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Tornado Warning 38, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2011, 3:00 PM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 45 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 24, 2011, 3:00 PM CDT (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2011, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Blaine County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Major County, OK, Woods County, OK
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:01 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 24, 3:23 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 N Canton, OK | |
| May 24, 3:48 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Sw Fairview, OK | THIS TORNADO LASTED APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES TO 351 PM. |
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 24, 12:47 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 100 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
- 434 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -401 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 684 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 375 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 420 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
246
WFUS54 KOUN 242000
TOROUN
OKC011-043-093-151-242045-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0038.110524T2000Z-110524T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
300 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BLAINE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...
NORTHEASTERN DEWEY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...
MAJOR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN WOODS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 345 PM CDT
* AT 300 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES WEST OF
CANTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE AMES...CANTON LAKE...CANTON...CLEO
SPRINGS...FAIRVIEW...HOMESTEAD...HUCMAC...ISABELLA...LONGDALE...
MENO...ORIENTA...ORION AND RINGWOOD.
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 3646 9855 3646 9811 3621 9812 3592 9880
3610 9891
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 221DEG 38KT 3606 9873
$$2 follow-up statements
506
WWUS54 KOUN 242011
SVSOUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
311 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
OKC151-242020-
/O.CAN.KOUN.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110524T2045Z/
WOODS OK-
311 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN
WOODS COUNTY...
LAT...LON 3593 9877 3611 9879 3645 9848 3646 9811
3621 9812
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 232DEG 36KT 3605 9867
$$
OKC011-043-093-242045-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110524T2045Z/
DEWEY OK-BLAINE OK-MAJOR OK-
311 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
MAJOR...NORTHERN BLAINE AND NORTHEASTERN DEWEY COUNTIES...
AT 310 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES WEST OF CANTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE MOST DANGEROUS PORTION OF THE STORM
WILL BE APPROACHING THE CANTON AND LONGDALE AREAS. TAKE COVER
IMMEDIATELY!
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE AMES...CANTON LAKE...CANTON...CLEO
SPRINGS...FAIRVIEW...HOMESTEAD...ISABELLA...LONGDALE...MENO...
ORIENTA AND RINGWOOD.
LAT...LON 3593 9877 3611 9879 3645 9848 3646 9811
3621 9812
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 232DEG 36KT 3605 9867
$$613
WWUS54 KOUN 242028 RRA
SVSOUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
328 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
OKC011-043-093-242045-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110524T2045Z/
DEWEY OK-BLAINE OK-MAJOR OK-
328 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
MAJOR...NORTHWESTERN BLAINE AND NORTHEASTERN DEWEY COUNTIES...
AT 328 PM CDT...RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS OBSERVED A TORNADO NEAR
EASTERN CANTON LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS TORNADO IS
MOVING TOWARD THE LONGDALE AREA. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU LIVE
IN OR NEAR LONGDALE.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE AMES...CANTON LAKE...CLEO
SPRINGS...FAIRVIEW...HOMESTEAD...ISABELLA...LONGDALE...MENO...
ORIENTA AND RINGWOOD.
LAT...LON 3609 9844 3606 9864 3618 9870 3645 9848
3646 9811 3621 9812
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 213DEG 30KT 3613 9857
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 7:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Lincoln | 26 min |
| May 23, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Kingfisher, Logan | 57 min |
| May 23, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Logan, Noble, Payne | 53 min |
| May 23, 7:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Major | 3 hr |
| May 23, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major | 31 min |
| May 23, 7:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Logan | 14 min |
| May 23, 8:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Logan | 27 min |
| May 23, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Dewey, Kingfisher, Logan, Major | 63 min |
| May 23, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Payne | 31 min |
| May 23, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma | 43 min |
| May 23, 8:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Blaine, Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma | 116 min |
| May 23, 8:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Oklahoma | 27 min |
| May 23, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Logan, Oklahoma | 46 min |
| May 23, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Kingfisher | 48 min |
| May 23, 9:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Canadian | 15 min |
| May 23, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Canadian, Dewey, Kingfisher | 62 min |
| May 23, 9:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Lincoln | 27 min |
| May 23, 9:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Lincoln | 51 min |
| May 23, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Payne | 59 min |
| May 23, 10:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Logan, Oklahoma | 27 min |
| May 23, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Logan, Oklahoma | 46 min |
| May 23, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian, Kingfisher | 31 min |
| May 23, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Payne | 65 min |
| May 23, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Oklahoma | 29 min |
| May 23, 11:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan | 3 hr |
| May 23, 11:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Logan | 43 min |
| May 23, 11:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Oklahoma | 37 min |
| May 24, 4:27 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OUN | Beckham, Ellis, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Jackson and 1 more | 18 hr |
| May 24, 2:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer, Dewey | 57 min |
| May 24, 2:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Kiowa, Washita | 59 min |
| May 24, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Caddo, Custer, Washita | 65 min |
| May 24, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Major, Woods, Woodward | 63 min |
| May 24, 3:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Blaine, Caddo, Custer | 39 min |
| May 24, 3:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Caddo, Washita | 53 min |
| May 24, 3:15 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | OUN | Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Custer and 13 more | 6 hr |
| May 24, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Woods, Woodward | 50 min |
| May 24, 3:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Major | 42 min |
| May 24, 3:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Blaine, Caddo, Canadian | 49 min |
| May 24, 3:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Blaine, Kingfisher, Major | 48 min |
| May 24, 3:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cleveland, Grady, Logan, Oklahoma | 16 min |
| May 24, 3:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Caddo | 11 min |
| May 24, 4:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Canadian | 45 min |
| May 24, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Comanche | 42 min |
| May 24, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Major, Woods | 56 min |
| May 24, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton | 51 min |
| May 24, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Grant, Major | 63 min |
| May 24, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton, Stephens | 32 min |
| May 24, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Grady | 60 min |
| May 24, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, Noble, Payne | 55 min |
| May 24, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson | 35 min |
| May 24, 4:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Canadian, Logan, Oklahoma | 65 min |
| May 24, 4:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Canadian, Grady, Oklahoma | 63 min |
| May 24, 4:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Caddo, Canadian, Grady | 40 min |
| May 24, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma | 49 min |
| May 24, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Stephens | 45 min |
| May 24, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant, Kay | 42 min |
| May 24, 5:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Grady, McClain | 50 min |
| May 24, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Garvin, McClain, Stephens | 25 min |
| May 24, 5:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Grady, McClain | 37 min |
| May 24, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Stephens | 49 min |
| May 24, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay, Lincoln, Logan, Noble, Payne | 63 min |
| May 24, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson | 31 min |
| May 24, 5:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Logan, Noble, Payne | 57 min |
| May 24, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie | 60 min |
| May 24, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garvin | 44 min |
| May 24, 5:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Cleveland, McClain | 42 min |
| May 24, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Love | 40 min |
| May 24, 5:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Love | 52 min |
| May 24, 5:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma | 50 min |
| May 24, 5:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Carter, Garvin, Stephens | 50 min |
| May 24, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson | 61 min |
| May 24, 6:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie | 54 min |
| May 24, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter | 52 min |
| May 24, 6:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Carter, Johnston, Love, Marshall | 28 min |
| May 24, 6:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Pottawatomie, Seminole | 39 min |
| May 24, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Oklahoma, Payne, Pottawatomie | 57 min |
| May 24, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Love | 35 min |
| May 24, 6:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Johnston, Marshall | 39 min |
| May 24, 6:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Love | 28 min |
| May 24, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Murray | 33 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.