413  
WFUS54 KOUN 172357  
TOROUN  
OKC071-180045-  
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0032.260417T2357Z-260418T0045Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK  
657 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHEASTERN KAY COUNTY IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA...  
 
* UNTIL 745 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 657 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PONCA CITY,  
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...BROADCAST MEDIA CONFIRMED TORNADO.  
 
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...  
PONCA CITY, KAW CITY, AND KAW LAKE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3678 9675 3678 9679 3677 9679 3677 9682  
3674 9683 3675 9687 3675 9689 3668 9693  
3669 9702 3670 9704 3668 9706 3665 9706  
3665 9716 3673 9717 3683 9675  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 261DEG 39KT 3669 9712  
 
TORNADO...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN  
 

 
 
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