2024 Barnsdall–Bartlesville tornado
Top: The wedge tornado near Barnsdall, where it produced EF4-rated damage to homes.
Bottom: The hook echo of the tornado seen on NEXRAD radar as it moved through Barnsdall and Bartlesville. | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | May 6, 2024, 9:12 p.m. CDT (UTC−05:00) |
| Dissipated | May 6, 2024, 10:07 p.m. CDT (UTC−05:00) |
| Duration | 55 minutes |
| EF4 tornado | |
| on the Enhanced Fujita scale | |
| Highest winds | 180 mph (290 km/h) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Injuries | 33 |
| Damage | $25 million (2024 USD) |
Part of the Tornado outbreak of May 6–10, 2024 and Tornadoes of 2024 | |
In the evening hours of May 6, 2024, a large and destructive EF4 tornado moved through the communities of Barnsdall and Bartlesville in the state of Oklahoma, prompting a tornado emergency to be issued for both Barnsdall and Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The tornado was part of a larger outbreak of severe weather across the Great Plains. The tornado inflicted EF4 damage to eastern portions of Barnsdall before moving through central Bartlesville where it produced moderate damage. The tornado killed two people, injured thirty-three more, and inflicted an estimated total of $25 million (2024 USD) in damage along a 40.8-mile (65.7 km) path. The tornado was the third to be rated EF4 in 2024, and was part of the most active year for tornadoes in Oklahoma history.