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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 607, NWS Norman, OK

June 8, 2008Kay County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2008, 8:42 PM CDT for Kay 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 8, 2008, 8:42 PM CDT (01:42 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2008, 9:15 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Kay County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:45 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
Jun 8, 2:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 37 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, Lamont, OK at 00:00Z on 2008-06-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2488 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, Lamont, OK at 00:00Z on 2008-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 108 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2488 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1320 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
5.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS54 KOUN 090142
SVROUN
OKC071-090215-
/O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0607.080609T0142Z-080609T0215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
842 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  KAY COUNTY IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT

* AT 842 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BRAMAN TO 8 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF TONKAWA...MOVING EAST AT 29 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE
  OF QUARTERS AND WINDS OF 70 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BLACKWELL LAKE...BLACKWELL...
  BRAMAN...KILDARE...NEWKIRK...NORTHWESTERN KAW LAKE...PECKHAM...
  PONCA CITY AND TONKAWA.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 209 AND 235.

TAKE SHELTER FROM THE STORM IN A STURDY BUILDING AND MOVE AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 3697 9680 3668 9698 3669 9703 3669 9706
      3661 9704 3659 9700 3661 9704 3660 9746
      3699 9743
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 270DEG 25KT 3690 9733 3661 9740

$$
WR
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS54 KOUN 090209
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
909 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

OKC071-090215-
/O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0607.000000T0000Z-080609T0215Z/
KAY OK-
909 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR KAY COUNTY...

AT 909 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEWKIRK TO 7 MILES
SOUTH OF PONCA CITY...MOVING EAST AT 29 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE KILDARE...NEWKIRK...NORTHWESTERN
  KAW LAKE...PECKHAM...PONCA CITY AND TONKAWA.

WINDS OF 65 MPH ARE LIKELY.

LAT...LON 3668 9698 3669 9706 3661 9704 3659 9700
      3661 9704 3660 9746 3697 9714 3697 9680
TIME...MOT...LOC 0209Z 270DEG 25KT 3689 9704 3660 9711

$$
WR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 7:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant, Kay52 min
Jun 8, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Roger Mills48 min
Jun 8, 7:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Major, Woods24 min
Jun 8, 7:29 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNRoger Mills31 min
Jun 8, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Major50 min
Jun 8, 7:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNRoger Mills55 min
Jun 8, 8:01 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNBeckham, Roger Mills29 min
Jun 8, 8:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant, Kay36 min
Jun 8, 8:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Noble33 min
Jun 8, 8:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Dewey, Roger Mills43 min
Jun 8, 8:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Kingfisher, Logan36 min
Jun 8, 8:54 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCuster, Roger Mills36 min
Jun 8, 8:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCuster, Dewey, Roger Mills3 hr
Jun 8, 9:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Dewey, Roger Mills44 min
Jun 8, 9:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster29 min
Jun 8, 9:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster35 min
Jun 8, 9:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Roger Mills47 min
Jun 8, 10:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine33 min
Jun 8, 10:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills49 min
Jun 8, 11:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKiowa, Washita43 min
Jun 8, 11:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGreer, Harmon40 min
Jun 8, 11:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey38 min
Jun 8, 11:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKingfisher39 min
Jun 8, 11:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey31 min
Jun 8, 11:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLogan, Noble, Payne40 min
Jun 8, 11:53 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNDewey, Ellis, Roger Mills, Woodward4 hr
Jun 9, 12:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Ellis, Roger Mills42 min
Jun 9, 12:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Dewey, Major50 min
Jun 9, 1:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Greer, Harmon42 min
Jun 9, 1:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Major43 min
Jun 9, 1:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNGarfield, Major6 hr
Jun 9, 1:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Kingfisher, Washita56 min
Jun 9, 2:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Major43 min
Jun 9, 2:31 AM CDTTornado WarningOUNCanadian29 min
Jun 9, 2:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Canadian, Grady, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma49 min
Jun 9, 2:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNGarfield, Noble6 hr
Jun 9, 3:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma49 min
Jun 9, 4:01 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCleveland, Oklahoma3 hr
Jun 9, 4:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie48 min
Jun 9, 5:50 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNPottawatomie, Seminole115 min
Jun 9, 7:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNBlaine, Canadian25 hr
Jun 9, 7:33 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNCuster, Roger Mills13 hr
Jun 9, 8:01 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNHughes, Pontotoc, Seminole119 min
Jun 9, 8:26 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCaddo, Canadian, Grady3 hr
Jun 9, 8:38 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNBlaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer44 hr
Jun 9, 8:52 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNGarfield, Major, Noble6 hr
Jun 9, 9:08 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCleveland, McClain, Oklahoma3 hr
Jun 9, 9:20 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNPottawatomie, Seminole19 hr
Jun 9, 9:57 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNPontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole3 hr
Jun 9, 10:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNBlaine, Kingfisher, Major14 hr
Jun 9, 11:27 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGarvin, McClain, Murray3 hr
Jun 9, 11:47 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNCoal, Hughes, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole6 hr
Jun 9, 12:36 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNAtoka, Carter, Garvin, Johnston, Murray6 hr
Jun 9, 12:50 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNOklahoma8 hr
Jun 9, 2:04 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNHughes, Seminole7 hr
Jun 9, 2:06 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNCuster, Washita14 hr
Jun 9, 5:16 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNCoal, Hughes, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole4 hr

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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.