Tornado Warning 36, NWS Norman, OK

Issued

Aug 17, 1994, 2:53 PM CDT (19:53 UTC)

Expired

Aug 17, 1994, 3:30 PM CDT

In force

37 min

Issued by

NWS Norman, OK

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

Counties Garfield County, OK, Major County, OK

000 
TTAA00 KOKC 171954
TOROKC
OKC047-093-172030-

BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
253 PM CDT WED AUG 17 1994

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OKLAHOMA CITY HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES

IN NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA
    WESTERN GARFIELD AND EASTERN MAJOR

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
     AMES...DRUMMOND...LAHOMA AND MENO

AT 253 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING TORNADO 3 MILES
SOUTH OF LAHOMA.

THE TORNADO WAS MOVING SOUTH AT 35 MPH. TAKE COVER NOW.

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 A SMALL INTERIOR
ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.  USE BLANKETS...
PILLOWS...OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY.  AVOID WINDOWS.
ABANDON MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A
DITCH OR CULVERT.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHERN TEXAS UNTIL 900PM CDT.

LAT...LON 3618  9797 3618  9820 3641  9820 3640  9801

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NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Aug 17, 3:00 AM CDT, 11 hours 53 minutes earlier.

FPUS3 KOKC 170758
AFDOKC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
300 AM CDT WED AUG 17 1994

FA CONTS UNDER NWLY FLO ALF WITH SCANTY MSTR. SMALL CLUSTER OF TRW IN
NRN KS SHUD CONT TO DIE OUT AS IT MOVE INTO DRY AIR AND LGTR H8 WINDS.
ONLY AFFECTS ANTICIPATED IN OK IS A FEW CI WHICH SHUD NOT DETRACT FM
MOSUNNY SKIES TDY. GRADIENT PICKS UP A LTL IN THE NW WHERE S WNDS WL BE
IN THE 10-20 RNG. ELSEWHERE...LGT SLY/SELY LO LVL FLO WL PVL.

H8 FLO EXPCTD TO PICK SOME TNGT ALG WITH INCRG LO LVL MSTR...BUT WARMING
MID LVL TEMPS SUG THAT ANY CNVTN THAT FIRES LT SHUD BE MOSTLY MID LVL
BASED. EXAMINATION OF H7 CHARTS AND PROGGED WND FLO REVEALS THAT LTL IF
ANY MID LVL MSTR WL BE AVBL FOR OUR AREA TNGT. A FEW TRW MAY FIRE UP ALG
SFC CNVGC ZN IN NERN CO/NWRN KS AND SPILL SOME AC/CI INTO NWRN OK SO WL
GO PTCLDY THERE TNGT. TSTMS SHUD DIE OUT IN WRN KS BEFORE MAKING IT INTO
FA.

SLOW DAY TO DAY WARMING EXPCTD IN MAXES THRU END OF WK. MOS SEEMS A LTL
TOO WARM IN THE SW TDY AND TOO WARM TNGT IN ENTIRE AREA.  ..04..

GAG 96/67/97 011    PNC 94/68/96 011    HBR 94/69/96 011
SPS 96/70/99 010    OKC 94/67/95 000    DUA 92/70/94 000

.OKC...NONE.
.TX...NONE.

In the hours before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
200 PM CDT WED AUG 17 1994

TIME/DATE       COUNTY      EVENT

147-152 PM      ALFALFA     DIME SIZE HAIL AND 60 TO 70 MPH WINDS
                            BLEW DOWN A POWER POLE AND RIPPED THE DOORS
                            OFF A BARN 8 MILES WEST OF MANCHESTER.

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