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2016 [KOUN] NORMAN Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 21

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Storm Based Warning History

023 
WFUS54 KOUN 092212
TOROUN
OKC099-123-092245-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0021.160509T2212Z-160509T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
512 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR THE HICKORY AND ROFF AREAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN PONTOTOC COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHEASTERN MURRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 511 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO WAS
  OBSERVED NEAR HICKORY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR THE HICKORY AND ROFF AREAS. THIS IS A
  PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! 

  HAZARD...DEADLY 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...
  ROFF...FITZHUGH...HICKORY AND FITTSTOWN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO IS
ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO 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 3455 9693 3466 9693 3473 9659 3454 9659
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 263DEG 24KT 3459 9689 

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

$$

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114 
WWUS54 KOUN 092231 RRA
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
531 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

OKC099-092240-
/O.CAN.KOUN.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160509T2245Z/
MURRAY OK-
531 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MURRAY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS OVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3455 9681 3462 9680 3473 9659 3454 9659
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 267DEG 26KT 3456 9671 

$$

OKC123-092245-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160509T2245Z/
PONTOTOC OK-
531 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL PONTOTOC COUNTY...
    
AT 530 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FITTSTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 30 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...
FITTSTOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

&&

LAT...LON 3455 9681 3462 9680 3473 9659 3454 9659
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 267DEG 26KT 3456 9671 

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

$$

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Permalink to 201605092212-KOUN-WFUS54-TOROUN
023 
WFUS54 KOUN 092212
TOROUN
OKC099-123-092245-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0021.160509T2212Z-160509T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
512 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR THE HICKORY AND ROFF AREAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN PONTOTOC COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHEASTERN MURRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 511 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO WAS
  OBSERVED NEAR HICKORY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR THE HICKORY AND ROFF AREAS. THIS IS A
  PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! 

  HAZARD...DEADLY 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...
  ROFF...FITZHUGH...HICKORY AND FITTSTOWN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO IS
ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO 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 3455 9693 3466 9693 3473 9659 3454 9659
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 263DEG 24KT 3459 9689 

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

$$

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114 
WWUS54 KOUN 092231 RRA
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
531 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

OKC099-092240-
/O.CAN.KOUN.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160509T2245Z/
MURRAY OK-
531 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MURRAY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS OVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3455 9681 3462 9680 3473 9659 3454 9659
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 267DEG 26KT 3456 9671 

$$

OKC123-092245-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160509T2245Z/
PONTOTOC OK-
531 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL PONTOTOC COUNTY...
    
AT 530 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FITTSTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 30 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...
FITTSTOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

&&

LAT...LON 3455 9681 3462 9680 3473 9659 3454 9659
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 267DEG 26KT 3456 9671 

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

$$

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