Tornado Warning 2, NWS Norman, OK

Issued

Mar 29, 1993, 6:34 PM CST (00:34 UTC)

Expired

Mar 29, 1993, 7:15 PM CST

In force

41 min

Issued by

NWS Norman, OK

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

Counties Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

000 
TTAA00 KOKC 300040 COR
TOROKC
TXC485-487-300115-

BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING...CORRECTION TO VALID TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
634 PM CST MON MAR 29 1993

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OKLAHOMA CITY HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES

IN NORTHERN TEXAS
     NORTHWESTERN WICHITA AND EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WILBARGER

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
     GRAYBACK...ELECTRA...AND HARROLD

AT 634 PM CST RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF
GRAYBACK.

THE TORNADO WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING.  AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH
OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.  DO NOT USE
YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO.  CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED
AROUND AND DESTROYED BY TORNADO WINDS.  LEAVE YOUR CAR AND GO
TO A STRONG BUILDING.  IF NO STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER
IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT.

TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE
HARD TO SEE.  AT NIGHT OR DURING HEAVY RAIN...THE ONLY CLUE TO
A TORNADO'S PRESENCE MAY BE ITS ROAR.  IF ANY UNUSUAL ROAR IS
HEARD...QUICKLY TAKE COVER IN YOUR BASEMENT.  IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A
CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.  YOU MAY ONLY HAVE A FEW SECONDS.
ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET
INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.  REMAIN UNDER COVER UNTIL YOU ARE
CERTAIN THE STORM IS PAST.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN TEXAS UNTIL 900PM CST.


LAT...LON 3411  9880 3387  9921 3420  9917 3417  9897

WR

NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Mar 29, 3:46 PM CST, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
345 PM CST MON MAR 29 1993

BETWEEN SVR WX AND THE ICWF HV LTL TIME FOR DISC THIS AFTN...LOOKS RAINY
THRU TUE WITH POPS DCRG FM W TO E TUE NGT AND WED AS UPR LVL LOW SLOWLY
MOVS EWD. HV GONE WL ABV FPC MIN TEMPS FOR TNGT DUE CLDS AND HI DEWPNTS
EXPECTED. PRELIM #'S...

OKC 59/67/48/60 7854  GAG 48/62/42/56 8742  HBR 57/68/44/62 8732
PNC 58/67/47/58 7854  SPS 62/72/49/64 8632

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.OK...NONE
.TX...NONE

In the hours before

LOCAL STORM REPORT...DELAYED FROM THIS MORNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
600 PM CST MON MAR 29 1993

TIME              COUNTY               EVENT

345 PM            BECKHAM              SOFTBALL SIZE HAIL AT SAYRE
                                       REPORTED BY SAYRE FD

345 PM            ROGER MILLS          QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT BERLIN

412 PM            BECKHAM              TORNADO TOUCHDOWN JUST WEST OF
                                       ELK CITY

420 PM            GREER                QUARTER SIZE HAIL 2 MILES
                                       NORTHEAST OF REED

420 PM            BECKHAM              QUARTER SIZE HAIL 7 MILES SOUTH
                                       OF CARTER

430 PM            BECKHAM              DIME SIZE HAIL 5 MILES SOUTH OF
                                       CARTER

518 PM            KIOWA                QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT SENTINEL

537 PM            WASHITA              60-70 MPH WINDS 3 SOUTH OF
                                       WEATHERFORD

548 PM            HARMON               DIME SIZE HAIL AT HOLLIS

LOCAL STORM REPORT...DELAYED FROM THIS MORNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
620 PM CST MON MAR 29 1993

TIME              COUNTY               EVENT

440 PM            JACKSON              70 TO 80 MPH WINDS AT GRANITE

515 PM            GREER                GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AT MANGUM

515 PM            JACKSON              60 MPH WINDS AT ALTUS

544 PM            JACKSON              1/2 INCH HAIL 3 MILES SOUTH OF
                                       ALTUS

548 PM            KIOWA                QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT HOBART

558 PM            KNOX                 1 INCH HAIL IN NORTH KNOX COUNTY

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.