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Tornado Track Map for Kay County, OK
 
Kay County, OK Tornadoes Prior to 1950
# Date Time
(CST)
Path
Length
(miles)
Path
Width
(yards)
F-Scale Killed Injured County Path
  04/28/1893 2100 3 440   5 0 Kay Ponca City
  07/28/1894 nt           Kay Kildaire
  04/12/1896 aft s n   0 0 Kay Near Newkirk
  05/20/1896 aft s n   0 0 Kay Near Newkirk
  05/27/1896 1100 5 200   0 0 Kay 7 S Arkansas City KS
  05/27/1912 1720       1   Kay N of Blackwell
  03/18/1927 1900 35 500   1   Garfield/ Grant/ Kay Near Kremlin - near Tonkawa
  03/18/1927 2100 38 1760   0 2 Noble/ Kay/ Osage 8 SE Tonkawa - near Apperson (4 NW Burbank) - near "Denoya" (3 SW Shidler)
  04/09/1929 2045 5 880   0 0 Kay Near Blackwell
  05/07/1932   s n   0 0 Kay NE of Ponca City
  04/17/1935 nt 3     0 1 Kay Near Blackwell
  04/24/1935 1930 12 1760   0 0 Kay Autwine
  06/02/1935 1630 42 50   0 3 Kay/ Osage Perth KS - NW of Newkirk - near Fairfax
  03/30/1949 0038 97 300   4 45 Dewey/ Blaine/ Major/ Garfield/ Grant/ Kay 9 SW Canton - Canton - Longdale - 3 NNE Enid - near Hunter - near Blackwell - KS (family?)
Kay County, OK Tornadoes (1950-Present*)
# Date Time
(CST)
Path
Length
(miles)
Path
Width
(yards)
F-Scale Killed Injured County Path
1 06/09/1950 1825 0.1 100 F1 0 0 Kay E of Blackwell
2 04/24/1951 2100 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Kay 6 SW Blackwell
3 06/08/1951 1914 0.3 200 F1 0 0 Kay Tonkawa airport
4 04/21/1952 1605 0.3 50 F0 0 0 Kay 5 NNW Blackwell
5 07/08/1953 1540 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kay 3 W Ponca City airport
6 11/19/1953 0825 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kay Near Blackwell (SE of Maulk airport)
7 03/24/1954 1905 3 200 F2 0 0 Kay 3 NNW- 4 N Newkirk
8 05/25/1955 2100 3 500 F2 0 0 Kay NE of Tonkawa
9 05/25/1955 2126 29 500 F5 20 280 Kay OK/ Sumner KS Blackwell OK - north into Kansas
10 05/25/1955 2200 88 1320 F5 80 273 Kay OK/ Sumner KS/ Cowley KS Near state line S of Ashton KS - Udall KS - N of Atlanta KS [no fatalities or injuries in Oklahoma]
11 05/27/1955 2115 22 300 F1 0 0 Grant/ Kay eastern Grant and NW Kay counties
12 05/27/1955 2130 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kay between Blackwell and Braman
13 05/27/1955 2200 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kay near Tonkawa
14 04/02/1956 2045 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Kay 6 N Billings
15 04/02/1956 2130 108 880 F4 2 29 Kay OK/ Cowley KS/ Chautauqua KS/ Elk KS/ Greenwood KS/ Woodson KS/ Coffey KS 6 SE Newkirk OK - near Hardy OK - near Gridley KS [likely tornado family. No fatalities and 2 injuries in Oklahoma/]
16 05/30/1956 2144 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kay NW of Blackwell
17 04/22/1957 2200 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kay 3 NE Ponca City
18 05/22/1957 0638 2 23 F0 0 0 Kay near Ponca City
19 05/29/1957 2337 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kay 6 W Ponca City
20 09/01/1958 1700 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kay 4 W Ponca City airport
21 11/17/1958 0808 39 10 F3 0 0 Garfield/ Noble/ Kay Near Fairmont - near Blackwell
22 05/04/1959 2115 6 300 F2 0 0 Kay 3 W- 4 NNE Blackwell
23 05/17/1959 1855 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kay 8 W Braman
24 03/31/1960 1800 0.2 100 F1 0 0 Kay 2 SW Blackwell
25 04/29/1960 1415 0.1 10 F? 0 0 Kay 1.5 N Blackwell
26 03/26/1961 2015 8 100 F3 0 0 Kay/ Osage Kaw City - Webb City
27 04/21/1961 2215 3 10 F1 0 0 Kay 1.5 N Peckham
28 05/30/1962 1630 0.1 10 F? 0 0 Kay Near Newkirk
29 04/22/1964 1645 54 733 F2 0 1 Garfield/ Noble/ Kay 5 SE Enid - West side of Ponca City - 6 N Ponca City
30 04/22/1964 1730 28 10 F1 0 0 Garfield/ Noble/ Kay 5 NE Garber - Tonkawa
31 05/01/1964 1545 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Kay 4 SW Blackwell
32 03/16/1965 1640 83 300 F4 0 7 Grant OK/ Kay OK/ Sumner KS/ Cowley KS 6 SSW Nash OK- 2 N Jefferson OK- 4 N Braman OK- Geuda Springs KS- 6 E Winfield KS [Two injuries in Oklahoma]
33 04/04/1965 2225 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kay SW of Tonkawa
34 06/13/1965 0125 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kay 5 NW Blackwell
35 06/13/1965 0125 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kay 5 NW Blackwell
36 05/16/1966 2153 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kay Tonkawa
37 06/05/1966 1750 3 100 F2 0 1 Kay 6 WNW- 4 W Blackwell
38 05/31/1967 1810 0.3 217 F1 0 0 Kay Just NE of Newkirk
39 09/26/1967 1430 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kay 3 SW Tonkawa
40 04/03/1968 0010 16 100 F2 0 0 Noble/ Kay 1 ESE Billings - 7 SE Blackwell
41 04/19/1968 1600 0.5 50 F1 0 0 Kay 5 ESE Blackwell
42 05/08/1968 1745 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kay 2 NE Blackwell
43 05/22/1968 2030 11 100 F2 0 0 Kay 1 W Braman - 2 N Peckham
44 06/20/1970 1930 0.5 100 F0 0 0 Kay 2 N Tonkawa
45 06/02/1971 1900 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Kay 8 W Tonkawa
46 08/21/1972 1730 0.1 10 F1 0 1 Kay Lake Ponca
47 03/13/1973 1508 52 250 F2 0 1 Kay OK/ Cowley KS Newkirk OK - 6 ENE Atlanta KS [not continuous path in Kansas]
48 04/30/1973 2125 0.4 67 F2 0 0 Kay Near Chilocco
49 05/18/1973 1800 9 33 F1 0 0 Kay 5 NW- 5 NE Braman
50 06/04/1973 1800 12 100 F2 0 0 Kay/ Osage 3 S- 11 E of Ponca City
51 09/04/1973 1358 16 200 F1 0 0 Kay 2 N Tonkawa - 3 NE Ponca City
52 11/19/1973 1945 14 60 F2 0 6 Kay 8 SW Tonkawa - Tonkawa - 6 NE Tonkawa
53 11/19/1973 2010 3 150 F1 0 0 Kay Blackwell
54 04/17/1978 1354 9 40 F2 0 0 Kay 4 NW Ponca City - 1 NE Kildaire
55 04/17/1978 1357 8 60 F2 0 0 Kay 5 SW- 2 E Newkirk
56 04/17/1978 1358 11 40 F2 0 0 Kay 7 NW Ponca City - 2 SW Newkirk
57 04/17/1978 1358 12 100 F2 0 0 Kay 4 WSW- 6 NNE Newkirk
58 05/11/1978 1435 4 100 F2 0 3 Kay 4 WSW- .5 W Braman
59 03/18/1979 0700 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Kay Near Newkirk
60 05/17/1981 1425 19 33 F0 0 0 Kay Just NE of Blackwell - ~8 NNW Newkirk
61 07/16/1981 1430 22 10 F1 0 0 Kay 5 SW Tonkawa - near Peckham
62 09/12/1982 1720 1.5 50 F1 0 0 Kay Near Tonkawa
63 04/27/1983 1840 12 100 F1 0 0 Kay 5 SW Tonkawa - 5 S Ponca City
64 05/12/1983 1737 0.1 50 F0 0 0 Kay 12 NW Blackwell
65 05/12/1983 1805 0.1 50 F0 0 0 Kay 5 SW Blackwell
66 06/18/1983 2105 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kay Near Kaw City
67 04/29/1984 1340 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kay 8 SW Tonkawa
68 03/26/1991 2005-2145 57 500 F3 0 0 Grant OK/ Kay OK/ Sumner KS/ Cowley KS 3 NE Nash OK- 6 N Arkansas City KS
69 03/26/1991 2112 0.1 20 F0 0 0 Kay 5 NNE Braman
70 04/26/1991 0545 1 100 F2 0 0 Kay Tonkawa
71 05/11/1992 1558 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Kay 7 NW Blackwell
72 05/11/1992 1620 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Kay 2 SE Blackwell
73 06/08/1993 1607 0.1 20 F0 0 0 Kay 7 N Blackwell
74 06/08/1993 1620 0.1 20 F0 0 0 Kay 4 NW Newkirk
75 06/08/1993 1635-1702 12 150 F3 0 0 Kay 3 SSW- 10 E Newkirk
76 06/08/1993 1715-1717 0.3 80 F0 0 0 Kay 14 ESE Newkirk
77 05/06/1994 1630 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Kay Kildaire
78 08/29/1996 1620 0.1 20 F0 0 0 Kay 3 E Blackwell
79 09/25/1996 2225 0.2 25 F0 0 0 Grant/ Kay 5 E Deer Creek/ 2 W Nardin
80 09/25/1996 2239-2240 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Kay 5 N Tonkawa
81 09/25/1996 2240-2241 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Kay 5 N Tonkawa
82 09/25/1996 2351 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Kay 2 W Ponca City
83 05/07/1997 1858 0.1 23 F0 0 0 Kay 7 W Blackwell
84 05/25/1997 2110 0.1 50 F0 0 0 Kay 3 NW Newkirk
85 05/24/1998 1955 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Kay 1 WNW Braman
86 05/24/1998 2130 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Kay 5 NW Tonkawa
87 09/18/2002 1829-1830 0.3 25 F0 0 0 Kay 5 NW Blackwell
88 06/03/2005 2230 0.2 30 F0 0 0 Kay 3 SW Hardy
89 09/12/2008 0205 0.3 25 EF0 0 0 Kay 1 E Tonkawa (east side of Tonkawa)
90 05/13/2009 1754-1805 0.2 100 EF0 0 0 Kay 9 S Nardin
91 05/10/2010 1438-1534 41 1500 EF3 0 2 Grant OK/ Kay OK/ Sumner KS 8 SW Wakita OK- 5 SE South Haven KS
92 05/10/2010 1515-1523 5 500 EF1 0 0 Grant/ Kay 7 E Renfrow - 6 WNW Braman
93 05/10/2010 1517-1526 7 400 EF1 0 0 Kay 6 WNW - 3.5 NNE Braman
94 05/10/2010 1521-1522 0.8 50 EF0 0 0 Kay 6 N Nardin - 6 W Braman
95 04/30/2012 2107-2113 2 50 EF1 0 0 Kay 0.5 W - 2 S Nardin
96 04/30/2012 2125-2138 7 100 EF1 0 0 Kay 2.5 SSE Nardin - 6 W Tonkawa
97 05/07/2019 2257-2301 2.1 60 EF1 0 0 Kay Newkirk
98 05/12/2023 1906-1907 0.3 10 EF0 0 0 Kay 2 SW Tonkawa
 

Significant Tornadoes in Kay County

  Date Time
(CST)
Length
of Path
(miles)
Width
of Path
(yards)
F-Scale Killed Injured County Location
  05/25/1955 2126 28 500 F5 20 280 Noble/ Kay/ Sumner KS 8 W Marland - E of Tonkawa - Blackwell - SE of South Haven KS

This violent tornado initially touched down about 8 miles west of Marland, OK around 9:00 pm CST. It caused some light damage as it moved almost due north into Kay County. The tornado passed to the east and northeast of Tonkawa, OK and destroyed a few homes while its parent supercell storm also produced baseball-sized hail in Tonkawa.

The tornado continued north and moved through the east side of Blackwell, OK at 9:27 pm CST, causing complete destruction in much of the east side of town. Nineteen people were killed in Blackwell, as well as one person to the northeast of Blackwell. Another 280 people were injured. Approximately 80 blocks in town were damaged or destroyed. The damage was massive with 500 homes damaged, 400 homes destroyed, 20 business establishments leveled, and 40 additional businesses were damaged. The tornado passed east of Braman, OK, then turned to the north-northwest and dissipated to the southeast of South Haven, in south central Kansas. Damage to crops in the area was estimated at $15,000 and damage to other property was estimated at $8,000,000.

The supercell thunderstorm also produced another tornado that touched down about 4 miles north of Peckham, OK that moved into Kansas, eventually killing 80 people in and near Udall, KS. Both the Blackwell tornado and Udall, KS tornadoes were rated F5, although the "Udall" tornado produced minimal damage in Oklahoma.

  04/02/1956 2130 108* 880 F4 2 29
(2)
Kay/ Cowley KS/ Chautauqua KS/ Elk KS/ Greenwood KS/ Woodson KS/ Coffey KS * Likely tornado family. 6 SE Newkirk - near Hardy - near Gridley KS

Although listed a single tornado, this event was probably a family of tornadoes produced by the same supercell thunderstorm. The initial tornado began in Kay County 6 miles southeast Newkirk, OK at 9:30 pm CST, and only minor damage was reported in this area. This tornado apparently lifted before it reached the Arkansas River.

What was probably the second tornado in the series touched down east of the Arkansas River and continued moving northeast. It had a multiple vortex phase as witnesses observed several funnels merged into one southwest of the town of Hardy, OK in Kay County. This violent tornado hit Hardy, and 2 people were injured in Hardy when their home was leveled. Many farm buildings were completely destroyed as well in the area as well.  Six cattle and a horse were killed on one of the farms.

The tornado appears to have crossed the Kansas state line into southeastern Cowley County and moved northeast south of Maple City, KS at 9:45 pm CST. It continued northeast passing 3 miles east of Grenola, KS and ended 5 miles northwest of Howard, KS. No fatalities occurred with this storm, but 25 people were injured including the 2 persons in Oklahoma.

Numerous houses, barns, businesses, and sheds were damaged or completely demolished along the tornado's path. The wind velocities from the tornado were so strong that a plastic belt was driven into a piece of tree by force in Maple City-Otto, KS area.  Witnesses reported the tornado as sounding like a loud roar or a whistle. This tornado may have traveled through Kay County in Oklahoma, and Cowley, Chautauqua and Elk Counties in Kansas.

Another tornado then formed 4 miles southwest of Toronto, KS and struck the Toronto area at 10:58 pm CST. The tornado produced F4 damage to a home 1 mile north of Toronto a killed one person there. The continued to the northeast before turning more to the north and dissipating 2 miles southeast of the town of Gridley, KS in Coffey County. A baby was killed in a home 3 miles south of Gridley and the body was carried for over a mile from the home. West of Toronto, KS a house simply “fell apart” when the tornado hit. Several reports showed that other people were also carried variable distances in the air.  In addition to the 2 fatalities, another 4 were injured by this tornado. This violent tornado may have traveled into Greenwood, Woodson and Coffey Counties in Kansas.

  04/22/1964 1645 54 733 F2 0 1 Garfield/ Noble/ Kay 5 SE Enid - West side of Ponca City - 6 N Ponca City

A large, tornado-producing supercell thunderstorm started building southeast of Enid, and then tracked over 50 miles to the northeast causing heavy tornado and hail damage during a two-hour swing across the Garber, Billings, and Tonkawa areas, and then to the Ponca City area. The supercell likely produced a series of tornadoes instead of a single, long-track tornado. Three funnels aloft formed first and then joined to drop the ground at 4:45 pm CST about 5 miles southeast of Enid. The tornado moved northeastward and completely destroyed a farmstead along the initial mile of its path before reaching a width of 0.5 miles. The tornado then veered to the north-northeast for 4.5 miles where it crossed U.S. Highway 64 at a width of 100 yards. It then skipped along an east-northeast course with its path varying from 50 to 1500 yards, and eventually came within 0.25 miles of the southwest edge of Garber before lifting. The tornado and strong thunderstorm downdrafts damaged at least 10 homes, and destroyed barns, granaries, and outbuildings within an area of 3 miles on either side of the storm track. Lightning produced a fire that burned down a barn. A man was injured by flying glass when his automobile was damaged on U.S. Highway 64 east of Enid.

Tornadic damage was evident 4.5 miles northeast of Garber where a new tornado probably formed. Another tornado formed in the area and the two tornadoes skipped a short distance on the ground a short distance toward Billings where a third tornado joined them and dipped to the ground briefly several times. The three tornadoes passed Billings around 5:30 pm CST and destroyed buildings, a 200-barrel oil tank, and damaged many roofs and windows. One family escaped injury when their car was picked up and carried by the tornado as it cross U.S. Interstate Highway I-35 near OK State Highway 15. The main tornado was sighted at 5:50 pm CST near the Marland "Y" and U.S. Highway 177 as it continued near Ponca City. The second tornado headed northward toward Tonkawa and damaged 3 farmsteads and 7 wheat bins, and downed 4 oil rigs. This second tornado lifted near the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River and then touched down in the Irby addition on the southeastern edge of Tonkawa at 6:15 pm CST, and swept northeastward across Second and First Streets to the rodeo grounds. The tornadic winds occurred over an 8-block area included damage to roofs, garages, barns, and power lines. Golf ball size hail was also reported in Tonkawa.

The main tornado continued northeastward toward Ponca City and condensation funnel was observed ending 100 feet above the ground. It was joined west of Ponca City by another tornado and the two tornadoes skirted along the west side of Ponca City. The main tornado traveled over the Selvey Addition where 3 automobiles sustained windows damage and the roofs and windows of homes were damaged. The tornado last struck 2 miles north of the Ponca City Airport where a house was damaged and large barn was twisted off of its foundation, causing a partial collapse of the building.

  03/16/1965 1640 f83 300 F4 0 7
(2)
Grant/ Kay/ Sumner KS/ Cowley KS 6 SSW Nash- 2 N Jefferson- 4 N Braman- Geuda Springs KS- 6 E Winfield KS

Although this event is listed a single tornado with an 83-mile track, it is most likely that a series of at least 4 tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma and Kansas, with at least one violent tornado occurring within this tornado family in Oklahoma.

Two funnels were first reported before a tornado formed 5.7 miles south-southwest of Nash at 4:40 pm CST where the Liberty Church and adjacent parsonage were leveled along with a steel granary. The storm moved northeastward and quickly dissipated east of Nash at 4:55 pm CST. This tornado was probably the first in a series of tornadoes produced by the same supercell thunderstorm. Observers noted a fast movement of the thunderstorm along with numerous tornado touch-downs.

A tornado, probably the second in the series, was observed moving to the northeast 2 miles north of Jefferson. It then caused heavy damage along a 6-mile path from U.S. Highway 81, 3 miles southwest of Medford to U.S. Highway 64, 4 miles east of Medford. Five farmsteads were heavily damaged here and 1 woman was injured.

The greatest damage and longest track occurred when what was probably the third tornado in the series initiated 5 miles northwest of Deer Creek in Grant County, and then moved northeastward to the Grant-Kay County line 5 miles south of the Kansas border. One man was injured 6 miles northeast of Deer Creek when he was caught inside his house, which was leveled. Fifteen farmsteads were hit, 6 of which were completely destroyed, and 3 received major damage.

Data from this event suggest that the tornado continued into the west corner of Kay County, destroying 10 summer cabins and trailer homes near Lake Blackwell and downing 70 power poles. The tornado was last sighted in Oklahoma about 1 mile south of the Kansas line and just east of Interstate 35 before it moved northeast into Kansas about 5 miles southeast of South Haven, KS. It was in a multi-vortex phase as it crossed the state border. From there the tornado moved rapidly to the northeast at 45 mph, hitting Geuda Springs, KS before dissipating 6 miles east of Winfield, KS.

Additional data from the event suggest that a fourth tornado also blew down signs along Interstate Highway 35, 3 miles south of Braman and then moved north-northeast, toppling a 262-foot microwave tower (rated to withstand 175 MPH winds) just north of Braman at 5:53 pm CST. A nearby compressor station also sustained major damage when one home and a 150-foot cooling tower were blown down. Damage was also reported 4 miles north of Braman.

  06/05/1966 1750 3 100 F2 0 1 Kay 6 WNW- 4 W Blackwell

A tornado was watched by hundreds of people in the evening twilight as it touched down 6 miles west and 2.5 miles north of Blackwell where it remained for about 20 minutes before moving southward across a farmstead. The two-story home at the farm was moved 12 feet off of its foundation and heavily damaged. The barn and all of the outbuildings also received heavy damage. A home located one mile south of the farm incurred extensive damage and one woman was cut badly on her leg. A granary, garage, and machine shed were also demolished by the tornado which continued to the southeast to destroy another barn and storage shed. The tornado then swung eastward for a short time before dissipating 4 miles west of Blackwell.

  08/21/1972 1730 0.1 10 F1 0 1 Kay Lake Ponca

A waterspout formed on Lake Ponca, which is located on the northeastern side of Ponca City. A man standing in hip-deep water was injured when he was picked up and thrown onto the bank. A boat was also submerged by the tornado, but sustained no damaged. Wind gusts up 60 mph were reported by the Ponca City FAA Flight Service Station.

  03/13/1973 1508 52 250 F2 0 1 Kay OK/ Cowley KS Newkirk OK - 6 ENE Atlanta KS [not continuous path in Kansas]

A tornado touched down about 7 miles southwest of Newkirk and moved through the city before continuing into Kansas. The tornado extensively damaged several homes and mobile homes. Nearly a hundred other homes and several business buildings received damages to a lesser degree, and utilities were destroyed. The tornado produced an intermittent damage path in Newkirk as it touched down in the northwestern, central, and southeastern sides of the city. One person was pinned inside a car and injured when the car was overturned by the tornado. One woman received minor injuries when the tornado demolished her mobile home. The tornado hit the courthouse in Newkirk where about 60-70 people were located, but all escaped injury when the tornado blew out a window, caused extensive roof damage, and damaged many cars in the parking lot.

The tornado crossed the Oklahoma-Kansas state line about 5 miles southeast of Arkansas City, Kansas and continued to the northeast to just west of Silverdale, and thence to 1 mile west of Burden, 4 miles east of Atlanta, and 5.5 miles east-northeast of Atlanta where it dissipated. The tornado's damage path in Kansas was intermittent.

  11/19/1973 1945 14 60 F2 0 6 Kay 8 SW Tonkawa - Tonkawa - 6 NE Tonkawa

A tornado touched down 8 miles southwest of Tonkawa and moved northeastward through the eastern side of Tonkawa before dissipating 6 miles northeast of the city. Within in Tonkawa, 4 mobile homes and 4 businesses were destroyed, and 180 homes and rural buildings, 20 businesses, 1 city building, the city electrical system, and the high school were damaged. Total damages amounted to $1.5 million. Six minor injuries were reported. Spotty, light damaged occurred 6 miles northeast of Tonkawa were the tornado dissipated. Winds were measured at 78 mph at Northern Oklahoma College, which was located slightly away from the direct path of the tornado.

  05/11/1978 1435 4 100 F2 0 3 Kay 4 WSW- .5 W Braman

A tornado touched down 3.5 miles west and 1 mile south of the community of Braman. As it moved to the northeast, the tornado destroyed 5 mobile homes used as cabins which were located 2 miles west-southwest of Braman along the Chikaskia River. One man was slightly injured when the tornado hit the mobile home in which he was living. A woman and her child were injured when the tornado rolled their mobile home down a 15-foot embankment. The tornado dissipated 0.5 miles west of Braman.

  05/10/2010 1438-1534 41 1500 EF3 0 2 Grant OK/ Kay OK/ Sumner KS 8 SW Wakita OK- 5 SE South Haven KS

A significant outbreak of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes affected a large part of northern, central, and southern Oklahoma. Tornadoes were most numerous across central and southern Oklahoma, with significant damage occurring over many areas. Severe thunderstorms erupted by midafternoon across northern and western Oklahoma. Given the potent combination of ingredients in place, storms began to produce tornadoes quickly after initiation. Storm motions of 50 to 60 mph were common.

This tornado developed as a multiple-vortex tornado along OK State Highway 11 southwest of Wakita. The tornado initially moved east and southeast continuing to affect OK State Highway 11 before beginning an east-northeast movement across Grant County. The tornado was a large and occasionally multiple-vortex tornado as it moved northwest and north of Medford and was embedded within a larger scale circulation that was strong enough to produce damage along a wide area around the tornado path. The tornado caused significant structural damage about 5 miles northwest of Medford and 5 miles east of Renfrow, and many areas of tree and power pole damage. This tornado moved into Kay County.

The tornado crossed into Kay County from Grant County and continued to produce significant damage. One home was destroyed and another significantly damaged between the Grant County line and U.S. Highway 177. After the tornado crossed U.S. Highway 177, an anchored mobile home was destroyed and blown to the east, and a tri-level home was destroyed with the top floor blown about 50 yards northeast into some trees, and the ground floor pivoted and was displaced to the northwest exposing the basement where one minor injury occurred. The tornado continued to produce significant tree damage as it moved east-northeast, and blew semi-trucks over along U.S. Interstate Highway I-35 at the Kansas state line. This tornado crossed into Sumner County Kansas.

Two semi-tractor trailers were blown off of the Kansas Turnpike right at the state line as the tornado crossed the interstate. The overturned semi's temporarily closed U.S. Interstate Highway I-35 for a short time as they blocked traffic in both directions. The tornado also caused significant tree damage as it moved northeast into rural Sumner County, Kansas before it dissipated.

 

Records taken from the Storm Prediction Center archive data, "Storm Data", and data from the National Weather Service office in Norman. Data modified as described in NOAA Tech Memo NWS SR-209 (Speheger, D., 2001: "Corrections to the Historic Tornado Database").

Historic data, especially before 1950, are likely incomplete.