Alert archive / Oklahoma / Tornado Warnings in 2002
Tornado Warning 27, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2002, 9:51 PM CDT for Harmon County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 39 min. 1 report 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, 9:51 PM CDT (02:51 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2002, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Harmon County, OK
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 10:25 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollis, OK | Power lines were downed. |
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 060251 TOROKC OKC057-060330- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 949 PM CDT SUN MAY 5 2002 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... HARMON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA * UNTIL 1030 PM CDT * AT 949 PM CDT...A THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES WAS LOCATED 10 MILES WEST OF HOLLIS...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE GOULD...HOLLIS...MCKNIGHT AND VINSON IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO THREAT... THIS STORM LIKELY CONTAINS DAMAGING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS. TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD TO SEE. TAKE COVER NOW. IF A BASEMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR REINFORCED SHELTER. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3491 9999 3461 10000 3451 9971 3492 9974 WR
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, 9:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Dewey | 48 min |
| May 5, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Major, Woodward | 50 min |
| May 5, 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 |
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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.