Alert archive / Oklahoma / Tornado Watches in 1999
Tornado Watch 102
The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Apr 2, 1999, 3:00 PM CST for 20 counties in Oklahoma; Childress County, Texas. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 2, 1999, 3:00 PM CST (21:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 1999, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 21 counties
Blaine County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Grady County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Logan County, OK, Noble County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Payne County, OK, Washington County, OK, Washita County, OK, Childress County, TX
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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Warnings issued inside it
13 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 3:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 51 min |
| Apr 2, 4:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 4:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay, Noble | 46 min |
| Apr 2, 5:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OUN | Kay | 37 min |
| Apr 2, 5:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Childress | 25 min |
| Apr 2, 6:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay, Noble | 45 min |
| Apr 2, 6:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Harmon | 27 min |
| Apr 2, 6:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay | 51 min |
| Apr 2, 7:05 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Kay | 3 hr |
| Apr 2, 7:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OUN | Greer, Harmon | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 7:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay | 45 min |
| Apr 2, 7:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OUN | Beckham, Greer | 49 min |
| Apr 2, 8:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OUN | Washita | 40 min |
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
Nearby
Tornado Watches in Oklahoma, 1999Tornado Watches in Texas, 1999Every tornado watch in 1999
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.