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Tornado Warning 57, NWS Norman, OK

July 3, 2016Payne County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at Jul 3, 2016, 4:12 PM CDT for Payne County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 48 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
Jul 3, 2016, 4:12 PM CDT (21:12 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2016, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Hail
1.0 in

County Payne County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:13 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 3, 3:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 112 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2016-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1279 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2016-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 194 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1279 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-47 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
859 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
194 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
241 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.3
Supercell composite
9.8

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The text

As transmitted.

027 
WFUS54 KOUN 032112
TOROUN
OKC119-032200-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0057.160703T2112Z-160703T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
412 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN PAYNE COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 412 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF
  RIPLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  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...
  YALE...QUAY AND INGALLS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3604 9693 3613 9700 3619 9682 3616 9682
      3616 9662 3606 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 247DEG 25KT 3610 9690 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

MAHALE
2 follow-up statements
277 
WWUS54 KOUN 032124
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
424 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016

OKC119-032200-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-160703T2200Z/
PAYNE OK-
424 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PAYNE COUNTY...
    
AT 424 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF RIPLEY...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...
YALE...QUAY AND INGALLS. 

LAT...LON 3607 9695 3611 9694 3619 9682 3616 9682
      3616 9662 3606 9662 3604 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 254DEG 15KT 3608 9687 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

MAHALE
034 
WWUS54 KOUN 032149
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
449 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016

OKC119-032200-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-160703T2200Z/
PAYNE OK-
449 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL PAYNE COUNTY...
    
AT 449 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF YALE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...
YALE AND QUAY. 

LAT...LON 3609 9689 3616 9679 3616 9662 3606 9662
      3604 9688
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 253DEG 15KT 3609 9679 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

MAHALE

The office that day

Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 7:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson28 min
Jul 2, 7:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper46 min
Jul 2, 7:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson, Kiowa, Tillman44 min
Jul 2, 7:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper26 min
Jul 2, 8:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper16 min
Jul 2, 8:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNTillman43 min
Jul 2, 8:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Cotton, Kiowa, Tillman51 min
Jul 2, 9:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper23 min
Jul 2, 9:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNComanche, Cotton28 min
Jul 2, 9:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper35 min
Jul 2, 9:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper23 min
Jul 2, 10:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoods31 min
Jul 2, 10:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoods32 min
Jul 3, 3:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLogan25 min
Jul 3, 3:12 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryOUNAlfalfa, Atoka, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian and 33 more4 days
Jul 3, 3:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPayne26 min
Jul 3, 3:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNPayne47 min
Jul 3, 4:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPayne24 min
Jul 3, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Logan, Payne50 min
Jul 3, 4:15 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNLincoln, Logan30 min
Jul 3, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNPayne62 min
Jul 3, 4:44 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNLincoln, Logan31 min
Jul 3, 4:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNNoble, Payne20 min
Jul 3, 4:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNPayne25 min
Jul 3, 5:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln37 min
Jul 3, 5:11 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNLincoln, Payne2 hr
Jul 3, 5:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNStephens34 min
Jul 3, 5:14 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNLincoln31 min
Jul 3, 5:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Oklahoma43 min
Jul 3, 5:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCotton, Jefferson, Stephens23 min
Jul 3, 5:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOklahoma25 min
Jul 3, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie32 min
Jul 3, 5:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJefferson, Stephens31 min
Jul 3, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Oklahoma45 min
Jul 3, 6:11 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNLincoln, Logan, Oklahoma2 hr
Jul 3, 6:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMcClain26 min
Jul 3, 6:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJefferson35 min
Jul 3, 6:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln49 min
Jul 3, 6:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie39 min
Jul 3, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCotton, Jefferson23 min
Jul 3, 6:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie38 min
Jul 3, 6:53 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCotton, Jefferson3 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.