar. The only damage that was observed were to branches that had previously been cut and collected on the side of the road on County Road 3490 just south of Interstate 40 were picked up and blown northeast.
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