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Tornado Warning 53, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at May 26, 2016, 9:01 PM CDT for Ellis County, Woodward County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 33 min. 1 report 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 26, 2016, 9:01 PM CDT (02:01 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2016, 9:34 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Ellis County, OK, Woodward County, OK
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 9:19 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Nw Harmon, OK | REPORTED BY KOCO |
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 26, 1:31 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 2656 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 966 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 474 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 628 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 10.9
- Supercell composite
- 42.3
The text
As transmitted.
351
WFUS54 KOUN 270201
TOROUN
OKC045-153-270245-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0053.160527T0201Z-160527T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
901 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL ELLIS COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHWESTERN WOODWARD COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 945 PM CDT
* AT 900 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF ARNETT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR 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...
HARMON.
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 3609 9975 3621 9976 3635 9944 3612 9945
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 247DEG 19KT 3617 9969
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
302 follow-up statements
579
WWUS54 KOUN 270216
SVSOUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
916 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
OKC045-270226-
/O.CAN.KOUN.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-160527T0245Z/
ELLIS OK-
916 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL ELLIS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3635 9944 3617 9945 3616 9955 3616 9959
3621 9960 3625 9960 3626 9961 3628 9961
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 241DEG 30KT 3623 9955
$$
OKC153-270245-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-160527T0245Z/
WOODWARD OK-
916 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WOODWARD COUNTY...
AT 916 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF HARMON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR 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
SOUTHWESTERN WOODWARD COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3635 9944 3617 9945 3616 9955 3616 9959
3621 9960 3625 9960 3626 9961 3628 9961
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 241DEG 30KT 3623 9955
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
30840
WWUS54 KOUN 270234 RRA
SVSOUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
934 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
OKC153-270244-
/O.CAN.KOUN.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-160527T0245Z/
WOODWARD OK-
934 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN WOODWARD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3635 9944 3617 9945 3616 9955 3616 9959
3621 9960 3625 9960 3626 9961 3628 9961
TIME...MOT...LOC 0233Z 247DEG 19KT 3627 9944
$$
30The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 7:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham | 26 min |
| May 26, 7:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kiowa | 23 min |
| May 26, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills | 43 min |
| May 26, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper | 42 min |
| May 26, 7:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Ellis, Harper | 3 hr |
| May 26, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper, Woods | 50 min |
| May 26, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper, Woodward | 47 min |
| May 26, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills, Woodward | 45 min |
| May 26, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Jackson | 52 min |
| May 26, 8:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Ellis | 36 min |
| May 26, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson, Tillman | 52 min |
| May 26, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harper, Woods, Woodward | 40 min |
| May 26, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper, Major, Woods, Woodward | 37 min |
| May 26, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Ellis, Major, Roger Mills, Woodward | 47 min |
| May 26, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Kiowa | 31 min |
| May 26, 9:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Ellis, Roger Mills, Woodward | 3 hr |
| May 26, 9:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Roger Mills | 30 min |
| May 26, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton, Tillman | 45 min |
| May 26, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Ellis, Major, Roger Mills, Woodward | 45 min |
| May 26, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Tillman | 48 min |
| May 26, 9:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Ellis, Roger Mills | 35 min |
| May 26, 10:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills, Woodward | 4 hr |
| May 26, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Blaine, Dewey, Ellis, Major, Roger Mills and 2 more | 46 min |
| May 26, 10:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Comanche, Kiowa, Tillman | 3 hr |
| May 26, 10:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche | 26 min |
| May 26, 10:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Comanche | 2 hr |
| May 26, 10:42 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | OUN | Caddo, Canadian, Grady | 78 min |
| May 26, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Tillman | 27 min |
| May 26, 10:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grady | 33 min |
| May 26, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grady, McClain | 28 min |
| May 26, 11:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Major | 29 min |
| May 26, 11:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland | 41 min |
| May 27, 12:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Lincoln, Oklahoma | 35 min |
| May 27, 12:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie | 44 min |
| May 27, 4:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Carter, Love | 67 min |
| May 27, 4:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Carter, Love | 37 min |
| May 27, 5:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Carter | 28 min |
| May 27, 7:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Carter, Garvin, Jefferson, Love, Murray | 58 min |
| May 27, 2:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grant | 28 min |
| May 27, 2:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grant | 35 min |
| May 27, 2:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grant | 34 min |
| May 27, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant | 51 min |
| May 27, 3:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Grant | 117 min |
| May 27, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Alfalfa | 36 min |
| May 27, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant | 38 min |
| May 27, 4:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Comanche | 34 min |
| May 27, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Comanche, Grady | 35 min |
| May 27, 4:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grant | 30 min |
| May 27, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant | 42 min |
| May 27, 4:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Stephens | 24 min |
| May 27, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Stephens | 45 min |
| May 27, 5:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grant | 32 min |
| May 27, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garvin, Grady, McClain, Stephens | 45 min |
| May 27, 5:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Stephens | 24 min |
| May 27, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Garvin, Stephens | 50 min |
| May 27, 5:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grady | 30 min |
| May 27, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain | 44 min |
| May 27, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Grant, Kay | 41 min |
| May 27, 6:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cleveland, Garvin, McClain | 49 min |
| May 27, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma | 41 min |
| May 27, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant, Kay | 38 min |
| May 27, 6:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garvin, Murray | 33 min |
| May 27, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma | 40 min |
| May 27, 6:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield | 32 min |
| May 27, 6:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Grant, Kay | 3 hr |
| May 27, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Noble | 44 min |
| May 27, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Logan, Oklahoma | 52 min |
| May 27, 6:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garvin | 48 min |
| May 27, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay | 48 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.