Oklahoma - Particularly Dangerous Situation Tornado Watch

NOAA ^ | 5/31/13

[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.

[Sarah Barracuda]

I give Shep a lot of credit tonight..I never did like the guy but his reporting tonight has been outstanding

[Tennessee Nana]

BookMark

[advertising guy]

I was just tryin to ease our pain from the thread......thx for the lol

[yield 2 the right]

Good news, just proof of how fast stuff and be passed on.

[advertising guy]

ditto...when ole Shep needs to “ be there “ nobody tightens the thong like he does

[halo66]

RT @spann: KMOV reporter on the scene at the Holiday Inn in Earth City, MO now reports “no mass casualties” at that site.

[SE Mom]

Been watching on FOX. Step has been outstanding. (I know it’s hard to believe)

[kjam22]

Thanks man!

[Sarah Barracuda]

Once in a while Shep can act like an actual journalist, its a once in a blue moon kind of thing but when it happens its worth noticing

[Coldwater Creek]

California freeways Oklahoma interstate Which one is your family on?

[mardi59]

MO now reports “no mass casualties” at that site.

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Thank you Lord, thank you. Tjere is some damage around Busch stadium. Nothing significant.

[yield 2 the right]

False report about Busch Stadium....

[Coldwater Creek]

Gov. Fallon said that people were told not to get on the interstate after 4:00.

[halo66]

Definitely...Praise the Lord!

[rwfromkansas]

Really. So people were told to not travel and still did?

[kjam22]

A bunch of them tried to travel. The thought is to get away from the path of the storm. Not a great idea if you’re in the middle of the city....

[Spacetrucker]

I have been in Fenton, MO, since 6:00 p.m. central, weather has been the topic of conversation for several hours - hotel I am at, everybody was worried about it because a big storm cell was heading right for us. Thankfully we got bypassed, still, prayers for OKC and MO residents to the north that got hit.

[Salvation]

God wants to get back into our country.

Why aren’t we listening?

[Salvation]

PRAYER FOR OUR COUNTRY

 

O my Jesus, You said, "verily I say to you, whatsoever you shall ask the Father in My name, He will give it to you."  Behold, in your name I humbly ask our Heavenly Father to protect every man, woman, and child in our great nation from those who want to delete your name from our society, i.e. on our money, in our courts, and in our schools.  Protect us from plans of destruction from which our enemies have plotted. 

 

You, Heavenly Father, are the real foundation of our nation.  I thank you for making me a citizen of this land of freedom and unlimited opportunity...which are the results of its Christian base. 

 

Please surround and protect us, and our military with Your love and mercy...in Jesus' name. 

Amen

[yellowdoghunter]

I was at a local diner earlier today. A group of about 20 bikers came in. They were all from Germany. They had flown in...landed in Chicago and rented Harleys and were with a tour group traveling down Route 66. They were very worried about the weather. I hope they are safe tonight...they looked pretty road weary....