Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 10, 2005, 6:28 PM CDT for Grady County, McClain County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 47 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 10, 2005, 6:28 PM CDT (23:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2005, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Grady County, OK, McClain County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:30 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 10, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 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 10, 2:23 PM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 2:23 PM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
223 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2005
.DISCUSSION...
DRYLINE HAS PUSHED INTO WESTERN TWO TIER OF COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON
AND VISIBLE IMAGES INDICATE STORMS ARE TRYING TO DEVELOP OVER
SOUTHWEST KANSAS AND JUST WEST OF METROPLEX. EXPECT AS HEATING
CONTINUES THAT STORMS WILL DEVELOP DURING NEXT HOUR OR TWO WITH
SEVERE STORMS LIKELY. STILL APPEARS THAT DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL
WILL BE PRIMARY CONCERNS.
EXPECT MOST OF THE STORMS TO BE EAST OF THE FA BY LATE EVENING
WITH LOW CLOUDS WRAPPING BACK INTO NORTHWEST PARTS OF FA. WILL MAINTAIN
SLIGHT/CHANCE POPS MAINLY NORTH OF I-40 ON MONDAY AS UPPER LOW LIFTS
ACROSS FAR NORTHERN OKLAHOMA INTO SOUTHERN KANSAS.
AS UPPER LOW WOBBLES SLOWLY EAST OF AREA TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...
SURFACE HIGH WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN PLAINS. EXPECT
DRY WEATHER UNTIL LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY AS NEXT SYSTEM DEVELOPS
TO THE WEST. BEST MOISTURE RETURN INITIAL WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE
ACROSS HIGH PLAINS/WESTERN SECTIONS OF FA. WILL MAINTAIN SLIGHT
POPS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK 53 69 43 69 / 40 20 10 10
HOBART OK 46 67 41 73 / 10 10 0 0
WICHITA FALLS TX 50 73 44 75 / 10 10 0 0
GAGE OK 44 61 37 70 / 20 20 0 10
PONCA CITY OK 52 67 43 67 / 60 20 10 10
DURANT OK 57 73 49 72 / 60 10 10 0
&&
.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY FOR OKZ009-OKZ014-OKZ015-
OKZ016-OKZ017-OKZ021-OKZ022-OKZ023-OKZ024-OKZ027-OKZ033-
OKZ034-OKZ035-OKZ036-OKZ037-OKZ038-OKZ039-OKZ044-OKZ045.
TX...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY FOR TXZ083-TXZ084-TXZ085-
TXZ086-TXZ087-TXZ088-TXZ089-TXZ090.
&&
06Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 10, 3:15 PM CDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
315 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2005
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-111200-
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 SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN
OKLAHOMA.
LOCATION...
THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS EAST OF A LINE FROM ARCHER CITY TEXAS...TO
LAWTON...TO WEATHERFORD...TO BUFFALO.
TIMING...
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BETWEEN NOW AND MIDNIGHT.
EXPECTED WEATHER AND IMPACTS...
THE MAIN HAZARDS ARE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. A
FEW TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND STORM SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD PLAN FOR SEVERE
WEATHER OPERATIONS FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS.
PEOPLE INVOLVED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THIS AFTERNOON IN THE SLIGHT
RISK AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY.
DISCUSSION...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM LOCATED OVER NORTHEASTERN NEW
MEXICO CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. AT MID AFTERNOON THE DRYLINE EXTENDED
FROM A SURFACE LOW IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...THROUGH FAR WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND INTO WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. THE DRY LINE WILL MOVE SLOWLY
EAST FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY
CONTINUE TO INCREASE AHEAD OF THE DRYLINE.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 4 PM AND 6 PM ALONG THE
DRYLINE...AND MOST LIKELY WILL EVOLVE QUICKLY INTO A SQUALL LINE.
THE LINE OF STORMS WILL MOVE EAST INTO CENTRAL OKLAHOMA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING...AND INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA LATER
TONIGHT.
SINCE THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP QUICKLY INTO A SQUALL
LINE... THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE
TORNADO THREAT WILL BE LIMITED BY UNFAVORABLE LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR
AND SOMEWHAT DEFICIENT MOISTURE...WHICH WILL HELP TO LIMIT
INSTABILITY. HOWEVER...THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR A TORNADO IN ANY
ISOLATED STORMS EARLY IN THE EVENT...OR IN SUPERCELL STORMS EMBEDDED
WITHIN THE SQUALL LINE.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT MONDAY APR 11.
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...
WITH STRONG WEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES BEHIND THE DRY
LINE...SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS WILL CONTINUE TO
SEE VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY... ESPECIALLY ACROSS
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA IN CLOSER PROXIMITY TO THE CENTER OF THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW.
THE NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BEYOND MONDAY... IS FROM THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 7 AM
ON MONDAY...APRIL 11.
24/SMITHIn the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 10, 5:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 514 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2005 OKZ050-051-102230- LOVE OK-MARSHALL OK- 514 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR LOVE AND MARSHALL COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 16 MILES SOUTH OF THACKERVILLE AT 514 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. INTERESTS ON AND NEAR LAKE TEXOMA SHOULD MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY.
Special weather statement, Apr 10, 5:30 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 530 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2005 OKZ050-051-102245- LOVE OK-MARSHALL OK- 530 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR LOVE AND MARSHALL COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF THACKERVILLE AT 530 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PERSONS ON AND NEAR LAKE TEXOMA SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AS THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. 11
Special weather statement, Apr 10, 5:37 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 537 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2005 OKZ024-027>029-102250- CANADIAN OK-CLEVELAND OK-GRADY OK-MCCLAIN OK- 537 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CANADIAN...CLEVELAND...GRADY AND MCCLAIN COUNTIES. THUNDERSTORMS WERE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP JUST SOUTHWEST AND WEST OF OKLAHOMA CITY. ONE STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF BLANCHARD AND ANOTHER 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF BRADLEY AT 537 PM CDT. BOTH WERE MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED JUST NORTHWEST OF BLANCHARD. STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN CANADIAN...CLEVELAND...GRADY AND MCCLAIN COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 11
Special weather statement, Apr 10, 5:43 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 543 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2005 OKZ024-025-027>029-102300- CANADIAN OK-CLEVELAND OK-GRADY OK-MCCLAIN OK-OKLAHOMA OK- 543 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CANADIAN...CLEVELAND... GRADY...MCCLAIN AND OKLAHOMA COUNTIES. THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF BLANCHARD TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CRINER AT 543 PM CDT...MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE STORM JUST WEST OF CRINER IS CURRENTLY THE STRONGER STORM...BUT IS NOT CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL OR STRONG WINDS AT THIS TIME. STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN CANADIAN...CLEVELAND...GRADY...MCCLAIN AND OKLAHOMA COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NORMAN AND OKLAHOMA CITY...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 11
Special weather statement, Apr 10, 5:55 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 555 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2005 OKZ024-025-027>029-102315- CANADIAN OK-CLEVELAND OK-GRADY OK-MCCLAIN OK-OKLAHOMA OK- 555 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CANADIAN...CLEVELAND... GRADY...MCCLAIN AND OKLAHOMA COUNTIES. SHOWERS AND DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF NEWCASTLE TO 4 MILES SOUTH OF DIBBLE AT 555 PM CDT...MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. ALTHOUGH INTENSIFICATION IS STILL POSSIBLE...HEAVY RAIN IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY CONCERN...MAINLY IN THE DIBBLE AND WASHINGTON AREAS. PEOPLE IN CANADIAN...CLEVELAND...GRADY...MCCLAIN AND OKLAHOMA COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. 11
Special weather statement, Apr 10, 6:01 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 601 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2005 OKZ050-051-102330- LOVE OK-MARSHALL OK- 601 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR LOVE AND MARSHALL COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARIETTA AT 601 PM CDT. THE STORM WAS NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. PERSONS ON AND NEAR LAKE TEXOMA SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AS THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.