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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 526, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2004, 8:56 PM CDT for Garfield County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 49 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
- Jul 5, 2004, 8:56 PM CDT (01:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2004, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Garfield County, OK
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 38 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
- 2262 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2094 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 238 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 10.5
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 Jul 5, 3:00 PM CDT, 5 hours 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 3:00 PM CDT, 5 hours 56 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 300 PM CDT MON JUL 5 2004 INITIAL ISSUE IS... WILL THERE BE ANY LATE AFTN/EVENING CONVECTION ACROSS NW/WRN OK ALONG RESIDUAL SFC BOUNDARY. MODELS SHOW PLENTY OF INSTABILITY PRESENT AND IF SFC BOUNDARY CAN FOCUS ANY LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE... MAY GET A STORM OR TWO. OTHERWISE... MAIN SHOW SHOULD BE LATE TONIGHT INTO FIRST PART OF TUESDAY AS MCS DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGH PLAINS OF ERN CO/WRN KS THIS EVENING. THIS COMPLEX IS THEN EXPECTED TO DROP SE INTO NRN OK AROUND MIDNIGHT. MAY PUT SOME SEVERE WORDING IN AS STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AND PERHAPS SOME HAIL... ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN OK. THIS COMPLEX WILL ALSO DRIVE A COOL FRONT SOUTH ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA. THIS WILL LEAD TO COOLER DAY ON TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY CENTRAL AND NORTH... WITH MAIN BOUNDARY EXPECTED TO BE DRAPED ACROSS SOUTHERN OK BY TUE EVENING. BETTER CHANCES APPEAR TO BE ACROSS SOUTH TUE NIGHT AND WED AS PERHAPS ANOTHER MCS GETS GOING ACROSS ERN NM INTO TX PANHANDLE AND THEN MOVES E/SE ACROSS RED RIVER VALLEY. COULD SEE SOME ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY INTO WED NIGHT AS WEAKENING SFC BOUNDARY MAY STILL BE HANGING AROUND. MID LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS NE OVER AREA BY THIS TIME BRINGING AN END TO MUCH OF THE RAIN. ALTHOUGH REMAINDER OF FORECAST IS DRY WITH WARMING TREND... EXTENDED MODELS ARE NOT ALL THAT STRONG WITH THIS MID LEVEL RIDGE. THIS COULD LEAD TO ADDITIONAL RAIN CHANCES LATER IN THE EXTENDED... BUT FOR NOW WILL LEAVE DRY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... OKLAHOMA CITY OK 71 87 67 89 / 30 60 30 30 HOBART OK 71 91 67 92 / 30 40 40 30 WICHITA FALLS TX 73 94 70 93 / 10 30 40 40 GAGE OK 65 84 63 90 / 60 20 30 20 PONCA CITY OK 69 84 64 86 / 60 60 30 20 DURANT OK 74 91 72 90 / 10 40 40 40 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. TX...NONE. && 30
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 7:00 AM CDT, 13 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
700 AM CDT MON JUL 5 2004
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-061200-
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA.
LOCATION...
THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS GENERALLY NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM
STILLWATER TO CHEYENNE.
TIMING...
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS FROM LATE
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WAS SLOWLY DISSIPATING
OVER SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. STRONG WINDS WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA FOR A FEW HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING
BEFORE THIS ACTIVITY DISSIPATES. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WHICH MOVED
ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT HAVE LEFT AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY
THROUGH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. THIS BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO LIFT SLOWLY
NORTH INTO NORTHERN OKLAHOMA OR SOUTHERN KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. ALSO A DRYLINE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON FROM
THE CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE INTO THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE.
A WARM LAYER OF AIR ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL ACT TO INHIBIT
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WITH
STRONG HEATING...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP ALONG THE DRY
LINE...AND ALONG THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA OR
SOUTHERN KANSAS. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE QUITE UNSTABLE... AND ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS.
OTHER THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP
INTO A COMPLEX OF STORMS THAT WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD OVERNIGHT AND
MAY AFFECT NORTHERN PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA LATE TONIGHT. DAMAGING
WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS ALTHOUGH LARGE HAIL
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT TUESDAY JUL 6.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...80 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...60 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
AS COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE
SEVERE.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON
TODAY.
2In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 5, 7:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jul 5, 7:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
743 PM CDT MON JUL 05 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0735 PM HAIL GARBER 36.44N 97.58W
07/05/2004 1.25 INCH GARFIELD OK EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
FMLocal storm report, Jul 5, 8:04 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
804 PM CDT MON JUL 05 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0755 PM HAIL FAIRMONT 36.35N 97.70W
07/05/2004 1.75 INCH GARFIELD OK PUBLIC
&&
FM/DEWLocal storm report, Jul 5, 8:21 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
821 PM CDT MON JUL 05 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0815 PM HAIL 4 WSW COVINGTON 36.29N 97.65W
07/05/2004 2.50 INCH GARFIELD OK BROADCAST MEDIA
KWTV STORM SPOTTER
&&
FM/DEWLocal storm report, Jul 5, 8:31 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
831 PM CDT MON JUL 05 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0828 PM HAIL 8 WSW POND CREEK 36.62N 97.93W
07/05/2004 2.00 INCH GRANT OK EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
FM/DEWLocal storm report, Jul 5, 8:34 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
834 PM CDT MON JUL 05 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0828 PM HAIL 4 ENE HILLSDALE 36.59N 97.93W
07/05/2004 2.00 INCH GARFIELD OK EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
FM/DEWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 7:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Garfield, Logan, Noble | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield | 64 min |
| Jul 5, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant | 65 min |
| Jul 5, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant | 61 min |
| Jul 5, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield | 49 min |
| Jul 5, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa | 54 min |
| Jul 5, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Woods | 64 min |
| Jul 5, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa | 64 min |
| Jul 5, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Woods | 64 min |
| Jul 5, 11:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Alfalfa | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 11:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Woods | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa | 63 min |
| Jul 5, 11:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Woods | 61 min |
| Jul 6, 12:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harper | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 12:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Woods, Woodward | 52 min |
| Jul 6, 12:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harper | 34 min |
| Jul 6, 1:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harper | 36 min |
| Jul 6, 1:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Dewey, Ellis, Major, Woods, Woodward | 64 min |
| Jul 6, 1:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Woods | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Grant | 81 min |
| Jul 6, 2:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Kingfisher, Major | 39 min |
| Jul 6, 3:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Kingfisher, Logan | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 3:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian | 50 min |
| Jul 6, 3:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay, Noble | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 3:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma, Payne | 48 min |
| Jul 6, 5:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche | 36 min |
| Jul 6, 6:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grady, Stephens | 24 min |
| Jul 6, 6:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garvin | 52 min |
| Jul 6, 7:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer, Clay, Wichita | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.