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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 9, 2006, 11:53 PM CDT for Archer County, Clay County, Wichita County, Texas. It was in force for 52 min. 9 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
- May 9, 2006, 11:53 PM CDT (04:53 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2006, 12:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Archer County, TX, Clay County, TX, Wichita County, TX
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 12:01 AM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Wichita Falls, TX | |
| May 10, 12:08 AM CDT | HAIL 1 | Wichita Falls, TX | INTERSECTION OF ARMORY ROAD AND JACKSBORO HWY |
| May 10, 12:10 AM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Lakeside City, TX | |
| May 10, 12:12 AM CDT | HAIL 1 | Wichita Falls, TX | INTERSECTION OF US HWY 287 AND OLD WINDTHORST ROAD |
| May 10, 12:24 AM CDT | HAIL 1 | Jolly, TX | |
| May 10, 12:34 AM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 4 Se Jolly, TX | |
| May 10, 12:38 AM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 N Henrietta, TX | |
| May 10, 12:40 AM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Henrietta, TX | |
| May 10, 12:45 AM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Henrietta, TX |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Sill, OK (KFSI), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 1424 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -132 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1426 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 236 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS54 KOUN 100453 SVROUN TXC009-077-485-100545- /O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0252.060510T0453Z-060510T0545Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1153 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... ARCHER COUNTY IN NORTHERN TEXAS CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHERN TEXAS WICHITA COUNTY IN NORTHERN TEXAS * UNTIL 1245 AM CDT * AT 1153 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES EAST OF IOWA PARK...MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH TOWARD WICHITA FALLS. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF TENNIS BALLS AND WINDS OF 60 MPH ARE LIKELY. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BELLEVUE...DEAN...HENRIETTA...IOWA PARK...JOLLY...LAKESIDE CITY...NORTHEASTERN LAKE ARROWHEAD... PLEASANT VALLEY...SHEPPARD AFB AND WICHITA FALLS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING. MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO A STORM SHELTER... BASEMENT OR STURDY BUILDING IF A TORNADO IS SIGHTED. EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL IS LIKELY WHICH MAY CAUSE INJURY AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3408 9869 3385 9875 3359 9801 3386 9791 $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KOUN 100502 SVSOUN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1200 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006 TXC009-077-485-100545- /O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-060510T0545Z/ WICHITA TX-CLAY TX-ARCHER TX- 1200 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR ARCHER...CLAY AND WICHITA COUNTIES... AT MIDNIGHT CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER WESTERN WICHITA FALLS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BELLEVUE...DEAN...HENRIETTA... JOLLY...LAKESIDE CITY...NORTHEASTERN LAKE ARROWHEAD...SHEPPARD AFB AND WICHITA FALLS. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS AND WINDS OF 60 MPH ARE LIKELY. LAT...LON 3402 9851 3383 9868 3359 9801 3386 9791 $$
000 WWUS54 KOUN 100509 SVSOUN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1209 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006 TXC009-077-485-100545- /O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-060510T0545Z/ WICHITA TX-CLAY TX-ARCHER TX- 1209 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR ARCHER...CLAY AND WICHITA COUNTIES... AT 1209 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVERE EASTERN WICHITA FALLS...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE DEAN...WICHITA FALLS... HENRIETTA...JOLLY...LAKESIDE CITY AND LAKE ARROWHEAD. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS IS LIKELY. LAT...LON 3400 9846 3379 9860 3364 9810 3389 9800 $$
000 WWUS54 KOUN 100518 SVSOUN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1218 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006 TXC009-485-100528- /O.CAN.KOUN.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-060510T0545Z/ WICHITA TX-ARCHER TX- 1218 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ARCHER AND WICHITA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE SEVERE STORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. LAT...LON 3396 9844 3376 9845 3369 9810 3388 9805 $$ TXC077-100545- /O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-060510T0545Z/ CLAY TX- 1218 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR CLAY COUNTY... AT 1218 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR JOLLY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE DEAN...HENRIETTA...AND JOLLY. LAT...LON 3396 9844 3376 9845 3369 9810 3388 9805 $$
000 WWUS54 KOUN 100532 SVSOUN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1232 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006 TXC077-100545- /O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-060510T0545Z/ CLAY TX- 1232 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR CLAY COUNTY... AT 1232 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR HENRIETTA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS IS LIKELY. LAT...LON 3391 9825 3378 9834 3367 9802 3385 9799 $$ WR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Hardeman | 62 min |
| May 9, 10:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Hardeman | 39 min |
| May 9, 10:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Wilbarger | 42 min |
| May 9, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Wichita, Wilbarger | 49 min |
| May 10, 3:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Hardeman | 50 min |
| May 10, 4:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Wilbarger | 40 min |
| May 10, 5:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Clay, Wichita | 23 min |
Nearby
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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.