Power Outage in Shawnee, OK

This eleventh tornado moved into Pottawatomie County from Cleveland County, crossing the county line just south of Lindsey Street/Little River Road. The tornado was becoming narrower quickly as it crossed the county line, from a maximum of 2200 yard width in Cleveland County to about 750 yards wide as it crossed the county line and continued to become narrower until dissipating about 3/4 mile after moving into Pottawatomie County. A home and a mobile home had shingle and siding damage, and trees and power poles were also damaged.

This tornado developed just north of the Shawnee Mall on the north side of Shawnee and raced to the north-northeast creating tree damage and damage to a pivot irrigator. Several power poles were damaged along Wolverine Road near Harrison Avenue before the tornado turned northeast moving through a neighborhood near Moccassin Trail Road and Bryan Road. Several homes in this neighborhood had significant roof damage with at least one home losing its entire roof. The tornado continues producing tree, power pole, fence and outbuilding damage before crossing into Lincoln County near Brangus Road.

This tornado moved out of Cleveland County crossing Pottawatomie Road just southeast of 89th Street/Memorial Road. The tornado moved east-northeast producing tree damage, roof damage to a home and flipping an RV as it approached Interstate 40. The tornado continued to produce tree and power pole damage moving east and northeast before dissipating after crossing State Highway 270 just north of Garretts Lake Road.

Tree and fence damage. Shingles blown off several roofs. Power outages reported. Time estimated by radar.

A quarter inch of ice on branches was reported at 3:00pm and then 0.35 inches at 3:30pm on the 20th. Freezing rain and sleet continued to fall in waves through the 22nd, though no additional accumulation was reported. Around 1300 power outages were reported on the 20th and around 1100 power outages were reported on the 22nd.

A few large tree limbs (20 to 28 inches in diameter) fell onto two vehicles, powerlines, and a kids playhouse.

Power lines were downed.

Freezing rain prevailed through the event with widespread 1/3 to 1/2 inch ice accumulations on trees, power lines and other elevated surfaces.

Several power lines and a tree were downed by the strong winds. The report was relayed by KWTV-9. Monetary damages were estimated.

This tornado is labeled #L1. The tornado developed near the junction of Walker and Ingram Roads, causing major damage to home and damaging several trees. The tornado crossed to the east side of the lake, downing high tension power lines and another residence. The tornado grew to its widest near Highway 102. Another home, a mobile home, and barn were severely damaged just east of the highway. Metal poles that were embedded in concrete at the barn were ripped out of the ground with the concrete still attached. A 80,000 pound box car was rolled about 300 yards. A few trees that were damaged were debarked. The tornado lifted south of Interstate 40.

A quarter to a half of an inch of glaze accumulated on most elevated surfaces, with some areas receiving near 3/4. The glaze accumulations resulted in widespread tree and power line/pole damage, with thousands not having power.

Widespread tree damage was reported across the county. Several utility poles caught fire due to the weight of the ice. One of half of the homes and business' were without power. Meeker, Tecumseh, and McCloud were also hit hard with power outages. Numerous traffic accidents occurred as a result of the ice accumulation, which occurred mainly on bridges and other elevated surfaces.

The roof was blown off of a building at Gordon Cooper Vo-Tech. Trees were also downed over Firelake Golf Course and numerous large limbs were snapped. At least one power pole was snapped. Six tribal buildings sustained minor damage, including the Citizen Pottawatomi Cultural Heritage Center. A door and the air conditioning unit were damaged at the Unity Health Center. Seven homes sustained minor damage, with a tree falling on one of the houses. Monetary damages were estimated.

Trees and power lines were downed. The ceiling fell in at the Shawnee Care Center.

An upper level trough moved onshore along the west coast on the 13th, and continued east toward the plains. The storm system strengthened as it moved east of the Rocky mountains, eventually becoming a major storm system, with blizzard conditions on the west and north sides of it, and powerful thunderstorms to the south and east. A surface low pressure moved from the Texas panhandle into southern Kansas, with a dry line extending to the south. The dry line moved quickly east before slowing to the east of I-35 in Oklahoma. Dew point temperatures reached the middle 60s east of the dry line, with bone-dry conditions advecting in on the back side of the dry line. The cap that was in place was all but erased by mid afternoon, and thunderstorms quickly developed over eastern Oklahoma. The wind shear in place was more than sufficient for rotating thunderstorms, with most storms become supercells. Very large hail and wind damage was common early in the thunderstorm life cycle. A weak tornado developed northwest of Stroud, with other storms showing signs of rotation by late afternoon. Additional tornadoes developed through the early evening, with a couple of them doing damage. The tornadoes were in addition to the hail up to softball size. By late evening, at least five tornadoes were reported, with one of them rated and EF-3.