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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Norman, OK

May 14, 1986Comanche County, Tillman County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at May 14, 1986, 5:25 PM CDT for Comanche County, Tillman County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 35 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 14, 1986, 5:25 PM CDT (22:25 UTC)
Expired
May 14, 1986, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Whole counties

Counties Comanche County, OK, Tillman County, OK

The radar

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 14, 5:50 PM CDTHail 1.75Comanche, OK
May 14, 5:50 PM CDTHail 1.75Comanche, OK
May 14, 6:09 PM CDTHail 1.75Tillman, OK
May 14, 6:09 PM CDTHail 1.75Tillman, OK

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Sill, OK (KFSI), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 31 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Fort Sill, OK at 12:00Z on 1986-05-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2103 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Sill, OK at 12:00Z on 1986-05-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 176 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2103 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-131 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
657 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
176 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
180 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
7.8

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAAOO KOKC 142225
TOROKC
OKC031-141-142300-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUSTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
525 PM CDT WED MAY 14 1986
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL  600 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
 
IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA
          ..WESTERN COMANCHE..NORTHERN TILLMAN

AT 525 PM RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 3 MILES NORTH OF MANITOU
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. PERSONS IN INDIAHOMA AND MEERS ARE NEAR
THE PATH OF THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS WARNING WILL EXTEND AND
REPLACE THE PREVIOUS TORNADO WARNING FOR COMANCHE COUNTY.
 
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO, THE SAFEST PLACE IS A
BASEMENT.  GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.
IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE, SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM
SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.  USE BLANKETS, PILLOWS, OR
CUSHIONS TO COVE-R YOUR BODY.  AVOID WINDOWS.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 13, 11:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche102 min
May 14, 12:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrady84 min
May 14, 3:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher40 min
May 14, 4:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKingfisher, Logan45 min
May 14, 9:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Washita40 min
May 14, 10:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis42 min
May 14, 10:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWashita59 min
May 14, 10:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis66 min
May 14, 11:01 AM CDTTornado WarningOUNCanadian29 min
May 14, 11:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey56 min
May 14, 11:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Pottawatomie61 min
May 14, 11:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNOklahoma63 min
May 14, 11:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Washita57 min
May 14, 11:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWoodward60 min
May 14, 12:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln20 min
May 14, 12:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLogan62 min
May 14, 12:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWoods42 min
May 14, 12:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Grant46 min
May 14, 12:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey47 min
May 14, 12:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa46 min
May 14, 1:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian39 min
May 14, 1:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKiowa, Washita40 min
May 14, 1:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche51 min
May 14, 1:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarmon59 min
May 14, 1:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian50 min
May 14, 2:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLogan, Oklahoma43 min
May 14, 2:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Washita33 min
May 14, 2:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrady33 min
May 14, 2:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo26 min
May 14, 2:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGreer26 min
May 14, 2:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Greer, Jackson58 min
May 14, 2:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Logan, Oklahoma58 min
May 14, 2:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrady58 min
May 14, 2:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Oklahoma45 min
May 14, 2:54 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNJackson36 min
May 14, 3:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo30 min
May 14, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma62 min
May 14, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Grady62 min
May 14, 3:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, McClain57 min
May 14, 3:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Washita45 min
May 14, 4:00 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNJackson, Kiowa30 min
May 14, 4:13 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNGrady32 min
May 14, 4:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Washita50 min
May 14, 4:33 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNComanche42 min
May 14, 4:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Grady, McClain53 min
May 14, 4:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNOklahoma53 min
May 14, 4:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNSeminole57 min
May 14, 5:04 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCaddo, Washita36 min
May 14, 5:04 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNComanche36 min
May 14, 5:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKiowa37 min
May 14, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Pottawatomie48 min
May 14, 5:38 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNJackson, Kiowa37 min
May 14, 5:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Grady58 min
May 14, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche53 min
May 14, 6:07 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNComanche, Kiowa, Tillman38 min
May 14, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, McClain44 min
May 14, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Greer, Harmon65 min
May 14, 6:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarvin, Grady, Stephens59 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.