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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 810, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 29, 2008, 3:35 PM CDT for Noble County, Payne County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 25 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
- Aug 29, 2008, 3:35 PM CDT (20:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2008, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Noble County, OK, Payne County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Fort Sill, OK (KFSI), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 92 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -237 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1880 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 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 Aug 29, 3:05 PM CDT, 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 3:05 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 305 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008 .DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS HAVE BECOME MORE NUMEROUS NEAR THE WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY FROM WEST CENTRAL INTO CENTRAL OK ...ALONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARY MOVING THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL OK...AND IN SW OK/N TX WHERE PLUME OF DEEPER MOISTURE HAS SPREAD IN ADVANCE OF SYSTEM OVER NRN MEXICO. EXPECT STORMS TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING. STORMS MAY BE MORE LONG LIVED IN WESTERN OK OVERNIGHT WHERE A MODERATE LOW LEVEL JET MAY INTERACT WITH THE WEAK SURFACE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. FOCUS MAY SHIFT MORE TO SWRN PORTIONS OF THE FA FOR SATURDAY AS SURFACE DRIFTS SWD. BREAK IN THE ACTION EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK WITH WEAK UPR RIDGE OVER THE AREA AND NO SURFACE BOUNDARY EVIDENT. FOCUS LATE IN THE WEEK THEN SHIFTS TO POSSIBLE IMPACT OF GUSTAV ON THE AREA. MODEL DIFFER IN HANDLING REMNANTS OF GUSTAV AFTER IT MAKES LANDFALL. ECMWF BRINGS REMNANTS FURTHER WEST THAN THE GFS AND THIS TRACK WOULD HAVE MORE OF AN IMPACT ON THE CWA...ESP THE ERN HALF. FOR NOW WILL NOW WILL GO WITH MORE OF A COMPROMISE FCST WITH THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM. THIS WILL POINT TO HIGHER POPS IN THE WED/THURSDAY TIME FRAME...ESP FOR THE ERN HALF OF THE FA. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... OKLAHOMA CITY OK 70 93 71 92 / 30 20 10 10 HOBART OK 70 92 70 93 / 40 20 20 10 WICHITA FALLS TX 72 95 72 95 / 30 20 20 10 GAGE OK 64 90 65 90 / 40 20 10 10 PONCA CITY OK 69 90 70 90 / 20 10 10 10 DURANT OK 71 94 71 92 / 20 20 20 10 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. TX...NONE. && 26/02
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 29, 1:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
105 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008
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-
105 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
A FEW STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT HAS MOVED INTO NORTHERN OKLAHOMA FRIDAY MORNING.
THUNDERSTORMS IN KANSAS FRIDAY MORNING ALSO CREATED AN OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY THAT EXTENDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA AROUND NOON ON FRIDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SCATTERED
ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE
VERY SLOWLY... SO LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE.
INSTABILITY WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH
50 TO 60 MPH WIND GUSTS...AND SMALL HAIL. WITH MINIMAL WIND SHEAR...
ANY STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS WILL BE RELATIVELY
SHORT-LIVED. THUNDERSTORM INTENSITY IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE MID TO
LATE EVENING AS INSTABILITY DECREASES.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT SATURDAY AUG 30.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...30 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AS WARM AND
HUMID CONDITIONS CONTINUE... HOWEVER MANY LOCATIONS WILL REMAIN DRY.
FORECAST UNCERTAINTY INCREASES BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT
THUNDERSTORMS APPEAR POSSIBLE...EITHER WITH A FRONTAL SYSTEM
ARRIVING FROM THE NORTHWEST...OR A TROPICAL SYSTEM BRUSHING THE
REGION FROM THE SOUTHEAST.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 7 AM
SATURDAY.In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 29, 2:50 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 310 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008 OKZ013-020-292030- NOBLE OK-PAYNE OK- 310 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR NOBLE AND PAYNE COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF GLENCOE AT 310 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 6 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE... ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN. PEOPLE IN NOBLE AND PAYNE COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 30
Special weather statement, Aug 29, 3:12 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 312 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008 TXZ086-292030- WICHITA TX- 312 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR WICHITA COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SIDES OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS AT 312 PM CDT...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. BURKE
Special weather statement, Aug 29, 3:20 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 320 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008 OKZ012-292045- GARFIELD OK- 320 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR GARFIELD COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF BRECKENRIDGE AT 320 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 11 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM... WHICH WILL CAUSE PONDING ON ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PEOPLE IN GARFIELD COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF ENID...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 30
Special weather statement, Aug 29, 3:34 PM CDT, 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 334 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008 OKZ013-020-292100- NOBLE OK-PAYNE OK- 334 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR NOBLE AND PAYNE COUNTIES. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 3 MILES SOUTH OF PERRY TO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GLENCOE AT 334 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 11 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN NOBLE AND PAYNE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF STILLWATER...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 30
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Noble | 30 min |
| Aug 29, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Payne | 46 min |
| Aug 29, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Logan | 44 min |
| Aug 29, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Washita | 25 min |
| Aug 29, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Major, Woods | 45 min |
| Aug 29, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian, Kingfisher | 47 min |
| Aug 29, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Woodward | 49 min |
| Aug 29, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian, Grady | 31 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008
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.