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Tornado Warning 38, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2016, 8:44 PM CDT for Woodward County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 31 min. 2 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 23, 2016, 8:44 PM CDT (01:44 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2016, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Woodward County, OK
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:47 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 23, 9:02 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | 10 N Woodward, OK | |
| May 23, 9:05 PM CDT | HAIL 3 | 9 N Woodward, OK | LOCATION ESTIMATED WITH RADAR |
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 23, 3:37 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 2915 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1153 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.1
- Supercell composite
- 15.2
The text
As transmitted.
790
WFUS54 KOUN 240144
TOROUN
OKC153-240215-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0038.160524T0144Z-160524T0215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
844 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WOODWARD COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 915 PM CDT
* AT 843 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF WOODWARD...AND IS NEARLY
STATIONARY. THE TORNADO THAT OCCURRED EARLIER HAS DISSIPATED...
BUT ANOTHER TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME.
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.
* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
WOODWARD COUNTY TO THE NORTH OF WOODWARD. HOWEVER RESIDENTS OF
WOODWARD SHOULD REMAIN ALERT.
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 3659 9929 3647 9927 3646 9944 3658 9948
3660 9929
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 258DEG 3KT 3653 9939
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
..SPEG.The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harper, Woodward | 37 min |
| May 23, 7:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Ellis | 33 min |
| May 23, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Woods | 40 min |
| May 23, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harper, Woodward | 46 min |
| May 23, 7:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Woodward | 26 min |
| May 23, 8:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Woodward | 31 min |
| May 23, 8:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woods | 30 min |
| May 23, 8:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 28 min |
| May 23, 8:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Woodward | 4 hr |
| May 23, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper | 40 min |
| May 23, 8:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Ellis | 35 min |
| May 23, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper, Woods, Woodward | 62 min |
| May 23, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harper, Woods, Woodward | 50 min |
| May 23, 9:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Ellis, Harper, Woodward | 114 min |
| May 23, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper | 34 min |
| May 23, 9:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Harper | 31 min |
| May 23, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harper, Woods, Woodward | 28 min |
| May 23, 11:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham | 38 min |
| May 23, 11:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jackson | 31 min |
| May 24, 12:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Greer | 38 min |
| May 24, 12:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jackson | 28 min |
| May 24, 12:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harmon | 26 min |
| May 24, 12:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Harmon, Jackson | 39 min |
| May 24, 12:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Washita | 35 min |
| May 24, 12:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman | 54 min |
| May 24, 12:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harmon | 35 min |
| May 24, 1:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jackson | 41 min |
| May 24, 1:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman | 3 hr |
| May 24, 1:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Jackson, Tillman | 3 hr |
| May 24, 1:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman | 52 min |
| May 24, 1:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Tillman | 28 min |
| May 24, 1:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Tillman | 34 min |
| May 24, 2:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Tillman | 52 min |
| May 24, 2:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jackson | 51 min |
| May 24, 2:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton, Tillman | 58 min |
| May 24, 2:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Comanche | 56 min |
| May 24, 3:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton, Jefferson | 41 min |
| May 24, 3:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cotton | 38 min |
| May 24, 4:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Stephens | 58 min |
| May 24, 4:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson | 20 min |
| May 24, 4:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cotton | 45 min |
| May 24, 4:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Garvin, Stephens | 25 min |
| May 24, 4:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Carter, Garvin, Murray | 46 min |
| May 24, 5:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray | 58 min |
| May 24, 6:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Atoka | 64 min |
| May 24, 1:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grant | 37 min |
| May 24, 1:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Noble | 26 min |
| May 24, 1:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay, Noble | 42 min |
| May 24, 2:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Noble | 52 min |
| May 24, 2:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Noble, Payne | 3 hr |
| May 24, 2:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Noble | 3 hr |
| May 24, 2:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Noble, Payne | 32 min |
| May 24, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Noble, Payne | 45 min |
| May 24, 3:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Payne | 36 min |
| May 24, 3:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Payne | 25 min |
| May 24, 3:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Payne | 2 hr |
| May 24, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Noble, Payne | 48 min |
| May 24, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Noble, Payne | 31 min |
| May 24, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Payne | 46 min |
| May 24, 6:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Alfalfa | 29 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.