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Carter County Emergency Management
Sunday August 16th, 2020 :: 04:51 p.m. CDT

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CARTER COUNTY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6:15 PM 8/16/2020.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
JOHNSTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...
NORTHEASTERN LOVE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHEASTERN CARTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...
MARSHALL COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHERN MURRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT.

* AT 446 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES WEST OF MILL CREEK TO NEAR SPRINGER TO NEAR
LONE GROVE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...PUBLIC.

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ARDMORE, SULPHUR, MADILL, TISHOMINGO, DAVIS, LONE GROVE, KINGSTON,
DICKSON, MANNSVILLE, SPRINGER, RAVIA, MILL CREEK, MILBURN,
DOUGHERTY, GENE AUTRY, FILLMORE, REAGAN, TURNER FALLS, OVERBROOK
AND LAKE OF THE ARBUCKLES.

Instructions:

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

IF ON OR NEAR LAKE OF THE ARBUCKLES OR LAKE MURRAY, GET AWAY FROM
THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING
CAN STRIKE OUT TO 15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE
TO SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A
THUNDERSTORM.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

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:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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