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Tornado Warning 53, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at May 19, 2010, 4:41 PM CDT for Garfield County, Kingfisher County, Logan County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 49 min. 6 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 19, 2010, 4:41 PM CDT (21:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2010, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Garfield County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Logan County, OK
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 19, 4:41 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Nw Hennessey, OK | |
| May 19, 5:08 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Ssw Douglas, OK | |
| May 19, 5:13 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Sw Marshall, OK | |
| May 19, 5:27 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Se Marshall, OK | LARGE CONE TORNADO BECAME RAIN WRAPPED. |
| May 19, 5:27 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Se Marshall, OK | LARGE CONE TORNADO BECAME RAIN WRAPPED. |
| May 19, 5:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 61 | 4 Sse Marshall, OK |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 19, 2:06 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 116 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 730 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -160 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 634 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 486 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 575 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 10.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
506 WFUS54 KOUN 192141 TOROUN OKC047-073-083-192230- /O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0053.100519T2141Z-100519T2230Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 441 PM CDT WED MAY 19 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN KINGFISHER COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA... NORTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA... SOUTHERN GARFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA... * UNTIL 530 PM CDT * AT 442 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR HENNESSEY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BISON...COVINGTON...DOUGLAS... HENNESSEY AND MARSHALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 3638 9756 3606 9750 3608 9795 3624 9803 TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 264DEG 25KT 3613 9784 $$ 30
2 follow-up statements
688 WWUS54 KOUN 192158 SVSOUN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 458 PM CDT WED MAY 19 2010 OKC047-073-083-192230- /O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-100519T2230Z/ LOGAN OK-KINGFISHER OK-GARFIELD OK- 458 PM CDT WED MAY 19 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN GARFIELD...NORTHEASTERN KINGFISHER AND NORTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTIES... AT 457 PM CDT...A THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES WAS LOCATED 12 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF MARSHALL...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF TENNIS BALLS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BISON...COVINGTON...DOUGLAS AND MARSHALL. LAT...LON 3622 9794 3638 9756 3606 9750 3608 9787 TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 266DEG 22KT 3612 9776 $$ 30
307 WWUS54 KOUN 192209 SVSOUN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 509 PM CDT WED MAY 19 2010 OKC047-073-083-192230- /O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-100519T2230Z/ LOGAN OK-KINGFISHER OK-GARFIELD OK- 509 PM CDT WED MAY 19 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN GARFIELD...NORTHEASTERN KINGFISHER AND NORTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTIES... AT 509 PM CDT...A THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARSHALL...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE COVINGTON...DOUGLAS AND MARSHALL. LAT...LON 3607 9777 3625 9788 3638 9756 3606 9750 TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 266DEG 22KT 3612 9767 $$ 30
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 11:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Ellis, Roger Mills | 36 min |
| May 19, 12:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Roger Mills | 61 min |
| May 19, 12:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Ellis, Roger Mills | 41 min |
| May 19, 1:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Ellis, Roger Mills | 48 min |
| May 19, 2:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills | 38 min |
| May 19, 2:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey | 62 min |
| May 19, 3:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Ellis, Harper, Woodward | 6 hr |
| May 19, 3:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Dewey, Major | 66 min |
| May 19, 4:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Dewey, Major | 53 min |
| May 19, 4:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Woodward | 40 min |
| May 19, 5:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Major | 51 min |
| May 19, 5:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Ellis, Woodward | 65 min |
| May 19, 5:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Noble, Payne | 63 min |
| May 19, 6:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay | 53 min |
| May 19, 6:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Alfalfa, Woods, Woodward | 4 hr |
| May 19, 6:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay, Noble, Payne | 23 min |
| May 19, 7:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Kay | 4 hr |
| May 19, 8:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Major, Woods, Woodward | 24 hr |
| May 19, 9:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | OUN | Alfalfa, Blaine, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grant and 9 more | 13 hr |
| May 19, 2:35 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Grant, Kay, Noble | 37 hr |
| May 19, 2:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Kingfisher, Logan | 37 hr |
| May 19, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills | 63 min |
| May 19, 3:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Blaine, Kingfisher | 34 min |
| May 19, 3:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Dewey, Roger Mills | 49 min |
| May 19, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Woodward | 63 min |
| May 19, 3:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Garfield, Kingfisher | 49 min |
| May 19, 4:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Dewey | 51 min |
| May 19, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Woodward | 64 min |
| May 19, 4:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Blaine, Dewey | 38 min |
| May 19, 5:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Kingfisher | 53 min |
| May 19, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Garfield, Logan, Noble, Payne | 64 min |
| May 19, 6:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Kingfisher, Logan | 47 min |
| May 19, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma | 60 min |
| May 19, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln | 24 min |
| May 19, 6:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Payne | 66 min |
| May 19, 6:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Lincoln | 37 min |
| May 19, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie | 60 min |
| May 19, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garvin, Grady, Stephens | 56 min |
| May 19, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln | 37 min |
| May 19, 6:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Pottawatomie | 50 min |
| May 19, 6:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Logan | 46 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.