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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2002, 8:39 PM CDT for Dewey County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 36 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 5, 2002, 8:39 PM CDT (01:39 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2002, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Dewey County, OK
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 9:00 PM CDT | Hail 1 | Vici, OK | |
| May 5, 9:04 PM CDT | Hail 0.75 | Vici, OK | |
| May 5, 9:05 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 52 M | Camargo, OK | Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KOUN 060139 TOROKC OKC043-060215- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING...CORRECTED FOR STORM SPEED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 837 PM CDT SUN MAY 5 2002 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... DEWEY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA * UNTIL 915 PM CDT * AT 837 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES WEST OF CAMARGO...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE CAMARGO...CESTOS...SEILING... TALOGA AND VICI TAKE COVER NOW. LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES. IF POSSIBLE...MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER. OTHERWISE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND OUTSIDE WALLS. LAT...LON 3616 9938 3589 9938 3591 9880 3616 9883 CJS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 7:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Ellis, Roger Mills | 43 min |
| May 5, 8:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Ellis, Roger Mills | 50 min |
| May 5, 8:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Dewey | 38 min |
| May 5, 9:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Dewey | 48 min |
| May 5, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Major, Woodward | 50 min |
| May 5, 9:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Harmon | 39 min |
| May 5, 10:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Dewey | 28 min |
| May 5, 10:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Major | 33 min |
| May 5, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Kiowa | 29 min |
| May 5, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Harmon, Jackson | 44 min |
| May 5, 10:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Blaine, Major | 46 min |
| May 5, 10:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kiowa, Washita | 41 min |
| May 5, 11:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Kiowa | 43 min |
| May 5, 11:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Washita | 46 min |
| May 6, 12:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Washita | 32 min |
| May 6, 12:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo | 40 min |
| May 6, 1:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian, Grady, Oklahoma | 51 min |
| May 6, 1:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Pottawatomie | 41 min |
| May 6, 2:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln | 29 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.