000
NOUS44 KOUN 211953
PNSOUN
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
250 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 5/20/2013 NEWCASTLE/MOORE TORNADO EVENT -
UPDATE 3...
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY HAS NOW RATED THE NEWCASTLE/MOORE TORNADO AS EF5...
.OVERVIEW...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DISPATCHED FOUR DAMAGE SURVEY TEAMS TO
THE PATH OF THE NEWCASTLE/MOORE OK TORNADO. NEW STATEMENTS WILL BE
ISSUED THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS THESE TEAMS REPORT FINDINGS. THIS
INFORMATION REMAINS PRELIMINARY AND THE INFORMATION HERE COULD
CHANGE.
.NEWCASTLE/MOORE TORNADO
RATING: EF5
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 200-210 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 17 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 1.3 MILES
FATALITIES: N/A
INJURIES: N/A
START DATE: MAY 20 2013
START TIME: 2:45 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 4.4 W NEWCASTLE /GRADY COUNTY /OK
START LAT/LON: 35.2580 / -97.6775
END DATE: MAY 20 2013
END TIME: 3:35 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 4.8 E OF MOORE OK /CLEVELAND COUNTY /OK
END LAT/LON: 35.3409 / -97.4007
SURVEY SUMMARY: EXPERTS SURVEYING IN MOORE HAVE DETERMINED DAMAGE IS
EF5 WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OVER 200 MPH. FOUR SURVEY TEAMS CONTINUE TO
INSPECT DAMAGE FROM THIS LONG TRACK TORNADO. INITIAL DAMAGE WAS
FOUND AROUND 4.4 MILES WEST OF NEWCASTLE...SOUTH OF TECUMSEH ROAD
ALSO KNOWN AS NW 16TH STREET AND EAST LAKE ROAD. THE TORNADO TRACKED
NE TO THE INTERSTATE 44 BRIDGE OVER THE CANADIAN RIVER AND THEN TOOK
A MORE EASTWARD TRACK THROUGH MOORE. TORNADO DAMAGE ABRUPTLY ENDS
0.3 MILES EAST OF AIR DEPOT ROAD AND N OF SE 134TH ST.
INITIALLY PRODUCING EF0 AND EF1 DAMAGE THE STORM INTENSIFIED VERY
RAPIDLY IN 4 MILES OR AROUND 10 MINUTES PRODUCING EF4 DAMAGE BEFORE
REACHING INTERSTATE 44. NUMEROUS INDICATIONS OF EF4 DAMAGE WITH SOME
AREAS NOW DETERMINED AT EF5 DAMAGE...THE HIGHEST CATEGORY ON THE EF
SCALE...WITH OVER 200 MPH WINDS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SUCH AS MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH WILL BE UPDATED
AS THE TEAMS COMPLETE THEIR SURVEYS.
$$
000
NOUS44 KOUN 211810
PNSOUN
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
110 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 5/20/2013 NEWCASTLE/MOORE TORNADO EVENT -
UPDATE 2...
.OVERVIEW...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DISPATCHED FOUR DAMAGE SURVEY TEAMS TO
THE PATH OF THE NEWCASTLE/MOORE OK TORNADO. NEW STATEMENTS WILL BE
ISSUED THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS THESE TEAMS REPORT FINDINGS. THIS
INFORMATION REMAINS PRELIMINARY AND THE INFORMATION HERE COULD
CHANGE.
.NEWCASTLE/MOORE TORNADO
RATING: EF4
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 190 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 17 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: N/A
FATALITIES: N/A
INJURIES: N/A
START DATE: MAY 20 2013
START TIME: 2:45 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 4.4 W NEWCASTLE /GRADY COUNTY /OK
START LAT/LON: 35.2580 / -97.6775
END DATE: MAY 20 2013
END TIME: 3:35 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 4.8 E OF MOORE OK /CLEVELAND COUNTY /OK
END LAT/LON: 35.3409 / -97.4007
SURVEY SUMMARY: FOUR SURVEY TEAMS CONTINUE TO SURVEY THIS LONG TRACK
TORNADO. INITIAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND AROUND 4.4 MILES WEST OF NEWCASTLE
...SOUTH OF TECUMSEH ROAD ALSO KNOWN AS NW 16TH STREET AND EAST LAKE
ROAD. THE TORNADO TRACKED NE TO THE INTERSTATE 44 BRIDGE OVER THE
CANADIAN RIVER AND THEN TOOK A MORE EASTWARD TRACK THROUGH MOORE.
TORNADO DAMAGE ABRUPTLY ENDS 0.3 MILES EAST OF AIR DEPOT ROAD AND N
OF SE 134TH ST.
INITIALLY PRODUCING EF0 AND EF1 DAMAGE THE STORM INTENSIFIED VERY
RAPIDLY IN 4 MILES PRODUCING EF4 DAMAGE BEFORE REACHING INTERSTATE
44. ONGOING SURVEYS THROUGH MOORE HAVE ALREADY DOCUMENTED NUMEROUS
INDICATIONS OF EF4 DAMAGE WITH ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS OF 190 MPH.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SUCH AS MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH WILL BE UPDATED
AS THE TEAMS COMPLETE THEIR SURVEYS.
$$
000
NOUS44 KOUN 211449
PNSOUN
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
950 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 5/20/2013 NEWCASTLE/MOORE TORNADO EVENT -
UPDATE 1...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DISPATCHED FOUR DAMAGE SURVEY TEAMS TO
THE PATH OF THE NEWCASTLE/MOORE OK TORNADO. NEW STATEMENTS WILL BE
ISSUED THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS THESE TEAMS REPORT FINDINGS. THIS
INFORMATION REMAINS PRELIMINARY AND THE INFORMATION HERE COULD
CHANGE.
. TORNADO #1 MCCLAIN/CLEVELAND COUNTIES
RATING: N/A
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: N/A
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: N/A
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: N/A
FATALITIES: N/A
INJURIES: N/A
START DATE: MAY 20 2013
START TIME: N/A
START LOCATION: N/A
START LAT/LON:
END DATE: MAY 20 2013
END TIME: N/A
END LOCATION: 4.8 E OF MOORE OK
END LAT/LON: 35.3409 / -97.4007
MORE INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AS SURVEY TEAMS CONTINUE TO
SUBMIT REPORTS.
$$
000
NOUS44 KOUN 201652
PNSOUN
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1150 AM CDT MONDAY MAY 20 2013
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA. THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN URGES YOU TO TAKE THIS TIME TO
THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU WILL DO TO STAY SAFE IF STORMS APPROACH.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE SOURCE OF LOCAL WEATHER WARNINGS
AND INFORMATION. IF YOU HAVE A WEATHER RADIO, BE SURE IT IS WORKING
PROPERLY. THINK ABOUT HOW YOU`LL RECEIVE A WARNING IF YOU LOSE CELL
PHONE OR INTERNET SERVICE.
CHECK THE WEATHER OFTEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING
OR HAVE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES PLANNED, BE SURE YOU CAN GET THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP UP WITH DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER.
IF STORMS THREATEN YOU, REMEMBER THESE BASIC SAFETY GUIDELINES:
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. IF YOU
HEAR A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR YOUR LOCATION, SEEK SHELTER
IN A STURDY BUILDING, AND STAY AWAY FROM DOORS AND WINDOWS. IF
YOU`RE DRIVING, FIND SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT IN
LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. AND REMEMBER THAT EVERY THUNDERSTORM
PRODUCES DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, AND THAT NO PLACE OUTSIDE IS SAFE.
IF YOU HEAR A TORNADO WARNING FOR YOUR LOCATION, OR FEEL THREATENED
BY A TORNADO, YOU NEED TO ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOURSELF. AN
UNDERGROUND SHELTER OR SAFE ROOM IS THE SAFEST PLACE. IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE, TAKE COVER IN A STURDY BUILDING.
GO TO THE LOWEST FLOOR AND STAY AWAY FROM DOORS, WINDOWS AND OUTSIDE
WALLS. YOUR GOAL IS TO PUT AS MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE TORNADO
AS YOU CAN. YOU SHOULD PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING AND FALLING
DEBRIS WITH PILLOWS OR BLANKETS. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE NOT
SAFE IN A TORNADO, SO BE SURE YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO GET TO A
STURDY SHELTER.
MONITOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
NORMAN BY LISTENING TO WEATHER RADIO OR BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN.
$$
000
NOUS44 KOUN 201548
PNSOUN
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1048 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
DAMAGE SURVEY TEAMS IN THE SHAWNEE OKLAHOMA AREA HAVE FOUND PRELIMINARY
INDICATIONS OF EF-4 DAMAGE. FURTHER UPDATES AND MORE DETAILED INFORMATION
OF THIS AND OTHER TORNADO DAMAGE AREAS WILL BE RELEASED LATER TODAY AND
TUESDAY.
$$
000
NOUS44 KOUN 200637
PNSOUN
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
136 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT LAWTON MUNICIPAL...
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 101 DEGREES WAS SET AT LAWTON MUNICIPAL YESTERDAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 100 SET IN 2008.
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