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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2012, 5:44 PM CDT for Major County, Woods County, Woodward County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2012, 5:44 PM CDT (22:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2012, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Major County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
| Apr 14, 5:24 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 831 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 634 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 509 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 470 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 9.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
501 WFUS54 KOUN 142244 TOROUN OKC093-151-153-142330- /O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0025.120414T2244Z-120414T2330Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 544 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MAJOR COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA... SOUTH CENTRAL WOODS COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA... WOODWARD COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA... * UNTIL 630 PM CDT * AT 542 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MOORELAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MOORELAND...WAYNOKA 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 3680 9894 3655 9864 3629 9927 3638 9940 TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 229DEG 34KT 3635 9927 $$
3 follow-up statements
935 WWUS54 KOUN 142258 SVSOUN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK557 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 OKC093-151-153-142330- /O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120414T2330Z/ MAJOR OK-WOODS OK-WOODWARD OK- 558 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MAJOR...SOUTH CENTRAL WOODS AND NORTHEASTERN WOODWARD COUNTIES... AT 556 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MOORELAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PEOPLE IN AND EAST OF MOORELAND NEED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MOORELAND...WAYNOKA AND QUINLAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GET IN...GET DOWN AND COVER UP. TAKE COVER NOW IN A STORM SHELTER OR AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM DOORS AND WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3655 9864 3633 9918 3646 9931 3680 9894 TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 228DEG 27KT 3642 9918 $$
172 WWUS54 KOUN 142309 SVSOUN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK608 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 OKC093-151-153-142330- /O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120414T2330Z/ MAJOR OK-WOODS OK-WOODWARD OK- 609 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MAJOR...SOUTH CENTRAL WOODS AND NORTHEASTERN WOODWARD COUNTIES... AT 605 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THIS STORM WAS LOCATED JUST EAST OF MOORELAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WAYNOKA 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 3655 9864 3638 9908 3648 9921 3680 9894 TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 236DEG 26KT 3646 9913 $$
233 WWUS54 KOUN 142318 SVSOUN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK617 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 OKC093-142340- /O.CAN.KOUN.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120414T2330Z/ MAJOR OK- 618 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MAJOR COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING WILL STAY NORTH OF MAJOR COUNTY. LAT...LON 3662 9873 3647 9905 3653 9916 3680 9894 TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 228DEG 34KT 3651 9905 $$ OKC151-153-142330- /O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120414T2330Z/ WOODS OK-WOODWARD OK- 618 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WOODS AND NORTHEASTERN WOODWARD COUNTIES... AT 615 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF QUINLAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE MOST DANGEROUS PORTION OF THE STORM IS MOVING TOWARD WAYNOKA. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WAYNOKA. 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 3662 9873 3647 9905 3653 9916 3680 9894 TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 228DEG 34KT 3651 9905 $$
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, 4:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Ellis, Woodward | 46 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, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.