Thomas Grazulis documented six tornadoes that occurred on November 4, 1922. We look at one of those twisters in this summary: An estimated F4 that moved through parts of Creek and Pawnee Counties in Oklahoma. Information for this event came from the following resources:
- Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes
- Newspaper articles via newspapers.com
Here are the stats on this event from Thomas Grazulis:
Hit at 1730 local time. There were 40 injuries and 11 fatalities. The path length was 25 miles and the width 300 yards. Rating given: F4.
Details from Grazulis:
- Moved NE from just west of Shamrock to five miles North of Mannford.
- Frail homes and the pieces of over 130 oil rigs were scattered for miles.
- ~30 homes of oil workers were destroyed SE of Drumright.
- Nine of the fatalities were in the Shamrock-Drumright area.
Additional Details from newspapers:
An article from The Morning Tulsa Daily World on November 5, 1922 gave the following details about the damage:
- Greatest damage on several oil leases between Drumright and Shamrock.
- “300-foot path about 25 miles long” in the Cushing oil field district.
- Tornado affected the towns of Shamrock, Drumright, Olive, Mannford and Keystone. None had a direct hit.
Here is a clip describing “the most disastrous visitation”:
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