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Tornado Warning 134, NWS Norman, OK

June 3, 2025Coal County, Johnston County, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at Jun 3, 2025, 6:39 PM CDT for Coal County, Johnston County, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 3, 2025, 6:39 PM CDT (23:39 UTC)
Expired: Jun 3, 2025, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 51 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), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 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
Jun 3, 2:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 3, 5:38 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 108 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: 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

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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, 6:15 PM CDT, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 6:15 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 3, 5:59 PM CDT, 40 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 3, 6:00 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 3, 6:05 PM CDT, 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 3, 6:11 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 3, 6:25 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 3, 6:29 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 2, 7:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Roger Mills	43 min
Jun 2, 7:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woodward	30 min
Jun 2, 7:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Washita	27 min
Jun 2, 7:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills	50 min
Jun 2, 7:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon	48 min
Jun 2, 7:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Dewey, Woods, Woodward	30 min
Jun 2, 7:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Washita	43 min
Jun 2, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Roger Mills	49 min
Jun 2, 8:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa, Major, Woods	31 min
Jun 2, 8:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Custer, Dewey	46 min
Jun 2, 8:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Major, Woods	51 min
Jun 2, 8:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa	41 min
Jun 2, 8:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills	39 min
Jun 2, 9:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Dewey	42 min
Jun 2, 9:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major	39 min
Jun 2, 9:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Grant	43 min
Jun 2, 9:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Kiowa, Washita	50 min
Jun 2, 9:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Woods	31 min
Jun 2, 9:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon	30 min
Jun 2, 9:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon	3 hr
Jun 2, 9:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	24 min
Jun 2, 9:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Kay	47 min
Jun 2, 10:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	25 min
Jun 2, 10:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	35 min
Jun 2, 10:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine	28 min
Jun 2, 10:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Dewey	37 min
Jun 2, 10:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Noble	22 min
Jun 2, 10:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine	33 min
Jun 2, 11:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kingfisher	30 min
Jun 2, 11:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kingfisher	29 min
Jun 3, 12:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	35 min
Jun 3, 2:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Ellis	34 min
Jun 3, 8:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant	35 min
Jun 3, 12:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Roger Mills	34 min
Jun 3, 1:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham	36 min
Jun 3, 1:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham	32 min
Jun 3, 1:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	33 min
Jun 3, 1:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Washita	40 min
Jun 3, 1:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harmon	35 min
Jun 3, 2:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant	27 min
Jun 3, 2:13 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	OUN	Atoka	13 hr
Jun 3, 2:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grady	32 min
Jun 3, 2:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Kiowa	46 min
Jun 3, 2:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Washita	40 min
Jun 3, 2:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	33 min
Jun 3, 2:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	32 min
Jun 3, 2:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson	43 min
Jun 3, 2:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Jackson	52 min
Jun 3, 2:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma	44 min
Jun 3, 2:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kiowa, Washita	42 min
Jun 3, 2:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	40 min
Jun 3, 3:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson	42 min
Jun 3, 3:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	34 min
Jun 3, 3:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant	32 min
Jun 3, 3:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	45 min
Jun 3, 3:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Logan, Oklahoma	41 min
Jun 3, 3:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson, Tillman	39 min
Jun 3, 3:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa	34 min
Jun 3, 3:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Grant, Kay	43 min
Jun 3, 3:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma	38 min
Jun 3, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble	45 min
Jun 3, 3:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson, Tillman	53 min
Jun 3, 3:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Noble	23 min
Jun 3, 3:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Logan, Payne	21 min
Jun 3, 4:00 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garfield	3 hr
Jun 3, 4:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Kiowa	43 min
Jun 3, 4:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Noble, Payne	39 min
Jun 3, 4:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Oklahoma	38 min
Jun 3, 4:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Noble	49 min
Jun 3, 4:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Oklahoma	39 min
Jun 3, 4:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cleveland, Oklahoma	3 hr
Jun 3, 4:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Noble, Payne	33 min
Jun 3, 4:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche	46 min
Jun 3, 4:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Kingfisher, Logan, McClain and 1 more	43 min
Jun 3, 4:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	40 min
Jun 3, 4:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Canadian, Oklahoma	38 min
Jun 3, 4:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Logan, Noble, Payne	36 min
Jun 3, 4:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	47 min
Jun 3, 4:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton	44 min
Jun 3, 4:47 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garfield, Noble	3 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.