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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 10, 2016, 9:24 PM CDT for Clay County, Wichita County, Texas; Cotton County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 24 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 10, 2016, 9:24 PM CDT (02:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2016, 9:48 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.5 in
Counties Cotton County, OK, Clay County, TX, Wichita County, TX
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:28 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 10, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 2443 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1418 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 243 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 13.4
The text
As transmitted.
157
WFUS54 KOUN 110224
TOROUN
OKC033-TXC077-485-110300-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0002.160411T0224Z-160411T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
924 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN COTTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
EAST CENTRAL WICHITA COUNTY IN NORTHERN TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHERN TEXAS...
* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
* AT 924 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF BURKBURNETT...MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS 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...
BURKBURNETT AND CASHION.
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 3404 9857 3409 9857 3413 9835 3402 9835
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 266DEG 17KT 3407 9855
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
..SPEG.1 follow-up statement
485
WWUS54 KOUN 110248
SVSOUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
948 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016
OKC033-TXC077-485-110256-
/O.CAN.KOUN.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160411T0300Z/
COTTON OK-WICHITA TX-CLAY TX-
948 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN COTTON...EAST CENTRAL WICHITA
AND NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE ROTATION HAS WEAKENED SOMEWHAT AND THE IMMINENT POTENTIAL FOR A
TORNADO HAS DECREASED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA... AND
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT ROTATION WILL INCREASE WITH THIS STORM
AGAIN... SO RESIDENTS IN THE AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
WEATHER.
LAT...LON 3404 9857 3409 9857 3413 9835 3402 9835
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 266DEG 17KT 3408 9842
$$
..SPEG.The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Foard, Knox | 46 min |
| Apr 10, 8:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Wichita, Wilbarger | 48 min |
| Apr 10, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Baylor, Foard, Knox, Wilbarger | 53 min |
| Apr 10, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Wichita | 40 min |
| Apr 10, 8:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Wichita | 45 min |
| Apr 10, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer, Baylor, Wichita, Wilbarger | 43 min |
| Apr 10, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Clay, Wichita | 44 min |
| Apr 10, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer, Baylor, Wichita, Wilbarger | 46 min |
| Apr 10, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Hardeman | 23 min |
| Apr 10, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Clay | 45 min |
| Apr 10, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Clay, Wichita | 45 min |
| Apr 10, 11:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Clay | 46 min |
| Apr 11, 4:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Baylor | 37 min |
| Apr 11, 4:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Archer | 28 min |
| Apr 11, 5:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Clay | 30 min |
| Apr 11, 2:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer, Clay, Wichita | 39 min |
| Apr 11, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer, Clay | 52 min |
| Apr 11, 3:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Clay | 48 min |
| Apr 11, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Clay | 32 min |
| Apr 11, 5:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Knox | 32 min |
| Apr 10, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton, Tillman | 48 min |
| Apr 10, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Major | 43 min |
| Apr 10, 7:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kiowa | 55 min |
| Apr 10, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Woods | 47 min |
| Apr 10, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Canadian | 28 min |
| Apr 10, 7:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield | 34 min |
| Apr 10, 7:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Caddo, Canadian | 25 min |
| Apr 10, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant | 39 min |
| Apr 10, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton | 51 min |
| Apr 10, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Major | 50 min |
| Apr 10, 7:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Greer | 48 min |
| Apr 10, 7:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jackson, Kiowa | 46 min |
| Apr 10, 8:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Washita | 42 min |
| Apr 10, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson | 18 min |
| Apr 10, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Greer, Kiowa, Washita | 44 min |
| Apr 10, 8:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Canadian | 26 min |
| Apr 10, 8:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kingfisher, Logan, Payne | 34 min |
| Apr 10, 8:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Caddo | 59 min |
| Apr 10, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant, Kay | 44 min |
| Apr 10, 8:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham | 42 min |
| Apr 10, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble | 45 min |
| Apr 10, 8:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Canadian | 26 min |
| Apr 10, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Greer, Harmon | 39 min |
| Apr 10, 9:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Caddo, Comanche | 23 min |
| Apr 10, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Kiowa, Washita | 51 min |
| Apr 10, 9:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Oklahoma | 37 min |
| Apr 10, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman | 40 min |
| Apr 10, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Grady | 44 min |
| Apr 10, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman, Washita | 45 min |
| Apr 10, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Tillman | 24 min |
| Apr 10, 10:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Logan | 28 min |
| Apr 10, 10:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grady | 39 min |
| Apr 10, 10:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson, Stephens | 36 min |
| Apr 10, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton, Tillman | 35 min |
| Apr 10, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Kiowa, Stephens and 1 more | 38 min |
| Apr 10, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Garvin, Murray, Stephens | 27 min |
| Apr 10, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton, Stephens | 35 min |
| Apr 10, 11:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens | 39 min |
| Apr 10, 11:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Comanche, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Stephens | 39 min |
| Apr 10, 11:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton, Stephens | 36 min |
| Apr 10, 11:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cleveland, Oklahoma | 29 min |
| Apr 10, 11:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Carter | 27 min |
| Apr 10, 11:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Oklahoma | 40 min |
| Apr 11, 12:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Grady, McClain | 25 min |
| Apr 11, 12:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Atoka, Carter, Coal, Garvin, Hughes, Johnston and 6 more | 44 min |
| Apr 11, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Atoka, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Pontotoc | 45 min |
| Apr 11, 3:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Murray | 29 min |
| Apr 11, 5:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Carter | 27 min |
| Apr 11, 5:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Jefferson, Murray | 48 min |
| Apr 11, 6:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jefferson | 32 min |
| Apr 11, 7:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Murray | 37 min |
| Apr 11, 7:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Atoka, Bryan, Johnston, Marshall | 48 min |
| Apr 11, 7:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jefferson | 30 min |
| Apr 11, 12:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Carter, Love | 38 min |
| Apr 11, 12:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Carter, Jefferson, Love | 118 min |
| Apr 11, 12:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Carter, Johnston, Murray | 38 min |
| Apr 11, 12:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Johnston, Marshall | 40 min |
| Apr 11, 1:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Johnston, Love, Marshall | 38 min |
| Apr 11, 1:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Johnston, Marshall | 32 min |
| Apr 11, 1:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Johnston, Love, Marshall | 2 hr |
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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.