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Tornado Warning 72, NWS Norman, OK

June 3, 1995Jackson County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at Jun 3, 1995, 9:13 PM CDT for Jackson County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 47 min.

The area

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

The facts

Issued: Jun 3, 1995, 9:13 PM CDT (02:13 UTC)
Expired: Jun 3, 1995, 10:00 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Jackson County, OK

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 187 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2206 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 902 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 147 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 356 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.6
Supercell composite: 11.8

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KOKC 040214
TOROKC
OKC065-040300-

BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
913 PM CDT SAT JUN 03 1995

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OKLAHOMA CITY HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA
     JACKSON

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
     ALTUS...BLAIR...FRIENDSHIP...HEADRICK...MARTHA AND OZARK

AT 913 PM CDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF ALTUS. MOVEMENT IS EAST-NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE
HARD TO SEE.  TAKE COVER NOW.  A BASEMENT OFFERS THE BEST
PROTECTION. 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.

CHURCHILL

LAT...LON 3464  9910 3453  9951 3462  9954 3481  9933

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.

NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Jun 3, 3:25 PM CDT, 5 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 3:25 PM CDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before

FPUS3 KOKC 032023
AFDOKC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
325 PM CDT SAT JUN 3 1995

UPR LOW REMAINS OVR NERN UT WITH SVRL SHTWVS ROTATING TWD FA. ONE WV
MOVG NEWD THRU NM WITH ANOTHER ONECOMING INTO WRN AZ. SFC BNDRY ACRS
SCNTL OK WHICH WL LKLY FOCUS CNVCTV DVLPMNT. ANOTHER FEATURE OF INTEREST
IS CNVTV-INDUCED VORT MAX BTWN CDS AND LTS WHICH IS BARELY CRAWLING EWD
ALG BDNRY. EXPCT MAIN PCPN AREA OF INITIATE IN TX PNHDL AND MV INTO WRN
ZNS THIS EVENG. ALSO PSBL THAT CNVTN WL FORM E OF CNVTV VORT IN SCNTRL
ZNS...BUT THIS AREA HAS STGR CAP AND WONT GET AS MUCH SFC HEATING AS
FURTHER W. WL ISSUE FFA FOR MOST OF WRN OK...BUT AREA MAY NEED TO BE
EXTNDD FURTHER E IF CNVTN REMAINS ORGANIZED INTO CNTRL ZNS OR IF LCL
COOLING ALF WITH CNVCTV VORT MAX IS SUFFICIENT TO BREAK CAP. PDS OF TRW
EXPCTD THRU SHORT TERM WITH CHANCES TAPERING OFF IN THE EXTDD PD. ..04..

GAG 60/81/61/82 8464    PNC 65/82/65/82 4354    HBR 68/85/65/85 7464
SPS 69/88/68/89 6344    OKC 65/82/65/82 4354    DUA 70/86/70/84 3344

.OKC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TNGT WRN OK ZNS 4>6..9>11..14>17..21>23..
       33>38..44.
.TX...NONE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 3, 6:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
645 PM CDT SAT JUN 3 1995

TIME(CDT)   .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
DATE        ....COUNTY LOCATION....

200 AM         6 SSW ERICK            OK       0.88 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
6/3/95          BECKHAM

625 PM         2N 1W LAKE VALLEY      OK       0.75 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
6/3/95          WASHdITA

PM

Local storm report, Jun 3, 6:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
645 PM CDT SAT JUN 3 1995

TIME(CDT)   .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
DATE        ....COUNTY LOCATION....

200 AM         6 SSW ERICK            OK       0.88 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
6/3/95          BECKHAM

625 PM         2N 1W LAKE VALLEY      OK       0.75 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
6/3/95          WASHITA

PM

Local storm report, Jun 3, 8:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
810 PM CDT SAT JUN 3 1995

TIME(CDT)   .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
DATE        ....COUNTY LOCATION....

753 PM         IN HOLLIS              OK       60 MPH WINDS
6/3/95          HARMON

800 PM         IN HOLLIS              OK       60-70 MPH WINDS
6/3/95          HARMON

800 PM         SSW OF GOULD          OK/TX     TORNADO REPORTED ON THE
6/3/95       HARMON/HARDEMAN                   RED RIVER SSW OF GOULD

PM

Local storm report, Jun 3, 8:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
810 PM CDT SAT JUN 3 1995

TIME(CDT)   .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
DATE        ....COUNTY LOCATION....

753 PM         IN HOLLIS              OK       60 MPH WINDS
6/3/95          HARMON

800 PM         IN HOLLIS              OK       60-70 MPH WINDS
6/3/95          HARMON

800 PM         SSW OF GOULD          OK/TX     TORNADO REPORTED ON THE
6/3/95       HARMON/HARDEMAN                   RED RIVER SSW OF GOULD

PM

Local storm report, Jun 3, 8:45 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
845 PM CDT SAT JUN 3 1995

TIME(CDT)   .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
DATE        ....COUNTY LOCATION....

815 PM            HOLLIS             OK       65-75 MPH WINDS
6/3/95            HARMON                      CONTINUING...WIND DAMAGE
                                              REPORTED

822 PM           GRACEMONT           OK      60+ MPH WINDS
6/3/95            CADDO

830 PM           ELDORADO            OK      1.00 INCH HAIL
6/3/95            JACKSON

800 PM           10 S GOULD          OK      20 POWER LINES KNOCKED
6/3/95            HARMON                     DOWN ALONG SH 5 SOUTH OF
                                             GOULD

820 PM           1.5 W COGAR         OK      1.00 TO 1.25 INCH HAIL
6/3/95             CADDO

810 PM           9 E OF BINGER       OK      1.75 INCH HAIL
6/3/95             CADDO

Local storm report, Jun 3, 8:53 PM CDT, 20 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
845 PM CDT SAT JUN 3 1995

TIME(CDT)   .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
DATE        ....COUNTY LOCATION....

815 PM            HOLLIS             OK       65-75 MPH WINDS
6/3/95            HARMON                      CONTINUING...WIND DAMAGE
                                              REPORTED

822 PM           GRACEMONT           OK      60+ MPH WINDS
6/3/95            CADDO

830 PM           ELDORADO            OK      1.00 INCH HAIL
6/3/95            JACKSON

800 PM           10 S GOULD          OK      20 POWER LINES KNOCKED
6/3/95            HARMON                     DOWN ALONG SH 5 SOUTH OF
                                             GOULD

820 PM           1.5 W COGAR         OK      1.00 TO 1.25 INCH HAIL
6/3/95             CADDO

810 PM           9 E OF BINGER       OK@      1.75 INCH HAIL
6/3/95             CADDO

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 3, 7:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo	45 min
Jun 3, 7:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harmon	44 min
Jun 3, 8:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Harmon	45 min
Jun 3, 8:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Jackson	40 min
Jun 3, 8:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Caddo	45 min
Jun 3, 8:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon	46 min
Jun 3, 8:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Grady	40 min
Jun 3, 8:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Jackson	35 min
Jun 3, 8:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Canadian, Grady	50 min
Jun 3, 9:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Canadian	46 min
Jun 3, 9:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Harmon, Jackson	2 hr
Jun 3, 9:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Jackson	47 min
Jun 3, 10:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Oklahoma	42 min
Jun 3, 10:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harmon	50 min
Jun 3, 10:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan	45 min
Jun 3, 10:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kiowa	42 min
Jun 3, 10:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa	45 min
Jun 3, 10:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson	36 min
Jun 3, 11:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harmon	45 min
Jun 3, 11:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain	31 min
Jun 3, 11:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Logan	45 min
Jun 3, 11:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Canadian	113 min
Jun 3, 11:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson	48 min
Jun 3, 11:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Kiowa, Washita	46 min
Jun 3, 11:36 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Logan	114 min
Jun 3, 11:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Tillman	40 min
Jun 3, 11:55 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Jackson	110 min
Jun 3, 11:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Tillman	33 min
Jun 4, 12:25 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Comanche, Tillman	50 min
Jun 4, 12:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo	63 min
Jun 4, 12:45 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Kiowa	3 hr
Jun 4, 1:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche	65 min
Jun 4, 1:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Grady, McClain	62 min
Jun 4, 1:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Logan, Oklahoma	62 min
Jun 4, 1:30 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon	3 hr
Jun 4, 1:39 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Oklahoma	2 hr
Jun 4, 1:40 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Logan	110 min
Jun 4, 1:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Kiowa	61 min
Jun 4, 1:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Pottawatomie	55 min
Jun 4, 1:53 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Canadian	2 hr
Jun 4, 1:59 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Jackson	3 hr
Jun 4, 2:06 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Grady	3 hr
Jun 4, 2:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche	57 min
Jun 4, 2:41 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Payne	3 hr
Jun 4, 2:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	57 min
Jun 4, 2:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo	64 min
Jun 4, 3:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson	58 min
Jun 4, 3:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grady	63 min
Jun 4, 3:44 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain	3 hr
Jun 4, 3:44 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Logan, Oklahoma	3 hr
Jun 4, 3:49 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Kiowa	3 hr
Jun 4, 4:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Canadian	2 hr
Jun 4, 4:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garvin, McClain	58 min
Jun 4, 4:53 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Grady	3 hr
Jun 4, 5:34 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Beckham, Washita	3 hr
Jun 4, 7:06 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Kiowa	3 hr
Jun 4, 7:11 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Custer	3 hr
Jun 4, 11:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kiowa	52 min
Jun 4, 11:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson	36 min
Jun 4, 11:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Washita	50 min
Jun 4, 12:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harmon	50 min
Jun 4, 12:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon	3 hr
Jun 4, 12:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Washita	3 hr
Jun 4, 1:10 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa	3 hr
Jun 4, 1:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Woodward	40 min
Jun 4, 2:10 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo	3 hr
Jun 4, 3:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Tillman	37 min
Jun 4, 3:13 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Tillman	3 hr
Jun 4, 3:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Harmon	3 hr
Jun 4, 3:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Greer	3 hr
Jun 4, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Tillman	45 min
Jun 4, 4:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa	3 hr
Jun 4, 4:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Tillman	60 min
Jun 4, 6:02 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Tillman	3 hr
Jun 4, 6:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton	43 min
Jun 4, 6:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Jackson	3 hr
Jun 4, 6:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon	3 hr

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.