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Statement as of 7:26 AM CDT on May 25, 2013


... Latest on tornado information for may 19 and may 20...

A number of tornadoes affected portions of central and western
Oklahoma on may 19 and 20. Information on most of these tornadoes is
still very preliminary.

... Updates...
1/ the Stephens County tornado was determined to be two separate
tornadoes. The times were also corrected for the Stephens County
tornadoes and preliminary ratings were assigned.
2/ a tornado was added northeast of Meeker from may 20.
3/ added width to Lake Thunderbird-Shawnee tornado

... May 19 Edmond tornado /Oklahoma County/...
rating: EF1
path length: 7 miles
path width /maximum/: to be determined
time: 4:22-4:30 PM CDT
location: near 33rd street and South Boulevard street
                           in Edmond to near Highway 66 and Post Road.

... May 19 Arcadia tornado /Oklahoma County/...
rating: EF0
path length: short
path width /maximum/: narrow
time: 4:33 PM CDT
location: approx. 1 mile southwest of Arcadia.

... May 19 Luther-Carney tornado
/Oklahoma.. Logan and Lincoln counties/...
rating: EF3
path length: 20 miles
path width /maximum/: to be determined
time: 4:41 PM - 5:24 PM CDT
location: 3 miles northwest of Luther to Carney to
                           2 miles southeast of Tryon.

... May 19 Lake Thunderbird-Shawnee tornado
/Cleveland and Pottawatomie counties/...
rating: EF4
path length: 20 miles
path width /maximum/: 1.2 miles
time: 6:00 PM - 6:50 PM CDT
location: Lake Thunderbird /8 miles east of downtown
                           Norman/ to 6.5 miles east-southeast of
                           McLoud.

... May 19 west of Prague tornado
/Pottawatomie and Lincoln counties/...
rating: EF2
path length: 7 miles
path width /maximum/: 400 yards
time: 6:59 PM - 7:12 PM CDT
location: 6 miles west-southwest of Prague to
                           3 miles north-northwest of Prague.

... May 19 northeast of Prague tornado
/Lincoln and Okfuskee counties/...
rating: EF1
path length: 10 miles
path width /maximum/: 700 yards
time: 7:17 PM - 7:33 PM CDT
location: 3.5 miles northeast of Prague to
                           5.5 miles west of Welty.

... May 20 Newcastle/Moore tornado
/Grady..McClain and Cleveland counties/...

rating: EF5
path length: 17 miles
path width /maximum/: 1.3 miles
time: 2:45 PM - 3:35 PM CDT
location: 4.4 miles west Newcastle to 4.8 miles east
                           of Moore.

... May 20 south of Marlow tornado...

Rating: EF0
path length: 1 mile
path width /maximum/: to be determined
time: 2:58 PM - 3:01 PM CDT
location: approximately 7 miles south-southeast of
                           Marlow.

... May 20 west of Bray tornado...

Rating: EF1
path length: 4 mile
path width /maximum/: to be determined
time: 3:07 PM - 3:22 PM CDT
location: approximately 5 miles south-southeast of
                           Marlow to 4 miles west of Bray.

... May 20 northeast of Meeker tornado...

Rating: EF0
path length: to be determined
path width /maximum/: to be determined
time: 4:40 PM - 4:42 PM CDT
location: 6 miles northeast of Meeker.

Other tornado reports are also still being investigated.


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