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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 217, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 30, 2004, 1:14 PM CDT for Clay County, Wichita County, Texas. It was in force for 61 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 30, 2004, 1:14 PM CDT (18:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2004, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Clay County, TX, Wichita County, TX
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
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 30, 12:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Sill, OK (KFSI), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1426 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 227 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 372 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
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 30, 11:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 11:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1125 AM CDT FRI APR 30 2004 COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED FROM STILLWATER... TO OKC... TO FREDERICK THIS MORNING. HAVE LOWERED TEMPS BEHIND THE FRONT 5 TO 10 DEGREES...WITH CAA...CLOUD COVER...AND RAIN HELPING TO KEEP TEMPS COOL. CLOUDS HAVE BEGUN TO BREAK UP AHEAD OF THE FRONT. HAVE ADJUSTED SKY COVER. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. WITH ELEVATED SHOWERS AND MAYBE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT AS SEEN ON CURRENT RADARS. UPR LOW CONT OVR COLORADO/NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING. HAVE ADJUSTED HOURLY GRIDS TO SHOW CURRENT POSITION AND EXPECTED MOVEMENT OF FRONT. WILL SEND UPDATE SHORTLY. MAXWELL 223 AM CDT FRI APR 30 2004 .DISCUSSION... MCS SHOULD CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL OK THROUGH MID-MORNING ON THE LLJ. WITH THE UPPER TROUGH STILL WAY TO OUR WEST...I DONT EXPECT THE COLD FRONT TO SURGE SOUTH VERY FAR TODAY. BY LATE AFTERNOON EXPECT STORMS TO GO NEAR DRYLINE/FRONT INTERSECTION IN NORTH TX COUNTIES WITH CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT INTO SW AND CENTRAL OK THIS EVENING. LLJ IS EXPECTED TO SET UP ACROSS THIS AREA OR MAYBE A LITTLE FARTHER EAST OVERNIGHT. HAVE RAISED POPS CONSIDERABLY FOR THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTHEAST AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THAT AREA. THERE MAY BE SOME CONCERNS FOR FLOODING TONIGHT. DAY SHIFT CAN BETTER EVALUATE THIS CONSIDERING RAINFALL TOTALS THIS MORNING AND WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CLEAR OUR CWA SATURDAY WITH THE UPPER TROUGH FINALLY MOVING OUT EARLY SUNDAY. COOLER AND DRIER AIR IS TO FOLLOW INTO EARLY WEEK. WITH AN UPPER RIDGE THROUGH THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES, OK SHOULD BE IN WEAK NW FLOW. NO OTHER POPS ARE IN FOR REST OF FORECAST PERIOD...ALTHOUGH WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR MINOR WAVES THROUGH THE WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... OKLAHOMA CITY OK 74 48 63 41 / 90 80 20 10 HOBART OK 71 44 65 41 / 60 60 10 10 WICHITA FALLS TX 85 52 65 42 / 50 70 20 10 GAGE OK 61 40 63 38 / 40 20 10 10 PONCA CITY OK 69 46 60 38 / 60 70 20 10 DURANT OK 82 57 65 44 / 60 80 70 10 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. TX...NONE. && 9
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 12:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1205 PM CDT FRI APR 30 2004
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-011200-
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 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTH TEXAS AND...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THERE IS A
SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF
TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS.
LOCATION...
THE MODERATE RISK AREA IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ARCHER
CITY... TO RYAN... TO SULPHUR... TO CALVIN OKLAHOMA. THE SLIGHT RISK
AREA IS NORTH OF THE MODERATE RISK AND EAST OF A LINE FROM MUNDAY
TEXAS... TO LAWTON... TO YUKON... TO STILLWATER.
TIMING...
SEVERE STORMS ARE MOST LIKELY NOW THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT... BUT A
FEW SEVERE STORMS COULD PERSIST WELL INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN THE
RISK AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS
THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT LOCATED FROM STILLWATER... TO THE OKLAHOMA CITY METRO
AREA... TO FREDERICK THIS MORNING WILL MOVE ONLY SLOWLY
SOUTHEASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
MOVES EASTWARD FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES. ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE
FRONT... THE AIRMASS WILL BECOME MODERATELY TO STRONGLY UNSTABLE BY
MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG
THE FRONT AND ALSO ALONG A DRYLINE THAT WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. DEEP LAYER WIND SHEAR WILL BE
SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT SEVERE STORMS... AND A FEW SUPERCELLS. THE
MOST INTENSE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA WHERE THE AIRMASS WILL BE MOST
UNSTABLE... AND MOISTURE WILL BE MOST PLENTIFUL. THE TORNADO THREAT
MAY BE SOMEWHAT LIMITED DUE TO RATHER WEAK LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR...
BUT ANY SUPERCELLS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS. AS THE EVENT PROGRESSES THIS EVENING... STORMS
SHOULD EVOLVE INTO A COMPLEX DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
HOURS... WITH A CONTINUED THREAT OF HAIL AND HIGH WINDS... ALONG
WITH AN INCREASING THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLOODING.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT SATURDAY MAY 1.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...90 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE WILL STILL BE A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA ON SATURDAY AS THE COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO
PUSH SOUTHEAST.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 7 AM
SATURDAY... MAY 1.
MAXWELLIn the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 30, 11:23 AM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1123 AM CDT FRI APR 30 2004 TXZ090-301645- CLAY TX- 1123 AM CDT FRI APR 30 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CLAY COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF HENRIETTA AT 1123 AM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN CLAY COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF HENRIETTA...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Special weather statement, Apr 30, 11:45 AM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1145 AM CDT FRI APR 30 2004 OKZ045-TXZ090-301700- CLAY TX-JEFFERSON OK- 1145 AM CDT FRI APR 30 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CLAY AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES WEST OF TERRAL AT 1145 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THIS STORM IS BECOMING MORE ORGANIZED AND MAY REACH SEVERE LEVELS SOON. PEOPLE IN CLAY AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 11
Special weather statement, Apr 30, 12:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1212 PM CDT FRI APR 30 2004 OKZ044-045-TXZ086-090-301730- CLAY TX-COTTON OK-JEFFERSON OK-WICHITA TX- 1212 PM CDT FRI APR 30 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CLAY...COTTON...JEFFERSON AND WICHITA COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE CENTERED 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BURKBURNETT...AND 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RYAN AT 1212 PM CDT...MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN CLAY...COTTON...JEFFERSON AND WICHITA COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BURKBURNETT...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Local storm report, Apr 30, 12:37 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1237 PM CDT FRI APR 30 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1237 PM HAIL 2 W RYAN 34.02N 97.99W
04/30/2004 0.88 INCH JEFFERSON OK PUBLIC
&&
TYLocal storm report, Apr 30, 12:57 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Apr 30, 1:03 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
103 PM CDT FRI APR 30 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0101 PM HAIL RYAN 34.02N 97.95W
04/30/2004 1.75 INCH JEFFERSON OK AMATEUR RADIO
&&
TYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton | 43 min |
| Apr 29, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Tillman | 35 min |
| Apr 29, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton | 52 min |
| Apr 29, 11:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton | 34 min |
| Apr 29, 11:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kiowa | 38 min |
| Apr 30, 12:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kiowa | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 2:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Kiowa | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 12:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton | 48 min |
| Apr 30, 12:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson | 59 min |
| Apr 30, 1:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson | 62 min |
| Apr 30, 2:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Jefferson | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 2:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Jefferson | 53 min |
| Apr 30, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer | 48 min |
| Apr 30, 2:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kiowa | 23 min |
| Apr 30, 3:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Jefferson | 43 min |
| Apr 30, 3:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Jefferson, Love | 61 min |
| Apr 30, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garvin, McClain, Pottawatomie | 47 min |
| Apr 30, 4:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Love | 30 min |
| Apr 30, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grady | 35 min |
| Apr 30, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Love | 46 min |
| Apr 30, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Marshall | 51 min |
| Apr 30, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Bryan | 67 min |
| Apr 30, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kingfisher, Logan | 46 min |
| Apr 30, 6:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Marshall | 25 min |
| Apr 30, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Noble | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Logan, Payne | 31 min |
| Apr 29, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Wilbarger | 48 min |
| Apr 29, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Wichita | 41 min |
| Apr 30, 2:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Clay | 43 min |
| Apr 30, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Wichita | 35 min |
| Apr 30, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Clay | 44 min |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.