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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 192, NWS Norman, OK

May 7, 2007Cleveland County, McClain County, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 7, 2007, 2:19 AM CDT for Cleveland County, McClain County, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 41 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
May 7, 2007, 2:19 AM CDT (07:19 UTC)
Expired
May 7, 2007, 3:00 AM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Cleveland County, OK, McClain County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:19 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
May 6, 11:54 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 4 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2007-05-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2453 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2007-05-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 187 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2453 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
905 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
187 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
236 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 May 6, 5:14 PM CDT, 9 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 6, 5:14 PM CDT, 9 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
514 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

.UPDATE...
STRONG TO SEVERE TSTMS CONTINUE TO ROLL ACROSS WESTERN OK AND
WESTERN N TX THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WX THREAT
FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN GIVEN RAINFALL RATES EXPECTED AND NNEWD
MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS. MANY IN WESTERN OK...ESPECIALLY NW
OK..HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED HEAVY RAIN THE PAST FEW DAYS WITH FFG
VALUES FAIRLY LOW. THUS WILL GO WITH A FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT FOR
ROUGHLY THE WESTERN THIRD OF OK SWD INTO WRN N TX WITH BOTH FLASH
FLOODING AND MAINSTEM RIVER FLOODING A CONCERN.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  67  79  64  78 /  70  70  60  50
HOBART OK         66  80  60  77 /  60  60  60  50
WICHITA FALLS TX  70  82  66  81 /  60  60  60  50
GAGE OK           58  72  54  75 /  60  50  60  50
PONCA CITY OK     67  76  66  78 /  70  70  60  50
DURANT OK         68  82  67  83 /  40  50  40  50

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR OKZ004>006-009>011-
     014>016-021-022-033>037.

TX...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR TXZ083>085-087-088.

&&

02
Hazardous weather outlook, May 6, 10:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1015 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-071200-
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-
1015 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

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 THROUGH TONIGHT
ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHEAST...CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA...AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

LOCATION...
THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 35...AND
INCLUDES ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

TIMING...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREA SHOULD PLAN ON SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS.

IMPACTS...
TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WITH THE STORMS EAST OF
INTERSTATE 35 IN SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. THE MAIN
THREATS FROM STORMS MOVING THROUGH WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND WESTERN
OKLAHOMA FROM SOUTHWEST WILL BE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF
GOLFBALLS...WINDS TO 70 MPH...AS WELL AS FLOODING FROM TORRENTIAL
RAIN.

DISCUSSION...
VERY MOIST LOW LEVELS AND FAVORABLE LOW LEVEL SHEAR WILL ENHANCE THE
THREAT OF TORNADOES WITH THE STORMS MOVING THROUGH EAST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST OKALHOMA. THE TORNADO THREAT APPEARS TO BE A BIT LOWER
FARTHER WEST HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING WILL BE A CONCERN AS
THE STORMS MOVE SLOWLY TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST MOVING REPEATEDLY OVER
THE SAME AREAS. A FEW STORMS MAY STILL PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND GUSTY
WINDS.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT SUNDAY MAY 6.
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...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE LOCAL FLOODING IN AREAS THAT ARE
AFFECTED BY REPEAT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FOR WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THROUGH
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE AREA FROM
MONDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM TO THE WEST
MOVES SLOWLY EAST. DAY TO DAY CHANGES IN THE LOCATION OF A WEAK COLD
FRONT AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WILL AFFECT THE MOST LIKELY LOCATIONS
FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PERSIST
THROUGH FRIDAY.

ALONG WITH THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE
WEEK... THERE WILL BE A POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN
DEVELOPING WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

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

II

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Local storm report, May 7, 1:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
102 AM CDT MON MAY 07 2007

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

0100 AM     HAIL             GRACEMONT               35.19N 98.26W
05/07/2007  E0.88 INCH       CADDO              OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DIME AND NICKEL HAIL.

&&

DW
Special weather statement, May 7, 1:37 AM CDT, 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
137 AM CDT MON MAY 7 2007

OKZ023-027-070700-
CADDO OK-GRADY OK-
137 AM CDT MON MAY 7 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CADDO AND GRADY COUNTIES.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE CHICKASHA
AT 137 AM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE IN CADDO AND GRADY 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 6, 7:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster44 min
May 6, 8:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGreer44 min
May 6, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham53 min
May 6, 8:53 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNSeminole37 min
May 6, 9:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWashita64 min
May 6, 9:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln25 min
May 6, 9:29 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNPottawatomie, Seminole31 min
May 6, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln45 min
May 6, 9:54 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNLincoln36 min
May 6, 10:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln45 min
May 6, 11:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNBeckham, Custer, Washita4 hr
May 7, 12:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCotton48 min
May 7, 1:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Stephens47 min
May 7, 1:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Grady41 min
May 7, 2:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNStephens32 min
May 7, 3:14 AM CDTTornado WarningOUNPottawatomie19 min
May 7, 3:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln46 min
May 7, 6:22 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNComanche, Grady3 hr
May 7, 6:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka43 min
May 7, 7:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCleveland, McClain, Oklahoma3 hr
May 7, 8:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan61 min
May 7, 9:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan3 hr
May 7, 9:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka44 min
May 7, 9:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan64 min
May 7, 10:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBryan, Marshall49 min
May 7, 11:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Jefferson, Love23 min
May 7, 11:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Jefferson, Johnston, Marshall, Murray, Stephens44 min
May 7, 11:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Johnston, Marshall3 hr
May 7, 12:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Garvin, Murray38 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.