A Warn-on-Forecast Preview: The May 24 2011 Tornado Outbreak

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A Warn-on-Forecast Preview: The May 24 2011 Tornado Outbreak

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A Warn-on-Forecast Preview:The May 24 2011 Tornado Outbreak

1HWOWATCH512123491011SVRTORProductsHWOWATCH512123491011SVRTORWarning Decision UpdateWarning Decision UpdateWarning Decision UpdateWarning Decision UpdateVideoBriefVideoBriefVideoBriefConf. CallEMailVideoBriefSocial MediaSocial MediaSocial MediaSocial MediaSocial MediaSig WxAdvisorySig WxAdvisorySig WxAdvisoryShort Term ForecastShort Term ForecastGraphicastGraphicastGraphicastGraphicastGraphicastGraphicastGraphicastInformationCommunicating the Threat

4Community Response

5Due to the forecast, potential devastation and widespread predictions for tornadoes the decision was made to open the schools for shelters.Bret TowneEdmond Public Schools

Community Response

12:00 PM CDT313-135-5675398103104299-68117143

1:00 PM CDT485304-70445-2216421415728197121

2:00 PM CDT1210923-495841389109494255-72343279

3:00 PM CDT27422856-196100214813003745127957628667

4:00 PM CDT439-161-3193-2706162564-2072-1056-6555414

5:00 PM CDT-5673-7650-5623-6745-3883-3799-5700-5254177-883-1680Tim Searcy, of Norman, compared Tuesday's traffic to University of Oklahoma football game day congestion in Norman.

"The volume was there and they were doing crazy stuff to get home and everyone had a phone to their ear," said SearcyCommunity Response

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