Tornado Watch
Statement as of 9:03 PM CDT on May 18, 2013
Tornado Watch 171 remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for the
following locations
OK
. Oklahoma counties included are
Alfalfa Beckham Blaine
Caddo Canadian Cleveland
Comanche Cotton Custer
Dewey Ellis Garfield
Garvin Grady Grant
Greer Harmon Harper
Jackson Jefferson Kay
Kingfisher Kiowa Lincoln
Logan McClain major
Noble Oklahoma Payne
Pottawatomie Roger Mills Stephens
Tillman Washita Woods
Woodward
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Expires 11:15 PM EDT on May 18, 2013
Statement as of 9:50 PM CDT on May 18, 2013
... A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 1015 PM CDT
for northern Tillman... northern Comanche... extreme southeastern
Washita... Grady... Caddo and central Kiowa counties...
at 947 PM CDT... National Weather Service meteorologists continued to
detect strong to severe thunderstorms located along a line extending
from Pocasset to Lake Ellsworth to Mountain Park... moving northeast at
35 mph. The strongest storm is near Lake Ellsworth.
Hazards in the warning include...
destructive winds in excess of 70 mph...
large hail up to ping pong Ball size...
Locations impacted include...
Chickasha... Anadarko... Tuttle... Cache... Carnegie... Apache... Snyder...
Rush Springs... Elgin... Cyril... Fletcher... Ninnekah... Sterling... Fort
Cobb... Verden... Alex... cement... Amber... Mountain Park and Indiahoma.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Move inside a sturdy building until the storm has passed.
Lat... Lon 3468 9908 3468 9904 3470 9908 3483 9906
3521 9858 3533 9767 3477 9767 3454 9910
time... Mot... loc 0247z 241deg 32kt 3516 9797 3482 9832 3469 9899
..speg.
Flash Flood Warning
Expires 1:00 AM EDT on May 19, 2013
Statement as of 9:02 PM CDT on May 18, 2013
The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
central Kiowa County in southwest Oklahoma...
* until 1200 am CDT
* at 855 PM CDT... National Weather Service radar indicated heavy
rain. Radar estimates 3 to 5 inches of rain has already fallen in
the past 2 to 3 hours. Additional thunderstorms may produce
another inch or so of rain in the next few hours.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include
Mountain View... Roosevelt... Gotebo... Cooperton and Tom Steed
Reservoir.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams... country roads... farmland... and other low lying
spots.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding. If flash flooding is observed act quickly. Move
up to higher ground to escape flood waters. Do not drive vehicles
into areas where water covers the roadway.
Lat... Lon 3511 9906 3512 9876 3511 9868 3512 9867
3512 9865 3486 9863 3485 9882 3476 9891
3471 9913 3483 9915
Areal Flood Advisory
Expires 11:30 PM EDT on May 18, 2013
Statement as of 7:26 PM CDT on May 18, 2013
The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a
* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for...
southeastern Washita County in western Oklahoma...
Kiowa County in southwest Oklahoma...
northeastern Jackson County in southwest Oklahoma...
* until 1030 PM CDT
* at 721 PM CDT... National Weather Service radar indicated heavy rain
that will cause Urban and Small Stream flooding in the advisory
area. 1 to 3 inches of rain has fallen in a few hours from
northeast Jackson County into Kiowa and southeastern Washita
counties. Rapid runoff from the heavy rain will likely result in
localized areas of flooding or high water.
* Some locations that will experience minor flooding include
Snyder... Mountain view... Mountain Park... Roosevelt... Gotebo...
Cooperton and Tom Steed Reservoir.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams... highways and underpasses. Additionally... country
roads and farmlands along the banks of creeks... streams and other low
lying areas are subject to flooding.
Lat... Lon 3512 9900 3531 9863 3486 9862 3486 9882
3460 9885 3460 9896 3472 9913 3486 9925
Record Report
Statement as of 5:08 PM CDT on May 18, 2013
... Record warmest maximum temperature broken at Wichita Falls...
The record warmest maximum temperature for may 18 at Wichita Falls
was 98 degrees... which was set back in 1967. So far today at
Sheppard Air Force base... the high temperature has been 101
degrees... which has broken the record for this date.
Temperature records for Wichita Falls date back to 1923.
Local Storm Report
05/18/2013 0723 PM
Lone Wolf, Kiowa County.
Hail e1.00 inch, reported by public.
05/18/2013 0723 PM
Lone Wolf, Kiowa County.
Hail e1.00 inch, reported by public.
