WFO Tulsa Creek County Tornadoes May 29, 2004

This is a preliminary report on the tornadoes of May 29th and May 30th, 2004 in northeast Oklahoma. This information is based on ground surveys by National Weather Service meteorologists and local officials...areal surveys by Tulsa media...and review of chaser pictures and radar data.
TORNADO 1
CREEK COUNTY OKLAHOMA START... MAY 29 2004 1118 PM / 6.2 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF DEPEW END... MAY 29 2004 1133 PM / 4.9 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF DEPEW FUJITA SCALE RATING...F3 PATH LENGTH...7.5 MILES PATH WIDTH... 0.4 MILES / 700 YARDS F3 RATING IS BASED ON AN 20 FOOT SECTION OF A CONCRETE ANCHORED IRON-PIPE CATTLE GATE BEING REMOVED FROM THE GROUND AND DISPLACED 30 FEET. THE GATE WAS ANCHORED BY 3 POSTS...ALL SET IN 24 INCHES OF CONCRETE.




TORNADO 2
CREEK COUNTY OKLAHOMA START... MAY 29 2004 1133 PM / 4.7 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF DEPEW END ... MAY 29 2004 1144 PM / 4.1 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF BRISTOW FUJITA SCALE RATING...F1 PATH LENGTH... 4.6 MILES PATH WIDTH... 0.2 MILES / 425 YARDS TORNADO TWO APPARENTLY FORMED IMMEDIATELY EAST OF TORNADO ONE AS THE CIRCULATION OF TORNADO ONE OCCLUDED AND TURNED LEFT. THE TWO TORNADOES PRODUCED BASICALLY A CONTINUOUS DAMAGE PATH. THE RESULT OF THE TWO TORNADOES WAS...5 MOBILE HOMES DESTROYED...2 HOUSES DESTROYED...4 HOUSES WITH SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE.
TORNADO 3
CREEK COUNTY START... MAY 30 2004 1212 AM / 3.6 MILES WEST OF KELLYVILLE END... MAY 30 2004 1226 AM / 2.8 MILES NORTHEAST OF KELLYVILLE FUJITA SCALE RATING...F1 PATH LENGTH... 5.4 MILES PATH WIDTH... 200 YARDS
TORNADO 4
CREEK COUNTY START... MAY 30 2004 1233 AM / 3.2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAPULPA END... MAY 30 2004 1234 AM / 3.1 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAPULPA FUJITA SCALE RATING...F0 PATH LENGTH... 0.1 MILES PATH WIDTH... 75 YARDS THE FINAL TORNADO OF SERIES WAS BRIEF AND DESTROYED A BARN.
TORNADO 5
WAGONER - MAYES COUNTY START... MAY 30 2004 143 AM / 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAGONER END... MAY 30 2004 208 AM / 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MURPHY FUJITA SCALE... ? PATH LENGTH... ? PATH WIDTH... ? DETAILS STILL BEING DETERMINED.