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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Norman, OK

May 19, 2013Canadian County, Logan County, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at May 19, 2013, 3:42 PM CDT for Canadian County, Logan County, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 33 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, 2013, 3:42 PM CDT (20:42 UTC)
Expired
May 19, 2013, 4:15 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Canadian County, OK, Logan County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:45 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 19, 3:47 PM CDTHAIL 17 Wnw Edmond, OKMCARTHUR AND COFFEE CREEK RD
May 19, 4:01 PM CDTHAIL 1.57 Ene Piedmont, OK
May 19, 4:15 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG5 Sw Edmond, OKUTILITY LINES DOWNED AT PENN AND MEMORIAL INTERSECTIONS
May 19, 4:15 PM CDTHAIL 1.255 W Edmond, OK
May 19, 4:18 PM CDTHAIL 1.5W Edmond, OK178TH AND WESTERN
May 19, 4:21 PM CDTTORNADOEdmond, OK15TH AND COLTRAIN RD, FROM KWTV

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 19, 2:14 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 55 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2013-05-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2137 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2013-05-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 490 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2137 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-325 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
723 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
490 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
490 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

351 
WFUS54 KOUN 192042
TOROUN
OKC017-083-109-192115-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0013.130519T2042Z-130519T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
342 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN OKLAHOMA COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHEASTERN CANADIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 415 PM CDT
    
* AT 340 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PIEDMONT...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  EDMOND...THE VILLAGE...PIEDMONT...RICHLAND...NAVINA AND SEWARD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW IN A STORM SHELTER OR AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A STURDY
BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM DOORS AND WINDOWS.
&&

LAT...LON 3561 9734 3550 9779 3564 9786 3573 9773
      3572 9768 3577 9767 3587 9752
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 241DEG 25KT 3561 9774 

$$
WR
2 follow-up statements
976 
WWUS54 KOUN 192052
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
352 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

OKC017-083-109-192115-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130519T2115Z/
OKLAHOMA OK-CANADIAN OK-LOGAN OK-
352 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA...NORTHEASTERN CANADIAN AND SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTIES...
        
AT 349 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF PIEDMONT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...PING PONG BALL SIZE IS EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EDMOND...PIEDMONT...NAVINA AND SEWARD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW IN A STORM SHELTER OR AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A STURDY
BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM DOORS AND WINDOWS.
&&

LAT...LON 3561 9734 3554 9774 3568 9778 3572 9773
      3572 9768 3577 9767 3587 9752
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 242DEG 23KT 3563 9767 

$$
WR
883 
WWUS54 KOUN 192100
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
400 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

OKC017-192110-
/O.CAN.KOUN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130519T2115Z/
CANADIAN OK-
400 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CANADIAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT 
OF THIS AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3561 9734 3555 9767 3556 9767 3573 9767
      3587 9752
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 242DEG 21KT 3565 9761 

$$

OKC083-109-192115-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130519T2115Z/
OKLAHOMA OK-LOGAN OK-
400 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTIES...
        
AT 358 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE VILLAGE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...PING PONG BALL SIZE IS EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EDMOND...NAVINA AND SEWARD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW IN A STORM SHELTER OR AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A STURDY
BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM DOORS AND WINDOWS.
&&

LAT...LON 3561 9734 3555 9767 3556 9767 3573 9767
      3587 9752
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 242DEG 21KT 3565 9761 

$$
WR

The office that day

Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 18, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Greer, Harmon, Jackson45 min
May 18, 7:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNJackson, Kiowa, Washita3 hr
May 18, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Greer, Kiowa, Washita46 min
May 18, 7:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian37 min
May 18, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarper, Woods49 min
May 18, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGreer, Harmon, Jackson43 min
May 18, 8:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Comanche, Kiowa, Washita48 min
May 18, 8:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCuster15 min
May 18, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher38 min
May 18, 8:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKiowa29 min
May 18, 8:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa, Dewey, Garfield, Grant, Major, Woods and 1 more51 min
May 18, 8:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson, Tillman47 min
May 18, 8:49 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningOUNAlfalfa, Dewey, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Major and 2 more3 hr
May 18, 8:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Comanche, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman34 min
May 18, 9:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNKiowa3 hr
May 18, 9:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma40 min
May 18, 9:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Comanche, Grady, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman and 1 more44 min
May 18, 11:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Cotton, Grady, Stephens41 min
May 18, 11:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole37 min
May 18, 11:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHughes, Pottawatomie, Seminole45 min
May 18, 11:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMajor25 min
May 18, 11:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey, Major, Woodward47 min
May 19, 12:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHughes, Seminole23 min
May 19, 12:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey, Major, Woodward46 min
May 19, 12:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine27 min
May 19, 1:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield, Major64 min
May 19, 2:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Noble33 min
May 19, 4:20 AM CDTRed Flag WarningOUNHarmon, Jackson, Tillman17 hr
May 19, 2:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoods29 min
May 19, 2:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian27 min
May 19, 3:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoods30 min
May 19, 3:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Woods43 min
May 19, 3:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian26 min
May 19, 3:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper24 min
May 19, 3:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant35 min
May 19, 3:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma44 min
May 19, 3:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarper, Woods50 min
May 19, 3:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrady36 min
May 19, 4:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Grant45 min
May 19, 4:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWoods, Woodward53 min
May 19, 4:11 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNOklahoma34 min
May 19, 4:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Grady, McClain44 min
May 19, 4:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLogan27 min
May 19, 4:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant, Kay39 min
May 19, 4:43 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNLincoln, Oklahoma32 min
May 19, 4:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Woods40 min
May 19, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNOklahoma39 min
May 19, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Grady, McClain63 min
May 19, 4:58 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNLincoln32 min
May 19, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant, Kay48 min
May 19, 5:21 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCleveland, McClain24 min
May 19, 5:30 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNLincoln, Payne30 min
May 19, 5:40 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCleveland, McClain35 min
May 19, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKay45 min
May 19, 6:01 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCleveland, Pottawatomie44 min
May 19, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Payne42 min
May 19, 6:08 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNLincoln37 min
May 19, 6:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie43 min
May 19, 6:29 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNPottawatomie46 min
May 19, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Payne18 min
May 19, 6:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Pottawatomie45 min
May 19, 6:59 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNLincoln, Pottawatomie31 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.