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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Norman, OK

March 4, 2025Johnston County, Murray County, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at Mar 4, 2025, 4:59 AM CST for Johnston County, Murray County, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 31 min. 3 reports 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: Mar 4, 2025, 4:59 AM CST (10:59 UTC)
Expired: Mar 4, 2025, 5:30 AM CST
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

Counties Johnston County, OK, Murray County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:01 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
Mar 4, 5:05 AM CST	TSTM WND GST 87	6 Sw Fittstown, OK
Mar 4, 5:10 AM CST	TSTM WND GST 79	6 Sw Fittstown, OK
Mar 4, 5:16 AM CST	TORNADO	5 Nw Stonewall, OK	The Union Valley Tornado developed just east of State Highway 3 along County Road E1600. The tornado moved east-northeast. One home received roof damage, the Union Valley volunteer fire station was heavily damaged, and numerous trees along the path were snappe

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this tornado warning; the first came 17 minutes after it went out.

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
Mar 3, 9:33 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Mar 4, 4:13 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 96 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: 5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -433 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 522 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 534 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 486 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

857 
WFUS54 KOUN 041059
TOROUN
OKC069-099-123-041130-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0005.250304T1059Z-250304T1130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
459 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Johnston County in southeastern Oklahoma...
  Southern Pontotoc County in east central Oklahoma...
  East central Murray County in southern Oklahoma...

* Until 530 AM CST.

* At 459 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Scullin, moving northeast at 50 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...
  Jesse, Stonewall, Scullin, Fittstown, Hickory, and Pontotoc.

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 9686 3455 9692 3481 9651 3452 9651
TIME...MOT...LOC 1059Z 236DEG 45KT 3453 9684 

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

$$

..speg.

1 follow-up statement

944 
WWUS54 KOUN 041119
SVSOUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
519 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

OKC069-099-041128-
/O.CAN.KOUN.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-250304T1130Z/
Johnston OK-Murray OK-
519 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN JOHNSTON AND EAST CENTRAL
MURRAY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved into 
Pontotoc County. Therefore, the tornado warning has been cancelled 
for Johnston and Murray Counties.

LAT...LON 3463 9662 3471 9664 3481 9651 3465 9651
TIME...MOT...LOC 1118Z 236DEG 42KT 3469 9657 

$$

OKC123-041130-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-250304T1130Z/
Pontotoc OK-
519 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CST FOR EAST
CENTRAL PONTOTOC COUNTY...

At 518 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Stonewall, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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...
Stonewall.

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 3463 9662 3471 9664 3481 9651 3465 9651
TIME...MOT...LOC 1118Z 236DEG 42KT 3469 9657 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN

$$

..speg.

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 Mar 4, 1:36 AM CST, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Updated at 135 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025
Severe storms likely late tonight into Tuesday morning.
Strong damaging wind gusts possible Tuesday afternoon and evening across western Oklahoma/northern Texas.
Elevated to near critical fire weather conditions on Tuesday.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 1:36 AM CST, 3 hours 23 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
136 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

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

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 135 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

- Severe storms likely late tonight into Tuesday morning.

- Strong damaging wind gusts possible Tuesday afternoon and
  evening across western Oklahoma/northern Texas.

- Elevated to near critical fire weather conditions on Tuesday.

&&

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

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 1230 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

- Severe storms ongoing and lingering early this morning

- Strong damaging wind gusts possible Tuesday afternoon and
  evening across western Oklahoma/northern Texas.

- Elevated to near critical fire weather conditions on Tuesday.

&&

.NEAR TERM...
(Today and tonight)
Issued at 1230 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

Ongoing line of strong to severe thunderstorms will continue to
move east, impacting much of central Oklahoma through the early
morning hours. Storms are just now entering the strongest axis of
instability, but the strongest storms are expected to move well to
the east of I-35 by 8 AM.

After that, we are done? Right? Well, not so much. While rain and
thunderstorms will move east, the winds will increase from the
north, beginning in the western part of Oklahoma around
Noon...before spreading to the rest of the state by the late
afternoon. North winds are expected to be sustained around 25-30
mph...with the occasional gust to over 50 mph. These winds will
not only make it feel a bit cooler than the actual temperature,
the winds will be just as dangerous (and in some cases higher)
than some of the thunderstorm wind gusts seen over the western
part of Oklahoma tonight.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Wednesday through Thursday night)
Issued at 1230 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

Wednesday and Thursday will be the next lull...sorta. It's March,
so the winds will be strong, as the surface pressure gradient
relaxes, but not much. Wind speeds on Wednesday will begin to
diminish in the afternoon, but not before wind gusts near 35 mph
occur in the early part of the day.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Friday through Monday)
Issued at 1230 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

Given ongoing convection, we will take a bit more of a look at the
extended in a bit. For now, the general trend of the forecast
remains unchanged. Short wave ridging takes continues Friday,
before the next trough axis swings over the area. Several ensemble
clusters agree on a trough, with half of the clusters suggesting a
sharp trough axis centered to our west. Deterministic runs are a
bit more in line, with the GFS suggesting a stronger 500mb low
over SW Oklahoma on Friday, with the ECMWF suggesting a broader
low centered over SE New Mexico. Bottom line: a small chance of
showers (20%) on Saturday, before ridging begins to take over
again late in the weekend and early next week.

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1114 PM CST Mon Mar 3 2025

A fast moving line of thunderstorms along a squall line currently
stretched across northcentral through southwest Oklahoma will
continue to move eastward across our terminals reducing them to
MVFR conditions at least through 12Z. Could see brief reduced
visibilities due to heavy rain as well as thunderstorms as this
line moves through, along with a potential of severe wind gusts,
hail, and a tornado. A strong cold front is expected to be moving
through between 18-00Z veering winds out of the northwest at
25-35 kts sustained with gusts at 35-55 kts.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  62  34  53  33 /  20  10   0   0
Hobart OK         59  33  57  35 /  20   0   0   0
Wichita Falls TX  63  37  59  37 /  10   0   0   0
Gage OK           53  28  56  33 /  30  10   0   0
Ponca City OK     63  31  51  29 /  30  20   0   0
Durant OK         66  38  56  34 /  70   0   0   0

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...High Wind Warning from 8 AM this morning to midnight CST tonight
     for OKZ004-005-009-010-014>016-021-022-033>038-044.

     Wind Advisory from 11 AM this morning to 6 AM CST Wednesday for
     OKZ006>008-011>013-017>020-023>032-039>043-045>048-050>052.

TX...High Wind Warning from 8 AM this morning to midnight CST tonight
     for TXZ083>089.

     Wind Advisory from 11 AM this morning to 6 AM CST Wednesday for
     TXZ090.

&&

NEAR TERM...21
SHORT TERM...21
LONG TERM....21
AVIATION...68

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 4, 2:31 AM CST, 2 hours 28 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
231 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

TXZ089-090-040900-
Clay TX-Archer TX-
231 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Clay and
southeastern Archer Counties through 300 AM CST...

At 231 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles east of Olney, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Scotland, Lake Arrowhead, Joy, Bluegrove, and Windthorst.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3380 9846 3368 9804 3346 9831 3347 9842
      3340 9842 3339 9869
TIME...MOT...LOC 0831Z 213DEG 49KT 3341 9856

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

..speg.

Local storm report, Mar 4, 2:35 AM CST, 2 hours 24 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
235 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

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

0205 AM     Hail             Jones                   35.57N 97.29W
03/04/2025  E1.00 Inch       Oklahoma           OK   Public

&&

EM

Special weather statement, Mar 4, 2:43 AM CST, 2 hours 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
243 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

OKZ020-026-040900-
Payne OK-Lincoln OK-
243 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Lincoln and
southeastern Payne Counties through 300 AM CST...

At 242 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 3 miles southwest of Cushing to 3 miles west of
Davenport to near Meeker. Movement was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Warwick, Agra, Parkland, Sparks, Carney, Tryon, Kendrick, Cushing,
Stroud, Davenport, Avery, Chandler, and Prague.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3552 9697 3580 9703 3599 9698 3604 9662
      3549 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 0842Z 271DEG 30KT 3594 9680 3573 9682 3551 9689

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Meister

Special weather statement, Mar 4, 2:57 AM CST, 2 hours 2 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
257 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

OKZ044-045-TXZ086-089-090-040930-
Cotton OK-Jefferson OK-Clay TX-Wichita TX-Archer TX-
257 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Jefferson,
southeastern Cotton, Clay, northeastern Archer and southeastern
Wichita Counties through 330 AM CST...

At 255 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking the leading edge of an
area of strong thunderstorms from near Petrolia to near Terral.
Other strong thunderstorms were over Wichita Falls, near Henrietta
and near Lake Arrowhead. Movement was northeast at 65 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Addington, Henrietta, Scotland, Sugden, Bluegrove, Wichita Falls,
Byers, Charlie, Cashion, Lake Arrowhead, Waurika Lake, Sheppard AFB,
Taylor, Pleasant Valley, Terral, Petrolia, Hastings, Dean, Lakeside
City, and Waurika.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3377 9871 3429 9837 3428 9756 3388 9794
      3389 9798 3384 9798 3347 9832
TIME...MOT...LOC 0855Z 213DEG 56KT 3400 9822 3396 9790

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

..speg.

Special weather statement, Mar 4, 4:14 AM CST, 45 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
414 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

TXZ090-041030-
Clay TX-
414 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southern Clay County
through 430 AM CST...

At 414 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 5 miles south of Bluegrove to 6 miles west of
Newport. Movement was northeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Vashti, Newport, Bellevue, and Joy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3358 9835 3386 9798 3347 9798 3347 9825
TIME...MOT...LOC 1014Z 231DEG 54KT 3359 9822 3349 9813

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

..speg.

Local storm report, Mar 4, 4:48 AM CST, 11 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
448 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

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

0435 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 NE Lone Grove         34.21N 97.23W
03/04/2025  M57 MPH          Carter             OK   Mesonet

&&

BT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 3, 9:23 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Roger Mills, Washita	52 min
Mar 3, 9:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Major, Woods, Woodward	31 min
Mar 3, 9:55 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Greer, Harmon	35 min
Mar 3, 10:10 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Roger Mills, Washita	50 min
Mar 3, 10:12 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa	48 min
Mar 3, 10:15 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa, Dewey, Major	30 min
Mar 3, 10:31 PM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Blaine, Custer, Dewey	44 min
Mar 3, 10:32 PM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Custer, Washita	28 min
Mar 3, 10:55 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Custer, Greer, Harmon and 3 more	50 min
Mar 3, 11:07 PM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Blaine, Kingfisher	23 min
Mar 3, 11:23 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	37 min
Mar 3, 11:30 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major	30 min
Mar 3, 11:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Custer, Jackson and 3 more	45 min
Mar 3, 11:58 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay, Kingfisher, Noble	32 min
Mar 4, 12:29 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Grady, Kiowa, Washita	19 min
Mar 4, 12:30 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kingfisher, Noble	30 min
Mar 4, 12:49 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Grady	26 min
Mar 4, 12:59 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kingfisher, Logan, Noble	31 min
Mar 4, 1:13 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian, Grady	32 min
Mar 4, 1:29 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Logan, Noble	31 min
Mar 4, 1:32 AM CST	High Wind Warning	OUN	Beckham, Comanche, Cotton, Custer, Dewey, Ellis and 10 more	22 hr
Mar 4, 1:46 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Oklahoma	29 min
Mar 4, 1:53 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Payne	37 min
Mar 4, 2:09 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma	36 min
Mar 4, 2:29 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Payne	31 min
Mar 4, 2:43 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	17 min
Mar 4, 2:57 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	33 min
Mar 4, 3:17 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jefferson, Stephens	43 min
Mar 4, 3:58 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Jefferson, Love, Murray, Stephens	47 min
Mar 4, 4:42 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray and 1 more	48 min
Mar 4, 5:13 AM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Pontotoc	32 min
Mar 4, 5:17 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Marshall, Pontotoc and 1 more	43 min
Mar 4, 5:30 AM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Hughes	30 min
Mar 4, 5:44 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka, Bryan	31 min
Mar 4, 5:48 AM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Hughes	27 min
Mar 4, 5:50 AM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal	25 min
Mar 4, 5:53 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Hughes	52 min
Mar 4, 6:04 AM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Atoka	26 min
Mar 4, 6:12 AM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Atoka	18 min
Mar 4, 6:23 AM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Atoka	22 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.