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19:01Z EF1 KINX OK Rogers Collinsville A supercell thunderstorm rapidly developed near Owasso. A tornado developed as the storm approached N 161st E Avenue to the south of 106th Street N where tree limbs were snapped and barns were damaged. The tornado moved northeast damaging the roofs of about 70 homes, destroying outbuildings, uprooting trees, rolling camper trailers, and blowing down power poles between 106th Street N and 109th Street N. The tornado turned more east at about N 173rd E Avenue and then dissipated to the east of N 177th E Avenue. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph.
19:27Z EF1 KINX OK Rogers Sageeyah The Owasso tornado dissipated and the supercell thunderstorm that produced it cycled another tornado southeast of Oologah. The first damage from this tornado was on Northaven Road, north of the E 445 Road, where trees were damaged. From there, the tornado moved north-northeast uprooting and snapping trees. It crossed Highway 88 west of the N 4133 Road, where large tree limbs were snapped, and then dissipated north of Highway 88 where trees were uprooted just south of Lake Oologah. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.
20:13Z EFU KTLX OK Payne Perkins Storm spotters and chasers observed a brief tornado just southwest of Perkins. No damage was reported from this tornado.
20:55Z EF0 KFWS TX Van Zandt Edgewood Damage occurred near the city of Edgewood, in Van Zandt County, during the afternoon of Thursday, May 11, 2017. The tornado occurred for approximately 2 miles, yet had a noncontinuous path. Damage began to the south of Edgewood, along Van Zandt County Road 3212. The damage then moved to the northeast before ending near FM 859. Two homes suffered damage, with the bulk of the damage coming from airborne debris hitting the houses. Several residents in the area reported seeing the tornado as it moved in a noncontinuous path southwest and south of Edgewood.
22:11Z EF0 KINX OK Washington Ramona A brief tornado was filmed by the KOTV helicopter over open country northeast of Ramona. An NWS survey team investigated the area, and was unable to find any damage in the suspected area that was accessible by road.
23:09Z EF1 KSHV TX Upshur Wilkins An EF-1 tornado with maximum estimated winds between 90-95 mph touched down across a wooded area in a pastureland just west of Juniper Road near the Sabine River south of Highway 80, just west of the Gladewater city limits in far Southern Upshur County. Through the path length, this tornado remained around treetop level, shearing the tops off of numerous trees while also snapping and uprooting trees, where trees had fallen on a mobile home, a motor home, and a pickup truck on Juniper Road. The tornado traveled northeast across Highway 80 to near Locust Road and Green Road where additional trees were partially snapped or uprooted. A few shingles were also blown off of the back of a home on Green Road. The tornado lifted on White Oak Road about one-quarter mile southeast of Locust Road. It should be noted that the parent supercell thunderstorm produced damaging straight-line winds that also uprooted a tree on West Gay Avenue and downed a tree on power lines on West Sheppard Drive in North Gladewater, while also snapping large limbs on Lake Drive and Philips Springs Road just east of Lake Gladewater.
23:23Z EF0 KSHV TX Upshur Union Grove An EF-0 tornado with maximum estimated winds of 65-75 mph touched down along North White Oak Road on the edge of the Union Grove incorporated limits and crossed Seagull Road before entering Northern Gregg County. The tornado intensified into an EF-1 tornado shortly after it crossed over into Gregg County across Morgan Road west of East Mountain Road. Several large tree limbs were snapped from the tops of trees along North White Oak Road, Seagull Road, and Morgan Road.
23:26Z EF1 KSHV TX Gregg White Oak This is a continuation of the Southern Upshur County tornado that initially touched down along North White Oak Road. This tornado strengthened into an EF-1 tornado with maximum estimated winds between 100-110 mph as it entered Northern Gregg County between Morgan Road and East Mountain Road, where several large pine, cedar, and mesquite trees were snapped or uprooted across open pastureland. A few shingles were also blown off of a home at the intersection of East Mountain Road and Shiloh Road. This tornado partially lifted back to treetop levels as it moved along Shiloh Road, with numerous trees sheared near the top. The most extensive damage came to the Shiloh Baptist Church, where the tornado tore off a small section of the roof and steeple and threw them northeast into the adjacent church cemetery. Several large hardwoods were also snapped at the base or uprooted along Shiloh Road and in the cemetery, with this damage justifying the high end EF-1 damage. The tornado continued east along Shiloh Road where it partially lifted back to treetop level, shearing the tops off of numerous trees before finally lifting about one-half mile west of Farm to Market Road 1845 near the East Mountain community.
00:03Z EF1 KSHV TX Rusk Minden An EF-1 tornado with maximum estimated winds between 100-110 mph touched down along Farm to Market Road 1798 East just east of Farm to Market Road 95. This tornado appeared to be skimming the treetops until it touched down along County Road 3125 South, snapping and uprooting trees. Another area of more focused damage was along County Road 363 South and County Road 364 South, where several more trees were snapped or uprooted. At least two of these trees fell on a house and outbuilding, causing moderate damage. The tornado lifted shortly beyond County Road 364 South.
01:15Z EF1 KSHV LA Caddo Oil City An EF-1 tornado with maximum estimated winds of 95-105 mph initially touched down as a waterspout on Caddo Lake before moving ashore as a tornado at the Earl G. Williamson Park on the south side of Oil City, where it sheared the tops off of several trees and uprooted a large hardwood tree near the shore. The tornado moved over the playground, where it tore a metal roof off of the metal office building at the park and carried portions of the roof into some nearby power lines. The tornado crossed Highway 1 snapping and uprooting severe more trees, and moved over heavily wooded areas near South Land Avenue where additional large branches were downed. The tornado crossed Highway 538 and Texaco Road where several pine trees were uprooted, before moving back over heavily wooded areas and lifting west of Hart Road.
01:31Z EF1 KSHV LA Caddo Gilliam An EF-1 tornado with maximum estimated winds between 95-105 mph touched down just west of a ridge on the west side of Interstate 49 just north of Black Bayou, where several trees were snapped, with one of the trees falling on power lines. The tornado crossed Interstate 49 snapping additional trees adjacent to the northbound lane, and moved over heavily wooded areas and Black Bayou before lifting along Gamm Road about one-third of a mile south of Herndon Magnet School.
01:33Z EF2 KSHV TX Nacogdoches Garrison The Garrison area of Northeast Nacogdoches County sustained significant wind and tornado damage related to a supercell thunderstorms that moved over this area. En EF-2 tornado with maximum estimated winds between 120-130 mph touched down southwest of Garrison along Highway 59, before moving through downtown Garrison. Several businesses along Highway 59 sustained roof damage, including what had once been a dentist's office, a bank, and an auto repair shop. The dentist's office was particularly hard hit, where EF-2 damage had occurred when a section of the roof was removed. The auto shop roof was lifted and deposited in the bank's parking lot. The auto shop also had two outer cinder block walls collapse as a result of the roof tearing off, which also indicated EF-2 damage. The tornado moved northeast along Highway 59 into extreme Southeast Rusk County, where sporadic trees were topped on both sides of the road.
01:42Z EF2 KSHV TX Rusk Caledonia This is a continuation of the Nacogdoches County EF-2 tornado that initially touched down just southwest of Garrison along Highway 59. Additional EF-2 damage, with estimated winds of 115-120 mph occurred in the extreme southeast corner of Rusk County along Highway 59, where the tornado tore through a chicken farm, destroying one chicken coop and killing all chickens, while also damaging 5 other coops. Several homes sustained roof damage from snapped or uprooted trees, and at least 20 outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. The tornado also snapped several power poles in this area and continued northeast along Highway 59 into Northwest Shelby County.
01:44Z EF1 KSHV TX Shelby Timpson The is a continuation of the Nacogdoches and Rusk County tornado that initially touched down just southwest of Garrison. This tornado had weakened into an EF-1 tornado with maximum estimated winds of 90-95 mph as it entered Northwest Shelby County along Highway 59. At least one outbuilding was heavily damaged as the roof and one wall were torn off, and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. The tornado finally lifted just beyond County Road 4759 northwest of Highway 59.
09:06Z EF1 KLCH LA Beauregard Fields The tornado started in the forest southwest of Raymond Spike Rd, then crossed |Raymond Spikes Rd at a sharp bend where the tornado was at its widest point. |The tornado continued on just to the north of the road where it crossed HWY 109. To the west of HWY 109 the tornado damaged numerous trees and a power pole. After crossing 109 the tornado started weakening and making a southwest turn towards Lucy Ln. where the tornado damaged more trees and a power pole. One of the trees caused severe damage to a barn after falling onto it along Lucy Lane. The maximum estimated wind were 105 MPH.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).