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Carter County Emergency Management
Thursday June 15th, 2023 :: 06:43 p.m. CDT

Alert

TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN CARTER COUNTY UNTIL 7:30 PM 6/15/2023.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...
  LOVE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTHWESTERN CARTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT.

* AT 641 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF RUBOTTOM, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR 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...
  MARIETTA, THACKERVILLE, LEON, OVERBROOK, GRADY, RUBOTTOM,
  BURNEYVILLE, SOUTHERN LAKE MURRAY, COURTNEY, AND PETERSBURG.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 5 AND 25.

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:
Extreme - Extraordinary 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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