Severe Weather Update Thread (5.24.2011)

[jdcnow]

Tornado damage confirmed in Haskell, Oklahoma.

 

[jdcnow]

Latest NE Oklahoma Radar...

Good News >> Coffeyville, KS storm moving northeast. Probably won't impact Joplin very much. Pittsburg, KS will likely be impacted far more than Joplin. What will impact Joplin are the very dangerous storms just east of Tulsa, moving northeast. Joplin still needs to seek shelter...

 

[jdcnow]

Paris, Texas - Heads up! New Warning Until Ten O'clock!

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
909 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN FANNIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTHERN LAMAR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 908 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO OVER NORTH CENTRAL FANNIN COUNTY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!

 

[jdcnow]

Tornado in progress just east of Wagoner, Oklahoma.

 

[jdcnow]

New Tornado Warning for Joplin, MO

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
919 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
WESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT.

* AT 918 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO 4 MILES SOUTH OF NEUTRAL...OR 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF BAXTER
SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE AIRPORT DRIVE...ASBURY...ATLAS...BAXTER
SPRINGS...BROOKLYN HEIGHTS...CARL JUNCTION...CARTERVILLE...CLIFF
VILLAGE...CRESTLINE...DENNIS ACRES...DUENWEG...DUQUESNE...GALENA...
IRON GATES...JOPLIN...LAKESIDE...LAWTON...LEAWOOD...LOWELL...NECK
CITY...NEUTRAL...OAKLAND PARK...ORONOGO...PURCELL...REDINGS MILL...
RIVERTON...SAGINAW...SHOAL CREEK DRIVE...SHOAL CREEK ESTATES...
SHOAL CREEK ESTATE...SILVER CREEK...TREECE...WACO AND WEBB CITY.

INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 16 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY
THIS TORNADO.

 

[jdcnow]

Tornado in progress just east of Wagoner, Oklahoma.

 

[jdcnow]

Northeast Oklahoma

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
919 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
WAGONER...SOUTHEASTERN MAYES...SOUTHWESTERN DELAWARE AND NORTHERN
CHEROKEE COUNTIES...

AT 916 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS AND STORM SPOTTERS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A VERY DANGEROUS TORNADO LOCATED NEAR WAGONER...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED...TAKE COVER NOW!

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...MAZIE...
LOST CITY...MURPHY...PEGGS...LOCUST GROVE...ROSE...LEACH...OAKS...
TWIN OAKS AND KANSAS.

 

[Rand]

Say a prayer for Joplin...These storms just east of Tulsa are all headed northeast...

Yes, it was not fun. The sirens went off - then 20 minutes latter we had wind and rain. There was some damage I heard on the TV, but I'm not going out to check.

thanks,
Rand

 

[jdcnow]

In northern Texas....

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
930 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN HUNT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
KAUFMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
ROCKWALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
RAINS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
VAN ZANDT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 929 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES 3
MILES SOUTH OF MCLENDON-CHISHOLM...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THESE
STORMS ARE ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZED HAIL AND WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS...IF YOU ARE
IN THEIR PATH...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
TERRELL...POST OAK BEND CITY...KAUFMAN AND OAK GROVE AROUND 935 PM
CDT...
OAK RIDGE AROUND 940 PM CDT...
QUINLAN AROUND 945 PM CDT...
WEST TAWAKONI AROUND 1000 PM CDT...
WILLS POINT...LAKE TAWAKONI STATE PARK AND EAST TAWAKONI AROUND
1005 PM CDT...

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 476 AND 527...
I-30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 53 AND 84...
I-635 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 13.

 

[jdcnow]

Yes, it was not fun. The sirens went off - then 20 minutes latter we had wind and rain. There was some damage I heard on the TV, but I'm not going out to check.

thanks,
Rand

Thanks, Rand. I'm glad you made it OK.

 

[jdcnow]

Good news >> Tornado Warning until 10pm cancelled early for Joplin, MO

 

[jdcnow]

Many friends in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Hope they'll be okay!

Donny, the small black + sign in the center part of the pic is Eureka Springs.

The storm over Tahlequah, OK is the likely storm for Eureka Springs. I'd tell your friends to go to bed, but just keep a flashlight close and handy, just in case. Also keep a change of clothes on hand, if they have to change from their PJs quickly and take cover.

 

[jdcnow]

North Texas >> Oncor spokeswoman - "If you see a downed powerline, call 911."

 

[jdcnow]

Kaufman, southern Rains, and all of Van Zandt Counties, Texas - Tornado Warning until 10.30pm

 

[jdcnow]

Leflore, OK, just east of there... Tornado touchdown just east of Talihina

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1013 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN LATIMER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
CENTRAL LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT

* AT 1007 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TALIHINA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
WISTER...HEAVENER AND HOWE.

 

[jdcnow]

East of Dallas-Fort Worth...

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1026 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
KAUFMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
VAN ZANDT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT

* AT 1025 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF POST OAK BEND CITY...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM IS ALSO PRODUCING BASEBALL
SIZE HAIL JUST WEST OF KAUFMAN. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
SITUATION...IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER
IMMEDIATELY!

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
KAUFMAN AROUND 1025 PM CDT...
OAK RIDGE AROUND 1030 PM CDT...
KEMP AROUND 1035 PM CDT...
MABANK AROUND 1045 PM CDT...
WILLS POINT AND LAKE TAWAKONI STATE PARK AROUND 1050 PM CDT...
EDGEWOOD AROUND 1100 PM CDT...
CANTON AROUND 1105 PM CDT...

 

[jdcnow]

New warning for far northwest Arkansas, and northeast OK

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1034 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
CENTRAL ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT

* AT 1033 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF MARIETTA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
MARIETTA...CHRISTIE...BARON...WESTVILLE...CINCINNATI AND LINCOLN.

 

[jdcnow]

Northeast of Joplin in SW MO...

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1034 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
SOUTHEASTERN BARTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
WESTERN DADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT.

* AT 1031 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO NEAR DUDENVILLE...OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF CARTHAGE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE DUDENVILLE...GOLDEN CITY...GREENFIELD...
LOCKWOOD...MEINERT...NEOLA AND SYLVANIA.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE STOCKTON LAKE.

 

[jdcnow]

^^ My hear goes out to Joplin...

I'm going to have to duck out of here for the night. Again, areas of interest are the big cell in eastern northern Texas, with a strong squall line moving behind it. The Oklahoma/Arkansas state line from Fort Smith northward, and SW Missouri, east of Joplin.

Resources
Intellicast Interactive Doppler Radar
Weather.gov, which you can monitor any warnings that come out...
and in eastern OK, KOTV in Tulsa is still in live coverage.

Stay safe and have a good night!

 

[LoveDragon]

Heavener and Howe Oklahoma both have confirmed touchdown last night. It is the same storm that moved and completely wiped out Denning, Arkansas just 40 miles west of me last night. Damage being reported in Altus, Etna, Clarksville, Harmony and Strawberry Arkansas last night. Luckily, all the storms completely missed us. So, just in less then two days, the town of Denning of 279 got completely wiped out, and Joplin nearly got wiped out.

Damage in oklahoma from what I know are:

Chickasa
El Reno
Piedmont
Gutrie
Newcastle
Washington
Goldsby KFOR in OKC which been shown on the Weather Channel.
Washington
Purcell 9west in open fields.)
Pink
Falcon Lake
Shawnee
west of Pauls Valley where myb sister and her family lives.
Haskell
Heavener
Howe


The death toll in Arkansas is 4. The total from the tornados from yesterday and last night is 14.