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Oklahoma - Particularly Dangerous Situation Tornado Watch
NOAA ^ | 5/31/13

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.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Arkansas; US: Kansas; US: Missouri; US: Oklahoma
KEYWORDS: okc; tornado; twister
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

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.


61 posted on 05/31/2013 4:24:12 PM PDT by caww
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To: CedarDave

Bizzare to see a tornado tracking ESE in Oklahoma.

62 posted on 05/31/2013 4:25:30 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: dirtboy

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


63 posted on 05/31/2013 4:27:06 PM PDT by TomGuy (.)
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To: dirtboy

KFOR’s Emily Sutton got caught in the inflow that blew out her rear window.


64 posted on 05/31/2013 4:27:11 PM PDT by CedarDave
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

It’s really wobbling back and forth ...now back East. It ether ends up in Oklahoma City or Moore.


65 posted on 05/31/2013 4:27:53 PM PDT by Strategerist
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To: TomGuy

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.


66 posted on 05/31/2013 4:28:38 PM PDT by Strategerist
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To: TomGuy
Never seen radar like this, even with Moore a few days ago:


67 posted on 05/31/2013 4:28:55 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: CedarDave

Praying for those in the path.

Local radio is telling people to either get underground or try to drive away from it.


68 posted on 05/31/2013 4:30:09 PM PDT by prairiebreeze (Don't be afraid to see what you see. -- Ronald Reagan)
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To: dirtboy

Tornado emergency for OK County


69 posted on 05/31/2013 4:30:20 PM PDT by CedarDave
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To: Sarah Barracuda

This tornado may go to E-4 or 5 if it keeps up......Stillwater take cover!!!!


70 posted on 05/31/2013 4:31:45 PM PDT by caww
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To: dirtboy

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.


71 posted on 05/31/2013 4:31:47 PM PDT by TomGuy (.)
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To: CedarDave

KFOR Mark Dillard reporting The Weather Channel chaser’s car flipped with serious injuries.


72 posted on 05/31/2013 4:32:08 PM PDT by CedarDave
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To: CedarDave

Mike Bettis at TWC got hit by the tornado. His Suburban was thrown 200 yards. They all lived, but he’s bloodied.


73 posted on 05/31/2013 4:32:15 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: dirtboy

Holy crap. .what a map. Moderate population? Light?


74 posted on 05/31/2013 4:32:26 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: TomGuy

On a message board a variety of meteorologists experienced with severe weather state this has the strongest radar velocity signature they’ve EVER seen.


75 posted on 05/31/2013 4:33:08 PM PDT by Strategerist
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To: CedarDave

76 posted on 05/31/2013 4:33:44 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: SE Mom

It’s about to enter dense Oklahoma city suburbs, depending on the wobbles could get the main airport.


77 posted on 05/31/2013 4:33:46 PM PDT by Strategerist
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To: TomGuy
The chasers having hands full keeping up with this....there are many of them out there now...all trying to report what they see....

It's an extremely dangerous storm....it's wobbling...took a hard right before....

78 posted on 05/31/2013 4:34:05 PM PDT by caww
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To: SE Mom

Yukon population is 23K.


79 posted on 05/31/2013 4:35:10 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: SE Mom

Heading toward Oklahoma suburbs....hope it wobbles away!


80 posted on 05/31/2013 4:35:14 PM PDT by caww
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