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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 108, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 21, 2004, 7:06 PM CDT for Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 21, 2004, 7:06 PM CDT (00:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 21, 2004, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Oklahoma County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
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 Apr 21, 6:58 PM CDT, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 21, 6:58 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 21, 12:01 PM CDT, 7 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1200 PM CDT WED APR 21 2004
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-221300-
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF
WESTERN...CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA...AND A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF THE REST OF OKLAHOMA EXCEPT THE FAR
SOUTHWEST.
LOCATION...
THE MODERATE RISK AREA IS NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM DURANT ... TO
CHICKASHA... TO WEATHERFORD ... AND ARNETT. THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS
SOUTHWEST OF THE MODERATE RISK AND IS GENERALLY NORTHEAST OF
A LINE FROM WICHITA FALLS TO HOBART AND CHEYENNE.
TIMING...
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM 3 PM
UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND STORM SPOTTER GROUPS IN THE MODERATE RISK
AREA SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS THIS MORNING FOR SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. THOSE IN THE
SLIGHT RISK AREA ALSO SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALL INTERESTS... ESPECIALLY
IN THE MODERATE RISK AREA...SHOULD REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY
PLANS...MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY THROUGHOUT THE DAY... AND
MAKE INITIAL PREPARATIONS FOR A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SEVERE
WEATHER EVENT.
DISCUSSION...
A SLOW-MOVING SURFACE BOUNDARY ...EXTENDING FROM NEAR HOLLIS TO
TO EL RENO TO NEAR TULSA ...WILL DRIFT SLOWLY NORTHWEST ACROSS
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON AS AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. IN ADDITION
TO THE SURFACE BOUNDARY A DRY LINE WILL MIX EASTWARD THIS
AFTERNOON INTO PARTS OF SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS. MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIR IS IN POSITION SOUTHEAST OF THE
FRONT...AND EAST OF A DRY LINE. ALTHOUGH LOW CLOUDS HAVE OVERSPREAD
MUCH OF SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA ...THE CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO
BREAK THIS AFTERNOON. RESULTANT SURFACE HEATING WILL FURTHER
DESTABILIZE THE AIR...WITH CAPE VALUES IN EXCESS OF 2500 LIKELY OVER
PARTS OF THE MODERATE RISK AREA BY MID AFTERNOON.
A SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO FORM OVER SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA LATER
TODAY...WHERE THE FRONT AND DRY LINE INTERSECT. THIS LOW WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA BY LATE AFTERNOON...IN
RESPONSE TO A MID-LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. THE
DRY LINE SOUTH OF THE LOW WILL PUNCH NORTHEAST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WITH UNSTABLE AIR SURGING NORTH
AHEAD OF THE LOW...AND A PUNCH OF DRY AIR APPROACHING FROM THE
SOUTHWEST...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND QUICKLY BECOME
SEVERE BETWEEN 3 AND 5 PM ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF THE SURFACE
BOUNDARY AND ALONG THE DRY LINE. THE LEADING EDGE OF A STRONG
WESTERLY UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM...WITH WIND SPEEDS OVER 100
MPH...WILL REACH THESE AREAS BY EARLY EVENING AND WILL RESULT IN
STRONG VERTICAL WIND SHEAR OVER THE RISK AREA. THE COMBINATION OF
INSTABILITY AND SHEAR FAVORS THE POTENTIAL FOR DISCRETE SUPERCELLS
ACCOMPANIED BY VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...AND
POSSIBLY STRONG TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY IN THE MODERATE RISK AREA.
STORMS THAT FORM THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE EAST...CARRYING THE MORE
SIGNIFICANT RISK INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA BY MID TO LATE EVENING.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT THURSDAY APR 22.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...90 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...90 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE WILL BE A RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER AGAIN ON THURSDAY OVER ALL OF
OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS...AND ON FRIDAY FROM CENTRAL AND NORTH
CENTRAL TEXAS INTO MOST OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT
7 AM CDT THURSDAY APRIL 22.
SIXIn the hours before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
616 PM CDT WED APR 21 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 PM HAIL 2 N CHANDLER 35.74N 96.88W
04/21/2004 0.75 INCH LINCOLN OK AMATEUR RADIO
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</html>Local storm report, Apr 21, 6:32 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
632 PM CDT WED APR 21 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0622 PM HAIL 3 NW VANOSS 34.80N 96.91W
04/21/2004 0.88 INCH PONTOTOC OK AMATEUR RADIO
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JPLocal storm report, Apr 21, 6:44 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
644 PM CDT WED APR 21 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0558 PM HAIL YALE 36.11N 96.70W
04/21/2004 0.88 INCH PAYNE OK FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
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JPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Love | 28 min |
| Apr 21, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Pontotoc | 46 min |
| Apr 21, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa | 43 min |
| Apr 21, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Marshall | 39 min |
| Apr 21, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Johnston | 38 min |
| Apr 21, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Pottawatomie | 50 min |
| Apr 21, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Ellis | 30 min |
| Apr 21, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Woodward | 42 min |
| Apr 21, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Woods | 45 min |
| Apr 21, 7:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Marshall | 24 min |
| Apr 21, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Hughes, Pontotoc | 47 min |
| Apr 21, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa | 31 min |
| Apr 21, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Coal, Johnston | 44 min |
| Apr 21, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant | 65 min |
| Apr 21, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Woodward | 46 min |
| Apr 21, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Bryan, Marshall, Pottawatomie, Seminole | 42 min |
| Apr 21, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Woods | 47 min |
| Apr 21, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey | 42 min |
| Apr 21, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Bryan | 49 min |
| Apr 21, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Seminole | 46 min |
| Apr 21, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Major, Woodward | 29 min |
| Apr 21, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa | 42 min |
| Apr 21, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant | 62 min |
| Apr 21, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Hughes | 30 min |
| Apr 21, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Woods | 29 min |
| Apr 21, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Major | 63 min |
| Apr 21, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Bryan | 64 min |
| Apr 21, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Woods | 47 min |
| Apr 21, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Dewey | 39 min |
| Apr 21, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant | 47 min |
| Apr 21, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major | 47 min |
| Apr 21, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Noble | 46 min |
| Apr 21, 11:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Logan, Payne | 53 min |
| Apr 21, 11:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay, Noble | 40 min |
| Apr 22, 12:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Payne | 48 min |
| Apr 22, 12:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay | 30 min |
| Apr 22, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Pottawatomie, Seminole | 67 min |
| Apr 22, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garvin, McClain | 59 min |
| Apr 22, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Jefferson, Love, Murray | 58 min |
| Apr 22, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garvin, Seminole | 44 min |
| Apr 22, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Clay | 46 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2004Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2004
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.