Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >

Overview

On May 14th, 2003, a tornado developed and tracked across McCurtain County in Southeast Oklahoma and into Bowie and Cass Counties in Northeast Texas. Officials from the National Weather Service confirmed F2 damage was sustained in McCurtain and Bowie Counties. Below is a summary of the findings from the damage survey.

TOTAL TORNADO COUNT = 1

F2 = 1

Tornado Table

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TOR. #	START POINT	END POINT	RATING	FATALITIES/ INJURIES	REMARKS
#1	McCurtain County, OK	Cass County, TX	F2	None	This tornado began in McCurtain County, OK. Numerous limbs were snapped or pushed over while several large corporate and private corn fields were ripped up. The only structure in the path of this tornado was located next to the Highway 259, which crosses the Red River into Bowie County. Other damage was observed southwest of Idabel in association with a strong microburst. Tornadic damage in McCurtain County was rated as F2. In Bowie County, numerous trees and limbs were snapped or uprooted along the entire track. Several homes, mobile homes, barns, garages, and outbuildings were either damaged or destroyed. Some of the most significant damage was not associated with this tornado, but instead with a microburst southeast of Maud, TX. Wind speeds with the microburst were estimated at near 100 mph. Tornadic damage in Bowie County was rated as F2. In Cass County, numerous small trees and limbs were snapped or uprooted. No homes or other structures were in the direct path of this tornado. Damage in Cass County was rated F0.

Tornado tracks in Southeast Oklahoma and
Northeast Texas on May 14th, 2003.

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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

May 14, 2003: Tornado Strikes Southeast Oklahoma and Northeast Texas