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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 22, 2005, 11:40 PM CST for Custer County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 20 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
- Feb 22, 2005, 11:40 PM CST (05:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2005, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Custer County, OK
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 1242 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Feb 22, 4:12 PM CST, 7 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 4:12 PM CST, 7 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 412 PM CST TUE FEB 22 2005 .DISCUSSION... RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MODELS HAVE THE OVERALL PICTURE IN THE SAME FRAME..BUT DETAILS DIFFER. BAD THING IS THESE DETAILS ARE THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SENSIBLE WEATHER FEATURES WE WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. FIRST...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STILL EXPECTED OVER MAINLY THE SOUTHERN 2/3RDS OF OKLAHOMA AND ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AS S/WV APPROACHES AREA FROM SOUTHWEST. INCREASING MOISTURE COMBINED WITH STEEPENING LAPSE RATES WILL YIELD SOME EFFICIENT HAIL PRODUCERS FOR A WHILE THIS EVENING INTO OVERNIGHT HOURS...PRIMARILY OVER WESTERN NORTH TEXAS COUNTIES. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND AT LEAST THE SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARTS OF OKLAHOMA TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. BULK OF CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY EXPECTED SOUTH OF THE RED RIVER OF NORTH- CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST TEXAS...BUT WILL MENTION HEAVY RAIN IN ZONE FORECASTS ACROSS THE SOUTH. MAIN IMPACT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME IS MODERATE RISES ON RIVERS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA. SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WAS ISSUED TO ADDRESS ISSUE. AS FAR AS WINTER TYPE PRECIP...MODELS JUMPING BACK AND FORTH...ALA MESOETA FROM 12Z VERSUS 18Z. NORTHERN ZONES WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED CLOSELY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY...BUT IT APPEARS THAT ANY SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE NORTH OF OKLAHOMA BORDER. HOWEVER...LATEST RUN OF MODELS HAD A SIGNAL FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. THIS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED FOR AT LEAST SOME CONSISTENCY. MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WAS EXPANDED FURTHER TO THE SOUTH OVER NORTHERN OKLAHOMA AND ALL SNOW WAS ADDED TO NORTHERN TIER COUNTIES. SOME LIGHT ACCUMS ON GRASSY SURFACES APPEAR POSSIBLE AND WAS MENTIONED IN SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT. NO SIG CHANGES TO EXTENDED PERIODS AS GREAT UNCERTAINTY CONTINUES WITH MEDIUM RANGE MODELS. OVERALL CONSENSUS WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES AND CURRENT FORECAST WAS TO MAKE MINIMAL CHANGES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... OKLAHOMA CITY OK 38 42 34 46 / 80 90 70 10 HOBART OK 39 40 32 45 / 80 60 60 10 WICHITA FALLS TX 49 49 36 48 / 100 60 60 20 GAGE OK 34 37 28 41 / 70 60 60 10 PONCA CITY OK 35 39 30 42 / 60 70 60 10 DURANT OK 51 52 38 48 / 100 100 60 10 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .OK...NONE. .TX...NONE. && 11
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 1:40 PM CST, 10 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
140 PM CST TUE FEB 22 2005
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-231300-
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 SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT ACROSS A
PORTION OF NORTH TEXAS.
DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT LOCATED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS WILL DRIFT SLOWLY
NORTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AS SOUTH WINDS BEGIN PULLING
MORE MOISTURE NORTH OVER THE TOP OF THE FRONT... WIDELY SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON BEGINNING IN
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... AND SPREADING NORTH
THROUGH THE NIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE AIRMASS NEAR THE SURFACE WILL REMAIN
RATHER COOL AND STABLE... MORE UNSTABLE AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA
OVER THE COOLER SURFACE AIR... WILL SUPPORT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A CROWELL TO
WICHITA FALLS LINE. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE HAIL
TO NEAR THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. FARTHER NORTH... SOME OF THE STRONGER
STORMS IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA MAY ALSO PRODUCE
SMALL HAIL.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST WEDNESDAY FEB 23.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...20 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA... AND ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA LATE WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY. AT THIS TIME...ANY ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 7 AM
WEDNESDAY...FEBRUARY 23.
MAXWELLIn the hours before
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Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 9:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman | 51 min |
| Feb 22, 10:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kiowa | 31 min |
| Feb 22, 10:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton | 48 min |
| Feb 22, 10:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Atoka | 31 min |
| Feb 22, 10:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Washita | 49 min |
| Feb 22, 10:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kiowa | 46 min |
| Feb 22, 11:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Stephens | 26 min |
| Feb 22, 11:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, McClain | 44 min |
| Feb 22, 11:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Dewey | 42 min |
| Feb 22, 11:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Canadian, Grady | 39 min |
| Feb 22, 11:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson | 50 min |
| Feb 22, 8:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Knox | 32 min |
| Feb 22, 9:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Baylor, Wilbarger | 48 min |
| Feb 22, 9:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer | 42 min |
| Feb 22, 9:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Wilbarger | 34 min |
| Feb 22, 10:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer, Clay, Wichita | 48 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005
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.