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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 545, NWS Norman, OK

June 9, 1995Foard County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 1995, 3:22 PM CDT for Foard County, Texas. It was in force for 53 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 9, 1995, 3:22 PM CDT (20:22 UTC)
Expired
Jun 9, 1995, 4:15 PM CDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Foard County, TX

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 225 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 1995-06-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 318 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 1995-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -22 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
318 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-139 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1785 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
167 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

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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 9, 4:55 AM CDT, 10 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 4:55 AM CDT, 10 hours 27 minutes before
FPUS3 KOKC 090955
AFDOKC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
455 AM CDT FRI JUN 9 1995

NO PCGRIDDS DATA AVBL DUE TO NETWORK PROBS...SO NOT MUCH IN THE WAY
OF FANCY STUFF TO LOOK AT.  ALSO WORKING WITH NEW ICWF...HOPEFULLY
ALL WILL TURN OUT RSNBLY WELL....

MAIN OUTFLOW BNDRY NOW ACRS SRN PT OF OK WL PROB BE FOCUS FOR CNVCTN
THIS AFTN.  HAVE SPLIT PCPN FOR TDA INTO ONGOING/THIS AFTN IN SVRL ZN
GRPS.  THE CRNT PCPN SHOULD DIE OUT BY NOON...THEN NEW CNVCTN WL LKLY
FORM AGAIN THIS AFTN OR EVE.

BLV ETA SFC PROG IS MOST RSNBL OF THE SET WITH ITS SMWHT MORE SLY
POSN OF THE LOW IN ERLY PDS.  XPCT HIGHLY UNSTABLE CONDS THIS
AFTN/EVE...SPCLY IN SW.  CAP WL PROB HOLD IN FAR S AND SW...SO WL GO
ONLY ABT 20 PCT THERE...BUT WL STILL MNTN PSBLTY OF SVR EVRYWHR.
SELS MDT RISK APPEARS RSNBL...AND WL ALSO ADD PSBLTY OF HVY RNFL IN
CNTRL AND N CNTRL OK.  CONSIDERED FF WATCH...BUT AM NOT CERTAIN ENUF
OF THE LOCATION OF HVY RNFL TNGT TO ACTUALLY GO FOR IT.  WL LET DAY
SHIFT RECONSIDER.

MODELS DRAG CDFNT THRU THE FA FRI NGT THRU SAT NGT.  PROXIMITY OF
HIGHLY HUMID CONDS IN LWR ATMOS ARGUES FOR MAINTAINING POPS INTO THE
EXTDD PDS...EVEN THO FNT WL PROB MAKE ITS WAY THRU MOST OF THE FA BY
SAT NGT.  XPCT PCPN IN NWRN OK TO BE MNLY RN SAT NGT AS COOL UPSLOPE
FLOW PERSISTS.

DID NOT GET A CHC TO LOOK AT ANYTHING BYND 48 HRS...SO WL LV EXTDD
PDS APPROX AS THEY WERE.

AM RUNNING W-A-Y BHD...AND OUR COMPUTERS DO NOT SEEM TO CARE.  XPCT
ZFP APPROX 510 AM AND OTHER PRODUCTS TO FOLLOW FAIRLY QUICKLY.

FCSTID = 23 = RS
OKC 86 66 80 62 / 80 60 40 40
HBR 90 65 85 63 / 60 60 30 30
SPS 93 68 86 64 / 20 20 30 30
GAG 78 55 80 53 / 40 40 20 30
PNC 85 68 78 60 / 50 40 20 30
DUA 91 71 85 68 / 20 20 30 40

.OK...NONE.
.TX...NONE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 9, 1:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
150 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 1995

TIME(CDT)   .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
DATE        ....COUNTY LOCATION....

110 PM      4 NE MCKNIGHT           OK       GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
6/9/95      HARMON

FM
Local storm report, Jun 9, 1:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
150 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 1995

TIME(CDT)   .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
DATE        ....COUNTY LOCATION....

110 PM      4 NE MCKNIGHT           OK       GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
6/9/95      HARMON

FM
Local storm report, Jun 9, 2:25 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
225 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 1995

TIME(CDT)   .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
DATE        ....COUNTY LOCATION....

215 PM      1 S MANGUM              OK       TORNADO
6/9/95      GREER

217 PM      1 S MANGUM              OK       2 INCH HAIL
6/9/95
FM
Local storm report, Jun 9, 2:29 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
225 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 1995

TIME(CDT)   .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
DATE        ....COUNTY LOCATION....

215 PM  6    1 S MANGUM              OK       TORNADO
6/9/95      GREER

217 PM      1 S MANGUM              OK       2 INCH HAIL
6/9/95
FM
Local storm report, Jun 9, 3:19 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
320 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 1995

TIME(CDT)   .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
DATE        ....COUNTY LOCATION....

315 PM      NEWKIRK                 OK        3/4 INCH HAIL
6/9/95      KAY

FM
Local storm report, Jun 9, 3:20 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
320 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 1995

TIME(CDT)   .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
DATE        ....COUNTY LOCATION....

315 PM      NEWKIRK                 OK        3/4 INCH HAIL
6/9/95      KAY

FM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 7:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Woodward58 min
Jun 8, 7:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Major66 min
Jun 8, 7:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNWoods, Woodward6 hr
Jun 8, 7:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Woods68 min
Jun 8, 7:55 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNRoger Mills65 min
Jun 8, 8:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNMajor68 min
Jun 8, 8:13 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNEllis62 min
Jun 8, 8:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNAlfalfa6 hr
Jun 8, 8:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Grant41 min
Jun 8, 8:59 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNEllis, Roger Mills61 min
Jun 8, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Grant, Kay, Noble63 min
Jun 8, 9:56 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNEllis64 min
Jun 8, 10:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNMajor6 hr
Jun 8, 10:35 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNDewey40 min
Jun 8, 10:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Logan43 min
Jun 8, 10:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis62 min
Jun 8, 11:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWoodward41 min
Jun 8, 11:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey60 min
Jun 8, 11:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKingfisher45 min
Jun 8, 11:26 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNDewey49 min
Jun 8, 11:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNMajor, Woodward62 min
Jun 8, 11:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLogan55 min
Jun 8, 11:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis47 min
Jun 9, 12:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Oklahoma49 min
Jun 9, 12:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey, Ellis, Woodward48 min
Jun 9, 12:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLogan44 min
Jun 9, 12:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNGarfield, Kingfisher, Logan5 hr
Jun 9, 1:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey, Major, Woodward46 min
Jun 9, 2:13 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCanadian, Oklahoma3 hr
Jun 9, 2:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey, Major47 min
Jun 9, 2:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNOklahoma54 min
Jun 9, 3:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Caddo45 min
Jun 9, 4:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian53 min
Jun 9, 4:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKingfisher39 min
Jun 9, 5:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma3 hr
Jun 9, 5:37 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNBlaine113 min
Jun 9, 6:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln47 min
Jun 9, 8:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma3 hr
Jun 9, 9:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Payne68 min
Jun 9, 9:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNLogan, Payne2 hr
Jun 9, 12:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarmon55 min
Jun 9, 1:05 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNHarmon55 min
Jun 9, 1:32 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNGreer43 min
Jun 9, 1:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant50 min
Jun 9, 2:09 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNGreer51 min
Jun 9, 2:39 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNGreer, Kiowa66 min
Jun 9, 2:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson64 min
Jun 9, 3:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKay24 min
Jun 9, 3:27 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNKiowa63 min
Jun 9, 3:52 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCaddo53 min
Jun 9, 4:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Pottawatomie42 min
Jun 9, 4:39 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCaddo41 min
Jun 9, 4:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNPottawatomie, Seminole60 min
Jun 9, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNTillman50 min
Jun 9, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNSeminole52 min
Jun 9, 5:51 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNSeminole24 min
Jun 9, 6:08 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNTillman52 min
Jun 9, 6:15 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNSeminole30 min
Jun 9, 6:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNTillman65 min
Jun 9, 2:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHardeman46 min
Jun 9, 3:36 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNFoard, Hardeman54 min
Jun 9, 4:30 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNHardeman, Wilbarger60 min
Jun 9, 5:22 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNWilbarger53 min
Jun 9, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNFoard, Hardeman40 min
Jun 9, 6:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNFoard, Hardeman46 min
Jun 9, 6:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNFoard, Hardeman, Wilbarger2 hr
Jun 9, 6:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNFoard, Hardeman, Wilbarger65 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.