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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at May 9, 2016, 4:05 PM CDT for Garvin County, Murray County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 25 min. 3 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 9, 2016, 4:05 PM CDT (21:05 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2016, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Garvin County, OK, Murray County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 4:35 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 S Wynnewood, OK | |
| May 9, 4:38 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 N Davis, OK | UPDATED. EF3 TORNADO FROM 4 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF DAVIS AT 434 PM TO 2.5 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ROFF AT 517 PM. |
| May 9, 4:38 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 N Davis, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2:36 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 686 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 620 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 336 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 6.0
The text
As transmitted.
552
WFUS54 KOUN 092105
TOROUN
OKC049-099-092130-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0016.160509T2105Z-160509T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
405 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL MURRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...
CENTRAL GARVIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 430 PM CDT
* AT 405 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER KATIE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PAULS VALLEY...SULPHUR...WYNNEWOOD...ELMORE CITY...KATIE AND HENNEPIN.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 57 AND 72.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A STORM SHELTER...SAFE ROOM OR AN INTERIOR
ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3451 9738 3467 9743 3483 9702 3452 9695
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 255DEG 23KT 3459 9735
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
301 follow-up statement
081
WWUS54 KOUN 092113
SVSOUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
413 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016
OKC049-099-092130-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160509T2130Z/
MURRAY OK-GARVIN OK-
413 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL MURRAY AND EASTERN GARVIN COUNTIES...
AT 413 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR KATIE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PAULS VALLEY...SULPHUR...WYNNEWOOD...KATIE AND HENNEPIN.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 57 AND 70.
LAT...LON 3451 9736 3466 9736 3483 9702 3452 9695
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 258DEG 23KT 3458 9729
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
30The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 7:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Stephens | 21 min |
| May 8, 7:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grady | 30 min |
| May 8, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kiowa, Washita | 43 min |
| May 8, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer, Washita | 41 min |
| May 8, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer | 42 min |
| May 8, 8:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Pottawatomie, Seminole | 31 min |
| May 8, 8:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kingfisher | 31 min |
| May 8, 9:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Johnston, Love and 1 more | 53 min |
| May 8, 9:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Alfalfa, Major | 51 min |
| May 8, 9:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Dewey | 46 min |
| May 8, 9:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grant | 25 min |
| May 9, 5:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | McClain | 28 min |
| May 9, 5:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jefferson | 27 min |
| May 9, 6:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Carter, Johnston, Murray | 50 min |
| May 9, 6:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Carter, Love | 46 min |
| May 9, 7:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Johnston, Marshall | 32 min |
| May 9, 2:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Alfalfa, Major | 39 min |
| May 9, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Major, Woods | 58 min |
| May 9, 3:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Alfalfa | 31 min |
| May 9, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garvin, Murray | 38 min |
| May 9, 3:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Alfalfa | 22 min |
| May 9, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Woods | 47 min |
| May 9, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Love, Marshall | 65 min |
| May 9, 3:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cleveland | 47 min |
| May 9, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant | 44 min |
| May 9, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Grant, Major | 30 min |
| May 9, 4:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cleveland | 23 min |
| May 9, 4:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Pottawatomie | 48 min |
| May 9, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Oklahoma | 46 min |
| May 9, 4:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield | 20 min |
| May 9, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Logan, Oklahoma | 50 min |
| May 9, 4:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Garvin, Murray | 33 min |
| May 9, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie | 44 min |
| May 9, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Grant | 56 min |
| May 9, 4:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Pottawatomie | 50 min |
| May 9, 4:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grant | 34 min |
| May 9, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Noble | 38 min |
| May 9, 4:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc | 23 min |
| May 9, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Grant | 50 min |
| May 9, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Atoka, Bryan, Marshall | 45 min |
| May 9, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Kay, Noble | 41 min |
| May 9, 5:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Bryan, Marshall | 35 min |
| May 9, 5:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Murray, Pontotoc | 33 min |
| May 9, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Logan, Payne | 57 min |
| May 9, 5:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Atoka, Coal, Johnston | 26 min |
| May 9, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant, Kay | 40 min |
| May 9, 5:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Pottawatomie | 37 min |
| May 9, 5:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grant | 28 min |
| May 9, 5:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Bryan | 26 min |
| May 9, 5:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Noble, Payne | 25 min |
| May 9, 5:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Atoka, Coal | 34 min |
| May 9, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Coal, Hughes, Pontotoc | 48 min |
| May 9, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant | 46 min |
| May 9, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole | 10 min |
| May 9, 5:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Noble, Payne | 50 min |
| May 9, 5:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Bryan | 33 min |
| May 9, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Noble, Payne | 47 min |
| May 9, 6:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Atoka, Coal | 36 min |
| May 9, 6:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Noble, Payne | 26 min |
| May 9, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant, Kay | 66 min |
| May 9, 6:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Grant, Kay | 43 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.