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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Norman, OK

February 26, 1995Lincoln County, Logan County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at Feb 26, 1995, 6:48 PM CST for Lincoln County, Logan County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 42 min.

The area

The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties.

The facts

Issued
Feb 26, 1995, 6:48 PM CST (00:48 UTC)
Expired
Feb 26, 1995, 7:30 PM CST
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

Counties Lincoln County, OK, Logan County, OK

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 75 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 1995-02-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1047 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 1995-02-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 151 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1047 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1188 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
151 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
286 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.2
Supercell composite
5.3

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KOKC 270046
TOROKC
OKC081-083-109-270130-

BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
648 PM CST SUN FEB 26 1995

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OKLAHOMA CITY HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 730 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     LINCOLN...EASTERN LOGAN 

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
     AGRA...AVERY...CARNEY...CHANDLER...COYLE...DAVENPORT...
     FALLIS...KENDRICK...LANGSTON...MERIDIAN...STROUD
     ...TRYON...WARWICK AND WELLSTON

AT 648 PM CST RADAR INDICATED DEVELOPING TORNADOES 3 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MERIDIAN AND JUST EAST OF CHANDLER.

THE TORNADO WAS MOVING EAST AT 15 TO 20 MILES PER HOUR.

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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF OKLAHOMA UNTIL
MIDNIGHT.

LAT...LON 3565  9663 3562  9730 3596  9730 3589  9664
MT

The office that day

Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 26, 6:06 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNPayne39 min
Feb 26, 6:22 PM CSTTornado WarningOUNLogan23 min
Feb 26, 6:31 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln44 min
Feb 26, 6:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNNoble48 min
Feb 26, 7:17 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKay43 min
Feb 26, 7:29 PM CSTTornado WarningOUNLincoln31 min
Feb 26, 8:02 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln28 min

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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.