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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 187, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2006, 7:14 AM CDT for Wichita County, Texas. It was in force for 33 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
- May 2, 2006, 7:14 AM CDT (12:14 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2006, 7:47 AM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Wichita County, TX
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:13 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.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 1:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Sill, OK (KFSI), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 186 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -368 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1076 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
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 May 2, 2:57 AM CDT, 4 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 2, 2:57 AM CDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 257 AM CDT TUE MAY 2 2006 .DISCUSSION... BEGINNINGS OF ACTIVE WEEK HAVE BEGUN THIS MORNING HAS CONVECTION QUICKLY DEVELOP ALONG ELEVATED BOUNDARY ACROSS CENTRAL INTO EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WITH OTHER DEVELOPMENT NEAR THE RED RIVER. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD SHIFT EAST AND DISSIPATE DURING THE MORNING HOURS. WILL HOWEVER INCREASE POPS FOR SE OK FIRST PART OF PERIOD. FOR LATER TODAY SHOULD SEE DRYLINE BECOME ACTIVE WITH POSSIBILITY OF ONE OR MORE MCS AFFECTING AREA OVERNIGHT. WEDNESDAY THEN HAS ANOTHER SURFACE COLD FRONT DROPPING SOUTH ACROSS PARTS OF AREA BEFORE STALLING AND ACTING AS FOCUS FOR MORE STORMS INTO THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH MAIN SFC BOUNDARY LOOKS TO SHIFT SOUTH OF AREA FOR FRIDAY... THINK MUCH LIKE TONIGHT IS WILL BE SHALLOW WITH ENOUGH ELEVATED INSTABILITY AND APPROACHING LONG WAVE TROUGH TO KEEP AT LEAST CHANCE POPS GOING THROUGH FRIDAY. WILL KEEP WEEKEND DRY AT THIS POINT AS DRIER SFC HIGH TRIES TO DEEPEN AND SETTLE SOUTH ACROSS AREA. THIS MAY BE SHORT-LIVED AS ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH WORKS EAST ACROSS CENTRAL U.S. BY MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK. WILL INTRO LOW POPS FOR LATER PART OF EXTENDED TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS. OTHERWISE ONLY MINOR TWEAKS TO OTHER GRIDS THIS MORNING. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... OKLAHOMA CITY OK 84 65 81 60 / 30 60 40 40 HOBART OK 87 64 84 58 / 30 50 40 40 WICHITA FALLS TX 88 66 87 63 / 30 40 30 50 GAGE OK 87 60 76 52 / 30 40 40 30 PONCA CITY OK 83 63 78 56 / 20 60 40 50 DURANT OK 84 67 85 67 / 40 40 20 50 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. TX...NONE. && 02/30
Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 7:00 AM CDT, 14 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 2, 4:58 AM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
458 AM CDT TUE MAY 02 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0457 AM HAIL IOWA PARK 33.96N 98.68W
05/02/2006 E1.25 INCH WICHITA TX COUNTY OFFICIAL
&&
SCLocal storm report, May 2, 5:23 AM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
523 AM CDT TUE MAY 02 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 AM HAIL 2 W KAMAY 33.85N 98.85W
05/02/2006 E0.88 INCH WICHITA TX COUNTY OFFICIAL
0520 AM HAIL WICHITA FALLS 33.91N 98.50W
05/02/2006 E0.75 INCH WICHITA TX COUNTY OFFICIAL
&&
SCSpecial weather statement, May 2, 5:47 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 547 AM CDT TUE MAY 2 2006 OKZ048-021100- ATOKA OK- 547 AM CDT TUE MAY 2 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR ATOKA COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF WARDVILLE AT 547 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN ATOKA COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 30
Local storm report, May 2, 5:52 AM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
552 AM CDT TUE MAY 02 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0547 AM HAIL 6 E KAMAY 33.85N 98.72W
05/02/2006 E1.00 INCH WICHITA TX EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTED AT INTERSECTION OF FM258/368
&&
TYLocal storm report, May 2, 6:03 AM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
603 AM CDT TUE MAY 02 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0603 AM HAIL WICHITA FALLS 33.91N 98.50W
05/02/2006 E1.00 INCH WICHITA TX COUNTY OFFICIAL
&&
SCLocal storm report, May 2, 6:33 AM CDT, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
633 AM CDT TUE MAY 02 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0625 AM HAIL 1 SW IOWA PARK 33.95N 98.69W
05/02/2006 E0.88 INCH WICHITA TX EMERGENCY MNGR
0625 AM FLASH FLOOD IOWA PARK 33.96N 98.68W
05/02/2006 WICHITA TX EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED IN AND AROUND IOWA PARK DUE TO HIGH
WATER.
&&
TYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Pottawatomie | 43 min |
| May 2, 12:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Pottawatomie, Seminole | 48 min |
| May 2, 1:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln | 46 min |
| May 2, 2:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Hughes | 49 min |
| May 2, 2:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln | 29 min |
| May 2, 2:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln | 31 min |
| May 2, 3:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson | 40 min |
| May 2, 3:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton, Jefferson | 55 min |
| May 2, 4:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Stephens | 66 min |
| May 2, 7:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton | 41 min |
| May 2, 8:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton, Jefferson | 45 min |
| May 2, 8:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson | 48 min |
| May 2, 9:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson | 19 min |
| May 2, 10:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter | 38 min |
| May 2, 12:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | McClain, Pottawatomie | 39 min |
| May 2, 4:00 PM CDT | Flood Watch | OUN | Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Comanche, Cotton and 6 more | 12 hr |
| May 2, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Roger Mills | 51 min |
| May 2, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harmon | 47 min |
| May 2, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Roger Mills | 47 min |
| May 2, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer | 58 min |
| May 2, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson | 63 min |
| May 2, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Washita | 60 min |
| May 2, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harper, Woods | 64 min |
| May 2, 1:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer | 53 min |
| May 2, 2:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer | 47 min |
| May 2, 2:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Wichita | 46 min |
| May 2, 3:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer | 32 min |
| May 2, 3:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Clay | 41 min |
| May 2, 3:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Wichita | 46 min |
| May 2, 3:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer | 29 min |
| May 2, 4:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Clay | 60 min |
| May 2, 4:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Wichita | 64 min |
| May 2, 4:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer | 55 min |
| May 2, 5:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Wichita | 48 min |
| May 2, 5:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Wichita | 3 hr |
| May 2, 6:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Clay | 67 min |
| May 2, 6:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Wichita | 62 min |
| May 2, 6:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Clay | 3 hr |
| May 2, 7:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Clay | 63 min |
| May 2, 9:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Clay | 39 min |
| May 2, 6:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Hardeman | 42 min |
| May 2, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Knox | 35 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006
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.