NORMAN, Okla. (KOKH) — Three tornadoes touched down in southwestern Oklahoma Friday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
Two were rated EF-1, a third was rated EF-0.
The first touched down at 3:29 p.m. two miles northwest of Elgin and moved northeast. It damaged roofs and windows to a few homes in that area, while knocking down power lines. A mobile home was destroyed as well before the storm lifted near Fletcher.
Winds topped 95-100 miles per hour while it was on the ground for about five miles. It lifted around 3:40 p.m.
The same storm continued northeast, producing another tornado near Cyril in Caddo County around 3:54 p.m.
Light damage was reported near the H.E. Bailey Turnpike. That storm was rated an EF-0, with winds between 65-70 miles per hour and was on the ground for a half mile.
An EF-1 tornado then touched down, starting eight miles south and west of Ninnekah in Grady County.
That storm was on the ground for twelve miles, producing winds between 105-110 miles per hour.
One house had windows blown out and an outbuilding was destroyed as the storm moved along Highway 81, surveyors said.
By Keaton Fox Monday, May 2nd 2016
