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Carter County Emergency Management
Saturday April 23rd, 2022 :: 11:17 p.m. CDT

Alert

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN CARTER COUNTY UNTIL 12:00 AM 4/24/2022.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL GARVIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTHERN STEPHENS COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...
  WESTERN CARTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.

* AT 1112 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WAURIKA
  LAKE, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

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

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  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...
  WAURIKA, HEALDTON, WILSON, COMANCHE, RINGLING, VELMA, TATUMS,
  HASTINGS, LOCO, RATLIFF CITY, ADDINGTON, GRAHAM, WAURIKA LAKE,
  POOLEVILLE, CORUM, CORNISH, FOX AND PERNELL.

Instructions:

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JEFFERSON AND STEPHENS COUNTY. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

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

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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