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Carter County Emergency Management
Sunday May 15th, 2022 :: 08:45 p.m. CDT

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR CARTER COUNTY UNTIL 9:45 PM 5/15/2022.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 945 PM CDT.

* AT 841 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF BENNINGTON TO NEAR DURANT TO
  NEAR KINGSTON TO NEAR LAKE MURRAY TO NEAR WILSON, MOVING SOUTHEAST
  AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT 
           CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO 
           MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ARDMORE, DURANT, MADILL, ATOKA, TISHOMINGO, MARIETTA, LONE GROVE,
  HEALDTON, WILSON, KINGSTON, DICKSON, COLBERT, CADDO, MANNSVILLE,
  SPRINGER, BOKCHITO, RAVIA, ACHILLE, THACKERVILLE AND WAPANUCKA.

Instructions:

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

IF ON OR NEAR LAKE TEXOMA, 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:
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:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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