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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 598, NWS Norman, OK

September 30, 2005Wilbarger County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 30, 2005, 8:21 PM CDT for Wilbarger County, Texas. It was in force for 69 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
Sep 30, 2005, 8:21 PM CDT (01:21 UTC)
Expired
Sep 30, 2005, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
69 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Wilbarger County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:24 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
Sep 30, 6:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 211 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 2005-10-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 325 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2005-10-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 56 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
325 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-239 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1290 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.2

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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 Sep 30, 2:14 PM CDT, 6 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 30, 2:14 PM CDT, 6 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
214 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LOW CONT TO TRACK EAST ACROSS E NM INTO W TX THIS AFTN. HAVE
ALREADY SEEN SOME ELEVATED SHWR/TSTM ACTIVITY TODAY AND EXPECT THIS
TO CONT... WITH STORMS EVENTUALLY BECOMING SFC BASED BY LATE THIS
AFTN INTO THIS EVENING. MODELS CONT TO SHOW CONSISTENCY IN
DEVELOPING STORM COMPLEX ACROSS OUR SOUTHWEST AND THEN SPREADING IT
NE OVERNIGHT. THINK MODELS ARE OVERDOING PRECIP AMOUNTS...BUT COULD
STILL SEE A SWATH OF 1 TO 1 1/2 FROM SW INTO C OK TONIGHT. LARGER
AREA OF PRECIP SHOULD PUSH INTO EASTERN SECTIONS OF OK BY SAT
AFTN... BUT AS UPPER LOW BEGINS TO MOVE MORE NE THAN E TOMORROW
ENOUGH FORCING WILL REMAIN IN AREA THAT WE COULD SEE SOME
REDEVELOPMENT BACK TOWARD CENTRAL SECTIONS OF OK SAT AFTN. WILL KEEP
SOME LOWER POPS GOING INTO SAT NIGHT ACROSS EASTERN SECTIONS.

THINGS DRY OUT AND WARM UP FOR SECOND HALF OF WEEKEND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK BEFORE ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE PLAINS
BY MID WEEK. LATEST RUNS SLOW FRONTAL PASSAGE DOWN A FEW HOURS AND WILL
MAKE CHANGES BASED ON THIS SLOWER PROGRESSION. WILL KEEP SOME PRECIP
CHANCES INTO WED NIGHT WITH A NICE COOL DOWN BEGINNING ON WED ACROSS
THE NORTH AND CONT ON THU/FRI. TEMP FORECAST FOR WED COULD BE
ANOTHER DAY LIKE THIS LAST WED... WHEN WE SAW 100 DEGREE TEMPS ALONG
THE RED RIVER AND TEMPS FALLING INTO THE 60S IN THE NW... IF STRONG
LOW LEVEL THERMAL RIDGE DEVELOPS SOUTH OF SFC FRONT.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  63  80  68  88 /  90  60  20  10
HOBART OK         64  85  68  91 /  80  30  10  10
WICHITA FALLS TX  66  88  70  92 /  80  40  10  10
GAGE OK           59  85  65  90 /  30  20  10  10
PONCA CITY OK     63  78  68  88 /  70  60  30  10
DURANT OK         66  83  69  89 /  60  60  10  10

&&

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

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 30, 7:36 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
736 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-011300-

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN AND
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

LOCATIONS...
THE SEVERE RISK AREA COVERS LOCATIONS NEAR AND WEST OF INTERSTATE
35.

TIMING...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY AT LEAST THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

IMPACTS...
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE LIKELY. HOWEVER...
ISOLATED INTENSE SUPERCELLS COULD PRODUCE LARGER HAIL TO THE SIZE OF
TENNIS BALLS.

DISCUSSION...
A STORM SYSTEM MOVING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL
CONTINUE TO INDUCE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN AND
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS. ALTHOUGH INSTABILITY IS ON THE MARGINAL SIDE...DEEP LAYER
WIND SHEAR IS VERY STRONG...AND THE LIFT PROVIDED BY THE STRONG
STORM SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD ACTIVITY. IN ADDITION...A
STRONG LOW LEVEL JET WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND
ENHANCE LIFT OVER THE REGION. STRONG AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER
WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THIS EVENING ARE EXPECTED
TO CONSOLIDATE INTO A LARGE COMPLEX AND MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH MUCH
OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT SATURDAY OCT 1.
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...
NONE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX MAY BE ONGOING ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN
OKLAHOMA SATURDAY MORNING... MOVING MOSTLY EAST OF THE AREA BY
SUNDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN TO OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS NEXT TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY...AS ANOTHER STRONG
COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED
AT 7 AM SATURDAY...OCTOBER 1ST.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 30, 7:48 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
748 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0745 PM     HAIL             CHILLICOTHE             34.26N 99.51W
09/30/2005  0.75 INCH        HARDEMAN           TX   PUBLIC

0735 PM     HAIL             4 W DILL CITY           35.28N 99.20W
09/30/2005  1.25 INCH        WASHITA            OK   PUBLIC

&&

JLP/JH
Special weather statement, Sep 30, 7:50 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
750 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005

OKZ036-037-TXZ085-088-010115-
JACKSON OK-TILLMAN OK-WILBARGER TX-BAYLOR TX-
750 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR BAYLOR...JACKSON...TILLMAN
AND WILBARGER COUNTIES.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM OLUSTEE TO RED SPRINGS AT 750
PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY.

PEOPLE IN BAYLOR...JACKSON...TILLMAN AND WILBARGER COUNTIES...
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALTUS...SEYMOUR AND VERNON...SHOULD MONITOR
THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT
FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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Special weather statement, Sep 30, 8:09 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 30, 8:14 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
814 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005

OKZ017-023-010130-
BLAINE OK-CADDO OK-
814 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR BLAINE AND CADDO COUNTIES.

A LARGE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 19 MILES WEST OF EAKLY AT
814 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL LARGER THAN GOLFBALLS
AND INTENSE LIGHTNING AS IT MOVES TOWARD NORTHERN CADDO AND SOUTHERN
BLAINE COUNTIES BETWEEN NOW AND 900 PM.

PEOPLE IN BLAINE AND CADDO COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY. WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED.

SMITH
Local storm report, Sep 30, 8:19 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
819 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0818 PM     HAIL             SEYMOUR                 33.60N 99.26W
09/30/2005  1.25 INCH        BAYLOR             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

JLP/JH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 30, 7:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWashita43 min
Sep 30, 7:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Washita52 min
Sep 30, 8:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKiowa44 min
Sep 30, 8:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Caddo47 min
Sep 30, 8:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Kiowa51 min
Sep 30, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWashita45 min
Sep 30, 9:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher40 min
Sep 30, 9:06 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNComanche24 min
Sep 30, 9:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Caddo45 min
Sep 30, 9:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNRoger Mills45 min
Sep 30, 9:31 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNComanche29 min
Sep 30, 9:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher52 min
Sep 30, 10:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Grady44 min
Sep 30, 10:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Roger Mills44 min
Sep 30, 10:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrady, McClain22 min
Oct 1, 12:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKiowa37 min
Oct 1, 12:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo50 min
Sep 30, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNFoard40 min
Sep 30, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHardeman31 min
Sep 30, 7:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBaylor, Knox52 min
Sep 30, 8:07 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNBaylor23 min
Sep 30, 8:30 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNBaylor45 min
Sep 30, 8:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNArcher79 min
Sep 30, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBaylor48 min
Sep 30, 9:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNArcher48 min
Sep 30, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNClay65 min
Oct 1, 1:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNArcher33 min
Oct 1, 1:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNArcher, Clay46 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.