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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 313, NWS Norman, OK

June 9, 2005Jackson County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2005, 11:27 PM CDT for Jackson County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 48 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
Jun 9, 2005, 11:27 PM CDT (04:27 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2005, 12:15 AM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Jackson County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:29 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 9, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 220 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 00:00Z on 2005-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1214 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 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 00:00Z on 2005-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 85 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 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
1214 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2020 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
148 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.5

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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, 8:58 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 8:58 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
858 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005

.UPDATE...
THE LINE OF STORMS MAY CONTINUE TO UNRAVEL AS IT MOVES INTO
WESTERN OK THROUGH MIDNIGHT. AFTER SOME INITIAL SEVERE IT WILL
PROBABLY BE MORE OF A RAIN EVENT FOR SOUTHWEST OK AND ADJACENT
PARTS OF NORTH TX. POPS HAVE BEEN INCREASED IN THESE AREAS BEFORE
2 AM. UNCERTAINTY IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL KS COMPLEX
HAS LED TO THE RETENTION OF 40-50 POPS IN NORTHWEST OK OVERNIGHT.

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.
&&

99/99
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 2:56 PM CDT, 8 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
256 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-101200-

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF WEST
CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA... AND A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS A LARGE PART OF THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL AND
WESTERN OKLAHOMA... AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

LOCATION...
THE MODERATE RISK AREA IS TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM
ERICK... TO WEATHERFORD... TO ALVA. THE SLIGHT RISK AREA INCLUDES
ALL LOCALES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM CHEROKEE... TO CUSHING.

TIMING...
SEVERE STORMS ARE ONGOING ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA... AND
AREAL COVERAGE OF SEVERE STORMS WILL ONLY INCREASE THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS.  THE SEVERE THREAT WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS.

EXPECTED WEATHER AN IMPACTS...
ANY SUPERCELL STORMS THAT AFFECT WESTERN OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING WILL
BE CAPABLE OF HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS... AND DESTRUCTIVE
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH. THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT OF TORNADOES
WITH ANY ORGANIZED SUPERCELLS BETWEEN 4 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN ALL AREAS
EXCEPT NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA SHOULD PLAN FOR SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION...
AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY EXTENDING ROUGHLY FROM NORMAN... TO
WEATHERFORD... TO GAGE WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH THIS
EVENING. A DRYLINE HAS ALSO BECOME WELL-DEFINED FROM THE EASTERN
TEXAS PANHANDLE... NORTHWARD TO NEAR BEAVER OKLAHOMA... AND INTO
SOUTHWEST KANSAS... AND INTERSECTED THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY NEAR MEADE
KANSAS. TO THE EAST OF THE DRYLINE AND ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY... THE AIRMASS HAS BECOME EXTREMELY UNSTABLE...
WITH CAPE VALUES IN EXCESS OF 5000.  DEEP LAYER WIND SHEAR IS
INCREASING AND IS MORE THAN SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT SUPERCELL STORMS.
SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE ACROSS NORTHWEST
OKLAHOMA THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING... WITH SUPERCELLS PRODUCING UP
TO BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH
LIKELY. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR IS ALSO FORECASTED TO INCREASE
SUBSTANTIALLY ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PM THIS
EVENING... WHICH WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASING TORNADO THREAT WITH
ANY SUPERCELLS IN THE MID TO LATE EVENING HOURS. STORMS MAY CONGEAL
INTO A LARGE COMPLEX THAT THEN MOVES EASTWARD WELL INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS... WITH A CONTINUED THREAT OF HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL
SIZE... ALONG WITH WINDS UP TO 70 MPH AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT FRIDAY JUN 10.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...100 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES MAY CAUSE LOCAL
FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE EACH DAY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A LARGE-SCALE TROUGH OVER THE
WESTERN UNITED STATES WILL RESULT IN RICH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND
STRONG INSTABILITY REMAINING IN PLACE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...
AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR PROFILES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS WINDS IN
THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS INCREASE. THE HIGHEST CHANCES FOR
SUPERCELLS AND ASSOCIATED HIGHER-END SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE MAINLY
ACROSS THE WESTERN THIRD OF OKLAHOMA LATE EACH AFTERNOON AND
EVENING... WITH COMPLEXES OF STORMS MOVING EASTWARD INTO THE MAIN
BODY OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND
MORNING HOURS. PEOPLE WITH TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR PLANS THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE TO STAY AWARE OF THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ACCOMPANY ANY NIGHT TIME COMPLEXES OF
STORMS JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 7 AM
FRIDAY MORNING JUNE 10.

 MILLER

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 9:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Roger Mills49 min
Jun 9, 9:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGreer, Harmon47 min
Jun 9, 9:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis39 min
Jun 9, 9:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Dewey42 min
Jun 9, 9:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Greer, Kiowa, Washita51 min
Jun 9, 10:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster33 min
Jun 9, 10:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKiowa, Washita48 min
Jun 9, 10:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarmon46 min
Jun 9, 11:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGreer43 min
Jun 10, 12:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson45 min
Jun 10, 12:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKiowa, Tillman42 min
Jun 10, 2:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWoods41 min
Jun 10, 3:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Woods51 min
Jun 10, 3:18 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNWoods23 min
Jun 10, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa44 min
Jun 10, 4:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNWoods, Woodward3 hr
Jun 10, 4:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNAlfalfa3 hr
Jun 10, 5:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant50 min
Jun 9, 11:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHardeman45 min
Jun 9, 11:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNFoard, Hardeman50 min
Jun 10, 12:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWilbarger39 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.