Posted on 05/31/2013 2:27:54 PM PDT by dirtboy
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 262 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 330 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON FROM 330 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... SEVERAL INTENSE TORNADOES LIKELY NUMEROUS VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY NUMEROUS DAMAGING WIND GUSTS LIKELY WITH SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF BARTLESVILLE OKLAHOMA TO 30 MILES EAST OF WICHITA FALLS TEXAS. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 260...WW 261...
DISCUSSION...AN EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL/EASTERN OK THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG THE DRYLINE OVER WEST-CENTRAL OK...AND ALONG A WEAK BOUNDARY EXTENDING NORTHEASTWARD INTO NORTHEAST OK. DISCRETE SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BECOME AN INCREASING THREAT THROUGH THE EVENING.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 4 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26025.
Crossing highway a on ground south of El Rhino....risk to life....take cover...debrie ball with it over a mile wide.......close to tenth st.
Bizzare to see a tornado tracking ESE in Oklahoma.
LIVE 5
El Reno is without power.
Tornado at 200 mph.
TORNADO EMERGENCY for northern OKC area now.
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KFOR
1-1/2 miles wide, now
KFOR’s Emily Sutton got caught in the inflow that blew out her rear window.
It’s really wobbling back and forth ...now back East. It ether ends up in Oklahoma City or Moore.
This occured to me right before they said it on TWC, but this is probably what the Tri-State Tornado looked like -giant amorphous swirling wall.
Praying for those in the path.
Local radio is telling people to either get underground or try to drive away from it.
Tornado emergency for OK County
This tornado may go to E-4 or 5 if it keeps up......Stillwater take cover!!!!
LIVE 5
Tornado has increased speed to 40 mph, heading for northern OKC area.
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KFOR reports chasers have seen several vehicles rolled.
KFOR Mark Dillard reporting The Weather Channel chaser’s car flipped with serious injuries.
Mike Bettis at TWC got hit by the tornado. His Suburban was thrown 200 yards. They all lived, but he’s bloodied.
Holy crap. .what a map. Moderate population? Light?
On a message board a variety of meteorologists experienced with severe weather state this has the strongest radar velocity signature they’ve EVER seen.
It’s about to enter dense Oklahoma city suburbs, depending on the wobbles could get the main airport.
It's an extremely dangerous storm....it's wobbling...took a hard right before....
Yukon population is 23K.
Heading toward Oklahoma suburbs....hope it wobbles away!
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