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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 600, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 30, 2005, 8:39 PM CDT for Comanche County, Kiowa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 51 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, 8:39 PM CDT (01:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 30, 2005, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Comanche County, OK, Kiowa County, OK
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 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
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, 8:36 PM CDT, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 30, 8:36 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 836 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005 .UPDATE... UPR LOW OVR PANHANDLES WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST OVRNITE. STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED NEAR LOW IN NW OK SO HAVE INCREASED POPS IN THIS AREA. LLJ DEVELOPING WILL AID IN ADDITIONAL SHWR/TSTMS OVERNITE SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS FA. OVERALL...REST OF FORECAST LOOKS GOOD. MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO HOURLY GRIDS TO SHOW CURRENT TRENDS. WILL SEND UPDATE SHORTLY. MAXWELL && .PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 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. && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. TX...NONE. && 25/11
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 30, 7:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 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.
11In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 30, 8:25 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 825 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005 TXZ089-010145- ARCHER TX- 825 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR ARCHER COUNTY. A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DUNDEE AT 825 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE HAIL. PEOPLE IN ARCHER COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DUNDEE...MANKINS AND ARCHER CITY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM VERY CLOSELY. WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR THIS STORM. SMITH
Special weather statement, Sep 30, 8:29 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 829 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005 OKZ038-010145- COMANCHE OK- 829 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR COMANCHE COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF CACHE AT 829 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM INTENSITY WILL PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND INTENSE LIGHTNING AT IT MOVES NORTHEAST. PEOPLE IN COMANCHE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF LAWTON...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. SMITH
Special weather statement, Sep 30, 8:29 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 829 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005 OKZ038-010145- COMANCHE OK- 829 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR COMANCHE COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF CACHE AT 829 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND INTENSE LIGHTNING AT IT MOVES NORTHEAST. PEOPLE IN COMANCHE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF LAWTON...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. SMITH
Local storm report, Sep 30, 8:33 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Washita | 43 min |
| Sep 30, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer, Washita | 52 min |
| Sep 30, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kiowa | 44 min |
| Sep 30, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Caddo | 47 min |
| Sep 30, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Washita | 45 min |
| Sep 30, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian, Kingfisher | 40 min |
| Sep 30, 9:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Comanche | 24 min |
| Sep 30, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Caddo | 45 min |
| Sep 30, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Roger Mills | 45 min |
| Sep 30, 9:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Comanche | 29 min |
| Sep 30, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian, Kingfisher | 52 min |
| Sep 30, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Grady | 44 min |
| Sep 30, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer, Roger Mills | 44 min |
| Sep 30, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grady, McClain | 22 min |
| Oct 1, 12:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kiowa | 37 min |
| Oct 1, 12:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo | 50 min |
| Sep 30, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Foard | 40 min |
| Sep 30, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Hardeman | 31 min |
| Sep 30, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Baylor, Knox | 52 min |
| Sep 30, 8:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Baylor | 23 min |
| Sep 30, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Wilbarger | 69 min |
| Sep 30, 8:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Baylor | 45 min |
| Sep 30, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer | 79 min |
| Sep 30, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Baylor | 48 min |
| Sep 30, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer | 48 min |
| Sep 30, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Clay | 65 min |
| Oct 1, 1:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer | 33 min |
| Oct 1, 1:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer, Clay | 46 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.