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2015 [KOUN] NORMAN Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 25

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032 
WFUS54 KOUN 062331
TOROUN
OKC015-017-051-070000-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0025.150506T2331Z-150507T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
631 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL CADDO COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL CANADIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHERN GRADY COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
    
* AT 631 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE CHICKASHA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
  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...
  CHICKASHA...TUTTLE...UNION CITY...MINCO...VERDEN...AMBER...POCASSET
  AND LAKE CHICKASHA.

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 3501 9810 3514 9824 3542 9787 3516 9770
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 230DEG 19KT 3513 9811 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$
782 
WWUS54 KOUN 062338
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
637 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015

OKC015-017-051-070000-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-150507T0000Z/
CADDO OK-CANADIAN OK-GRADY OK-
637 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL CADDO...SOUTH CENTRAL CANADIAN AND NORTHERN GRADY COUNTIES...
    
AT 637 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE CHICKASHA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 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...
TUTTLE...MINCO...VERDEN...AMBER...POCASSET AND LAKE CHICKASHA. 

LAT...LON 3504 9812 3514 9820 3542 9787 3516 9770
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 223DEG 8KT 3514 9810 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$
153 
WWUS54 KOUN 062346
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
645 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015

OKC015-017-051-070000-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-150507T0000Z/
CADDO OK-CANADIAN OK-GRADY OK-
645 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL CADDO...SOUTH CENTRAL CANADIAN AND NORTHERN GRADY COUNTIES...
    
AT 645 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LAKE CHICKASHA...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
         HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TUTTLE...MINCO...VERDEN...AMBER...POCASSET AND LAKE CHICKASHA. 

LAT...LON 3506 9809 3514 9820 3542 9787 3516 9770
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 199DEG 10KT 3516 9810 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$
Permalink to 201505062331-KOUN-WFUS54-TOROUN
032 
WFUS54 KOUN 062331
TOROUN
OKC015-017-051-070000-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0025.150506T2331Z-150507T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
631 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL CADDO COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL CANADIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHERN GRADY COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
    
* AT 631 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE CHICKASHA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
  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...
  CHICKASHA...TUTTLE...UNION CITY...MINCO...VERDEN...AMBER...POCASSET
  AND LAKE CHICKASHA.

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 3501 9810 3514 9824 3542 9787 3516 9770
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 230DEG 19KT 3513 9811 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$
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782 
WWUS54 KOUN 062338
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
637 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015

OKC015-017-051-070000-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-150507T0000Z/
CADDO OK-CANADIAN OK-GRADY OK-
637 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL CADDO...SOUTH CENTRAL CANADIAN AND NORTHERN GRADY COUNTIES...
    
AT 637 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE CHICKASHA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 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...
TUTTLE...MINCO...VERDEN...AMBER...POCASSET AND LAKE CHICKASHA. 

LAT...LON 3504 9812 3514 9820 3542 9787 3516 9770
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 223DEG 8KT 3514 9810 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$
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153 
WWUS54 KOUN 062346
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
645 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015

OKC015-017-051-070000-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-150507T0000Z/
CADDO OK-CANADIAN OK-GRADY OK-
645 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL CADDO...SOUTH CENTRAL CANADIAN AND NORTHERN GRADY COUNTIES...
    
AT 645 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LAKE CHICKASHA...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
         HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TUTTLE...MINCO...VERDEN...AMBER...POCASSET AND LAKE CHICKASHA. 

LAT...LON 3506 9809 3514 9820 3542 9787 3516 9770
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 199DEG 10KT 3516 9810 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

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