Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Metro

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1010 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
  EASTERN CANADIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA…
  NORTHWESTERN CLEVELAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA…
  NORTHWESTERN MCCLAIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA…
  SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA…

* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT

* AT 1010 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES WEST OF YUKON…MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE…
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS…
WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH…

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BETHANY…DEL CITY…FOREST
  PARK…GOLDSBY…LAKE ALUMA…MIDWEST CITY…MOORE…MUSTANG…
  NEWCASTLE…NICHOLS HILLS…OKLAHOMA CITY…RICHLAND…SPENCER…
  THE VILLAGE…TINKER AIR FORCE BASE…VALLEY BROOK…WARR ACRES…
  WESTERN NORMAN AND YUKON.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 104 AND 135.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 126 AND 160.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 105 AND 130.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING.
MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO A STORM SHELTER… BASEMENT OR STURDY BUILDING IF
A TORNADO IS SIGHTED.

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