Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Norman, OK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1111 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

.UPDATE...
STORMS ONGOING ALONG THE DRYLINE ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA
AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. LATEST NAM GUIDANCE HAS SURFACE LOW MOVE
FARTHER SOUTHEAST INTO NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA. IF THIS HAPPENS...THIS WOULD
BACK SURFACE WINDS FURTHER ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA WHICH WOULD
BE MORE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES IF/WHEN STORMS CAN DEVELOP. TWO
FAVORED AREAS FOR MORE WIDESPREAD CONVECTION...ONE NEAR
OKLAHOMA/KANSAS BORDER AND THE OTHER ACROSS SOUTHERN/SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA LATER TONIGHT AS LLJ INFLUENCES THE REGION. 12Z GFS
CORROBORATES THIS SOLUTION WELL...HOWEVER...ISOLATED OR SCATTERED
SUPERCELLS COULD OCCUR ANYWHERE EAST OF THE DRYLINE.

STRONG CAP EVIDENT ON 12Z OUN SOUNDING. HEATING... LIFT FROM THE
DRYLINE...AND WIDESPREAD LIFT FROM APPROACHING UPPER LOW... SHOULD
ERODE THAT THIS AFTERNOON. AN 18Z AND A 21Z SOUNDING WILL BE
RELEASED WHICH SHOULD TELL US MORE.

AS FOR MORNING UPDATE...TWEAKED DEWPOINTS TO REFLECT CURRENT
DRYLINE TRENDS. ALSO INCREASED POPS ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA DUE TO
ONGOING STORMS AND PROGGED SLOWER EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE
DRYLINE. OTHERWISE...NOT MANY CHANGES.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 441 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2007/

DISCUSSION...

THE UPPER JET HAS NOW ROUNDED THE BACK SIDE OF THE UPPER LOW OVER
ARIZONA AND IS ACCELERATING EASTWARD. THE FINE LINE ON KAMA/KLBB
AGREES WITH THE POSITION OF THE DRYLINE WHICH IS MOVING EAST AT
25-30 KTS AND IS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA BY 13Z.
HIGH BASED SHOWERS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP AS WELL JUST AHEAD OF
THE DRYLINE EAST OF LUBBOCK.

HAVE GREATER CONFIDENCE IN THE MODELS FORECAST POSITION OF THE
DRYLINE TODAY COMPARED WITH PREVIOUS DAYS DUE TO PROGRESSION OF THE
UPPER LOW. THE NAM/GFS ARE IN A GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE DRYLINE
REACHING JUST WEST OF INTERSTATE 35 LATE TODAY BEFORE STALLING OR
POSSIBLY RETREATING SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT. QUITE A SIGNIFICANT CAP TO
OVERCOME ACCORDING TO THE 00Z OUN RAOB BUT EXPECT
INCREASING/DEEPENING ASCENT TO BE MORE THAN ADEQUATE TO GENERATE
WIDESPREAD STORMS. THE MODERATE RISK AREA FROM THE SPC LOOKS GOOD
AND WE PLAN TO FOLLOW IT PRETTY CLOSELY. LOCAL ISSUES THAT MAY
NEED TO BE ADDRESSED INCLUDE THE TORNADO POTENTIAL WITH THE MODELS
SHOWING 2 MAIN AREAS OF POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT...BOTH FROM MID OR
LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. ONE AREA IS NEAR AND JUST
NORTH OF THE OKLAHOMA/KANSAS STATE LINE WHERE THE LOW LEVEL SHEAR
VECTOR IS ENHANCED TO THE APPROACHING SURFACE LOW OVER
KANSAS....WHILE THE OTHER AREA MAY BE IN THE EVENING OVER
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA IN RESPONSE TO THE LOW LEVEL JET.

EXPECT STORMS TO EVENTUALLY BECOME LINEAR EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 WITH
THE BULK OF THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL ENDING THIS EVENING WITH
THE INITIAL PASSAGE OF STORMS. BUT ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE LATER IN THE NIGHT ALONG/EAST OF THE DRYLINE THAT THE
MODELS SHOW RETREATING SLIGHTLY.

OTHER ISSUES THAT NEED ATTENTION ARE WINDS/FIRE DANGER WEST OF
THE DRYLINE THIS AFTERNOON. MODEL BUFKIT SOUNDINGS SHOW THE
POTENTIAL FOR MOMENTUM TRANSFER TO CONTRIBUTE TO WINDS NEAR
50 MPH ACROSS THE WESTERN TWO ROWS OF THE OUN FORECAST AREA WITH
MODEL RH IN THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE SOUTH OF THE RED RIVER.
HAVE THEREFORE ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS ENTIRE AREA AND A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE TEXAS COUNTIES.

WEDNESDAY COULD BE QUITE COMPLICATED WITH THE DRYLINE PROGRESSING
SLOWLY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WHILE A COLD FRONT AND
SURFACE TROUGH CATCH UP WITH IT AS THE UPPER LOW DRIFTS OVER
OKLAHOMA. ITS DIFFICULT TO SAY JUST WHERE THE UPPER LOW WILL TRACK
AS IT BECOMES ESTABLISHED IN WEAK UPPER LEVEL FLOW WITH NO
SIGNIFICANT WESTERLY FLOW APPROACHING IT UNTIL THURSDAY.
NEVERTHELESS THE NAM/GFS ARE ARE PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THAT THE
LOW WILL TRACK TOWARD TULSA BY THURSDAY MORNING. EXPECT SCATTERED
SHRA/TS TO INCREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON NEAR THE ABOVE MENTIONED
BOUNDARIES AND BENEATH THE LOW WITH THE DEEP LAYER SHEAR PROFILES
MOST CONDUCIVE FOR ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS OVER SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA WHERE THE 0-6 KM SHEAR IS NEAR 35 KNOTS. BUT HAIL MAY
ACCOMPANY MANY STORMS DUE TO OF A LOW FREEZING LEVEL OF 8 KFT.

UNTIL THE LOW COMPLETELY EXITS THE REGION WITH DRY AIR ADVECTION
AND SUBSIDENCE DRYING THE REGION OUT...EXPECT TEMPERATURES WED
THROUGH SAT TO BE A LITTLE COOLER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. LOW POPS
WERE INTRODUCED FOR FRIDAY/FRIDAY DUE TO QUICK MOVING AND
AMPLIFYING SHORTWAVE TROUGH FROM THE NORTHWEST. ABSOLUTE MOISTURE
WILL BE MARGINAL HOWEVER ASCENT COULD BE QUITE STRONG. WILL NEED
TO WATCH SUBSEQUENT MODEL RUNS CAREFULLY FOR POSSIBLY INCREASING
POPS DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION THAT
ACCUMULATES ACROSS A LARGE AREA COMPARED TO CONVECTIVE THAT CAN
BE MORE ISOLATED.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  77  62  66  49 /  70  40  50  40
HOBART OK         79  50  62  44 /  40  10  40  30
WICHITA FALLS TX  79  58  71  49 /  60  20  20  20
GAGE OK           77  51  55  42 /  20  20  50  30
PONCA CITY OK     75  64  67  49 /  70  60  50  50
DURANT OK         77  65  75  54 /  60  70  40  30

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR OKZ004-005-009-010-
     014>016-021-022-033>037.

TX...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR TXZ083>089.

&&

07/11

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1200 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-251200-
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-
1200 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

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 MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT
ACROSS PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

LOCATION...
THE MODERATE RISK IS EAST OF LINE FROM ALVA...TO WEATHERFORD...TO
LAWTON...TO SEYMOUR TEXAS.

TIMING...
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM NOON
UNTIL 4 AM.

IMPACTS...
HAIL UP TO 3 INCHES AND TORNADOES...SOME STRONG...ARE THE PRIMARY
IMPACTS. WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH AND FLOODING RAINS ARE THE SECONDARY
IMPACTS.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREA SHOULD PLAN FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION...
A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OUT OF COLORADO AND
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITH AN ASSOCIATED
SURFACE LOW TO ITS EAST. EXTENDING SOUTHWARD FROM THIS SURFACE LOW
WILL BE A DRY LINE AND COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL BE ORIENTED
NORTH-SOUTH. ALONG AND EAST OF THE DRY LINE...STRONG AND SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF OKLAHOMA AND PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS. ADEQUATE LOW AND DEEP-LAYER WIND SHEAR WILL COMBINE WITH
SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY TO SUPPORT SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD SUPERCELL
THUNDERSTORMS. THE DRY LINE IS EXPECTED TO STALL WEST OF I-35 BY
LATE AFTERNOON...AND IT COULD BACKUP SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING. DAMAGING
SUPERCELL STORMS...PRODUCING TORNADOES...VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS...AND FLOODING RAINS WILL BE A CONCERN ANYWHERE NEAR AND
EAST OF THIS DRY LINE THROUGH TONIGHT.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT WEDNESDAY APR 25.
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...
STRONG WINDS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DRY LINE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN ONE-QUARTER OF OKLAHOMA AND MUCH OF
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.  AS A RESULT... A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN
AFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 7 PM ACROSS THE MENTIONED AREA...AS
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH POSSIBLE.  PLEASE REFER TO THE WIND ADVISORY PRODUCT FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP IN NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE UPPER LEVEL STORM IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE THROUGH THOSE AREAS DURING THE DAY AND EARLY EVENING. THE COLD
AIR ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM WILL ALLOW ANY STORMS TO BE
EFFICIENT HAIL PRODUCERS. HIGHER VALUES OF WIND SHEAR WILL BE
PRESENT IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA WHERE THUNDERSTORMS...SOME
SEVERE...COULD BE SUSTAINED. LARGE HAIL IS THE MAIN CONCERN OVER THE
MENTIONED AREAS.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

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

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1254 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1253 PM     HAIL             PUMPKIN CENTER          34.60N 98.21W
04/24/2007  E1.00 INCH       COMANCHE           OK   AMATEUR RADIO

            FROM PUMPKIN CENTER TO 1 MILE EAST OF PUMPKIN CENTER

&&

SMITH

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1258 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

TXZ086-089-090-241815-
WICHITA TX-CLAY TX-ARCHER TX-
1258 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR ARCHER...CLAY AND WICHITA
COUNTIES.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER LAKESIDE CITY AT 1258 PM
CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAIL AROUND THE SIZE OF DIMES AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE IN ARCHER...CLAY AND WICHITA COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN
FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

..SPEG.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
110 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0109 PM     HAIL             WICHITA FALLS           33.91N 98.50W
04/24/2007  E0.88 INCH       WICHITA            TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            SOUTHEAST SIDE OF TOWN

&&

SMITH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
114 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0113 PM     HAIL             1 W MARLOW              34.64N 97.98W
04/24/2007  E1.75 INCH       STEPHENS           OK   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

SMITH

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
114 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

TXZ090-241830-
CLAY TX-
114 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CLAY COUNTY.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JOLLY AT 114 PM CDT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 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.

..SPEG.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
116 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

OKZ019-025-241830-
LOGAN OK-OKLAHOMA OK-
116 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR LOGAN AND OKLAHOMA COUNTIES.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL EDMOND AT 116 PM
CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE IN LOGAN AND OKLAHOMA COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF
EDMOND...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR
WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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