National Weather Service Releases Tornado Ratings For Feb. 26 Outbreak

The National Weather Service released ratings on the Enhanced Fujita Scale for five tornados from the outbreak on Sunday.

Tuesday, February 28th 2023, 9:41 am

By: News 9


The National Weather Service released ratings on the Enhanced Fujita Scale for five tornados from the outbreak on Sunday.

The tornados surveyed consisted of three EF1 and two EF2 tornados.

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The first storm to touch down happened at 8:57 p.m. Sunday. It was an EF1 that began around three miles west of Tuttle, and traveled 11 miles ending west-northwest of Mustang.

The second storm, an EF2, began at 9:09 p.m. two miles northeast of Cole, and traveled 26 miles ending 3 miles northeast of Stella.

While that storm ran its course, an EF1 started at 9:12 p.m. 4 miles east-northeast of Mustang, and ended at 9:18 p.m., having travelled 5 miles ending about 2 miles east-southeast of Bethany.

The fourth storm began at 9:42 p.m. 2 miles south-southeast of Newalla, and travelled 6 miles ending 2 miles north-northwest of Dale.

The last storm was an EF2 that began at around 9:45 p.m. 3 miles south-southwest of Aydelotte. That storm travelled 6 miles ending 2 miles south-southeast of Meeker.

RELATED: Major Damage Reported Across Oklahoma After Sunday Night Tornado Outbreak

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