Storm near Oklahoma City
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
- Largest hail
- —none reported
- Strongest wind
- —no reading
- Tornadoes
- 3reported
- Reports
- 3within 16 mi
3 reports
- Tornado (EF1)15.0 mi WSW of central Oklahoma City3.1 mi W of Mustang · Canadian County · NWS Storm Survey
A tornado from a QLCS (quasi-linear convective system) touched down on the west edge of Mustang, just south of State Highway 152 near Frisco Road, and moved generally northeast affecting portions of Mustang and southwest Oklahoma City. The most significant structure damage was southeast of SW 44th Street and Czech Hall Road where a home received roof damage, and a pickup truck parked on the street was rolled over. A few other homes along the path also received damage to shingles, otherwise damage was generally confined to trees, including some tree trunks snapped. The tornado dissipated southwest of SW 29th Street and County Line Road in southwest Oklahoma City.
- Tornado (EF1)1.6 mi WSW of central Oklahoma City3.0 mi W of Oklahoma City · Oklahoma County · NWS Storm Survey
A tornado from a QLCS (quasi-linear convective system) developed just east of the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds near General Pershing Boulevard just east of May Avenue. The tornado moved northeast and east affecting the Youngs-Englewood, Classen-Ten-Penn, Plaza, Mesta Park and Heritage Hills districts of Oklahoma City. Damage was generally confined to tree damage, including some snapped tree trunks. There was no significant structure damage observed. The tornado dissipated just southeast of NE 23rd Street and Interstate 235.
- Tornado (EF0)4.6 mi ENE of central Oklahoma City0.6 mi WSW of Forest Park · Oklahoma County · NWS Storm Survey
A third tornado from a QLCS (quasi-linear convective system) storm system that affected the Oklahoma City area developed over Forest Park near Northeast 36th Street and Bryant Avenue, and moved northeast into northeast Oklahoma City dissipating northwest of Northeast 63rd Street and Midwest Boulevard. The damage observed was generally broken tree branches and limbs.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A warm front lifted north during the afternoon and evening of the 12th, with a couple supercells developing along it across southwest OK. Large hail, strong winds, and numerous tornadoes were reported with these storms as they moved northeastward. Later, a line of severe storms moved into far western OK along a cold front, with strong winds and hail reported with these storms.