Newkirk storm determined to be EF1 tornado
Ponca City Now - May 10, 2019 10:16 am
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On Thursday, a National Weather Service damage survey team investigated the damage in Newkirk that occurred just before midnight Tuesday night.
An EF1 tornado moved through Newkirk within a larger area of damaging thunderstorm winds.
The tornado had a path length of 2.1 miles and was 60 yards wide.