Alert archive / Oklahoma / Tornado Warnings in 1992
Tornado Warning 30, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 1992, 1:10 PM CDT for Kay County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 65 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 19, 1992, 1:10 PM CDT (18:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 1992, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Whole counties
County Kay County, OK
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 179 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 974 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -323 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1610 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KOKC 191814 TOROKC OKC071-191915- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 110 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OKLAHOMA CITY HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 215 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING OKLAHOMA LOCATIONS... IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA ...KAY COUNTY AT 110 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A VERY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CROSSING THE KANSAS STATE LINE NORTH OF NEWKIRK. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. NEWKIRK...HARDY AND KAW LAKE WILL BE NEAR THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THIS STORM. BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS.f ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 11:41 AM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
TXZ019-020-191745- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA FALLS TX 1139 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 1992 AT 1135 AM CDT THE WICHITA FALLS RADAR SHOWED A BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME VERY STRONG DEVELOPING ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST TEXAS. THIS LINE EXTENDED FROM NEAR WATONGA OKLAHOMA SOUTHWEST THROUGH HOBART AND ON SOUTHWEST INTO HARDEMAN COUNTY TO THE SOUTH OF QUANAH. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA IN EXTREME SOUTHERN KIOWA COUNTY NEAR THE RED RIVER APPROXIMATELY 11 MILES NORTH OF QUANAH. MOVEMENT OF ALL STORMS WAS TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 12:30 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
TXZ020-191830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA FALLS TX 1228 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 1992 AT 1215 PM CDT THE WICHITA FALLS RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW A BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW VERY STRONG STRETCHING FROM EL RENO OKLAHOMA SOUTHWEST THROUGH FREDERICK INTO NORTHERN WILBARGER COUNTY TO THE NORTHEAST OF VERNON. THE STRONGEST STORM IN NORTH TEXAS WAS LOCATED SOME 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF VERNON. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS AND COULD ALSO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH SOME SMALL HAIL. MOVEMENT OF THE ENTIRE LINE WAS TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS THIS PORTION OF NORTH TEXAS IS HIGHLY UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON. A NUMBER OF PARAMETERS ARE IN PLACE TO AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY..SOME COULD POSSIBLY BECOME SEVERE. RESIDENTS ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERICAL BROADCAST MEANS FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS.
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 1:03 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
OKZ004>021-201200- OKLAHOMA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 100 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 4 PM FOR PARTS OF NORTHCENTRAL OKLAHOMA... THIS THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK IS VALID ONLY FOR OKLAHOMA ZONES 4 THROUGH 21. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHCENTRAL...CENTRAL...SOUTHCENTRAL...AND SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA. THE HIGH RISK AREA IS EAST OF A LINE FROM ENID TO OKLAHOMA CITY TO ARDMORE. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. EARLY THIS AFTERNOON STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL KANSAS AND SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL ENTER EASTERN KAY COUNTY SHORTLY. ALSO...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHCENTRAL...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA. AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WAS LOCATED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA FROM NEAR GAGE TO LAWTON. TO THE EAST OF THE BOUNDARY...WINDS WERE FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE WEST. MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR CONTINUED OVER THE STATE. IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WAS APPROACHING THE STATE FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE THUNDERSTORMS IN KANSAS WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO THE STATE IN THE HIGH RISK AREA. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES HAVE BEEN RECIEVED FROM THESE STORMS. WITH THE UNSTABLE AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE STATE...THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THEIR INTENSITY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE 90S THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL RESULT IN AN EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS. THE COMBINATION OF THE INSTABILITY...CONVERGENCE ALONG THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY...AND UPWARD MOTION DUE TO THE WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL RESULT IN THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS WHICH DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE... PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES. SPOTTER GROUPS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON.
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 1:09 PM CDT, 1 minute before
OKZ004>021-201200- OKLAHOMA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 100 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 4 PM FOR PARTS OF NORTHCENTRAL OKLAHOMA... THIS THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK IS VALID ONLY FOR OKLAHOMA ZONES 4 THROUGH 21. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHCENTRAL...CENTRAL...SOUTHCENTRAL...AND SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA. THE HIGH RISK AREA IS EAST OF A LINE FROM ENID TO OKLAHOMA CITY TO ARDMORE. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. EARLY THIS AFTERNOON STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL KANSAS AND SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL ENTER EASTERN KAY COUNTY SHORTLY. ALSO...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHCENTRAL...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA. AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WAS LOCATED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA FROM NEAR GAGE TO LAWTON. TO THE EAST OF THE BOUNDARY...WINDS WERE FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE WEST. MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR CONTINUED OVER THE STATE. IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WAS APPROACHING THE STATE FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE THUNDERSTORMS IN KANSAS WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO THE STATE IN THE HIGH RISK AREA. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES HAVE BEEN RECIEVED FROM THESE STORMS. WITH THE UNSTABLE AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE STATE...THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THEIR INTENSITY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE 90S THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL RESULT IN AN EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS. THE COMBINATION OF THE INSTABILITY...CONVERGENCE ALONG THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY...AND UPWARD MOTION DUE TO THE WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL RESULT IN THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS WHICH DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE... PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS `AND TORNADOES. SPOTTER GROUPS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 7:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Kingfisher, Logan | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kingfisher | 51 min |
| Jun 18, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Logan, Oklahoma | 42 min |
| Jun 18, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian | 59 min |
| Jun 18, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Oklahoma | 47 min |
| Jun 18, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Custer, Dewey | 45 min |
| Jun 18, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian | 61 min |
| Jun 18, 9:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grady | 56 min |
| Jun 18, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian | 31 min |
| Jun 18, 10:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grady, McClain | 57 min |
| Jun 19, 12:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson | 60 min |
| Jun 19, 1:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Tillman | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln | 54 min |
| Jun 19, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Logan | 47 min |
| Jun 19, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Pottawatomie | 47 min |
| Jun 19, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Seminole | 47 min |
| Jun 19, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Hughes | 45 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.