Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 366, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 1995, 3:32 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 58 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 2, 1995, 3:32 PM CDT (20:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 1995, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
County Lincoln County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 71 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 854 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -137 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1317 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 248 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 2, 3:30 PM CDT, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 3:30 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
FPUS3 KOKC 022029 AFDOKC AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 330 PM CDT FRI JUN 2 1995 ACTIVE WX SHAPING UP FOR THIS NEWBIE. MORNING TSTMS IN TX PNHDL HAVE MAINTAINED AND ARE DRIFITING INTO FA WITH NEW ACTIVITY DVLPING IN CNTRL OK IN RGN OF H8 AND H7 WAA AND NOSE OF LOW LVL MSTR. LOW LVL MSTR HAS INCRSD DRAMATICALLY...RESULTING IN MAPS LI APRCHNG -12 IN CNTRL OK. TSTMS THAT DO DVLP WILL LKLY PRODUCE SOME SVR WX BUT SHOULD DISSIPATE LATER THIS EVENING AS THE MID LVL FLOW WILL BE SOMEWHAT WEAKER THAN YDA. H7 WINDS ON PROFILERS RUNNING NEAR 10KTS ATTM ALTHO H2 WINDS ARE NEAR 80KTS. DRY LINE IN W TX AND E NM BORDER WILL PROVIDE FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL TSTMS WHICH COULD EASILY MOVE INTO WRN ZONES BY LATE EVENING AND CONTINUE EWD INTO REST OF FA XCPT SE ZONES EARLY SAT MORNING. ETA MODEL CIN APPRS FAIRLY SMALL THROUGHOUT FIRST 3 PDS. UPR RDG WL MV EWD BY TONIGHT AND UPR TROF WL MOV CLOSE ENUF FOR MID AND UPR LVL WINDS TO INCRS OVER AREA SAT. TROF DOES NOT MOVE MUCH ON SUN... ACCORDING TO THE NGM WHILE ETA MOVS TROF VERY SLOWLY EWD. REGARDLESS... GOOD CHNC FOR SHOWERS AND TSTRMS THROUGH 4TH PD...MAINLY IN THE EVENING...AS THE DRYLINE IS PROGD TO STAY IN TX PNHDL. EXTENDED WILL HAVE A CONTINUING CHNC FOR SHOWERS AND TSTMS AS ANOTHER STRONG SHORTWV MOVES INTO SW US KEEPING LEE TROF/DRYLINE IN PLACE AND KEEPING THE COLD FRNT BEHIND THIS SYSTEM IN KS. TEMPS AND WINDS SHOULD NOT CHANGE TOO MUCH THROUGH FIRST 4 PDS. #13/SNELSON FIRST GUESS NUMBERS: GAG 62/81/61/82 4355 PNC 66/81/65/84 4345 HBR 65/83/63/83 6455 SPS 67/86/64/87 4345 OKC 67/82/65/85 7345 DUA 62/86/66/88 4345 .OKC...NONE. .TX...NONE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 12:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
OKZ004>053-TXZ083>090-031130- THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 1230 PM CDT FRI JUN 2 1995 ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND THE WESTERN PART OF NORTH TEXAS. STRONG WIND AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PERSISTED IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE DURING THE MORNING. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN TEXAS AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS INFLUX OF MOISTURE ALONG WITH AFTERNOON HEATING WILL CAUSE THE ATMOSPHERE TO BECOME VERY UNSTABLE AND DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS ANTICIPATED...ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD EASTWARD INTO WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND THE WESTERN PART OF NORTH TEXAS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS BECOME WIDESPREAD THEY MAY MAINTAIN THEMSELVES WELL INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND STORM SPOTTERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND THE WESTERN PART OF NORTH TEXAS SHOULD STAY INFORMED ON DEVELOPING WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. IT APPEARS THAT THERE MAY BE ANOTHER THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AGAIN ON SATURDAY...AS A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE ROCKIES. DGN
Local storm report, Jun 2, 12:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 1240 PM CDT FRI JUN 02 1995 TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... 1110 PM OK QUARTER SIZE HAIL 1 MILE 6/1/95 LOVE CO. NORTH OF RED RIVER ON I-35 FM
Local storm report, Jun 2, 12:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 1240 PM CDT FRI JUN 02 1995 TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... 1110 PM OK QUARTER SIZE HAIL 1 MILE 6/1/95 LOVE CO. NORTH OF RED RIVER ON I-35 FM
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 12:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
OKZ004>053-TXZ083>090-031130- THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 1230 PM CDT FRI JUN 2 1995 ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND THE WESTERN PART OF NORTH TEXAS. STRONG WIND AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PERSISTED IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE DURING THE MORNING. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN TEXAS AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS INFLUX OF MOISTURE ALONG WITH AFTERNOON HEATING WILL CAUSE THE ATMOSPHERE TO BECOME VERY UNSTABLE AND DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS ANTICIPATED...ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD EASTWARD INTO WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND THE WESTERN PART OF NORTH TEXAS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS BECOME WIDESPREAD THEY MAY MAINTAIN THEMSELVES WELL INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND STORM SPOTTERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND THE WESTERN PART OF NORTH TEXAS SHOULD STAY INFORMED ON DEVELOPING WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. IT APPEARS THAT THERE MAY BE ANOTHER THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AGAIN ON SATURDAY...AS A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE ROCKIES. DGN
Local storm report, Jun 2, 3:05 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 305 PM CDT FRI JUN 2 1995 TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... 258 PM 3 WEST OF EDMOND OK GOLFBALL HAIL 6/2/95 OKLAHOMA 258 PM AGRA OK GOLFBALL HAIL 6/2/95 LINCOLN CHURCHILL
Local storm report, Jun 2, 3:06 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 305 PM CDT FRI JUN 2 1995 TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... 258 PM > 3 WEST OF EDMOND OK GOLFBALL HAIL 6/2/95 OKLAHOMA 258 PM AGRA OK GOLFBALL HAIL 6/2/95 LINCOLN CHURCHILL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Love, Marshall | 54 min |
| Jun 1, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Pushmataha | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Marshall | 48 min |
| Jun 1, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Choctaw | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter | 49 min |
| Jun 1, 9:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter | 27 min |
| Jun 1, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Love | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 10:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Love | 27 min |
| Jun 2, 1:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Pushmataha | 35 min |
| Jun 2, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Pushmataha | 60 min |
| Jun 2, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Logan | 39 min |
| Jun 2, 2:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln | 67 min |
| Jun 2, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Logan, Oklahoma | 61 min |
| Jun 2, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 45 min |
| Jun 2, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Logan, Payne | 49 min |
| Jun 2, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Oklahoma | 32 min |
| Jun 2, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Pushmataha | 42 min |
| Jun 2, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kingfisher, Logan | 39 min |
| Jun 2, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland | 50 min |
| Jun 2, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Major | 48 min |
| Jun 2, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Oklahoma | 30 min |
| Jun 2, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Pushmataha | 50 min |
| Jun 2, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Payne | 48 min |
| Jun 2, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Pottawatomie | 54 min |
| Jun 2, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Pontotoc | 55 min |
| Jun 2, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Woods | 50 min |
| Jun 2, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Pottawatomie, Seminole | 43 min |
| Jun 2, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Hughes | 66 min |
| Jun 2, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Woods | 50 min |
| Jun 2, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 44 min |
| Jun 2, 6:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Pontotoc | 41 min |
| Jun 2, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 45 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.