Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2006
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 7, 2006, 8:29 PM CST for Major County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 31 min. 2 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
- Mar 7, 2006, 8:29 PM CST (02:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2006, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Major County, OK
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:30 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 8:55 PM CST | HAIL 0.88 | 1 S Ringwood, OK | |
| Mar 7, 9:03 PM CST | HAIL 1 | Meno, OK |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 7:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 90 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
- 1249 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1532 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 5.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS54 KOUN 080229 SVROUN OKC093-080300- /O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0002.060308T0229Z-060308T0300Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 829 PM CST TUE MAR 7 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... MAJOR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA * UNTIL 900 PM CST * AT 829 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FAIRVIEW TO MENO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE FAIRVIEW...ISABELLA...MENO AND RINGWOOD. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS IS LIKELY. LAT...LON 3627 9863 3616 9855 3627 9810 3648 9811 $$ 24
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS54 KOUN 080239 SVSOUN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 838 PM CST TUE MAR 7 2006 OKC093-080300- /O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060308T0300Z/ MAJOR OK- 838 PM CST TUE MAR 7 2006 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR MAJOR COUNTY... AT 838 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED NUMEROUS STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF MAJOR COUNTY...BETWEEN FAIRVIEW AND LAHOMA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS 5 MILES EAST OF FAIRVIEW. THESE STORMS REMAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO AN INCH IN DIAMETER...IN ADDITION TO VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE FAIRVIEW...ISABELLA...MENO AND RINGWOOD. LAT...LON 3631 9851 3618 9854 3627 9810 3648 9811 $$ 24
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 Mar 7, 3:01 PM CST, 5 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 3:01 PM CST, 5 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
301 PM CST TUE MAR 7 2006
.DISCUSSION...
WILL KEEP IN SLIGHT/CHANCE POPS ACROSS EASTERN 3/4 OF FA FOR
TONIGHT. 18/19Z ACARS DATA SUGGEST THAT CAP MAY BE TO STRONG
BUT ANOTHER WAVE APPROACHING IN SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW MAY BE ENOUGH
FOR ELEVATED SHOWERS/STORMS THIS EVENING. HAVE UPGRADED RED FLAG
WATCH TO WARNING MOST LOCATIONS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT
DRYLINE TO MIX FARTHER EAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SO WESTERN CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST PARTS OF FA WILL LIKELY HAVE MORE EXTREME FIRE
WEATHER BEHAVIOR. HUMIDITY ACROSS CENTRAL PARTS OF THE STATE WILL
BE LIMITING FACTOR AND FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA SHOULD HAVE COOLER
TEMPERATURES.
BEST CHANCE FOR STORMS WILL COME LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS MAIN TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS AND COLD FRONT SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA. RAIN WITH EMBEDDED
THUNDER MAY LINGER ACROSS NORTHERN HALF OF STATE EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING.
AFTER RELATIVELY COOL DAY ON THURSDAY...TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM
AGAIN FRIDAY WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS DURING THE DAY.
APPEARS THAT FRIDAY WILL BE ANOTHER VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER
DAY.
APPEARS THAT COOL DOWN IS IN STORE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AS FRONT PUSHES
ACROSS MOST THE FA BY LATE MONDAY. WILL KEEP IN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
FOR NOW FOR LATE SUNDAY INTO PARTS OF THE DAY MONDAY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK 62 76 50 62 / 30 30 60 20
HOBART OK 61 77 45 66 / 10 20 30 10
WICHITA FALLS TX 63 82 51 67 / 20 30 60 10
GAGE OK 58 75 38 61 / 10 10 30 20
PONCA CITY OK 61 77 46 57 / 30 30 50 50
DURANT OK 64 74 63 69 / 20 40 80 20
&&
.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR OKZ004-OKZ005-
OKZ006-OKZ007-OKZ008-OKZ009-OKZ010-OKZ011-OKZ012-OKZ013-
OKZ014-OKZ015-OKZ016-OKZ017-OKZ018-OKZ019-OKZ020-OKZ021-
OKZ022-OKZ023-OKZ024-OKZ025-OKZ026-OKZ027-OKZ028-OKZ029-
OKZ030-OKZ031-OKZ032-OKZ033-OKZ034-OKZ035-OKZ036-OKZ037-
OKZ038-OKZ039-OKZ040-OKZ041-OKZ042-OKZ043-OKZ044-OKZ045-
OKZ046-OKZ047-OKZ048-OKZ050-OKZ051-OKZ052.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR OKZ004-
OKZ005-OKZ006-OKZ007-OKZ008-OKZ009-OKZ010-OKZ011-OKZ012-
OKZ013-OKZ014-OKZ015-OKZ016-OKZ017-OKZ018-OKZ019-OKZ020-
OKZ021-OKZ022-OKZ023-OKZ024-OKZ025-OKZ026-OKZ027-OKZ028-
OKZ029-OKZ030-OKZ031-OKZ033-OKZ034-OKZ035-OKZ036-OKZ037-
OKZ038-OKZ039-OKZ040-OKZ041-OKZ042-OKZ044-OKZ045-OKZ046-
OKZ047-OKZ050-OKZ051.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR OKZ032-OKZ043-OKZ048-OKZ052.
TX...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR TXZ083-TXZ084-
TXZ085-TXZ086-TXZ087-TXZ088-TXZ089-TXZ090.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR TXZ083-
TXZ084-TXZ085-TXZ086-TXZ087-TXZ088-TXZ089-TXZ090.
&&
SIXHazardous weather outlook, Mar 7, 7:05 PM CST, 1 hour 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
705 PM CST TUE MAR 7 2006
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-081300-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
705 PM CST TUE MAR 7 2006
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 OVER PARTS OF
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA.
LOCATION...
THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM CUSHING...TO
ENID...TO CHEROKEE.
TIMING...
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
IMPACTS...
HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER WILL BE THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER CONCERN.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT
LATE TONIGHT...AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS AFTER DARK.
DISCUSSION...
THE DRY LINE MOVED INTO EXTREME WESTERN OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON...
BUT FAILED TO INITIATE THUNDERSTORMS. NEW UPPER AIR DATA RECEIVED
THIS EVENING CONFIRM THAT A CAPPING INVERSION OF WARM AIR ALOFT
WAS... AND IS... TOO STRONG TO ALLOW THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG
THE DRY LINE. THEREFORE... THE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS
DIMINISHED THIS EVENING OVER MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS STILL POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT... MAINLY
OVER THE NORTHEASTERN THIRD OF OKLAHOMA... AS A LOW LEVEL JET
DEVELOPS AFTER DARK. THE CAP IS FORECAST TO BE WEAKER OVERNIGHT FROM
NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA NORTHEASTWARD INTO KANSAS AND MISSOURI. AN
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE... SEEN ON SATELLITE IMAGES MOVING
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN ARIZONA INTO NEW MEXICO EARLY THIS
EVENING... MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AS IT REACHES
THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS LATE TONIGHT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS...
IF THEY FORM... WILL BE ELEVATED AND COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST WEDNESDAY MAR 8.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...40 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...40 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE WILL BE A
CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL ENTER THE FORECAST ON SUNDAY AND
MONDAY.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
THE FIRE DANGER WILL PERIODICALLY REACH THE HIGH OR VERY HIGH
CATEGORY INTO THIS WEEKEND. WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS...WHICH WILL BE WEST OF A DRY LINE ON WEDNESDAY...COULD
REACH THE EXTREME CATEGORY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 7 AM
WEDNESDAY.
24In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 7:44 PM CST, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 744 PM CST TUE MAR 7 2006 OKZ010-080215- WOODWARD OK- 744 PM CST TUE MAR 7 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR WOODWARD COUNTY. STRONG WINDS...GUSTING AT TIMES OVER 50 MPH...WILL AFFECT PARTS OF WOODWARD COUNTY THROUGH 830 PM. ALTHOUGH NO THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED IN THE AREA...AND NONE ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING...AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN ARE BRINGING STRONG WINDS DOWN TO THE SURFACE. AT 731 PM...WINDS AT THE WOODWARD AIRPORT GUSTED TO 60 MPH. PEOPLE IN WOODWARD COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF WOODWARD...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG WINDS. 24
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 7:56 PM CST, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 756 PM CST TUE MAR 7 2006 OKZ011-015-080215- MAJOR OK-DEWEY OK- 756 PM CST TUE MAR 7 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR DEWEY AND MAJOR COUNTIES. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING BETWEEN TALOGA AND FAIRVIEW AT 756 PM CST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN DEWEY AND MAJOR COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 24
Local storm report, Mar 7, 8:29 PM CST, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
829 PM CST TUE MAR 07 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0810 PM HAIL 5 E ORION 36.22N 98.69W
03/07/2006 M0.75 INCH MAJOR OK LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTED BY MAJOR COUNTY SHERIFF
&&
TYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 8:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Major | 26 min |
| Mar 7, 8:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Major | 64 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.