Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 459, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 1995, 9:50 PM CDT for Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 55 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 1995, 9:50 PM CDT (02:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 1995, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
County Pontotoc County, OK
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 181 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -79 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1607 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
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 4, 3:30 PM CDT, 6 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 3:30 PM CDT, 6 hours 20 minutes before
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
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 4, 4:49 PM CDT, 5 hours 1 minute before
LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 405 PM CDT SUN JUN 4 1995 TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... 243 PM VERA TX 1.75 INCH HAIL NEAR VERA. 06/4/95 KNOX SN
Local storm report, Jun 4, 6:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED FOR MPH INSTEAD OF KTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 600 PM CDT SUN JUN 4 1995 TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... 425-430PM GRANDFIELD OK 94 MPH GUST AT THE MESONET 06/4/95 TILLMAN SITE NEAR GRANDFIELD SN
Local storm report, Jun 4, 6:03 PM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 600 PM CDT SUN JUN 4 1995 TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... 425-430PM GRANDFIELD OK 81 MPH GUST AT THE MESONET 06/4/95 TILLMAN SITE NEAR GRANDFIELD SN
Local storm report, Jun 4, 6:04 PM CDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED FOR MPH INSTEAD OF KTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 600 PM CDT SUN JUN 4 1995 TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... 425-430PM GRANDFIELD OK 94 MPH GUST AT THE MESONET 06/4/95 TILLMAN SITE NEAR GRANDFIELD SN
Local storm report, Jun 4, 7:48 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
750 PM CDT SUN JUN 4 1995
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION....
425 PM GRAYBACK TX NICKEL HAIL 2-3S OF FM 1811
6/4/95 WILBARGER ON FM 2326
730 PM FREDRICK OK HWY 183 S OF FREDRICK IS
6/4/95 TILLMAN CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
ALL TOWNS IN COUNTY ARE
REPORTING STREET
FLOODING...INCLUDING
GRA(NDFIELD,DAVIDSON,
HOLLISTER, FREDRICK.
SCLocal storm report, Jun 4, 7:50 PM CDT, 2 hours before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
750 PM CDT SUN JUN 4 1995
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION....
425 PM GRAYBACK TX NICKEL HAIL 2-3S OF FM 1811
6/4/95 WILBARGER ON FM 2326
730 PM FREDRICK OK HWY 183 S OF FREDRICK IS
6/4/95 TILLMAN CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
ALL TOWNS IN COUNTY ARE
REPORTING STREET
FLOODING...INCLUDING
GRANDFIELD,DAVIDSON,
HOLLISTER, FREDRICK.
SCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche | 51 min |
| Jun 4, 7:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grady, Stephens | 61 min |
| Jun 4, 8:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Grady, Stephens | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Tillman | 55 min |
| Jun 4, 8:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Tillman | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garvin | 44 min |
| Jun 4, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Murray | 39 min |
| Jun 4, 10:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Seminole | 57 min |
| Jun 4, 10:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Murray | 2 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Atoka, Pushmataha | 51 min |
| Jun 5, 11:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Love | 50 min |
| Jun 5, 12:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Johnston, Marshall | 51 min |
| Jun 5, 2:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Atoka, Coal | 41 min |
| Jun 5, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Bryan | 48 min |
| Jun 5, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Johnston | 41 min |
| Jun 5, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Atoka, Coal | 61 min |
| Jun 5, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Bryan, Choctaw | 59 min |
| Jun 5, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 60 min |
| Jun 5, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Pushmataha | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Major | 48 min |
| Jun 5, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant | 48 min |
| Jun 5, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kingfisher | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Wilbarger | 55 min |
| Jun 5, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Knox | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Baylor | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Baylor | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer | 44 min |
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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.