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Carter County Emergency Management
Wednesday April 22nd, 2020 :: 04:26 p.m. CDT

Alert

TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN CARTER COUNTY UNTIL 5:15 PM 4/22/2020

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN JOHNSTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...
EAST CENTRAL CARTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHEASTERN MURRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 515 PM CDT.

* AT 422 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SPRINGER, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPRINGER, MILL CREEK AND DOUGHERTY.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 40 AND 45.

Instructions:

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A STORM SHELTER, SAFE ROOM OR AN INTERIOR
ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU
ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

Address/Location
Carter County Emergency Management
107 1st Ave SW
Ardmore, OK 73401

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 580-223-7937

Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Tornado Warning

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