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2015 [KOUN] NORMAN Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 69

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680 
WFUS54 KOUN 162225
TOROUN
OKC065-141-TXC487-162300-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0069.150516T2225Z-150516T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
525 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHWESTERN TILLMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHWESTERN WILBARGER COUNTY IN NORTHERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT
    
* AT 525 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF ODELL...MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
  TIPTON...ELMER...HEADRICK...HUMPHREYS...ODELL AND HESS. 

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 3465 9910 3464 9910 3435 9906 3433 9947
      3439 9947 3440 9948 3449 9948
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 247DEG 38KT 3442 9944 

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

$$

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993 
WWUS54 KOUN 162235
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
535 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

OKC065-141-TXC487-162300-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-150516T2300Z/
JACKSON OK-TILLMAN OK-WILBARGER TX-
535 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON...NORTHWESTERN TILLMAN AND NORTHWESTERN
WILBARGER COUNTIES...
        
AT 535 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF
ODELL...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

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...
TIPTON...ELMER...HEADRICK...HUMPHREYS...ODELL AND HESS. 

LAT...LON 3465 9910 3464 9910 3435 9906 3433 9947
      3439 9947 3440 9948 3449 9948
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 250DEG 27KT 3441 9941 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

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991 
WWUS54 KOUN 162246
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
546 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

OKC065-141-TXC487-162300-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-150516T2300Z/
JACKSON OK-TILLMAN OK-WILBARGER TX-
546 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON...NORTHWESTERN TILLMAN AND NORTH CENTRAL
WILBARGER COUNTIES...
        
AT 546 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR ELMER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR 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...
TIPTON...ELMER...HEADRICK...HUMPHREYS AND HESS. 

LAT...LON 3465 9910 3464 9910 3435 9906 3436 9940
      3452 9940
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 238DEG 25KT 3445 9933 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

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565 
WWUS54 KOUN 162251
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
551 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

OKC065-141-TXC487-162300-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-150516T2300Z/
JACKSON OK-TILLMAN OK-WILBARGER TX-
551 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON...NORTHWESTERN TILLMAN AND NORTH CENTRAL
WILBARGER COUNTIES...
        
AT 550 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO 
WAS LOCATED NEAR ELMER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. PEOPLE IN HESS 
NEED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR 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...
TIPTON...ELMER...HEADRICK...HUMPHREYS AND HESS. 

LAT...LON 3465 9910 3464 9910 3435 9906 3436 9940
      3452 9940
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 245DEG 31KT 3448 9928 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

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680 
WFUS54 KOUN 162225
TOROUN
OKC065-141-TXC487-162300-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0069.150516T2225Z-150516T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
525 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHWESTERN TILLMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHWESTERN WILBARGER COUNTY IN NORTHERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT
    
* AT 525 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF ODELL...MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
  TIPTON...ELMER...HEADRICK...HUMPHREYS...ODELL AND HESS. 

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 3465 9910 3464 9910 3435 9906 3433 9947
      3439 9947 3440 9948 3449 9948
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 247DEG 38KT 3442 9944 

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

$$

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993 
WWUS54 KOUN 162235
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
535 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

OKC065-141-TXC487-162300-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-150516T2300Z/
JACKSON OK-TILLMAN OK-WILBARGER TX-
535 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON...NORTHWESTERN TILLMAN AND NORTHWESTERN
WILBARGER COUNTIES...
        
AT 535 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF
ODELL...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

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...
TIPTON...ELMER...HEADRICK...HUMPHREYS...ODELL AND HESS. 

LAT...LON 3465 9910 3464 9910 3435 9906 3433 9947
      3439 9947 3440 9948 3449 9948
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 250DEG 27KT 3441 9941 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

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991 
WWUS54 KOUN 162246
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
546 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

OKC065-141-TXC487-162300-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-150516T2300Z/
JACKSON OK-TILLMAN OK-WILBARGER TX-
546 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON...NORTHWESTERN TILLMAN AND NORTH CENTRAL
WILBARGER COUNTIES...
        
AT 546 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR ELMER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR 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...
TIPTON...ELMER...HEADRICK...HUMPHREYS AND HESS. 

LAT...LON 3465 9910 3464 9910 3435 9906 3436 9940
      3452 9940
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 238DEG 25KT 3445 9933 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

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565 
WWUS54 KOUN 162251
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
551 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

OKC065-141-TXC487-162300-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-150516T2300Z/
JACKSON OK-TILLMAN OK-WILBARGER TX-
551 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON...NORTHWESTERN TILLMAN AND NORTH CENTRAL
WILBARGER COUNTIES...
        
AT 550 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO 
WAS LOCATED NEAR ELMER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. PEOPLE IN HESS 
NEED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR 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...
TIPTON...ELMER...HEADRICK...HUMPHREYS AND HESS. 

LAT...LON 3465 9910 3464 9910 3435 9906 3436 9940
      3452 9940
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 245DEG 31KT 3448 9928 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

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