The Dover Tornado and Other Storms


INTRODUCTION

Storm E struck the town of Dover with a tornado that was later rated F4.  This was occurring at the same time that the very large Storm B tornado was approaching Mulhall.  With the May 3rd tornado outbreak already having been made historical by the Oklahoma City tornado, the storms after dark were almost equally intense.  Storm E was followed quickly by another, Storm H, which covered the same ground, producing a few more tornadoes.  Also included below are Storms C and I.  They were shorter lived and less damaging, but tornadic, nonetheless.

1. THE GEARY-DOVER STORM (STORM E):


2. THE OMEGA-HENNESSEY-MARSHAL STORM (STORM H):

Description:  Storm E first exhibited rotation at (00:57), and became tornadic around (01:21).  The storm was
initially at the southern end of a series of storms.  The others did not produce any reported tornadoes.  The tornadoes with Storm E were progressively stronger, however.  An F3 tornado tracked through farmland west
of Kingfisher where two satellite tornado paths have also been found.  By (02:01), the mesocyclone really began to look ominous as the F3 lifted, and the Dover tornado was about to touch down.  At this same time, Storm H had become a new threat back to the west of Kingfisher.
 

3. THE OKARCHE STORM (STORM C):

Description:  Storm C was not particularly strong, but did produce two weak tornadoes very near Okarche.
 

4. THE FAIRVIEW TORNADO (STORM I):


Description:  Storm I developed relatively late in the outbreak.  It was the farthest west of the supercells
that were lined up across Central Oklahoma.  Storm I intensified rapidly, producing an F1 tornado about 15 minutes after the first mesocyclone is visible in the radar data.  However, the storm did not evolve into a long-lasting threat.
 

**Return to Overview page