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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 74, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 13, 2007, 3:55 AM CDT for Kingfisher County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 29 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 13, 2007, 3:55 AM CDT (08:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2007, 4:24 AM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Kingfisher County, OK
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1992 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 595 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 13, 3:29 AM CDT, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 3:29 AM CDT, 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
329 AM CDT FRI APR 13 2007
.DISCUSSION...
COMPLICATED WX PATTERN TO EVOLVE OVER THE FA IN THE NEXT 24-36
HOURS. STRONG UPPER SYSTEM CENTERED OVER AZ IX MOVING EWD THIS
MORNING. WIDESPREAD TSTMS...WITH A FEW PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...HAVE
DEVELOPED FROM THE TX PANHANDLE INTO WRN OK IN WAA PATTERN ABOVE REL
COOL BOUNDARY LAYER. MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY CLOSE AGREEMENT WITH SFC
LOW TRACKING EWD VCNTY OF THE RED RIVER TODAY AS MAIN UPPER LOW
BEGINS TO MOVE EWD FROM AZ/NM INTO WEST TX. GREATEST SEVERE THREAT
WILL BE IN SRN PORTIONS OF THE FA CLOSE TO THE SFC LOW AND WARM
FRONT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR RED RIVER BY AFTN... WITH THREAT
OF ELEVATED HAILERS EXTENDING NWD THROUGH MUCH OF THE FA. IN
ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WX THREAT...WINTER WEATHER WILL ALSO BE A
CONCERN ACROSS NRN PORTIONS OF THE FA TONIGHT. RAIN EXPECTED TO
CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT IN NWRN OK AS UPPER LOW LIFTS NEWD AND COLDER
LOW LEVEL AIR SURGES SWD DOWN THE HIGH PLAINS. ALTHOUGH GROUND
TEMPS ARE REL WARM... SNOW COULD BE HEAVY ENOUGH FOR ACCUMULATIONS
IN THE NW OVERNIGHT. INCREASING NLY WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
BLOWING AND DRFTING SNOW. WILL GO AHEAD AND ISSUE SNOW ADVY FOR THE
NW FOR TONIGHT. SYSTEM EXPECTED TO LIFT OUT FAIRLY RAPIDLY SAT WITH
JUST SOME LINGERING LIGHT PRECIP IN THE MORNING ACROSS NERN PARTS OF
THE FA. ANOTHER STRONG SYSTEM EXPECTED FAIRLY CLOSE ON THE HEELS OF
THE CURRENT ONE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
MOISTURE MAY BE LIMITED INITIALLY WITH THIS SYSTEM AS LOW LVL RDG
EXTENDS INTO THE GULF...BUT SLY LOW LVL FLOW SHOULD INCREASE MONDAY
AND WILL INTRO LOW POPS IN THE WEST LATE MONDAY THEN SPREAD OVER THE
REMAINDR OF THE FA TUESDAY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK 52 40 53 35 / 100 70 30 0
HOBART OK 54 36 54 33 / 90 40 10 0
WICHITA FALLS TX 66 43 57 38 / 80 30 10 0
GAGE OK 45 31 51 30 / 100 90 20 0
PONCA CITY OK 48 35 49 31 / 100 90 30 0
DURANT OK 63 46 54 41 / 90 80 20 0
&&
.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...SNOW ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR
OKZ004>006-009-010.
TX...NONE.
&&
22/02Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 12, 7:30 PM CDT, 8 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
730 PM CDT THU APR 12 2007
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-131200-
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-
730 PM CDT THU APR 12 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 ACROSS WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA.
LOCATION...
WEST OF A LINE FROM FREEDOM... TO WATONGA...TO WAURIKA...AND
INCLUDES ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
TIMING...
MOST LIKELY AFTER 9 PM.
IMPACTS...
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL IS THE PRIMARY HAZARD...WITH WINDS TO 65 MPH A
SECONDARY HAZARD.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
NONE.
DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN NUMBER AND INTENSITY
OVERNIGHT IN RESPONSE TO THE APPROACH OF AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE.
COLD MID LEVEL TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH INCREASING WIND SHEAR
TO SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL FOR ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 65 MPH. AVERAGE MOVEMENT
WILL BE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT FRIDAY APR 13.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...70 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
LIGHTNING MAY BE UNUSUALLY FREQUENT WITH STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS
OVERNIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY HAZARD MAY BE
ONGOING EARLY FRIDAY MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40...WITH THESE
STORMS WEAKENING BY MIDDAY.
CHANCES FOR SEVERE STORMS RESUME LATER IN THE DAY WITH A MODERATE
RISK OF SEVERE STORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND A SLIGHT RISK
OF SEVERE STORMS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY...AS A
SURFACE LOW AND DRYLINE MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. SUPERCELLS WILL BE
POSSIBLE...WITH LARGE HAIL...STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...AND TORNADOES
POSSIBLE.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
WINDY AND COLDER WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT WITH
SNOW LIKELY ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. REFER TO THE SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 7 AM
FRIDAY.
JAMESIn the hours before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 331 AM CDT FRI APR 13 2007 OKZ024-130845- CANADIAN OK- 331 AM CDT FRI APR 13 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CANADIAN COUNTY. AT 331 AM...A MARGINALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS NEAR HINTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS NORTHWESTERN CANADIAN COUNTY THROUGH 4 AM...WITH PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL EXPECTED. PEOPLE IN CANADIAN COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. JAMES
Special weather statement, Apr 13, 3:49 AM CDT, 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 349 AM CDT FRI APR 13 2007 OKZ033-TXZ083-130900- HARMON OK-HARDEMAN TX- 349 AM CDT FRI APR 13 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR HARDEMAN AND HARMON COUNTIES. AT 349 AM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED ACROSS CHILDRESS COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. SMALL HAIL IS LIKELY...AND FURTHER STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN HARDEMAN AND HARMON COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. JAMES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 1:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer | 27 min |
| Apr 13, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Kiowa | 45 min |
| Apr 13, 2:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Washita | 51 min |
| Apr 13, 2:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo | 49 min |
| Apr 13, 3:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian | 25 min |
| Apr 13, 3:45 AM CDT | Snow Advisory | OUN | Alfalfa, Ellis, Garfield, Grant, Harper, Kay and 4 more | 27 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham | 42 min |
| Apr 13, 4:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Harmon | 47 min |
| Apr 13, 5:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson, Kiowa | 38 min |
| Apr 13, 5:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kiowa | 48 min |
| Apr 13, 7:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Marshall | 36 min |
| Apr 13, 7:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harmon | 46 min |
| Apr 13, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Seminole | 46 min |
| Apr 13, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson | 45 min |
| Apr 13, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Stephens | 45 min |
| Apr 13, 1:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Foard, Knox | 39 min |
| Apr 13, 2:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Baylor, Knox | 33 min |
| Apr 13, 2:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Foard, Wilbarger | 43 min |
| Apr 13, 2:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Baylor | 35 min |
| Apr 13, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer, Wichita | 40 min |
| Apr 13, 3:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Baylor | 29 min |
| Apr 13, 3:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Archer | 44 min |
| Apr 13, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Clay, Wichita | 44 min |
| Apr 13, 3:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Archer | 34 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.