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Tornado Warning 129, NWS Norman, OK

June 3, 2025Garvin County, Murray County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at Jun 3, 2025, 5:42 PM CDT for Garvin County, Murray County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 35 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
Jun 3, 2025, 5:42 PM CDT (22:42 UTC)
Expired
Jun 3, 2025, 6:17 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Garvin County, OK, Murray County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:43 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.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 3, 2:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 3, 5:38 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 70 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 2025-06-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1587 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2025-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 193 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
1587 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-112 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
833 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
193 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

037 
WFUS54 KOUN 032242
TOROUN
OKC049-099-032330-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0129.250603T2242Z-250603T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
Issued by National Weather Service Tulsa OK
542 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Garvin County in southern Oklahoma...
  North central Murray County in southern Oklahoma...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 542 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 4 miles east of Katie, moving northeast at 25 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 in or near the path include...
  Wynnewood...                      

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement 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 3453 9731 3459 9733 3468 9727 3476 9704
      3460 9698
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 237DEG 20KT 3457 9728 

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

$$

Meister
2 follow-up statements
631 
WWUS54 KOUN 032302
SVSOUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
Issued by National Weather Service Tulsa OK
602 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

OKC049-099-032330-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0129.000000T0000Z-250603T2330Z/
Garvin OK-Murray OK-
602 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL GARVIN AND NORTH CENTRAL MURRAY COUNTIES...

At 602 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Wynnewood, moving northeast at 25 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 in or near the path include...
Wynnewood...                      

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement 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 3459 9719 3468 9726 3476 9704 3461 9698
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 240DEG 21KT 3463 9716 

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

$$
084 
WWUS54 KOUN 032317
SVSOUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
Issued by National Weather Service Tulsa OK
617 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

OKC049-099-032326-
/O.CAN.KOUN.TO.W.0129.000000T0000Z-250603T2330Z/
Garvin OK-Murray OK-
617 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GARVIN AND NORTH CENTRAL
MURRAY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southern
Oklahoma.

Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for southern 
Garvin County and parts of Murray County.

&&

LAT...LON 3459 9719 3468 9726 3476 9704 3461 9698
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 237DEG 20KT 3467 9708 

$$

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 Jun 3, 1:06 PM CDT, 4 hours 36 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • Updated at 101 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025
  • Severe storms expected this afternoon and tonight.
  • Heavy, potentially flooding fainfall is possible through tonight.
  • Shower and storm chances continue much of next week, with heavy rainfall and severe weather possible.
  • Much cooler weather expected Wednesday.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 1:06 PM CDT, 4 hours 36 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
Issued by National Weather Service Tulsa OK
106 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

...New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 101 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

- Severe storms expected this afternoon and tonight.

- Heavy, potentially flooding fainfall is possible through
  tonight.

- Shower and storm chances continue much of next week, with heavy
  rainfall and severe weather possible.

- Much cooler weather expected Wednesday.

&&

.NEAR TERM...
(Rest of today and tonight)
Issued at 101 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

Ongoing severe convection will continue along and ahead of an
advancing cold front, which will move through central into southeast
Oklahoma this afternoon and this evening. Much drier and cooler air
will overspread the the area behind the cold front. Temperatures may
fall into the upper 40s across northwest Oklahoma by morning with
50s across much of the rest of the area.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Wednesday through Thursday night)
Issued at 101 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

We get a bit of a lull in the activity for Wednesday with a cool and
mostly cloudy day. Afternoon highs will mainly be in the 70s, some
10 degrees below normal for early June.

Another shortwave trough will eject out of the southern Rockies into
the Plains tonight bringing another round of showers and
thunderstorms first to western Oklahoma overnight and over the
entire area on Thursday morning, which could pose a low end severe
risk.

By Thursday afternoon, additional convection is expected to develop
across southern Kansas into northern Oklahoma along a warm front.
This is expected to develop into a complex of storms (MCS) that will
propogate east/southeast aross mainly southern Kansas and northern
Oklahoma and will pose a damaging wind and hail risk along with very
heavy rainfall.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Friday through Monday)
Issued at 120 AM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

An outflow boundary or effective cold front should be located across
central and or southern Oklahoma Friday night.  There's some
evidence of another wave providing additional lift for storms Friday
afternoon and evening.  There will be a continued risk of high
rainfall rates with storms that form and a risk of strong to severe
storms.

Another shortwave trough approaching in northwest flow, and a
surface front/elevated boundary, may focus another round of strong
storms late Saturday into Sunday morning. At this time, it appears
southern Oklahoma and northern Texas will be the favored area for
this activity.  It's possible that enough drier air will advect into
the southern Plains, that most of Sunday will be dry.

The active pattern will likely persist into early next week with
additional chances of thunderstorms.

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1211 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

Gusty south to southwest winds will continue this afternoon with
showers and thunderstorms becoming numerous to widespread
impacting all sites this afternoon. Expect a line of storms to
move west to east across the area this evening as a cold front
sweeps southeast through the area. Some MVFR and low chance of IFR
conditions are possible associated with the storms and some areas
of low clouds elsewhere. Also strong north winds will accompany
the front but should diminish Wednesday morning with clearing
skies toward the end of the forecast across the west.

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...None.
TX...None.
&&

NEAR TERM...30
SHORT TERM...30
LONG TERM....06
AVIATION...30

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 3, 4:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
414 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

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

0411 PM     Hail             3 E Valley Brook        35.39N 97.44W
06/03/2025  E1.25 Inch       Oklahoma           OK   Public

&&

MPL
Local storm report, Jun 3, 5:10 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
510 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

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

0504 PM     Tornado          4 SE Newcastle          35.21N 97.55W
06/03/2025                   McClain            OK   Official NWS Obs

            TDS observed from KTLX.

&&

RV
Local storm report, Jun 3, 5:18 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
518 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

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

0517 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 N Iowa Park           33.97N 98.67W
06/03/2025  M60 MPH          Wichita            TX   Trained Spotter

&&

MJL
Local storm report, Jun 3, 5:20 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
520 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

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

0513 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 NNW Lakeside City     33.86N 98.56W
06/03/2025  M63 MPH          Wichita            TX   Amateur Radio

&&

RV
Local storm report, Jun 3, 5:24 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
524 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

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

0519 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 NW Lakeside City      33.85N 98.58W
06/03/2025  E74 MPH          Wichita            TX   Trained Spotter

&&

MJL
Local storm report, Jun 3, 5:42 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
542 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

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

0255 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Hobart                  35.03N 99.09W
06/03/2025                   Kiowa              OK   Public

            3-inch tree branches broken. mPING report.
            Time estimated from radar.

&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 2, 7:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Custer, Roger Mills43 min
Jun 2, 7:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoodward30 min
Jun 2, 7:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Custer, Washita27 min
Jun 2, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills50 min
Jun 2, 7:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Greer, Harmon48 min
Jun 2, 7:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNDewey, Woods, Woodward30 min
Jun 2, 7:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNBlaine, Custer, Dewey, Washita43 min
Jun 2, 8:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Roger Mills49 min
Jun 2, 8:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa, Major, Woods31 min
Jun 2, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Custer, Dewey46 min
Jun 2, 8:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Major, Woods51 min
Jun 2, 8:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa41 min
Jun 2, 8:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey, Ellis, Roger Mills39 min
Jun 2, 9:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Dewey42 min
Jun 2, 9:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major39 min
Jun 2, 9:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Grant43 min
Jun 2, 9:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Greer, Kiowa, Washita50 min
Jun 2, 9:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Woods31 min
Jun 2, 9:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham, Greer, Harmon30 min
Jun 2, 9:51 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBeckham, Greer, Harmon3 hr
Jun 2, 9:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield24 min
Jun 2, 9:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Kay47 min
Jun 2, 10:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield25 min
Jun 2, 10:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKay35 min
Jun 2, 10:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine28 min
Jun 2, 10:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNDewey37 min
Jun 2, 10:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNNoble22 min
Jun 2, 10:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine33 min
Jun 2, 11:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKingfisher30 min
Jun 2, 11:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKingfisher29 min
Jun 3, 12:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield35 min
Jun 3, 2:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNEllis34 min
Jun 3, 8:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant35 min
Jun 3, 12:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNRoger Mills34 min
Jun 3, 1:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham36 min
Jun 3, 1:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham32 min
Jun 3, 1:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield33 min
Jun 3, 1:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Washita40 min
Jun 3, 1:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarmon35 min
Jun 3, 2:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant27 min
Jun 3, 2:13 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchOUNAtoka13 hr
Jun 3, 2:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrady32 min
Jun 3, 2:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGreer, Kiowa46 min
Jun 3, 2:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNWashita40 min
Jun 3, 2:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield33 min
Jun 3, 2:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield32 min
Jun 3, 2:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson43 min
Jun 3, 2:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGreer, Jackson52 min
Jun 3, 2:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland, McClain, Oklahoma44 min
Jun 3, 2:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKiowa, Washita42 min
Jun 3, 2:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa40 min
Jun 3, 3:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson42 min
Jun 3, 3:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield34 min
Jun 3, 3:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant32 min
Jun 3, 3:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma45 min
Jun 3, 3:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLogan, Oklahoma41 min
Jun 3, 3:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson, Tillman39 min
Jun 3, 3:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa34 min
Jun 3, 3:32 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNGrant, Kay43 min
Jun 3, 3:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, McClain, Oklahoma38 min
Jun 3, 3:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Grant, Kay, Noble45 min
Jun 3, 3:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson, Tillman53 min
Jun 3, 3:52 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNNoble23 min
Jun 3, 3:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Logan, Payne21 min
Jun 3, 4:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGarfield3 hr
Jun 3, 4:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Comanche, Kiowa43 min
Jun 3, 4:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNNoble, Payne39 min
Jun 3, 4:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNOklahoma38 min
Jun 3, 4:11 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNNoble49 min
Jun 3, 4:21 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCleveland, Oklahoma39 min
Jun 3, 4:24 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCleveland, Oklahoma3 hr
Jun 3, 4:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Noble, Payne33 min
Jun 3, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche46 min
Jun 3, 4:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Grady, Kingfisher, Logan, McClain and 1 more43 min
Jun 3, 4:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma40 min
Jun 3, 4:39 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCanadian, Oklahoma38 min
Jun 3, 4:39 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNLogan, Noble, Payne36 min
Jun 3, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Cotton, Tillman47 min
Jun 3, 4:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCotton44 min
Jun 3, 4:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGarfield, Noble3 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.