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Tornado Warning 30, NWS Norman, OK

May 2, 2022Coal County, Johnston County, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at May 2, 2022, 9:26 PM CDT for Coal County, Johnston County, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 21 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 2, 2022, 9:26 PM CDT (02:26 UTC)
Expired: May 2, 2022, 9:47 PM CDT
In force: 21 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

Counties Coal County, OK, Johnston County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 2, 9:45 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Connerville, OK

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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 2, 2:02 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
May 2, 8:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 115 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 4251 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1061 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 313 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 365 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 9.0
Supercell composite: 40.2

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The text

As transmitted.

838 
WFUS54 KOUN 030226
TOROUN
OKC029-069-123-030300-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0030.220503T0226Z-220503T0300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
926 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  North central Johnston County in southeastern Oklahoma...
  Coal County in southeastern Oklahoma...
  Southeastern Pontotoc County in east central Oklahoma...

* Until 1000 PM CDT.
    
* At 926 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Pontotoc, moving east at 40 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...
  Coalgate, Lehigh, Tupelo, Centrahoma, Connerville, Pontotoc,
  Fittstown, Clarita, Olney, Phillips and Jesse.

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 3443 9667 3461 9670 3470 9615 3445 9615
TIME...MOT...LOC 0226Z 263DEG 37KT 3453 9660 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN

$$

Ware

3 follow-up statements

034 
WWUS54 KOUN 030231
SVSOUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
931 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022

OKC029-069-123-030300-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-220503T0300Z/
Johnston OK-Coal OK-Pontotoc OK-
931 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL JOHNSTON...SOUTHERN COAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL PONTOTOC
COUNTIES...
    
At 931 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles northeast of Pontotoc, moving east at 45 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...
Coalgate, Lehigh, Centrahoma, Olney, Clarita and Phillips. 

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 3443 9659 3456 9662 3464 9617 3445 9617
      3445 9625
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 263DEG 37KT 3454 9653 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN

$$

Ware

026 
WWUS54 KOUN 030242
SVSOUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
942 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022

OKC069-123-030252-
/O.CAN.KOUN.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-220503T0300Z/
Johnston OK-Pontotoc OK-
942 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL JOHNSTON AND SOUTH CENTRAL
PONTOTOC COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3444 9646 3460 9639 3464 9617 3445 9617
      3445 9625
TIME...MOT...LOC 0242Z 263DEG 37KT 3455 9639 

$$

OKC029-030300-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-220503T0300Z/
Coal OK-
942 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
COAL COUNTY...
    
At 942 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Tupelo, moving east at 45 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...
Coalgate, Lehigh, Centrahoma, Olney, Clarita and Phillips. 

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 3444 9646 3460 9639 3464 9617 3445 9617
      3445 9625
TIME...MOT...LOC 0242Z 263DEG 37KT 3455 9639 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

Ware

235 
WWUS54 KOUN 030247
SVSOUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
947 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022

OKC029-030257-
/O.CAN.KOUN.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-220503T0300Z/
Coal OK-
947 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN COAL COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

LAT...LON 3444 9646 3460 9639 3464 9617 3445 9617
      3445 9625
TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 263DEG 37KT 3456 9633 

$$

Ware

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at May 2, 6:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 2, 6:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
643 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022

...New AVIATION...

.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Tuesday)
Issued at 120 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022

Extensive clouds and precipitation this morning has inhibited the
northward progression of the warm front, currently draped across
central into northwest Oklahoma. The airmass along and south of
the front continues to rapidly destabilize as mid to upper 60
degree dewpoints advect northward ahead of a dryline across
western Oklahoma. The front is expected to move slowly northward
over the next couple hours, but uncertainty remains on exactly
where the front will be positioned by mid-afternoon. Thunderstorm
initiation is expected by 19-20z today across south- central
Kansas into north- central Oklahoma near a triple point and along
the dryline and will track eastward along and to the south of the
warm front this afternoon. The environment in the vicinity of the
warm front will be conducive for supercell and tornadoes with
locally backed low- level flow low LCL's. This is where we expect
the highest tornado potential today as well the greatest risk for
a potential strong tornado or two. Very large hail will also be a
risk with any of these storms

At the same time a cold front will be rapidly moving southward into
northwest Oklahoma and is likely to catch up with this convection
and serve as a focus for new convective development as well. It
appears convection may try to grow quickly upscale along the cold
front which would likely lead to an increasing damaging wind threat
as these storms push southward. Some tornado risk will continue
into the evening as low-level shear increases, especially along
the southern end of the line, but a linear storm mode and the
potential for the cold front to undercut convection may inhibit
these storms from fully taking advantage of the highly sheared
low-level environment.

The cold front will continue southward overnight, with the severe
threat diminishing after midnight. We may see a few hours of fairly
strong wind gusts behind the front with strong pressure rises across
northwest Oklahoma. A few showers and storms may linger into Tuesday
morning across southeast Oklahoma, but otherwise we expect cooler
and much drier conditions to spread into the area, with highs in the
60s to near 70 across our southwest counties.

Ware

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Tuesday night through next Sunday)
Issued at 120 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022

The cold front will return northward as a warm front Wednesday.
Models suggest extensive morning clouds and precipitation will be
present across the area during the morning, with the northward
progression of the warm front and the degree of warm sector
destabilization still fairly uncertain. This will modulate where the
greatest severe thunderstorm potential will be, but assuming we can
get sufficient clearing for destabilization all severe hazards will
be possible Wednesday afternoon and evening with any storms the
develop along the warm front or dryline. Additional storms may then
develop Wednesday night along a cold front that will then move
slowly southward across the area through Thursday morning.

Drier and warmer conditions are then expected to end the week into
the weekend as upper ridging builds overhead. Another trough will
approach the area from the west early next week, bringing our next
chance for storms and potential for severe weather.

Ware

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 641 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022

Severe TSRA will move out of central and north central Oklahoma
terminals within the first hour of forecast. TSRA could impact
KLAW for an hour or two at beginning of forecast and will monitor.
Otherwise, moderate to strong northwest wind behind cold front
will decrease overnight and tomorrow. MVFR cigs will spread into
northern and possibly central Oklahoma overnight with clearing
after 15Z.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  81  45  67  54 /  60  70   0  30
Hobart OK         90  42  71  53 /  20  10   0  30
Wichita Falls TX  89  49  70  57 /  20  20   0  30
Gage OK           87  38  69  48 /  10   0   0  10
Ponca City OK     77  43  66  49 /  70  60   0  20
Durant OK         82  53  69  58 /  60  60  10  10

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Red Flag Warning until 8 PM CDT this evening for OKZ033.

TX...Red Flag Warning until 8 PM CDT this evening for TXZ083-084.

&&

SHORT TERM...08
LONG TERM....08
AVIATION...11

Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 7:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Norman OK
741 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-031100-
Harper-Woods-Alfalfa-Grant-Kay-Ellis-Woodward-Major-Garfield-
Noble-Roger Mills-Dewey-Custer-Blaine-Kingfisher-Logan-Payne-
Beckham-Washita-Caddo-Canadian-Oklahoma-Lincoln-Grady-McClain-
Cleveland-Pottawatomie-Seminole-Hughes-Harmon-Greer-Kiowa-Jackson-
Tillman-Comanche-Stephens-Garvin-Murray-Pontotoc-Coal-Cotton-
Jefferson-Carter-Johnston-Atoka-Love-Marshall-Bryan-Hardeman-
Foard-Wilbarger-Wichita-Knox-Baylor-Archer-Clay-
741 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern...
western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north
Texas.

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight...

.Thunderstorms...
Through this evening, a severe squall line is expected to progress
south and east across central into southern Oklahoma. Damaging
wind gusts, large hail, and very heavy rain will be the main
concerns. A few tornadoes will also be possible.

.Heavy Rain...
Heavy rain will lead to localized flooding across portions of
central and southern Oklahoma as strong to severe storms move
through.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday...

.Thunderstorms...
After a brief break Tuesday, severe storm chances will return
Wednesday afternoon and evening across much of Oklahoma and
western north Texas. All hazards will be possible.

The rest of the work week into the early part of the weekend will
then be dry with low thunderstorm chances returning to parts of
the area on Sunday.

.Heavy Rain...
Heavy rain which could cause flooding will be possible again
Wednesday into early Thursday.

Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow
our weather forecast office on Twitter and Facebook.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 2, 8:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
814 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0812 PM     HAIL             MARLOW                  34.65N 97.96W
05/02/2022  E1.00 INCH       STEPHENS           OK   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

BT

Local storm report, May 2, 8:39 PM CDT, 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
839 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0836 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W HOLDENVILLE         35.08N 96.42W
05/02/2022                   HUGHES             OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROOF DAMAGE TO SHED JUST WEST OF
            HOLDENVILLE.

&&

BT

Local storm report, May 2, 8:41 PM CDT, 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
841 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0840 PM     HAIL             1 N STRATFORD           34.81N 96.96W
05/02/2022  E0.88 INCH       GARVIN             OK   PUBLIC

&&

BT

Local storm report, May 2, 8:52 PM CDT, 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
852 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0851 PM     HAIL             4 S STRATFORD           34.76N 96.97W
05/02/2022  E0.88 INCH       GARVIN             OK   PUBLIC

&&

BT

Local storm report, May 2, 9:17 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
917 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 PM     HAIL             ATWOOD                  34.96N 96.34W
05/02/2022  E1.00 INCH       HUGHES             OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

11

Local storm report, May 2, 9:19 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
919 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0915 PM     HAIL             5 SW ADA                34.73N 96.72W
05/02/2022  E0.88 INCH       PONTOTOC           OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

11

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 2, 7:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Grady	30 min
May 2, 7:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Grady	30 min
May 2, 7:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, Hughes, Lincoln, McClain, Pontotoc and 2 more	39 min
May 2, 7:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Grady, McClain and 1 more	49 min
May 2, 7:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	47 min
May 2, 8:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Grady, McClain and 3 more	39 min
May 2, 8:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Coal, Garvin, Hughes, McClain, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie and 1 more	53 min
May 2, 8:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Hughes, Seminole	23 min
May 2, 8:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Cotton, Garvin, Jefferson, Johnston, Murray and 2 more	40 min
May 2, 9:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc and 1 more	47 min
May 2, 9:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson	65 min
May 2, 9:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray	63 min
May 2, 9:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Hughes	52 min
May 2, 9:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Johnston, Marshall and 1 more	48 min
May 2, 10:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Love	23 min
May 2, 10:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Johnston, Marshall	64 min
May 2, 11:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Bryan	3 hr
May 3, 2:20 PM CDT	Flood Watch	OUN	Alfalfa, Atoka, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian and 29 more	49 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.