Apparently we missed a 1.4 mile wide tornado from our storm. It was on the ground while we were driving north to find a good route across the Arkansas River. By the time we caught up with the storm, which was moving at 60 mph, this tornado had long since lifted.
Here is the NWS WFO Tulsa's survey information for the storm:
A SURVEY TEAM FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA CONFIRMEDTHAT A TORNADO OCCURRED IN WESTERN OSAGE COUNTY ON THE EVENING OF10 MAY 2010.THE TORNADO LIKELY ENTERED OSAGE COUNTY FROM NOBLE COUNTY. THISWILL BE CONFIRMED THROUGH COORDINATION BETWEEN THE NORMAN ANDTULSA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES.TORNADO DAMAGE BEGAN IN OSAGE COUNTY AT APPROXIMATELY 514 PM CDT12.3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BURBANK. THE TORNADO TRAVELED TO THE NORTHEAST AT NEAR 60 MPH AND WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 11 MILES...LIFTING 3.1 MILES SOUTH OF BURBANK.THE TORNADO WAS 1.4 MILES WIDE AND WAS PART OF A 2.6 MILE WIDEDAMAGE SWATH. THE LARGER DAMAGE SWATH IS A COMBINATION OFTORNADO DAMAGE AND STRONG REAR FLANK DOWNDRAFT WINDS THE REACHEDNEAR 85 MPH IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THE TORNADO WAS GIVEN A PRELIMINARYRATING OF EF-1 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE. THE PEAK WINDS OF THETORNADO WERE ESTIMATED NEAR 110 MPH.THE TORNADO SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED TWO HOMES... ALONG WITH SEVERALBARNS AND OUTBUILDINGS. THE TORNADO LIFTED AROUND 525 PM.SUMMARYBURBANK TORNADO10 MAY 2010514 PM TO 525 PM CDTRATING EF-1PEAK WINDS NEAR 110 MPHPATH LENGTH 11 MILESMAX PATH WIDTH 1.4 MILESTHIS TORNADO LIKELY ENTERED OSAGE COUNTY FROM NOBLE COUNTY.
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