National Weather Service, Amarillo, Texas confirms two tornadoes Sunday (May 23) in the Western Oklahoma Panhandle

From the National Weather Service, Amarillo

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TORNADO ASSESSMENT CONFIRMS TWO TORNADOES
ACROSS THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE ON SUNDAY MAY 23…

THE FIRST TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 7 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF FELT
OKLAHOMA AT 830 PM CDT AND DISSIPATED AT 835 PM CDT. THE TORNADO WAS
ON THE GROUND FOR 2 MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 25 YARDS. NO DAMAGE
OR INJURIES REPORTED. TORNADO IS RATED EF0.

THE SECOND TORNADO ENTERED CIMARRON COUNTY FROM NEW MEXICO AT
APPROXIMATELY 935 PM CDT ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF FELT. THE TORNADO
REMAINED ON THE GROUND 6 MILES IN CIMARRON COUNTY WITH A MAXIMUM
WIDTH OF A QUARTER MILE. A STEEL WINDMILL TOWER WAS DESTROYED AND
THREE 24 FOOT METAL FEED TROUGHS ALSO DESTROYED ALONG WITH
CONSIDERABLE FENCE DAMAGE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. THIS TORNADO IS
RATED EF1.

SEVERAL OTHER TORNADOES WERE REPORTED ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO BUT
DID NOT CROSS INTO THE TEXAS OR OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.

THIS IS A PRELIMINARY REPORT AND IS SUBJECT TO REVISION BASED ON ANY
NEW OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

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