Storm near Moore
Sunday, November 3, 2024
- Largest hail
- —none reported
- Strongest wind
- 85 mphgust
- Tornadoes
- 2reported
- Reports
- 3within 8 mi
3 reports
- Tornado (EF3)3.3 mi ENE of central Moore3.4 mi ENE of Moore · Cleveland County · NWS Storm Survey
This tornado developed just northeast of SE 104th Street and Sunnylane Road in southeast Oklahoma City, and moved north-northeast. A number of homes were damaged, including at least one with most of the exterior walls collapsed and significant roof damage. The tornado moved into Oklahoma County by crossing Southeast 89th Street between Sunnylane Road and Sooner Road.
- Tornado (EF3)4.1 mi NE of central Moore3.1 mi ESE of Valley Brook · Oklahoma County · NWS Storm Survey
This tornado initially developed in Cleveland County before moving into Oklahoma County between Sunnylane Road and Sooner Road. The tornado moved through neighborhoods west of Sooner Road between SE 89th Street and Interstate 240 damaging dozens of homes. The most intense damage was along SE 85th and SE 86th Street where at least three homes had EF3 damage. The tornado turned more north as it approached Interstate 240 and moved north along and just west of Sooner Road before dissipating north of SE 70th Street.
- 85 mph gust (estimated)5.0 mi NE of central Moore2.5 mi SW of (Tik)Tinker Afb · Oklahoma County · Public
Public images submitted to the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management show thunderstorm wind damage to power infrastructure, including multiple wooden power poles blown down and a high-tension tower leaning. This damage was likely associated with a nearby tornadic circulation (see separate entry on this event). Event time is radar-estimated.
Also hit that day: Oklahoma City, OK, Norman, OK
What the National Weather Service wrote
An expansive (high-amplitude) longwave trough, in combination with unseasonable moisture/instability and wind shear, yielded a prolonged period of severe weather and flooding across the southern two-thirds of Oklahoma and portions of western-north Texas. While thunderstorms began during the daytime on the 2nd, the episode's first (and most impactful) convective period occurred during the late evening hours of the 2nd into early morning of the 3rd. Both linear and cellular convective modes were observed during this time, producing numerous reports of damaging winds and a localized tornado event along the Interstate 44 corridor. This included three EF-3 tornadoes, causing significant damage across the eastern/southeastern suburbs of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan area and in areas east of Duncan/Comanche in Stephens County.
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Another widespread round of strong to severe thunderstorm activity occurred from the early afternoon into mid-evening on the 3rd, primarily across south-central into southeast Oklahoma. Once again, a mixed-mode event produced numerous reports of severe weather (mainly wind and a few tornadoes).