Alert archive / Oklahoma / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 24, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2012, 4:59 PM CDT for Ellis County, Woodward County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 46 min. 4 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
- Apr 14, 2012, 4:59 PM CDT (21:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2012, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Ellis County, OK, Woodward County, OK
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 5:05 PM CDT | HAIL 3 | 6 E Arnett, OK | |
| Apr 14, 5:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 10 W Sharon, OK | |
| Apr 14, 5:16 PM CDT | TORNADO | 11 S Tangier, OK | BRIEF TOUCHDOWN |
| Apr 14, 5:18 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Mooreland, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 10:43 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 1516 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 527 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 413 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 432 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 11.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
768
WFUS54 KOUN 142159
TOROUN
OKC045-153-142245-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0024.120414T2159Z-120414T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
459 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WOODWARD COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
* AT 455 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ARNETT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WOODWARD...MOORELAND...SHARON...QUINLAN AND HARMON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
GET IN...GET DOWN AND COVER UP. TAKE COVER NOW IN A STORM SHELTER
OR AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM DOORS AND
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3659 9942 3659 9936 3649 9896 3599 9963
3606 9977
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 215DEG 42KT 3607 9965
$$3 follow-up statements
465
WWUS54 KOUN 142211
SVSOUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
511 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
OKC045-153-142245-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120414T2245Z/
WOODWARD OK-ELLIS OK-
511 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
WOODWARD AND EXTREME EAST CENTRAL ELLIS COUNTIES...
AT 509 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HARMON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WOODWARD...MOORELAND...SHARON...QUINLAN AND HARMON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
GET IN...GET DOWN AND COVER UP. TAKE COVER NOW IN A STORM SHELTER
OR AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM DOORS AND
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3659 9942 3659 9936 3649 9896 3607 9953
3616 9970
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 213DEG 39KT 3616 9959
$$060
WWUS54 KOUN 142223
SVSOUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK521 PM CDT
SAT APR 14 2012
OKC045-142255-
/O.CAN.KOUN.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120414T2245Z/
ELLIS OK-
523 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL ELLIS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF ELLIS COUNTY. THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3659 9942 3659 9936 3649 9896 3617 9941
3618 9950 3625 9959
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 221DEG 39KT 3622 9947
$$
OKC153-142245-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120414T2245Z/
WOODWARD OK-
523 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
WOODWARD COUNTY...
AT 518 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED A TORNADO.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF HARMON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. PEOPLE IN AND NEAR SHARON...WOODWARD...AND
MOORELAND NEED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS!
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WOODWARD...MOORELAND...SHARON AND QUINLAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
GET IN...GET DOWN AND COVER UP. TAKE COVER NOW IN A STORM SHELTER
OR AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM DOORS AND
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3659 9942 3659 9936 3649 9896 3617 9941
3618 9950 3625 9959
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 221DEG 39KT 3622 9947
$$480
WWUS54 KOUN 142236
SVSOUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK535 PM CDT
SAT APR 14 2012
OKC153-142245-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120414T2245Z/
WOODWARD OK-
536 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
WOODWARD COUNTY...
AT 532 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SHARON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WOODWARD...MOORELAND...SHARON AND QUINLAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
GET IN...GET DOWN AND COVER UP. TAKE COVER NOW IN A STORM SHELTER
OR AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM DOORS AND
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3649 9896 3626 9931 3629 9944 3637 9953
3659 9942 3659 9936
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 215DEG 40KT 3631 9939
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 7:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Blaine | 20 min |
| Apr 13, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Kiowa, Washita | 65 min |
| Apr 13, 7:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Comanche, Kiowa | 32 min |
| Apr 13, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Harmon, Jackson | 59 min |
| Apr 13, 7:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Blaine, Custer, Kingfisher | 24 min |
| Apr 13, 7:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Caddo, Kiowa | 33 min |
| Apr 13, 8:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Greer, Harmon, Jackson | 28 min |
| Apr 13, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Kingfisher | 54 min |
| Apr 13, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kiowa, Washita | 64 min |
| Apr 13, 8:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Noble | 30 min |
| Apr 13, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Kiowa, Washita | 65 min |
| Apr 13, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Greer, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman | 62 min |
| Apr 13, 8:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OUN | Caddo, Comanche, Greer, Jackson, Kiowa | 3 hr |
| Apr 13, 8:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Caddo, Kiowa | 21 min |
| Apr 13, 9:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kay, Major | 28 min |
| Apr 13, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Greer | 65 min |
| Apr 13, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Jackson, Kiowa | 51 min |
| Apr 13, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Grady, Jackson, Kiowa | 58 min |
| Apr 13, 9:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grant, Kay | 25 min |
| Apr 13, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Washita | 54 min |
| Apr 13, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Grady | 59 min |
| Apr 13, 10:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OUN | Caddo | 3 hr |
| Apr 13, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo | 41 min |
| Apr 13, 10:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Custer, Washita | 66 min |
| Apr 13, 11:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain | 26 min |
| Apr 13, 11:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Grady | 47 min |
| Apr 13, 11:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 36 min |
| Apr 13, 11:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Washita | 53 min |
| Apr 14, 12:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Woodward | 55 min |
| Apr 14, 12:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Oklahoma | 19 min |
| Apr 14, 12:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, Payne | 53 min |
| Apr 14, 12:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Oklahoma | 32 min |
| Apr 14, 12:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills | 62 min |
| Apr 14, 12:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield, Noble | 44 min |
| Apr 14, 12:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Canadian | 67 min |
| Apr 14, 1:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian, Kingfisher | 44 min |
| Apr 14, 1:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Oklahoma | 37 min |
| Apr 14, 1:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Logan, Oklahoma | 64 min |
| Apr 14, 1:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield, Major, Noble | 68 min |
| Apr 14, 1:48 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | OUN | Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter and 40 more | 26 hr |
| Apr 14, 1:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma | 62 min |
| Apr 14, 2:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Kingfisher, Logan | 113 min |
| Apr 14, 2:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Canadian, Logan, Oklahoma | 36 min |
| Apr 14, 2:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Noble, Payne | 43 min |
| Apr 14, 2:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Logan, Payne | 22 min |
| Apr 14, 2:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield, Major | 67 min |
| Apr 14, 2:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Logan | 36 min |
| Apr 14, 3:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Logan, Payne | 65 min |
| Apr 14, 4:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield | 23 min |
| Apr 14, 4:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Payne | 63 min |
| Apr 14, 4:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Noble | 61 min |
| Apr 14, 5:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Noble | 46 min |
| Apr 14, 1:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 31 min |
| Apr 14, 2:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper | 54 min |
| Apr 14, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Woodward | 59 min |
| Apr 14, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harper, Woods | 28 min |
| Apr 14, 3:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Harper, Woods | 27 min |
| Apr 14, 3:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Ellis, Woodward | 25 min |
| Apr 14, 3:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper, Woodward | 35 min |
| Apr 14, 4:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 24 min |
| Apr 14, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Roger Mills, Woodward | 50 min |
| Apr 14, 4:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Harper, Woods, Woodward | 33 min |
| Apr 14, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper, Woods, Woodward | 49 min |
| Apr 14, 4:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Woods | 20 min |
| Apr 14, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Roger Mills | 44 min |
| Apr 14, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woodward | 45 min |
| Apr 14, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Major, Woods, Woodward | 46 min |
| Apr 14, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Ellis, Woodward | 44 min |
| Apr 14, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harper, Woods, Woodward | 21 min |
| Apr 14, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Dewey, Woodward | 31 min |
| Apr 14, 6:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Woods, Woodward | 48 min |
| Apr 14, 6:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Major, Woods, Woodward | 32 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.