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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Norman, OK

March 31, 2008Logan County, Payne County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at Mar 31, 2008, 2:43 AM CDT for Logan County, Payne County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 47 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 31, 2008, 2:43 AM CDT (07:43 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 2008, 3:30 AM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Logan County, OK, Payne County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 31, 3:08 AM CDTHAIL 17 W Perkins, OK
Mar 31, 3:16 AM CDTHAIL 27 Wnw Perkins, OK

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 30, 10:52 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 78 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 2008-03-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1597 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 2008-03-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 203 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
1597 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
855 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
203 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
252 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.1
Supercell composite
10.5

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The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KOUN 310743
TOROUN
OKC083-119-310830-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0021.080331T0743Z-080331T0830Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
243 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTHWESTERN PAYNE COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 330 AM CDT

* AT 243 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 3 MILES NORTH OF
  LANGSTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.  VERY LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE
OF BASEBALLS IS ALSO LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE COYLE...AND LANGSTON.

TAKE COVER NOW. LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES. IF POSSIBLE...MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER. OTHERWISE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR
HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND OUTSIDE
WALLS.

LAT...LON 3577 9741 3592 9752 3613 9721 3605 9702
TIME...MOT...LOC 0743Z 230DEG 30KT 3600 9725

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKiowa, Washita41 min
Mar 30, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Custer, Washita49 min
Mar 30, 7:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Custer, Dewey37 min
Mar 30, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKiowa, Washita46 min
Mar 30, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Washita43 min
Mar 30, 8:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Caddo, Custer, Washita40 min
Mar 30, 8:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Washita33 min
Mar 30, 8:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Major44 min
Mar 30, 8:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Washita48 min
Mar 30, 8:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Washita48 min
Mar 30, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Caddo, Canadian45 min
Mar 30, 8:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Major49 min
Mar 30, 9:02 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCaddo43 min
Mar 30, 9:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Caddo, Custer, Washita45 min
Mar 30, 9:40 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCaddo35 min
Mar 30, 9:45 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCaddo, Washita45 min
Mar 30, 10:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey, Major, Woods, Woodward41 min
Mar 30, 10:15 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCaddo, Canadian, Grady37 min
Mar 30, 10:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo49 min
Mar 30, 10:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Grady44 min
Mar 30, 10:53 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCaddo, Canadian, Grady37 min
Mar 30, 11:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Dewey, Major50 min
Mar 30, 11:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma49 min
Mar 30, 11:28 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCaddo, Canadian, Grady32 min
Mar 30, 11:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Grady, Oklahoma46 min
Mar 31, 12:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Grant, Kingfisher, Major41 min
Mar 31, 12:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma51 min
Mar 31, 12:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma48 min
Mar 31, 12:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Kingfisher, Logan, Major44 min
Mar 31, 1:32 AM CDTTornado WarningOUNLogan, Oklahoma28 min
Mar 31, 1:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Grant, Major39 min
Mar 31, 1:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Kingfisher, Logan49 min
Mar 31, 1:58 AM CDTTornado WarningOUNGarfield32 min
Mar 31, 1:59 AM CDTTornado WarningOUNLogan26 min
Mar 31, 2:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLogan, Payne40 min
Mar 31, 2:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Grant, Kay, Noble45 min
Mar 31, 3:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNGarfield4 hr
Mar 31, 3:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNNoble, Payne44 min
Mar 31, 3:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Grant, Kay, Noble45 min
Mar 31, 3:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant, Kay42 min
Mar 31, 3:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNPayne26 min
Mar 31, 3:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNNoble, Payne47 min
Mar 31, 3:50 AM CDTRed Flag WarningOUNBeckham, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Greer, Harmon and 6 more17 hr
Mar 31, 3:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKay, Noble40 min
Mar 31, 4:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Noble40 min
Mar 31, 4:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKay, Noble46 min
Mar 31, 4:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNNoble, Payne44 min
Mar 31, 8:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Noble42 min
Mar 31, 9:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNNoble47 min
Mar 31, 9:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKay20 min
Mar 31, 10:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKingfisher, Logan51 min
Mar 31, 11:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Logan, Payne42 min
Mar 31, 11:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln36 min
Mar 31, 11:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Grady49 min
Mar 31, 11:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain38 min
Mar 31, 12:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Payne46 min
Mar 31, 12:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, McClain, Oklahoma39 min
Mar 31, 12:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrady, McClain50 min
Mar 31, 1:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie48 min
Mar 31, 1:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland29 min
Mar 31, 1:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Pottawatomie31 min
Mar 31, 1:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarvin, McClain, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole39 min
Mar 31, 1:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarvin, Grady, McClain39 min
Mar 31, 1:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln17 min
Mar 31, 2:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Pottawatomie41 min
Mar 31, 2:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNPontotoc40 min
Mar 31, 2:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHughes, Seminole39 min
Mar 31, 2:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Jefferson, Stephens37 min
Mar 31, 2:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie48 min
Mar 31, 2:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole27 min
Mar 31, 2:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHughes, Pontotoc44 min
Mar 31, 2:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarvin, Murray38 min
Mar 31, 2:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Garvin, Murray48 min
Mar 31, 3:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNPottawatomie, Seminole44 min
Mar 31, 3:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHughes28 min
Mar 31, 3:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCoal, Pontotoc49 min
Mar 31, 3:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJohnston34 min
Mar 31, 3:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHughes19 min
Mar 31, 3:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJohnston, Murray, Pontotoc39 min
Mar 31, 3:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCoal, Hughes, Pontotoc40 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.