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2015 [KOUN] NORMAN Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 95

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Storm Based Warning History

980 
WFUS54 KOUN 192055
TOROUN
OKC031-033-141-192145-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0095.150519T2055Z-150519T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
355 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN COTTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL COMANCHE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTHEASTERN TILLMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 445 PM CDT

* AT 355 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF
  GRANDFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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...
  GRANDFIELD...CHATTANOOGA...DEVOL...FAXON AND LOVELAND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3422 9888 3453 9863 3432 9841 3413 9870
      3413 9874 3412 9875
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 222DEG 22KT 3422 9877 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

MAD
874 
WWUS54 KOUN 192104
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
404 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

OKC031-033-141-192145-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0095.000000T0000Z-150519T2145Z/
COTTON OK-COMANCHE OK-TILLMAN OK-
404 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN COTTON...SOUTH CENTRAL COMANCHE AND SOUTHEASTERN TILLMAN
COUNTIES...
    
AT 404 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR GRANDFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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...
GRANDFIELD...CHATTANOOGA...DEVOL...FAXON AND LOVELAND. 

LAT...LON 3423 9884 3453 9863 3432 9841 3413 9870
      3413 9874
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 249DEG 11KT 3422 9874 

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

$$

MAD
018 
WWUS54 KOUN 192116
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
416 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

OKC031-033-141-192145-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0095.000000T0000Z-150519T2145Z/
COTTON OK-COMANCHE OK-TILLMAN OK-
416 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN COTTON...SOUTH CENTRAL COMANCHE AND SOUTHEASTERN TILLMAN
COUNTIES...
    
AT 414 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED WEST OF GRANDFIELD. 
A POSSIBLE DEVELOPING TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF 
GRANDFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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...
GRANDFIELD...CHATTANOOGA...DEVOL...FAXON AND LOVELAND. 

LAT...LON 3423 9884 3453 9863 3432 9841 3413 9870
      3413 9874
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 235DEG 24KT 3427 9861 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

MAD
059 
WWUS54 KOUN 192123
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
423 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

OKC031-192133-
/O.CAN.KOUN.TO.W.0095.000000T0000Z-150519T2145Z/
COMANCHE OK-
423 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL COMANCHE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT 
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3426 9870 3442 9857 3442 9852 3432 9841
      3418 9862
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 230DEG 20KT 3428 9856 

$$

OKC033-141-192145-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0095.000000T0000Z-150519T2145Z/
COTTON OK-TILLMAN OK-
423 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN COTTON AND EAST CENTRAL TILLMAN COUNTIES...
    
AT 423 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF DEVOL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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...
DEVOL.

LAT...LON 3426 9870 3442 9857 3442 9852 3432 9841
      3418 9862
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 230DEG 20KT 3428 9856 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

MAD
Permalink to 201505192055-KOUN-WFUS54-TOROUN
980 
WFUS54 KOUN 192055
TOROUN
OKC031-033-141-192145-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0095.150519T2055Z-150519T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
355 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN COTTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL COMANCHE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTHEASTERN TILLMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 445 PM CDT

* AT 355 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF
  GRANDFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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...
  GRANDFIELD...CHATTANOOGA...DEVOL...FAXON AND LOVELAND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3422 9888 3453 9863 3432 9841 3413 9870
      3413 9874 3412 9875
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 222DEG 22KT 3422 9877 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

MAD
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874 
WWUS54 KOUN 192104
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
404 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

OKC031-033-141-192145-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0095.000000T0000Z-150519T2145Z/
COTTON OK-COMANCHE OK-TILLMAN OK-
404 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN COTTON...SOUTH CENTRAL COMANCHE AND SOUTHEASTERN TILLMAN
COUNTIES...
    
AT 404 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR GRANDFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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...
GRANDFIELD...CHATTANOOGA...DEVOL...FAXON AND LOVELAND. 

LAT...LON 3423 9884 3453 9863 3432 9841 3413 9870
      3413 9874
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 249DEG 11KT 3422 9874 

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

$$

MAD
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018 
WWUS54 KOUN 192116
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
416 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

OKC031-033-141-192145-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0095.000000T0000Z-150519T2145Z/
COTTON OK-COMANCHE OK-TILLMAN OK-
416 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN COTTON...SOUTH CENTRAL COMANCHE AND SOUTHEASTERN TILLMAN
COUNTIES...
    
AT 414 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED WEST OF GRANDFIELD. 
A POSSIBLE DEVELOPING TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF 
GRANDFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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...
GRANDFIELD...CHATTANOOGA...DEVOL...FAXON AND LOVELAND. 

LAT...LON 3423 9884 3453 9863 3432 9841 3413 9870
      3413 9874
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 235DEG 24KT 3427 9861 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

MAD
Permalink to 201505192123-KOUN-WWUS54-SVSOUN
059 
WWUS54 KOUN 192123
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
423 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

OKC031-192133-
/O.CAN.KOUN.TO.W.0095.000000T0000Z-150519T2145Z/
COMANCHE OK-
423 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL COMANCHE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT 
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3426 9870 3442 9857 3442 9852 3432 9841
      3418 9862
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 230DEG 20KT 3428 9856 

$$

OKC033-141-192145-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0095.000000T0000Z-150519T2145Z/
COTTON OK-TILLMAN OK-
423 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN COTTON AND EAST CENTRAL TILLMAN COUNTIES...
    
AT 423 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF DEVOL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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...
DEVOL.

LAT...LON 3426 9870 3442 9857 3442 9852 3432 9841
      3418 9862
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 230DEG 20KT 3428 9856 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

MAD

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