The Deadly Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak
of May 3, 1999

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Question 4. If you had to guess where the first storms might be located based solely on Mesonet data, where would they be? Check your guess with the reflectivity images from the Frederick radar and with the radar mosaics.
 



 
 
Answer. Based on Mesonet data, expect storms to develop on the west side of the moisture tongue, near the east side of the thermal ridge. At 4:00 p.m., this threat area would be near Caddo, Comanche, and Jefferson counties. The 4:13 p.m. base reflectivity indicated that the first echoes were located near Lawton, in our target area.


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