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Tornado Warning 33, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at May 16, 2016, 10:02 PM CDT for Beckham County, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 28 min. 7 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 16, 2016, 10:02 PM CDT (03:02 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2016, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Beckham County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 10:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 W Dempsey, OK | |
| May 16, 10:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 13 W Elk City, OK | |
| May 16, 10:22 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 8 Nnw Sayre, OK | |
| May 16, 10:24 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 6 E Sweetwater, OK | |
| May 16, 10:26 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 2 E Dempsey, OK | |
| May 16, 10:29 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 4 E Dempsey, OK | |
| May 16, 10:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 12 Sse Cheyenne, 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 16, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 1214 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -133 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1620 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 349 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 16.5
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KOUN 170302
TOROUN
OKC009-129-170330-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0033.160517T0302Z-160517T0330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1002 PM CDT MON MAY 16 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN ROGER MILLS COUNTY IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA...
NORTHWESTERN BECKHAM COUNTY IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
* AT 1002 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF SWEETWATER...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 30 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...
SWEETWATER...BERLIN AND DEMPSEY.
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 3563 9991 3549 9949 3526 9976 3544 10000
3552 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 304DEG 28KT 3552 9990
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
..SPEG.2 follow-up statements
929
WWUS54 KOUN 170315
SVSOUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1015 PM CDT MON MAY 16 2016
OKC009-129-170330-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160517T0330Z/
ROGER MILLS OK-BECKHAM OK-
1015 PM CDT MON MAY 16 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ROGER MILLS AND NORTH CENTRAL BECKHAM COUNTIES...
AT 1014 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DEMPSEY...OR 8 MILES
NORTHEAST OF SWEETWATER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BERLIN AND DEMPSEY.
LAT...LON 3557 9980 3549 9949 3531 9970 3547 9986
TIME...MOT...LOC 0314Z 300DEG 22KT 3549 9979
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
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WWUS54 KOUN 170331
SVSOUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1031 PM CDT MON MAY 16 2016
OKC009-129-170339-
/O.EXP.KOUN.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160517T0330Z/
ROGER MILLS OK-BECKHAM OK-
1031 PM CDT MON MAY 16 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ROGER MILLS AND NORTH
CENTRAL BECKHAM COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1030 PM CDT...
THE ROTATION HAS DECREASED AT THE MOMENT AND THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
REMAIN LIKELY AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE AREA. REMAIN ALERT IN CASE ROTATION STRENGTHENS WITH THIS
STORM AGAIN.
LAT...LON 3557 9980 3549 9949 3531 9970 3547 9986
TIME...MOT...LOC 0326Z 304DEG 28KT 3549 9979
$$
..SPEG.The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Roger Mills | 46 min |
| May 16, 9:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Ellis, Roger Mills | 29 min |
| May 16, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Custer, Greer, Roger Mills, Washita | 48 min |
| May 16, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Custer, Greer, Roger Mills, Washita | 46 min |
| May 16, 10:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Dewey | 37 min |
| May 16, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Greer, Kiowa, Washita | 48 min |
| May 16, 11:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Custer, Dewey | 41 min |
| May 16, 11:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Greer | 25 min |
| May 16, 11:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Kingfisher | 52 min |
| May 16, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Comanche, Kiowa, Tillman, Washita | 47 min |
| May 16, 11:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harmon | 31 min |
| May 17, 12:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma | 38 min |
| May 17, 12:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grady | 37 min |
| May 17, 12:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Comanche, Grady | 47 min |
| May 17, 12:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma | 52 min |
| May 17, 1:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harmon, Jackson | 51 min |
| May 17, 1:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garvin, Grady, McClain, Stephens | 48 min |
| May 17, 1:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cleveland, Lincoln, Pottawatomie | 28 min |
| May 17, 1:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Tillman | 29 min |
| May 17, 2:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton | 38 min |
| May 17, 2:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cotton | 32 min |
| May 17, 4:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kay, Noble, Payne | 31 min |
| May 17, 7:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Tillman | 3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.