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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 112, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2007, 3:41 PM CDT for Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. 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
- Apr 24, 2007, 3:41 PM CDT (20:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2007, 4:14 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Pontotoc County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 11:23 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 1271 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -181 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 561 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Apr 24, 3:17 PM CDT, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 3:17 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 317 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 .DISCUSSION... BROKEN LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL THIRD OF OKLAHOMA. THESE STORMS HAVE MOVED OFF THE DRYLINE WHICH REMAINS FROM APPROXIMATELY ALVA...TO WEATHERFORD TO NEAR SEYMOUR TEXAS. IT APPEARS AS DRYLINE AS MADE A BIT OF A PUSH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS CU HAD BEGUN TO REFORM JUST EAST OF THE DRYLINE. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE A SECOND ROUND OF STORMS DEVELOP. HOWEVER...AFFOREMENTIONED STORMS HAVE WORKED OVER THE ATMOSPHERE AND THERE IS STILL QUITE A BIT OF CLOUD COVER NEAR THE DRYLINE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS. NONETHELESS... WIDESPREAD LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND DURING THE EARLY MORNING. THIS COMBINED WITH ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL SHEAR...THANKS TO THE LLJ...WILL SUPPORT STORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. WEDNESDAY CONTINUES THE POSSIBILITY FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. COLD FRONT PROGGED TO CATCH UP WITH THE DRYLINE ACROSS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA MID DAY...AND BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE BOUNDARY WILL BE EAST OF OUR AREA. THURSDAY SHOULD BE DRY FOR THE MOST PART BEFORE ANOTHER SHORT WAVE COMES DOWN FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. MODELS ARE COMING IN LINE AS BOTH THE GFS AND EUROPEAN HAVE PICKED UP ON THIS...BUT STRENGTH AND TIMING ARE STILL IN QUESTION. CURRENTLY HAVE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE. AFTER THE SHORTWAVE PROGRESSES EAST EARLY SATURDAY...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD INTO THE AREA. THE WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK APPEARS TO BE WARM AND DRY. OTHERWISE...WIND ADVISORY FOR WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND RED FLAG WARNING FOR NORTH TEXAS ZONES WERE CANCELLED FOR TODAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... OKLAHOMA CITY OK 59 66 48 67 / 40 40 40 0 HOBART OK 50 62 45 69 / 10 40 30 0 WICHITA FALLS TX 56 71 50 74 / 20 20 20 0 GAGE OK 48 56 41 68 / 20 50 30 0 PONCA CITY OK 60 67 48 65 / 60 60 50 20 DURANT OK 65 74 52 71 / 70 40 30 0 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. TX...NONE. && 11/07
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 12:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before
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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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 316 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 OKZ040-242030- GARVIN OK- 316 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR GARVIN COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PAULS VALLEY AT 316 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN GARVIN COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 30
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 3:19 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 319 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 OKZ042-043-047-242030- COAL OK-JOHNSTON OK-PONTOTOC OK- 319 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR COAL...JOHNSTON AND PONTOTOC COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CONNERVILLE AT 319 PM CDT... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN COAL...JOHNSTON AND PONTOTOC COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. ..SPEG.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 7:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Harper | 30 min |
| Apr 24, 4:56 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | OUN | Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Greer, Harmon and 8 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 24, 11:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Kiowa | 50 min |
| Apr 24, 11:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 11:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton | 50 min |
| Apr 24, 12:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Grady | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 12:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 12:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche | 52 min |
| Apr 24, 12:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian | 30 min |
| Apr 24, 12:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Stephens | 37 min |
| Apr 24, 12:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grady | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 1:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Logan | 25 min |
| Apr 24, 1:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Stephens | 26 min |
| Apr 24, 2:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 2:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Marshall | 32 min |
| Apr 24, 2:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Noble | 27 min |
| Apr 24, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Oklahoma | 36 min |
| Apr 24, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Payne | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 2:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Johnston | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 2:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 3:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Coal, Hughes | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 5:01 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OUN | Archer, Baylor, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wichita and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 24, 12:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer | 60 min |
| Apr 24, 12:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Wichita | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Clay | 50 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2007Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2007
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.