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Tornado Watch

Statement as of 2:24 PM CDT on May 21, 2013

Expires 8:00 PM EDT on May 21, 2013



Tornado Watch 201 remains valid until 7 PM CDT this evening for
the following areas

In Oklahoma this watch includes 3 counties

In southeast Oklahoma

Bryan Marshall

In southern Oklahoma

Love

This includes the cities of... Durant... Madill and Marietta.




Areal Flood Advisory

Statement as of 12:53 PM CDT on May 21, 2013

Expires 4:45 PM EDT on May 21, 2013


The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for...
Murray County in southern Oklahoma...
Marshall County in southeast Oklahoma...
Carter County in southern Oklahoma...
central Pontotoc County in east central Oklahoma...
Johnston County in southeast Oklahoma...
Love County in southern Oklahoma...

* until 345 PM CDT

* at 1242 PM CDT... National Weather Service radar indicated heavy
rain that will cause Urban and Small Stream flooding in the
advisory area. 1 to 2 inches of rain has fallen in the past 1 to
2 hours. An additional 1 inch of rain will cause some flooding
of poor drainage areas and small streams.

* Some locations that will experience minor flooding include
Ardmore... Sulphur... Lone Grove... Madill... Tishomingo... Davis...
Marietta... Kingston... Dickson... Roff... Oakland... Mannsville...
Springer... Stonewall... Ravia... Thackerville... Mill Creek...
Dougherty... Fitzhugh... Gene Autry... Leon... Hickory... Woodville...
Lake texoma... Lake of The Arbuckles... Little City... Overbrook...
Reagan... Connerville and Fittstown.

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.

In hilly terrain many roads include low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to travel across
flooded roads. Find an alternate Route. It takes only a few inches
of swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away.


Lat... Lon 3376 9719 3385 9717 3392 9721 3383 9736
      3391 9753 3447 9726 3482 9650 3401 9662
      3389 9660 3392 9666 3384 9670 3382 9676
      3387 9680 3386 9688 3396 9691 3396 9699
      3389 9698 3385 9709 3382 9705 3372 9713



Record Report

Statement as of 8:33 PM CDT on May 20, 2013


... Record daily maximum rainfall broken at Oklahoma City...

The record precipitation at Oklahoma City for may 20 was 2.74
inches... which was set back in 1979. So far today at Will Rogers
World Airport... 2.82 inches of rainfall has fallen... which has
broken the record for this date.

Weather records for Oklahoma City date back to November of 1890.


Local Storm Report



05/20/2013 0824 PM

Marietta, Love County.

Hail e1.00 inch, reported by Emergency Mngr.




Public Information Statement

Statement as of 1:10 PM CDT on 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.


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