Alert archive / Oklahoma / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 26, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2012, 6:14 PM CDT for Dewey County, Woodward County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 31 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
- Apr 14, 2012, 6:14 PM CDT (23:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2012, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Dewey County, OK, Woodward County, OK
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:15 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, 6:50 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 S Quinlan, OK | RELAYED BY WOODWARD COUNTY EM |
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, 5:24 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 163 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.
622
WFUS54 KOUN 142314
TOROUN
OKC043-153-142345-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0026.120414T2314Z-120414T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
614 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN WOODWARD COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN DEWEY COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 645 PM CDT
* AT 613 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VICI...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VICI...MUTUAL AND CESTOS.
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 3643 9898 3612 9896 3611 9937 3612 9938
3616 9938 3616 9941 3619 9943
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 233DEG 37KT 3616 9933
$$
301 follow-up statement
252
WWUS54 KOUN 142331
SVSOUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
631 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
OKC043-142355-
/O.CAN.KOUN.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120414T2345Z/
DEWEY OK-
631 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN DEWEY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3621 9897 3619 9926 3619 9930 3622 9934
3625 9933 3643 9898
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 233DEG 37KT 3624 9920
$$
OKC153-142345-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120414T2345Z/
WOODWARD OK-
631 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WOODWARD COUNTY...
AT 626 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MUTUAL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MUTUAL.
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 3621 9897 3619 9926 3619 9930 3622 9934
3625 9933 3643 9898
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 233DEG 37KT 3624 9920
$$
30The 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, 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, 6:27 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.