Tornado Warning 46, NWS Norman, OK

Issued

Oct 2, 1986, 11:08 AM CDT (16:08 UTC)

Expired

Oct 2, 1986, 11:45 AM CDT

In force

37 min

Issued by

NWS Norman, OK

Area

Whole counties

Counties Logan County, OK, Payne County, OK

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

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.

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TTAAOO KOKC 021608
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OKC083-119-021645-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
1108 AM CDT THU OCT  2 1986
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1145 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
 
IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
          ..LOGAN..WESTERN PAYNE

AT 1105 AM CDT A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS REPORTED 3 MILES WEST OF
LANGSTON MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES PER HOUR AND A
TORNADO WAS REPORTED NEAR SEWARD.  PERSONS IN
THE LANGSTON AND COYLE AREAS AND THE SEWARD AND GUTHRIE AREAS
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM AND SHOULD
TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.
 
STORMS SUCH AS THESE OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE WEAK TORNADOES WITH
LITTLE ADVANCE INDICATION ON RADAR. THE VERY MOIST ATMOSPHERE WILL
ENABLE VISUAL IDENTIFICATION OF WEAKER CIRCULATIONS THAN ARE VISIBLE
DURING MORE NORMAL THUNDERSTORM ENVIRONMENTS. CHANCES FOR STRONG
TORNADOES IN THIS CASE ARE VERY LOW.
 
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 COVER YOUR BODY.  AVOID WINDOWS.

In the hours before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA FALLS TX
510 AM CDT THU OCT 2 1986

...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
TEXAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

SHORTLY AFTER 5AM CDT..VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED IN SOUTH
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. WHILE ONLY A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS WERE NOTED OVER
PORTIONS OF HARDEMAN AND FOARD COUNTIESIN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS WERE ON THE RISE EARLY THIS MORNING FROM
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WEDNESDAY EVENING.

STREAMS IN AND NEAR THE CITY OF GRAHAM IN YOUNG COUNTY WERE RISING
SHARPLY THIS MORNING..RESIDENTS IN THE NORMAL FLOOD PRONE AREAS
SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT. MOREz SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IN EXPECTED
ACROSS THE REGION IN THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. RISING WATERS WILL
LIKELY BE EXPERIENCE IN THE SURROUNDING COUNTY AREA..INCLUDING
WICHITA FALLS..BE PREPARED TO MOVE VALUABLES TO HIGHER GROUND.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA FALLS TX
510 AM CDT THU OCT 2 1986

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
TEXAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

SHORTLY AFTER 5AM CDT..VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED IN SOUTH
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA..WHILE ONLY A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS WERE NOTED OVER
PORTIONS OF HARDEMAN AND FOARD COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS WERE ON THE RISE EARLY THIS MORNING FROM
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING.

STREAMS IN AND NEAR THE CITY OF GRAHAM IN YOUNG COUNTY WERE RISING
SHARPLY THIS MORNING..RESIDENTS IN THE NORMAL FLOOD PRNE AREAS
SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT IN YOUNG COUNTY.

MORE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROS THE REGION IN THE NEXT
24 TO 48 HOURS. RISING WATERS WILL LIKELY BE EXPERIENCED IN THE
SURROUNDING CONTY AREA..INCLUDING WICHITA FALLS AS UNSTABLE CONDITIONS
PERSIST IN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS ACTIVITY..BE PREPARED TO MOVE
VALUABLES TO HIGHER GROUND IN THE EVENT ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT RAINS
DEVELOP.

Tornado Warnings in Oklahoma, 1986Every tornado warning in 1986Tornadoes in 1986

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.