Sand Rock Tornado - November 24, 2001

Sand Rock Tornado

Trees and homes damaged

Part of a roof torn from a house.

Roof damage to a house.

The tornado began about 2.7 miles south-southwest of Sand Rock at 3:01 PM CST moving northeast. The tornado moved across the southern and eastern portions of Sand Rock damaging a number of structures. Two people were killed in a mobile

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home just east of Sand Rock. The tornado continued northeast moving through mostly open areas with structures damaged and trees downed along the way. The tornado finally dissipated around 3:18 PM CST about 5.5 miles northeast of Sand Rock.

The tornado was rated an F2 with a path length of 8.1 miles and a width of 200 yards.

A Tornado Watch was issued at 1:46 PM CST valid from 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST that included Cherokee County. A Tornado Warning was issued for Cherokee County at 2:51 PM CST valid until 3:30 PM CST.

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Mobile home destroyed.

House damaged.

Roof taken off a house.