Alert archive / Oklahoma / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 25, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at May 6, 1993, 3:28 PM CDT for Carter County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 47 min. 1 report 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 6, 1993, 3:28 PM CDT (20:28 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 1993, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
County Carter County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 3:42 PM CDT | Tornado F1 | Ardmore -, 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 text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garvin, McClain | 51 min |
| May 6, 1:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Jefferson | 47 min |
| May 6, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Jefferson | 45 min |
| May 6, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter | 39 min |
| May 6, 3:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Carter | 3 hr |
| May 6, 4:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Carter | 30 min |
| May 6, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Johnston, Marshall | 45 min |
| May 6, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter | 45 min |
| May 6, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Oklahoma | 44 min |
| May 6, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Johnston, Marshall | 45 min |
| May 6, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Bryan | 43 min |
| May 6, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Atoka | 62 min |
| May 6, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Bryan | 45 min |
| May 6, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Bryan | 50 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.