Alert archive / Oklahoma / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 63, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at Aug 25, 2016, 4:57 PM CDT for Custer County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 33 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
- Aug 25, 2016, 4:57 PM CDT (21:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2016, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Custer County, OK
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 649 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -111 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1204 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
028
WFUS54 KOUN 252157
TOROUN
OKC039-252230-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0063.160825T2157Z-160825T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
457 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTY IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT
* AT 456 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF HAMMON...MOVING EAST 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...
BUTLER AND FOSS RESERVOIR.
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 3556 9935 3566 9936 3572 9910 3555 9907
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 273DEG 24KT 3561 9931
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
WR3 follow-up statements
941
WWUS54 KOUN 252203
SVSOUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
503 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2016
OKC039-252230-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0063.000000T0000Z-160825T2230Z/
CUSTER OK-
503 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTY...
AT 503 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR FOSS RESERVOIR...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BUTLER AND FOSS RESERVOIR.
LAT...LON 3556 9932 3567 9932 3572 9910 3555 9907
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 273DEG 24KT 3561 9925
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
WR564
WWUS54 KOUN 252210
SVSOUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
510 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2016
OKC039-252230-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0063.000000T0000Z-160825T2230Z/
CUSTER OK-
510 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTY...
AT 510 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BUTLER...MOVING EAST 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...
BUTLER AND FOSS RESERVOIR.
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 YOU
ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3560 9931 3567 9932 3572 9910 3564 9908
3560 9908
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 253DEG 27KT 3567 9922
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
WR030
WWUS54 KOUN 252218
SVSOUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
518 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2016
OKC039-252230-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0063.000000T0000Z-160825T2230Z/
CUSTER OK-
518 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTY...
AT 517 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BUTLER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BUTLER.
LAT...LON 3562 9925 3568 9927 3572 9910 3563 9908
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 270DEG 24KT 3567 9916
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
WRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay | 20 min |
| Aug 24, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman | 39 min |
| Aug 24, 7:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kay | 33 min |
| Aug 24, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman | 48 min |
| Aug 24, 7:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield | 34 min |
| Aug 24, 8:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kay | 28 min |
| Aug 24, 8:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jackson | 47 min |
| Aug 24, 8:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Greer | 26 min |
| Aug 24, 9:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kiowa | 26 min |
| Aug 24, 9:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kay | 39 min |
| Aug 24, 10:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Kay | 2 hr |
| Aug 24, 10:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kay | 29 min |
| Aug 25, 9:45 AM CDT | Flood Watch | OUN | Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Garfield and 5 more | 21 hr |
| Aug 25, 2:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Oklahoma | 34 min |
| Aug 25, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma | 24 min |
| Aug 25, 3:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Cleveland, Oklahoma | 114 min |
| Aug 25, 3:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Payne | 27 min |
| Aug 25, 3:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 22 min |
| Aug 25, 3:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Payne | 36 min |
| Aug 25, 3:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Oklahoma | 34 min |
| Aug 25, 3:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Oklahoma | 31 min |
| Aug 25, 3:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Oklahoma | 30 min |
| Aug 25, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham | 28 min |
| Aug 25, 4:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 27 min |
| Aug 25, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Payne | 22 min |
| Aug 25, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer, Roger Mills | 47 min |
| Aug 25, 4:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Beckham, Custer, Roger Mills | 34 min |
| Aug 25, 4:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harmon | 65 min |
| Aug 25, 4:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Custer, Dewey, Roger Mills | 3 hr |
| Aug 25, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Greer, Harmon | 67 min |
| Aug 25, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Custer | 36 min |
| Aug 25, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Custer, Dewey | 35 min |
| Aug 25, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer, Washita | 42 min |
| Aug 25, 5:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Blaine | 26 min |
| Aug 25, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer, Dewey | 46 min |
| Aug 25, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Logan | 30 min |
| Aug 25, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham | 24 min |
| Aug 25, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer | 32 min |
| Aug 25, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Roger Mills | 27 min |
| Aug 25, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer | 53 min |
| Aug 25, 5:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Blaine | 20 min |
| Aug 25, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Logan | 16 min |
| Aug 25, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Dewey, Major | 40 min |
| Aug 25, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey | 33 min |
| Aug 25, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Logan, Noble, Payne | 46 min |
| Aug 25, 6:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham | 25 min |
| Aug 25, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine | 49 min |
| Aug 25, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Payne | 44 min |
| Aug 25, 6:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Washita | 26 min |
| Aug 25, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Noble | 35 min |
| Aug 25, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer, Washita | 45 min |
| Aug 25, 6:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Major | 35 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.