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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 554, NWS Norman, OK

September 10, 2006Knox County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 10, 2006, 5:12 PM CDT for Knox County, Texas. It was in force for 48 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 10, 2006, 5:12 PM CDT (22:12 UTC)
Expired
Sep 10, 2006, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Knox County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:13 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 10, 3:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 255 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2006-09-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 776 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2006-09-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 91 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
776 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-123 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1364 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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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 10, 2:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 10, 2:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
245 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

.DISCUSSION...CLUSTER OF TSTMS WHICH MOVED THROUGH WRN OK EARLIER
THIS MORNING CONTINUE TO PUSH SEWD ALONG SRN PERIPHERY OF THE FA.
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM THESE STORMS STRETCHES FROM SCTNRL OK WWD
ACROSS WRN N TX ZONES INTO THE PANHANDLE. LAPS SHOWS CAPES AOA
2000 J/KG VCNTY OF THE BOUNDARY NEAR SW CORNER OF THE FA AND IN THE
PAST HOUR SAT/RADAR SHOWS NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA. GIVEN
INSTABILITY AND MDT SHEAR A FEW STRONG/SVR STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
LATE THIS AFTN/EVE. CDFNT FROM KS INTO TX PANHANDLE EXPECTED TO
MOVE SEWD INTO THE FA TONIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH ANOTHER S/W
MOVING OUT OF THE ROCKIES WILL KEEP REL HIGH FOR TONIGHT. FRONT
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PUSHING SWD ON MONDAY CLEARING THE SE HALF OF
THE FA DURING THE DAY. WILL KEEP POPS MAINLY OVER THE SE HALF
MONDAY WITH FRONT MOVING THROUGH AND YET ANOTHER IMPULSE MOVING
THROUGH IN NWLY FLOW ALOFT. WILL DRY FCST OUT MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY AS COOLER DRIER LOW LVL AIR FILTERS IN AND UPR TROF AXIS
MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. DRY WX WITH MODERATING TEMPS THROUGH MUCH
OF THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH UPR RDG BUILDING INTO THE AREA. MED
RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW UPR TROF DEVELOPING OVER THE WRN
U.S. LATE IN THE WEEK WITH SWLY UPR FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE FA.
WILL NOT MAKE MUCH CHANGE TO LATTER PDS OF THE EXTENDED PD.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  66  82  60  82 /  50  40  10  10
HOBART OK         65  81  60  82 /  50  30  10  10
WICHITA FALLS TX  67  85  63  84 /  50  40  10  10
GAGE OK           57  78  53  81 /  40  10  10  10
PONCA CITY OK     64  80  58  81 /  50  20  10  10
DURANT OK         68  86  63  83 /  40  40  20  10

&&

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

30/02
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 10, 11:55 AM CDT, 5 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1155 AM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-111200-
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-
1155 AM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA.

LOCATION...
THE SLIGHT RISK IS WEST OF A LINE FROM HOLLIS TO CHEYENNE TO ALVA.

TIMING...
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM MID
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER FORECAST THOUGH THE DAY.

DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST
ACROSS SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL... THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS
LOW.

AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A SURFACE COLD FRONT
LOCATED FROM SOUTHWEST KANSAS INTO THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES
WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS LATE
TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON NEAR
THIS COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL KANSAS SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTHWEST
OKLAHOMA INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP
ALONG RESIDUAL SURFACE BOUNDARIES LEFT BEHIND BY THIS MORNINGS
CONVECTION.  ALTHOUGH AREAS OF CLOUDS WILL REMAIN THIS AFTERNOON...
ENOUGH SUNSHINE IS EXPECTED TO CREATE MODERATE AMOUNTS OF
INSTABILITY BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN AND
NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA. THIS INSTABILITY COULD ALLOW FOR A FEW SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ACROSS FAR WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN
OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON. THE CHANCES OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL DIMINISH
DURING THE EVENING HOURS AS INSTABILITY DECREASES.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT MONDAY SEP 11.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...20 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE MONDAY... THEN DECREASE FROM
NORTH TO SOUTH MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AS COOLER AND DRIER AIR
MOVES INTO OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT. SLIGHT
CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS RETURN TO THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE
THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 7 AM
MONDAY.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 10, 12:57 PM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 10, 1:25 PM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
125 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

TXZ089-101845-
ARCHER TX-
125 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR ARCHER COUNTY.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE KICKAPOO
AT 125 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED AT
THIS TIME.

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Special weather statement, Sep 10, 2:11 PM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
211 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

TXZ090-101930-
CLAY TX-
211 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CLAY COUNTY.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF JOY AT 211 PM
CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE IN CLAY COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY.
LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

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Special weather statement, Sep 10, 3:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
358 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

TXZ084-087-102130-
FOARD TX-KNOX TX-
358 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR FOARD AND KNOX COUNTIES.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF TRUSCOTT AT
358 PM CDT. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES WEST OF
GILLILAND. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
Special weather statement, Sep 10, 4:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
410 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

TXZ083-102130-
HARDEMAN TX-
410 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR HARDEMAN COUNTY.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF GOODLETT AT
410 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
Special weather statement, Sep 10, 4:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
411 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

OKZ009-102155-
ELLIS OK-
411 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR ELLIS COUNTY.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CATESBY AT
411 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP.

PEOPLE IN ELLIS COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY.
LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

WR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 10, 5:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Roger Mills52 min
Sep 10, 6:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Roger Mills60 min
Sep 10, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Greer, Harmon45 min
Sep 10, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNFoard, Hardeman46 min
Sep 10, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKnox51 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.