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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Norman, OK

May 5, 2002Dewey County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2002, 9:12 PM CDT for Dewey County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 48 min. 2 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, 9:12 PM CDT (02:12 UTC)
Expired: May 5, 2002, 10:00 PM CDT
In force: 48 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, 9:39 PM CDT	Hail 0.75	Seiling, OK
May 5, 10:10 PM CDT	Tornado F1	Seiling, OK	This tornado formed approximately 5.5 miles east southeast of Seiling and moved northwestward for 1 mile before dissipating. One-half of a well-constructed, anchored mobile home was ripped off with contents of the home strewn in the yard. The other half of the

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 060212
TOROKC
OKC043-060300-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
911 PM CDT SUN MAY 5 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  DEWEY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 911 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CESTOS
  OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF VICI...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE CESTOS...SEILING AND TALOGA

A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANYTIME. TAKE COVER NOW. ABANDON 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.


LAT...LON 3616 9929 3595 9928 3587 9875 3618 9885

SIX

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, 8:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Dewey	36 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.