Tornado Warning 107, NWS Norman, OK

Issued

Oct 5, 1998, 4:15 AM CDT (09:15 UTC)

Expired

Oct 5, 1998, 4:40 AM CDT

In force

25 min

Issued by

NWS Norman, OK

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Payne County, OK

661 
WFUS1 KOKC 050916 RRA
TOROKC
OKC119-050940-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
415 AM CDT MON OCT 5 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
     EXTREME SOUTHEAST PAYNE COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 440 AM CDT

* AT 415 AM CDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
  OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE MOST DANGEROUS PORTION OF THE STORM WAS
  LOCATED OVER CUSHING...MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES PER HOUR.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE CUSHING

TAKE COVER NOW. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES. MOVE TO A SHELTER
BELOW GROUND IF POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR
HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 3609 9682 3595 9685 3595 9666 3607 9662


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NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Oct 4, 9:55 PM CDT, 6 hours 20 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
955 PM CDT SUN OCT 4 1998

WILL UPDATE ZONES BASED ON SATELLITE...RADAR...AND MESONET DATA.
WITH WIDESPREAD TORNADIC EVENT ONGOING...HAVE NOT LOOKED AT MUCH IN
THE WAY OF SYNOPTIC MODELS. ONLY MINOR TWEAKING EXPECTED. WL ADD
POPS TO WESTERN/NORTHWESTERN ZONES WITH MID-LEVEL ECHOES DEVELOPING
AHEAD OF MID-UPPER LEVEL JET MAX.

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

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