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Tornado Advisory #2113

USA Weather — Severe Weather Division

This PWA expired and is no longer valid.

Issued
May 17 at 4:50 PM CDT
Expired
5 mins, 38 secs ago
Forecasters
Wyatt Huber
States Included
Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas
Counties Included
Barber, Butler, Clark, Comanche, Cowley, Edwards, Ford, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Reno, Sedgwick, Stafford, Sumner, Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grady, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kay, Kingfisher, Logan, Major, McClain, Noble, Oklahoma, Roger Mills, Stephens, Tillman, Washita, Woods, Woodward, Childress, Collingsworth, Hall, Lipscomb, and Wheeler
Cities Included
Hardtner, Hazelton, Isabel, Kiowa, Lake City, Medicine Lodge, Sharon, Sun City, Andover, Augusta, Beaumont, Benton, Douglass, Gordon, Potwin, Rose Hill, Towanda, Whitewater, Ashland, Coldwater, Protection, Wilmore, Udall, Belpre, Fellsburg, Kinsley, Lewis, Offerle, Trousdale, Bellefont, Bucklin, Kingsdown, Windhorst, Anthony, Attica, Bluff City, Danville, Duquoin, Freeport, Harper, Waldron, Patterson, Sedgwick, Belmont, Calista, Cunningham, Kingman, Midway, Murdock, Nashville, Norwich, Penalosa, Rago, Saint Leo, Spivey, Varner, Willowdale, Zenda, Greensburg, Haviland, Mullinville, Wellsford, Rozel, Byers, Cairo, Coats, Cullison, Hopewell, Iuka, Natrona, Pratt, Preston, Sawyer, Arlington, Castleton, Haven, Langdon, Partridge, Plevna, Pretty Prairie, South Hutchinson, Sylvia, Turon, Yoder, Andale, Bellaire, Bentley, Cheney, Clearwater, Colwich, Derby, Eastborough, Furley, Garden Plain, Goddard, Greenwich, Greenwich Heights, Haysville, Kechi, Maize, McConnell Air Force Base, Midland Park, Mount Hope, Mulvane, Park City, Peck, Saint Marks, Schulte, Valley Center, Viola, Wichita, Macksville, Stafford, Anson, Argonia, Ashton, Belle Plaine, Caldwell, Cicero, Conway Springs, Corbin, Geuda Springs, Hunnewell, Mayfield, Milan, Milton, Oxford, Perth, Portland, Riverdale, South Haven, Wellington, Aline, Amorita, Burlington, Byron, Carmen, Cherokee, Driftwood, Goltry, Helena, Ingersoll, Jet, Lambert, McWillie, Nescatunga, Carter, Elk City, Erick, Sayre, Sweetwater, Texola, Canton, Carleton, Eagle City, Geary, Greenfield, Hitchcock, Homestead, Longdale, O'Keene, Okeene, Southard, Watonga, Albert, Alfalfa, Anadarko, Apache, Binger, Boone, Bridgeport, Broxton, Carnegie, Cement, Cogar, Cyril, Eakly, Fort Cobb, Gracemont, Hinton, Hydro, Lookeba, Spring Creek, Stecker, Washita, Calumet, Concho, El Reno, Mustang, Piedmont, Union City, Yukon, Cache, Elgin, Faxon, Fletcher, Fort Sill, Geronimo, Indiahoma, Lawton, Medicine Park, Meers, Sterling, Arapaho, Butler, Clinton, Custer City, Indianapolis, Thomas, Weatherford, Camargo, Cestos, Fay, Leedey, Lenora, Oakwood, Putnam, Seiling, Taloga, Vici, Arnett, Fargo, Gage, Shattuck, Bison, Breckinridge, Carrier, Covington, Douglas, Drummond, Enid, Fairmont, Garber, Hillsdale, Hunter, Kremlin, Lahoma, North Enid, Waukomis, Agawam, Alex, Amber, Bradley, Bridge Creek, Chickasha, Cox City, Middleberg, Minco, Ninnekah, Norge, Pocasset, Rush Springs, Tabler, Tuttle, Verden, Deer Creek, Jefferson, Lamont, Manchester, Medford, Nash, Pond Creek, Renfrow, Salt Fork, Sand Creek, Wakita, Granite, Hester, Mangum, Reed, Willow, Gould, Hollis, Vinson, Buffalo, Laverne, May, Rosston, Selman, Altus, Altus Air Force Base, Blair, Duke, Eldorado, Elmer, Friendship, Headrick, Humphreys, Martha, Olustee, Blackwell, Braman, Nardin, Peckham, Tonkawa, Cashion, Dover, Hennessey, Kingfisher, Lacey, Loyal, Okarche, Omega, Cold Springs, Cooperton, Gotebo, Hobart, Lone Wolf, Lugert, Mountain Park, Mountain View, Roosevelt, Snyder, Cedar Valley, Cimarron City, Crescent, Lovell, Marshall, Mulhall, Orlando, Seward, Ames, Chester, Cleo Springs, Fairview, Isabella, Meno, Orienta, Orion, Ringwood, Blanchard, Newcastle, Billings, Lucien, Bethany, Edmond, Nichols Hills, Oklahoma City, The Village, Warr Acres, Wheatland, Woodlawn Park, Berlin, Carpenter, Cheyenne, Crawford, Durham, Hammon, Reydon, Roll, Strong City, Bray, Central High, Duncan, Empire City, Marlow, Oil City, Manitou, Tipton, Bessie, Burns Flat, Canute, Colony, Cordell, Corn, Dill City, Foss, Retrop, Rocky, Sentinel, Alva, Avard, Capron, Dacoma, Freedom, Hopeton, Waynoka, Curtis, Fort Supply, Mooreland, Mutual, Quinlan, Woodward, Carey, Dodson, Samnorwood, Newlin, Higgins, Allison, Briscoe, Shamrock, Twitty, and Wheeler
People Affected
19,363,021
LFOs Affected
OKC
Max Hail Size
3.5 in
Wind Gusts
75 mph

...SUMMARY...WIDELY SCATTERED INTENSE SUPERCELLS WITH A THREAT FOR A COUPLE TORNADOES AND VERY LARGE HAIL WILL DEVELOP AND PERSIST THIS EVENING...

...DISCUSSION...

ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED INTENSE CONVECTIVE INITIATION APPEARS IMMINENT ALONG A DRYLINE ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA INTO CENTRAL KANSAS. INTENSE SURFACE HEATING AND VERY STEEP LAPSE RATES CONTRIBUTING TO 3000-4000 J/KG MLCAPE AMONG MODERATE TO STRONG DEEP-LAYER SHEAR AND STRONG HELICITY WILL SUPPORT STORMS TO QUICKLY BECOME SUPERCELLULAR, WITH A COUPLE TORNADOES AND VERY LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH THESE STORMS, IN ADDITION TO ISOLATED BUT POTENTIALLY INTENSE WIND GUSTS.



...HAZARDS...
...PROBABILITY OF TORNADOES...40%...
...PROBABILITY OF INTENSE TORNADOES (EF-2+)...20%...
...PROBABILITY OF DAMAGING WIND...40%...
...PROBABILITY OF SIGNIFICANT DAMAGING WINDS (> 75 MPH)...30%...
...PROBABILITY OF HAIL...50%...
...PROBABILITY OF SIGNIFICANT HAIL (> 3 INCHES)...50%...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
...REMEMBER...THIS ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN AND CLOSE TO THE ADVISORY AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL USA WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE ALERTS.

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