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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 430, NWS Norman, OK

June 17, 20054 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2005, 12:11 AM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 64 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 17, 2005, 12:11 AM CDT (05:11 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2005, 1:15 AM CDT
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Carter County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Murray County, OK, Stephens County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:15 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 17, 12:35 AM CDTTSTM WND GST 704 S Marlow, OKESTIMATED WIND GUST.
Jun 17, 12:40 AM CDTTSTM WND GST 754 S Marlow, OKMEASURED.
Jun 17, 12:45 AM CDTTSTM WND GST 60Pauls Valley, OKESTIMATED WIND GUST.
Jun 17, 12:46 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 65Duncan, OKMEASURED ON NE SIDE OF TOWN.
Jun 17, 12:57 AM CDTHAIL 0.888 E Duncan, OK

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 16, 9:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 61 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2005-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3759 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2005-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 66 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 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
3759 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1309 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
151 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.6
Supercell composite
10.9

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS54 KOUN 170512
SVROUN
OKC019-049-099-137-170615-
/O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0430.050617T0511Z-050617T0615Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1211 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CARTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA
  GARVIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA
  MURRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA
  STEPHENS COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 115 AM CDT

* AT 1211 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PURCELL...TO JUST 
NORTH OF RUSH SPRINGS...TO NEAR APACHE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 
45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE DUNCAN...PAULS VALLEY...AND 
SULPHUR 

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 51 AND 82.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WINDS OF 70 MPH ARE LIKELY.

PARTICULARLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. MOVE TO A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

HEAVY RAINS MAY QUICKLY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS CREEKS...
DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS AS AUTOMOBILES CAN QUICKLY STALL.

LAT...LON 3488 9698 3485 9761 3469 9777 3464 9813
      3430 9810 3447 9687

$$
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1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS54 KOUN 170553
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1251 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2005

OKC019-049-099-137-170615-
/O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0430.000000T0000Z-050617T0615Z/
MURRAY OK-GARVIN OK-CARTER OK-STEPHENS OK-
1251 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR
STEPHENS...CARTER...GARVIN AND MURRAY COUNTIES...

AT 1251 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF
WYNNEWOOD...TO PERNELL TO DUNCAN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE 
MOST SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THIS LINE WAS LOCATED IN THE PAULS 
VALLEY AND WYNNEWOOD AREAS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE DAVIS...DUNCAN...ELMORE 
CITY...MAYSVILLE...PAULS VALLEY...SULPHUR... AND WYNNEWOOD

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 51 AND 82.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WINDS OF 65 MPH ARE LIKELY... 
WITH EVEN STRONGER WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE PAULS VALLEY AND WYNNEWOOD 
AREAS.

PARTICULARLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. MOVE TO A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

HEAVY RAINS MAY QUICKLY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS CREEKS...
DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS AS AUTOMOBILES CAN QUICKLY STALL.

LAT...LON 3488 9698 3485 9761 3469 9777 3464 9813
      3430 9810 3447 9687

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWoods49 min
Jun 16, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarper, Woodward50 min
Jun 16, 8:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWoods47 min
Jun 16, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWoodward35 min
Jun 16, 8:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa38 min
Jun 16, 8:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNMajor50 min
Jun 16, 8:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarper44 min
Jun 16, 8:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWoods51 min
Jun 16, 8:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Woodward48 min
Jun 16, 9:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield43 min
Jun 16, 9:02 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNAlfalfa28 min
Jun 16, 9:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Blaine, Dewey, Kingfisher, Major50 min
Jun 16, 9:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield50 min
Jun 16, 9:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Roger Mills46 min
Jun 16, 9:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster39 min
Jun 16, 10:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLogan39 min
Jun 16, 10:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Canadian, Dewey, Kingfisher, Major19 min
Jun 16, 10:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Dewey and 4 more32 min
Jun 16, 10:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Logan, Payne54 min
Jun 16, 10:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Kingfisher and 3 more63 min
Jun 16, 11:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Grady, McClain, Pottawatomie67 min
Jun 16, 11:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Payne49 min
Jun 16, 11:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Comanche, Kiowa, Washita64 min
Jun 16, 11:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNSeminole31 min
Jun 17, 12:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNOklahoma29 min
Jun 17, 12:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Grady, McClain, Pottawatomie, Seminole48 min
Jun 17, 1:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHughes, Pontotoc59 min
Jun 17, 1:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Garvin, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray and 1 more46 min
Jun 17, 1:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Pontotoc48 min
Jun 17, 2:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBryan, Marshall62 min
Jun 17, 2:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka31 min

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.