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Mid to Late May 2019 Severe Threats


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This just goes to show how hard it is to forecast these severe storms. The SPC does a great job for the most part highlighting the risk area but OKC metro was under a very low risk of tornadoes today. I know these weren’t classic tornadoes in terms of funnels but more or less QLCS spin ups and a lot of people don’t understand just how dangerous and life threatening they are because it’s not a traditional tornadoes. 

 

And to add there were fatalities in a hotel proably from people traveling and had no clue about the weather in the area. 

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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1236 AM CDT Sun May 26 2019

OKC037-111-131-143-145-260600-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0098.000000T0000Z-190526T0600Z/
Rogers OK-Creek OK-Wagoner OK-Okmulgee OK-Tulsa OK-
1236 AM CDT Sun May 26 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ROGERS...NORTHEASTERN CREEK...NORTHWESTERN WAGONER...
NORTHWESTERN OKMULGEE AND TULSA COUNTIES...

At 1234 AM CDT, a confirmed extremely dangerous tornado was
located over Jenks, moving east at 55 mph. Potentially tornadic
storms were also located just northeast of Glenpool and near Liberty.

This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar 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 in or near the path include...
Tulsa...                          Broken Arrow...
Sand Springs...                   Owasso...
Bixby...                          Sapulpa...
Jenks...                          Glenpool...
Coweta...                         Catoosa...
Verdigris...                      Kiefer...
Mounds...                         Kellyville...
Jenks Riverside Airport...        Tulsa International Airport...
Oneta...                          Liberty...
Gray...                           Leonard...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 199 and 242.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW! Move
to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
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Just now, Indystorm said:

I find it amazing that what I thought would be a relatively standard squall line has morphed into a number of powerful, large tornadoes.  These are not just the conventional spin ups.

The one with the PDS warning in the south Tulsa Metro is moving through some large residential neighborhoods. 

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4 minutes ago, Indystorm said:

I find it amazing that what I thought would be a relatively standard squall line has morphed into a number of powerful, large tornadoes.  These are not just the conventional spin ups.

Indeed... El Reno tornado earlier had a 100mph bin at 2.5KFT... this Jenks tornado had a 105mph bin at ~0.3KFT.

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Moderate risk issued for this last update with a 15 % tornado hatch

45 hatched wind 

45 hail

 

SPC Products Overview
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Central Plains/southern High Plains...
   A Moderate Risk has been introduced for the region with an eastward
   expansion of the Enhanced Risk. Large hail and several tornadoes,
   possibly a couple strong, are expected particularly from mid/late
   afternoon through early/mid evening, with the damaging wind risk
   also increasing this evening as storms progress east-northeastward.

 

 

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