Surveys from the National Weather Service, Tulsa Forecast Office
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
202 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
…NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/20/2013 TORNADO EVENT – UPDATE 1…
.UPDATE…MULTIPLE TORNADOES ADDED BASED ON YESTERDAY’S SURVEYS
AND MODIFICATIONS WERE MADE TO THE TALALA TORNADO.
.AVANT TORNADO…
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100-110 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 6.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 500 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: MAY 20 2013
START TIME: 351 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 5 SSW AVANT / OSAGE COUNTY / OK
END DATE: MAY 20 2013
END TIME: 405 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 5.2 WNW VERA / WASHINGTON COUNTY / OK
SURVEY SUMMARY: NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. A HOME
WAS DAMAGED BY A LARGE LIMB THAT FELL ONTO ITS ROOF. THIS TORNADO
PATH IS LIKELY MULTIPLE TORNADOES. CHASER VIDEO WILL BE USED TO
DETERMINE HOW MANY SEGMENTS MAY HAVE OCCURRED.
.RAMONA TORNADO…
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95-105 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 4.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 400 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: MAY 20 2013
START TIME: 421 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 SE RAMONA / WASHINGTON COUNTY / OK
END DATE: MAY 20 2013
END TIME: 430 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 5.2 E RAMONA / WASHINGTON COUNTY / OK
SURVEY SUMMARY: THIS TORNADO DAMAGED A COUPLE HOMES AND SNAPPED OR
UPROOTED SEVERAL TREES.
.TALALA TORNADO…
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95 TO 105 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 6 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 500 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: MAY 20 2013
START TIME: 433 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 5.8 ENE RAMONA / WASHINGTON COUNTY / OK
END DATE: MAY 20 2013
END TIME: 447 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 3.4 NNW TALALA / ROGERS COUNTY / OK
SURVEY SUMMARY: THIS TORNADO REMAINED OVER OPEN COUNTRY FOR MOST
OF ITS LIFECYCLE. THE RATING IS BASED ON THE SINGLE HOME THAT IT
IS KNOWN TO HAVE DAMAGED AND THE NEARBY BARN. THE PATH LENGTH IS
THEREFORE AN ESTIMATE BASED ON RADAR DATA AND THE WIDTH WILL BE AN
ESTIMATE MAINLY BASED ON CHASER VIDEO.
.WYANDOTTE TORNADO 1…
RATING: EF-2
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 115-125 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 10 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 800 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: MAY 20 2013
START TIME: 625 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 4 N FAIRLAND / OTTAWA COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON: 36.8129 / -94.8461
END DATE: MAY 20 2013
END TIME: 640 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 4 NE WYANDOTTE / OTTAWA COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON: 36.8298 / -94.6706
SURVEY SUMMARY: THIS TORNADO SNAPPED OR UPROOTED NUMEROUS TREES
AND DAMAGED NUMEROUS HOMES. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS
LOCATED NEAR THE AREA WHERE THE TORNADO CROSSED HIGHWAY 137 WHERE
A METAL BUILDING WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND SEVERAL HOMES WERE
DAMAGED. MANY HARDWOOD TREES WERE ALSO SNAPPED IN THAT AREA.
.WYANDOTTE TORNADO 2…
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100-110 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 9.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 600 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: MAY 20 2013
START TIME: 632 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 2.8 NW WYANDOTTE / OTTAWA COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON: 36.8128 / -94.7701
END DATE: MAY 20 2013
END TIME: 642 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 0.5 SE SENECA / NEWTON COUNTY / MO
END LAT/LON: 36.8359 / -94.6062
SURVEY SUMMARY: THIS TORNADO DAMAGED SEVERAL HOUSES…DAMAGED
BARNS OR OUTBUILDINGS…AND SNAPPED OR UPROOTED A NUMBER OF TREES.
IT DISSIPATED OVER THE SOUTH SIDE OF SENECA MISSOURI AFTER
SNAPPING OR UPROOTING SEVERAL TREES AS IT CROSSED THE STATE LINE
AND CROSSED HIGHWAY 43. SEVERAL EYEWITNESSES NORTH OF WYANDOTTE SAW
TWO TORNADOES APPROACHING FROM THE WEST AND RADAR DATA AS WELL AS
DAMAGE PATTERNS SUPPORT THAT CONCLUSION. IN ADDITION…THERE WAS
LOTS OF EVIDENCE OF STRAIGHT-LINE WIND DAMAGE SOUTH OF THE
TORNADO PATHS AS THE BOW ECHO STORM SURGED EAST AS IT APPROACHED
THE STATE LINE.
.PROCTOR TORNADO…
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95 TO 105 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 150 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: MAY 20 2013
START TIME: 632 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 1.7 SE PROCTOR / ADAIR COUNTY / OK
END DATE: MAY 20 2013
END TIME: 634 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 2.8 E PROCTOR / ADAIR COUNTY / OK
SURVEY SUMMARY: THIS TORNADO UPROOTED TREES AND SNAPPED A FEW
TREES.
.CHRISTIE TORNADO…
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 TO 110 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 300 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: MAY 20 2013
START TIME: 635 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 2.5 SW CHRISTIE / ADAIR COUNTY / OK
END DATE: MAY 20 2013
END TIME: 637 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 1 NW CHRISTIE / ADAIR COUNTY / OK
SURVEY SUMMARY: THIS TORNADO SNAPPED OR UPROOTED TREES AND DAMAGED
A BARN.
.WESTVILLE TORNADO…
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 TO 110 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 8 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 500 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: MAY 20 2013
START TIME: 640 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 2.7 WSW CHRISTIE / ADAIR COUNTY / OK
END DATE: MAY 20 2013
END TIME: 647 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 1.6 N CINCINNATI / WASHINGTON COUNTY / AR
SURVEY SUMMARY: THIS TORNADO DESTROYED TWO BARNS…DAMAGED
ANOTHER…AND SNAPPED OR UPROOTED NUMEROUS TREES.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES.
EF0…WEAK……65 TO 85 MPH
EF1…WEAK……86 TO 110 MPH
EF2…STRONG….111 TO 135 MPH
EF3…STRONG….136 TO 165 MPH
EF4…VIOLENT…166 TO 200 MPH
EF5…VIOLENT…>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.
Radar timeline of the EF5 tornado on May 20
Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Norman (12:22 p.m., Thursday)
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1222 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
1222 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. A SLIGHT RISK SURROUNDS THE
MODERATE RISK AREA AND INCLUDES MUCH OF WESTERN…PARTS OF CENTRAL…
AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.
STRONG STORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
THROUGH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
LOCATION…
THE MODERATE RISK AREA IS WEST OF A LINE FROM MANGUM…TO
FREDERICK…TO WAURIKA…AND INCLUDES TEXAS COUNTIES WEST OF
HENRIETTA. THIS INCLUDES WICHITA FALLS AND VERNON TEXAS. THE
SLIGHT RISK AREA IS WEST OF A LINE FROM ARNETT…TO WEATHERFORD…
TO PURCELL…TO DURANT…AND INCLUDES WESTERN PARTS OF THE OKLAHOMA
CITY METRO…INCLUDING NEWCASTLE AND MOORE.
IMPACTS…
THE MAIN HAZARDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL BE VERY
LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF TENNIS BALLS AND DAMAGING WINDS
UP TO 70 MPH. TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE…ESPECIALLY IN
THE MODERATE RISK AREA OVER SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS
EARLY THIS EVENING.
TIMING…
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 PM AND
MIDNIGHT CDT. STRONG STORMS OVER NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS…
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS
THE SLIGHT AND MODERATE RISK AREAS SHOULD PLAN FOR SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
DISCUSSION…
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS ACROSS
NORTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA. THIS MAY LEAD TO A LOCALIZED
FLOOD THREAT IN THESE AREAS…BUT THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
BECOME SEVERE.
THIS AFTERNOON…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER
THE TEXAS PANHANDLE…THEN MOVE EASTWARD INTO WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. DISCRETE SUPERCELLS
ARE EXPECTED…CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZED HAIL AND
A FEW TORNADOES. STORMS MAY ORGANIZE INTO A SQUALL
LINE THIS EVENING WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL AS THE
MAIN HAZARDS. STORMS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AFTER
3 AM WITH A DIMINISHING CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER.
EAST OF THE SLIGHT RISK AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING…
INCLUDING THE OKLAHOMA CITY METRO…ADA…DURANT…AND
ARDMORE AREAS…SLIGHTLY STRONGER CAPPING MAY LIMIT
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER…IF THE CAP CAN BE
OVERCOME…ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE…
CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE HAIL…DAMAGING WINDS…AND
A TORNADO OR TWO. CONFIDENCE OF SEVERE STORMS IN THESE
AREAS IS LOW COMPARED TO WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT FRIDAY MAY 24.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…100 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
PERSISTENT HEAVY RAINFALL THIS MORNING HAS ALREADY LED TO SEVERAL
OCCURRENCES OF FLASH FLOODING AND STREET FLOODING OVER CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.
FLOOD WATERS SHOULD GENERALLY RECEDE BY LATE AFTERNOON…THOUGH ANY
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVER THESE AREAS LATE TONIGHT MAY RESULT IN FLOODING
ONCE AGAIN AS THE GROUND WILL BE SATURATED.
MINOR RIVER FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE CLEAR BOGGY CREEK NEAR CANEY
IN ATOKA COUNTY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. A FEW STRONG TO PERHAPS SEVERE STORMS WILL
BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME FRAME…ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
Map of May 20, 2013 EF5 tornado path and LandScan Population, National Weather Service, Norman
Rainfall recorded since midnight, Oklahoma Mesonet map
Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management: Situation Update (11:30 a.m.)
Situation Update
Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management
Situation Update 6
Storm Damage Totals – Clarification: (4:48 p.m)
No official property damage count has been completed for storms that took place May 19-20 in Cleveland, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie counties. FEMA is assisting OEM and other agencies in the process of assessing damage to homes and businesses. The assessment is ongoing due to the wide scope of damage sustained in the affected areas. Preliminary aerial assessments show an estimated 1,150 homes destroyed, however, final assessments are not yet completed. It will be several days before official damage counts are completed and released.
May 22, 2013 11:30 a.m.
SEVERE WEATHER IMPACTS STATE
Due to widespread tornado damage and a renewed round of severe weather, the State Emergency Operations Center remains activated.
The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) is in contact with emergency managers across the state and coordinating with the Oklahoma National Guard, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma Department of Human Services, Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, Oklahoma Insurance Department, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Service, National Weather Service, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Medical Reserve Corps, American Red Cross, the Salvation Army and the Oklahoma Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD).
The State has launched a website, okstrong.ok.gov, to provide up-to-date information and resources. Individuals affected by the storm are urged to report their whereabouts on the American Red Cross website, safeandwell.org.
Search and rescue efforts in Moore, Oklahoma City, Shawnee and Carney are complete. Recovery operations are ongoing. All missing persons have been accounted for at this time.
In the Moore area, preliminary debris removal planning is underway. The City of Moore will lead debris removal efforts. Numerous agencies stand ready to assist the City of Moore in these efforts.
In the Shawnee and Carney areas, debris removal planning has also begun.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will pay 85 percent of debris removal costs for the first 30 days. FEMA will pay smaller percentages of debris removal costs after 30 days.
In the Moore area, the Oklahoma National Guard remains activated, with 176 members deployed in 50 vehicles throughout the area. The Guard is also assisting with providing drinking water to the area.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports 31 troopers and 10 additional state law enforcement personnel staffing 23 perimeter checkpoints in the Moore area. An additional 75 officers from Moore and other jurisdictions are also assisting within the perimeter.
Responding agencies and organizations are continuing to organize resources to feed up to 40,000 people in the Moore, Shawnee and Carney areas over the coming days.
FATALITIES
The Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner reports 24 fatalities related to Monday’s storms.
Two fatalities are attributed to Sunday’s storms in the Shawnee and Carney areas.
INJURIES
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) reports that local hospitals have treated 377 individuals for injuries as a result of this week’s storms.
WEATHER
Thursday’s flash flooding and severe weather conditions have caused various complications to ongoing response efforts within the affected areas.
A round of severe thunderstorms Thursday morning has resulted in flash flooding in some of the areas affected by this week’s storms. According to the National Weather Service:
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUE FROM EASTERN PARTS OF CANADIAN COUNTY INTO OKLAHOMA AND CLEVELAND COUNTIES. FLOODING IS ALREADY IN PROGRESS FROM VERY HEAVY RAIN EARLIER THIS MORNING. CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS IN THE AREA ARE FLOODING OR RUNNING BANKFULL AND SOME ROADWAYS ARE BLOCKED BY HIGH WATER. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE OKLAHOMA CITY, NORMAN, EDMOND, MIDWEST CITY, MOORE, DEL CITY, EL RENO, KINGFISHER, STELLA, YUKON, BETHANY, CONCHO,
MUSTANG, THE VILLAGE, WARR ACRES, CHOCTAW, PURCELL, NEWCASTLE, NOBLE, TUTTLE, NICHOLS HILLS, SPENCER, PIEDMONT,
SLAUGHTERVILLE, NICOMA PARK, LEXINGTON, GOLDSBY, OKARCHE,
CASHION AND WASHINGTON.
HEALTH SERVICES
The Oklahoma City/County Health Department, Cleveland County Health Department, Pottawatomie County Health Department and Lincoln County Health Department continue to provide vaccinations to volunteers and recovery workers. Local health departments are also working to assess shelters, provide resource information to victims, and inspect food vendors to ensure public health and safety.
To date, over 700 tetanus vaccinations have been given to responders, volunteers and tornado victims by local health departments. This includes 149 vaccinations in Lincoln County, 250 vaccinations in Cleveland County, 216 vaccination in Pottawatomie County, and approximately 90 vaccinations in Oklahoma County.
Local health departments are coordinating efforts with the Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps (OKMRC) to supplement staffing for various efforts. Over 1,000 new volunteers have signed up with the OKMRC since Monday.
The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) has established an emergency response center within the tornado disaster zone in Moore at the Cleveland County Health Department, 424 S Eastern Ave. in Moore. ODMHSAS is also coordinating volunteer efforts and providing mandatory training for behavioral health professionals wishing to assist with services for those in need. Licensed mental health professionals, certified case managers or certified recovery support specialists who would like to assist victims should call (405) 522-3908. To be admitted into the disaster zone, volunteers must have received training and hold a valid identification badge. Badges will be issued by the ODMHSAS at the completion of training.
ODMHSAS is also offering services through the Disaster Distress Helpline, 1 (800) 985-5990. The helpline can provide immediate counseling to anyone who needs help dealing emotionally with the aftermath of the storms.
The Cleveland County Health Department has deployed mental health strike teams to shelters, and the Pottawatomie County Health Department has coordinated nurses to support American Red Cross shelters.
Individuals who want to volunteer to help with disaster relief should register on the Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps (OKMRC) website at www.okmrc.org. OKMRC is designed to bring together different healthcare-related organizations and members of the community, including physicians, nurses, public health workers, and other medical professionals. In addition, volunteers without a background in medical training are needed.
TRANSPORTATION
Northbound and southbound lanes of I-35 through Moore are open and all I-35 off-ramps in the Moore area are reopened except southbound I-35 at SW 19th. However, emergency and cleanup crews are requesting motorists to avoid I-35 in Moore. Heavy traffic in the area is hindering cleanup operations and ongoing emergency response.
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation reports no road closures in the Shawnee or Carney areas.
DAMAGED STRUCTURES
FEMA is assisting OEM and other agencies in the process of assessing damage to structures. The assessment is ongoing due to the wide scope of damage sustained in the affected area. FEMA officials are also assessing the need for temporary housing for affected individuals.
Oklahoma Insurance Department officials estimate up to $2 billion in damage may have occurred in the affected areas.
INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE
President Barack Obama has issued a major disaster declaration for Cleveland, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie counties. The declaration makes individual assistance available to tornado survivors in those counties. All affected individuals, regardless of income level or insurance policy status, are encouraged to apply for individual assistance. The same counties were also approved for public assistance to include debris removal, emergency protective measures and direct federal assistance.
Homeowners, renters and business owners in those counties are encouraged to register with FEMA for potential recovery assistance. Survivors can register online at disasterassistance.gov, via smartphone at m.fema.gov, or by calling 1-800-621-3362. FEMA officials are on the ground in Moore and Shawnee to provide information about registration. FEMA officials are also registering individuals on site with iPads. FEMA disaster recovery centers where individuals can receive face-to-face assistance are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at:
- First Baptist Church, 301 NE 27th St., Moore
- Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center, 1700 W Independence, Shawnee
More than 2,200 Oklahomans have already registered for disaster assistance.
U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes due to the storms. The President’s declaration allows HUD to offer certain foreclosure relief and other assistance to certain families living in the five disaster counties. Individuals who were receiving HUD rental assistance before the disaster should contact their Public Housing Authority, multi-family apartment manager or local HUD office for help in locating temporary housing.
SCHOOLS
Classes at Moore Public Schools have been canceled for the remainder of the school year. Graduations will continue as planned.
WATER
In the Moore area, preliminary water line testing by the Department of Environmental Quality shows no problems with drinking water. More testing is underway.
COMMUNICATIONS
Wireless telecommunications providers have taken steps to boost wireless communications capabilities in the area. Some providers have established telecommunication centers for residents and rescue workers to use at the following locations:
- Moore Community Center, 301 N Broadway, Moore – A Cox Communications center has free open WiFi, local and long distance calling and HD video service. Cox is also opening up Cox TV Connect access for those impacted so they can have video viewing capabilities outside of the home.
- Walmart, 501 SW 19th, Moore – Verizon Wireless has a trailer in place to serve families and the general public with emergency phones, charging stations, internet capability, and more.
- Home Depot, 650 SW 19th, Moore – Verizon Wireless has a unit in place with emergency phones, charging stations, internet capability and more.
- Shawnee High School, 1001 N Kennedy, Shawnee – Verizon Wireless has employees on site providing mobile charging stations, emergency phones and internet capability.
In addition Verizon Wireless has three Chevrolet Tahoes equipped with mobile telecommunications capabilities that are combing through the affected areas looking for individuals who may benefit from using the equipment.
CONSUMER PROTECTION
Investigators with the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office are investigating instances of price gouging and ask that anyone who experiences price gouging to contact the AG’s Office immediately on the fraud hotline at (405) 521-2029. The practice is illegal. Also, the first scams typically seen following such tragic situations are charity fraud. Please stay alert and only donate to reputable charities.
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
Recipients of SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program commonly known as “food stamps”) whose households were impacted by the storms and have lost their food benefit cards should contact their county Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) worker and request a lost food replacement. Persons needing food assistance can apply for SNAP at their local county OKDHS office.
SHELTERS AND MASS CARE
An estimated 377 individuals are in American Red Cross shelters. The following shelters remain open:
- St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church – 2727 SW 119, Oklahoma City
- Moore Community Center – 201 S Howard, Moore
- Shawnee High School Athletic Center – 1001 N Kennedy, Shawnee
- St. Gregory’s University – 1900 W MacArthur St., Shawnee
- The University of Oklahoma Housing & Food Services is open for those displaced by the tornadoes.
The American Red Cross encourages the use of their website, www.safeandwell.org, which is designed to help family and friends reunite.
Feed The Children is accepting donations of diapers, canned goods, non-perishable food and snack items, water and sports drinks, and cash donations at the following locations:
- Feed The Children McCormick Distribution Center, 29 N. McCormick, Oklahoma City
- First Baptist Church, 1201 N. Robinson, Oklahoma City
- KOCO-TV, 1300 East Britton Road, Oklahoma City
- Faith Church, I-40 and Portland, Oklahoma City
- TLC Garden Center, 105 West Memorial Road. Edmond
- Continental Resources, 20 N. Broadway, Oklahoma City
- Thermal Windows, 6405 NW 23rd Street, Bethany
- Cornerstone Church, 9900 SE 15th Street, Midwest City
- Half-Price Books, I-240 and S. Penn, Oklahoma City
The Salvation Army has 10 canteens deployed to the Moore and Newcastle areas. Two canteens remain in Shawnee. The Salvation Army is coordinating with Southern Baptist Disaster Relief for meal preparation for The Salvation Army and American Red Cross to then distribute.
POWER OUTAGES
Oklahoma Corporation Commission reports approximately 9,300 outages related to the storms.
OG&E
Total: 8,344
Moore: 6,831
Noble: 80
Norman: 205
OKC North: 196
OKC South: 260
OKC West: 269
Paoli: 421
Yukon: 503
OKC Metro Total: 8,344
PSO
Total: 52
Tulsa: 26
McAlester: 15
Chickasha: 11
Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative
Total: 18
Shawnee area
Oklahoma Electric Cooperative
Total: 516
Most in S OKC, Moore
People’s Electric Cooperative
Total 411
Pauls Valley, Wynnewood, Sulphur areas
ANIMALS
Found animals are being taken to the following sites:
Oklahoma City Animal Shelter, SE 29th and Bryant
Moore Animal Shelter, 3900 S Interstate 35 Service Road
City of Norman Animal Shelter, 615 E Robinosn
Animal Resource Center, 7949 S Interstate 35 Service Road, Oklahoma City
Pet owners searching for lost pets are encouraged to check okclostpets.com and the Facebook page for the McClain County Animal Response Team.
DIAL 211
For Oklahoma residents seeking non-emergency disaster or health and human service information, please contact your local 2-1-1. Services are available 24 hours a day by dialing 2-1-1 from your home or cellular telephone. Please only call 911 for emergencies.
Logan, Payne counties, significant weather advisory
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1118 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
LOGAN OK-PAYNE OK-
1118 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL LOGAN AND WESTERN PAYNE
COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 AM CDT…
AT 1116 AM CDT…A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF MULHALL…MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE…
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH DIAMETER…
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH…
MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE…
Significant weather advisory, Oklahoma, Cleveland counties
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1027 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
OKLAHOMA OK-CLEVELAND OK-
1027 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN
CLEVELAND COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 AM CDT…
AT 1023 AM CDT…A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS CENTERED OVER SOUTHWEST
OKLAHOMA CITY… MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL
HAIL ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Norman
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
947 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
947 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. A SLIGHT RISK SURROUNDS THE
MODERATE RISK AREA AND INCLUDES MUCH OF WESTERN…PARTS OF CENTRAL…
AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.
STRONG STORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY AFTERNOON OVER
PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA.
LOCATION…
THE MODERATE RISK AREA IS WEST OF A LINE FROM MANGUM…TO
FREDERICK…TO WAURIKA…AND INCLUDES TEXAS COUNTIES WEST OF
HENRIETTA. THIS INCLUDES WICHITA FALLS AND VERNON TEXAS. THE
SLIGHT RISK AREA IS WEST OF A LINE FROM ARNETT…TO WEATHERFORD…
TO PURCELL…TO DURANT…AND INCLUDES WESTERN PARTS OF THE OKLAHOMA
CITY METRO…INCLUDING NEWCASTLE AND MOORE.
IMPACTS…
THE MAIN HAZARDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL BE VERY
LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF TENNIS BALLS AND DAMAGING WINDS
UP TO 70 MPH. TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE…ESPECIALLY IN
THE MODERATE RISK AREA EARLY THIS EVENING.
THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING OVER CENTRAL…NORTHERN…AND
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO
THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. LOCALIZED
FLOODING WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE AS STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME
AREAS.
TIMING…
IN THE SLIGHT AND MODERATE RISK AREAS…THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR
SEVERE STORMS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 PM AND MIDNIGHT CDT. THE
STORMS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING ARE
EXPECTED TO WEAKEN BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS…
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS
THE SLIGHT AND MODERATE RISK AREAS SHOULD PLAN FOR SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
DISCUSSION…
STRONG ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE THIS MORNING…
EXTENDING FROM PONCA CITY…SOUTHWARD TO KINGFISHER…
EL RENO…AND NORMAN. THESE STORMS WILL MOSTLY REMAIN
BELOW SEVERE LIMITS…POSING MAINLY A FLOODING RAINFALL AND
LIGHTNING THREAT. ONE STORM OVER FAR SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING VERY LARGE HAIL…BUT WILL
MOVE SOUTH OF THE RED RIVER BY 11 AM.
THIS AFTERNOON…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER
THE TEXAS PANHANDLE…THEN MOVE EASTWARD INTO WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. DISCRETE SUPERCELLS
ARE EXPECTED…CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TENNIS BALL OR LARGER
HAIL AND PERHAPS TORNADOES. STORMS MAY ORGANIZE INTO A SQUALL
LINE THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL AS THE MAIN
HAZARDS. STORMS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AFTER
MIDNIGHT WITH A DIMINISHING CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER.
EAST OF THE SLIGHT RISK AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING…
INCLUDING THE OKLAHOMA CITY METRO…ADA…DURANT…AND
ARDMORE AREAS…SLIGHTLY BETTER CAPPING MAY LIMIT
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER…IF THE CAP CAN BE
OVERCOME…ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE…
CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE HAIL…DAMAGING WINDS…AND
A TORNADO OR TWO. CONFIDENCE OF SEVERE STORMS IN THESE
AREAS IS LOW COMPARED TO WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT FRIDAY MAY 24.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…100 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
PERSISTENT HEAVY RAINFALL THIS MORNING HAS ALREADY LED TO SEVERAL
OCCURRENCES OF FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
WILL CONTINUE TO EXACERBATE THE FLOODING THREAT.
RIVER FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE CLEAR BOGGY CREEK NEAR CANEY
IN ATOKA COUNTY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. A FEW STRONG TO PERHAPS SEVERE STORMS WILL
BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME FRAME…ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
Severe thunderstorm warning for Bryan, Marshall, Carter, Atoka, Johnston, Love counties
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
923 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
BRYAN OK-MARSHALL OK-CARTER OK-ATOKA OK-JOHNSTON OK-LOVE OK-
923 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BRYAN…MARSHALL…SOUTHEASTERN CARTER…
SOUTHWESTERN ATOKA…JOHNSTON AND NORTHEASTERN LOVE COUNTIES…
AT 919 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3
MILES SOUTH OF CONNERVILLE TO RAVIA TO RUSSETT TO 5 MILES NORTH OF
LEBANON TO OVERBROOK…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE…
LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE…
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH…
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
DURANT…MADILL…TISHOMINGO…MARIETTA…KINGSTON…DICKSON…
CADDO…OAKLAND…MANNSVILLE…RAVIA…MILBURN…SILO…KENEFIC…
ARMSTRONG…MEAD…WOODVILLE…FILLMORE…LAKE TEXOMA…LITTLE CITY
AND OVERBROOK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
