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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 253, NWS Norman, OK

May 30, 2007Logan County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2007, 5:23 AM CDT for Logan County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 52 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 30, 2007, 5:23 AM CDT (10:23 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2007, 6:15 AM CDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Logan County, OK

The radar

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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 30, 3:45 AM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 3:45 AM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
345 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2007

WELL DEVELOPED MCS IS MAKING STEADY PROGRESS ACROSS NORTHWEST
OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING. MODELS HAVE STRUGGLED WITH DEVELOPMENT
AND MOVEMENT THIS FAR SOUTH...BUT CURRENT TRENDS SUGGEST THAT
BEST CHANCES MAY REMAIN ALONG AND NORTH OF I-40 CORRIDOR. THIS
WOULD BRING STRONG STORMS INTO THE METRO AREA NEAR SUNRISE WITH
THE THREAT FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

EXACT EVOLUTION OF CONVECTION THIS MORNING WILL HAVE MAJOR IMPACT
CONCERNING BOUNDARIES FOR REDEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. FOR NOW HAVE TRENDED MORE WITH THE NAM WHICH WILL FOCUS
STORMS FROM SOUTHWEST/WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THROUGH CENTRAL AND
NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.

BY THURSDAY UPPER LOW WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN
PLAINS BEFORE MOVING SOUTHEAST LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
THEREFORE THE FRONT WILL LIKELY LIFT NORTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL
PLAINS ON THURSDAY AND FOCUS MORE ORGANIZED CONVECTION ACROSS THIS
REGION. CONVECTION ACROSS CENTRAL PLAINS MAY PUSH BOUNDARY
SOUTHWARD INTO AT LEAST NORTHERN PARTS OKLAHOMA LATE THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY SO HIGHEST POPS WILL REMAIN ACROSS NORTHERN PARTS OF FA.

SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL TRANSITION TO NORTHWEST FLOW EARLY IN THE WEEKEND
AS UPPER LOW MOVES INTO GREAT LAKES REGION. THIS MAY ALLOW FOR
CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS TO DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOVE ACROSS
AT LEAST WESTERN PARTS OF FA SATURDAY AND MAYBE SUNDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  77  63  80  66 /  70  50  30  30
HOBART OK         80  61  81  65 /  50  50  30  30
WICHITA FALLS TX  84  66  84  68 /  50  50  30  20
GAGE OK           74  54  80  61 /  30  20  40  40
PONCA CITY OK     75  61  78  64 /  70  50  40  40
DURANT OK         83  68  81  69 /  40  40  30  20

&&

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

SIX
Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 12:00 PM CDT, 17 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1200 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2007

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-301200-
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 MAY 29 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 SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT ACROSS
NORTHWEST AND WEST-CENTRAL PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA.

LOCATION...
NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM ERICK TO ALVA.

TIMING...
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

IMPACTS...
THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH
AND FLASH FLOOD PRODUCING RAINFALL.

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

DISCUSSION...
WITH A VERY MOIST AND WEAKLY CAPPED AIRMASS OVER MOST OF THE REGION
TODAY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...PRIMARILY NEAR AND EAST OF
INTERSTATE-35. ALTHOUGH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS
WILL OCCUR WITH THE STRONGER STORMS...NO ORGANIZED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON OR MUCH OF THE EVENING
HOURS.

DURING THE MID-EVENING THROUGH OVERNIGHT HOURS...ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED JUST WEST AND NORTH OF THE BODY
OF OKLAHOMA. THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE IN RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING
UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT. AS THE UPPER TROUGH
APPROACHES...DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL INCREASE AND WILL BE SUFFICIENT
TO MAINTAIN STORMS AS THEY MOVE INTO NORTHWEST AND WEST-CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA. ANY STORMS THAT APPROACH THE SLIGHT RISK AREA ARE EXPECTED
TO DIMINISH AS THEY MOVE INTO NORTHWEST AND WEST-CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA...BUT COULD STILL PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MAY 30.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...80 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...30 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
WITH THE GROUND SATURATED IN MOST AREAS...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODING.

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

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS AT LEAST A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS
OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS WEDNESDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THE
MAIN AREAS THAT COULD SEE SEVERE STORMS ARE WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER OR NEAR THE REGION
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND WILL BE A FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORMS. A
SERIES OF UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL ALSO HELP TO INCREASE WIND
SHEAR AND LIFT. BY THE WEEKEND...A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE UPPER-AIR
PATTERN WILL KEEP THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST...WITH NIGHT-TIME
AND MORNING THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES THE PRIMARY MODE.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE COLD FRONT AND THE
SUBSEQUENT STATIONARY FRONT. AS THE NORTHWEST-FLOW PATTERN
EVOLVES...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.

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

11

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 30, 4:30 AM CDT, 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
430 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2007

OKZ036>038-301030-
JACKSON OK-TILLMAN OK-COMANCHE OK-
430 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR COMANCHE...JACKSON AND
TILLMAN COUNTIES.

A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 40 MILES NORTH OF
MEERS TO 14 MILES NORTH OF ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE AT 430 AM CDT...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

RAINFALL RATES OF 4 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED.

PEOPLE IN COMANCHE...JACKSON AND TILLMAN COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
CITIES OF ALTUS AND LAWTON...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION
CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

WR
Special weather statement, May 30, 4:40 AM CDT, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
440 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2007

OKZ012-013-018>020-301045-
LOGAN OK-KINGFISHER OK-GARFIELD OK-NOBLE OK-PAYNE OK-
440 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR GARFIELD...KINGFISHER...
LOGAN...NOBLE AND PAYNE COUNTIES.

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM COVINGTON TO 15 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CASHION AT 440 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
ACCOMPANY THE BEGINNING OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. SOME MINOR FLOODING IS LIKELY.

WR
Special weather statement, May 30, 4:42 AM CDT, 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
442 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2007

OKZ039>041-046-301015-
MURRAY OK-GARVIN OK-CARTER OK-STEPHENS OK-
442 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CARTER...GARVIN...MURRAY AND
STEPHENS COUNTIES.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF VELMA AT 442
AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM.

WR
Special weather statement, May 30, 4:51 AM CDT, 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
451 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2007

OKZ024>029-301045-
LINCOLN OK-CANADIAN OK-OKLAHOMA OK-CLEVELAND OK-GRADY OK-MCCLAIN OK-
451 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CANADIAN...CLEVELAND...
GRADY...LINCOLN...MCCLAIN AND OKLAHOMA COUNTIES.

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 31 MILES NORTH OF
PIEDMONT TO 28 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VERDEN AT 451 AM CDT...MOVING EAST
AT 30 MPH.

SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH MAY OCCUR WITH THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY INTENSE RAINFALL WILL COMMENCE WITH THE ONSET OF THE STORMS...UP TO 4
INCH PER HOUR RATES. SOME MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR.

PEOPLE IN CANADIAN...CLEVELAND...GRADY...LINCOLN...MCCLAIN AND
OKLAHOMA COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHICKASHA...DEL CITY...
EDMOND...EL RENO...MIDWEST CITY...MOORE...NORMAN AND OKLAHOMA CITY...
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND
REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

WR
Special weather statement, May 30, 5:14 AM CDT, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
514 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2007

OKZ039-301100-
STEPHENS OK-
514 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR STEPHENS COUNTY.

A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 22 MILES NORTH OF
MARLOW TO 40 MILES WEST OF CENTRAL HIGH AT 514 AM CDT...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR.

PEOPLE IN STEPHENS COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF DUNCAN...SHOULD
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN
ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Special weather statement, May 30, 5:17 AM CDT, 6 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 30, 12:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarper40 min
May 30, 12:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Roger Mills40 min
May 30, 1:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWoods, Woodward40 min
May 30, 2:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey28 min
May 30, 3:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Custer, Roger Mills, Washita46 min
May 30, 3:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJefferson, Love39 min
May 30, 4:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Caddo, Greer, Kiowa, Washita53 min
May 30, 4:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLove41 min
May 30, 4:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Love39 min
May 30, 4:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma46 min
May 30, 5:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Love, Marshall39 min
May 30, 5:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman52 min
May 30, 5:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarvin45 min
May 30, 5:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJohnston, Marshall38 min
May 30, 5:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Stephens49 min
May 30, 5:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Oklahoma31 min
May 30, 5:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNPottawatomie46 min
May 30, 6:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Love49 min
May 30, 6:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Payne59 min
May 30, 6:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarvin, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc, Seminole70 min
May 30, 6:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCoal, Hughes52 min
May 30, 6:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Jefferson, Love49 min
May 30, 7:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Coal, Johnston, Marshall60 min
May 30, 7:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan3 hr
May 30, 7:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNAtoka, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian and 37 more111 days
May 30, 7:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNClay51 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.