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Carter County Emergency Management
Sunday May 16th, 2021 :: 05:24 p.m. CDT

Alert

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR CARTER COUNTY UNTIL 6:00 PM 5/16/2021

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHWESTERN LOVE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...
  CARTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...
  EAST CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT.

* AT 521 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF HEALDTON TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF
  RINGLING TO NEAR RYAN, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE 
           TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ARDMORE, LONE GROVE, HEALDTON, WILSON, RINGLING, RYAN, SPRINGER,
  TERRAL, GENE AUTRY, LEON, GRAHAM, RUBOTTOM, BURNEYVILLE, GRADY,
  MILO, OSCAR, OVERBROOK, CORNISH, COURTNEY AND PETERSBURG.

Instructions:

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

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:
Severe - Significant 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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