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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 103, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 12, 2009, 5:11 PM CDT for Harmon County, Jackson County, Oklahoma; Hardeman County, Texas. It was in force for 49 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 12, 2009, 5:11 PM CDT (22:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 12, 2009, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Harmon County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Hardeman County, TX
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 Apr 12, 2:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 12, 2:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 224 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2009 .DISCUSSION... UPPER LOW OVER TX PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NEWD TONIGHT AND INTO SE KS BY MONDAY MORNING. SHOWERS REMAIN WIDESPREAD OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF OK THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM NORTH TEXAS INTO WEAK SURFACE LOW IN FAR WCNTRL OK. CLOUDS HAVE DIMINISHED SOME IN THE SW CORNER OF THE FA AND THIS HAS ALLOWED TEMPS TO WARM UP A BIT. THE MODEST HEATING COMBINED WITH COLDER TEMPS ALOFT AS UPPER LOW MOVES OVER THE AREA HAS INCREASED INSTABILITY AND SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN TO DEVELOP. LAPS SHOWS CAPES 500-1000 J/KG EARLY THIS AFTERNOON IN FAR SW PARTS OF THE FA. GIVEN THE INSTAB AND FAVORABLE SHEAR COULD SEE A FEW SEVERE HAILERS LATE THIS AFTN AND EARLY EVENING. EXPECT THREAT TO DIMINISH RAPIDLY WITH LOSS OF HEATING. AS UPPER LOW WALLOWS NEWD...HIGHEST RAIN CHANCES OVERNIGHT WILL REMAIN IN THE NORTH. SOME RESIDUAL WRAPAROUND PRECIP WILL LIKELY LINGER IN NCNTRL OK INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE SYSTEM FINALLY MOVES OUT. TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY COOL ON MONDAY...ESP NORTH AND EAST WHERE CLOUDS WILL LINGER MUCH OF THE DAY. NEXT SYSTEM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA MID TO LATE WEEK. MODELS HAVE COME INTO SOMEWHAT BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE TIMING AND EVOLUTION OF THIS SYSTEM NOW POINTING TO A MORE CLOSED OFF AND SLOWER MOVING TRACK. WILL CONTINUE WITH POPS BEGINNING IN THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY AS UPPER SYSTEM NEARS THE AREA AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE RETURNS. GIVEN THE SLOW EWD MOVEMENT OF THE SYSTEM COULD BE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... OKLAHOMA CITY OK 43 60 41 72 / 40 20 0 0 HOBART OK 42 60 40 74 / 40 10 0 0 WICHITA FALLS TX 45 66 43 77 / 30 10 0 0 GAGE OK 37 63 36 74 / 50 20 0 0 PONCA CITY OK 40 55 38 69 / 60 50 10 0 DURANT OK 48 60 43 71 / 20 20 10 0 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. TX...NONE. && 25/02
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 12, 3:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
300 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2009
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-
300 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
LOCATION...
THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ERICK AND ELK
CITY... TO CORDELL AND ARDMORE... TO MARIETTA OKLAHOMA.
TIMING...
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE THROUGH 9 PM THIS
EVENING.
IMPACTS...
THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL TO NEAR THE
SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS AND WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREA SHOULD PLAN FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.
DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. SURFACE HEATING WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR OVER SOUTHWEST
PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. THIS HEATING WILL LEAD
TO AN INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN THE AREA BENEATH A COLD UPPER
LEVEL LOW. ENOUGH INSTABILITY MAY DEVELOP THAT STORMS FORMING IN
THIS ENVIRONMENT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH QUICKLY THIS EVENING WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING.
HOWEVER... THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT MONDAY APR 13.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...40 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN GREATER THAN ONE INCH COULD RESULT IN MINOR
FLOODING OF POORLY DRAINED AREAS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
REGION BEGINNING LATE WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THIS
SATURDAY. THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL EXIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 7 AM
MONDAY.
MAXWELLIn the hours before
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Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harmon | 25 min |
| Apr 11, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garvin, Stephens | 28 min |
| Apr 11, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson, Tillman | 30 min |
| Apr 11, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton, Jefferson | 35 min |
| Apr 12, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harmon | 39 min |
| Apr 12, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson, Tillman | 38 min |
| Apr 12, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Washita | 61 min |
| Apr 12, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson, Tillman | 40 min |
| Apr 12, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson | 31 min |
| Apr 11, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer, Clay, Wichita | 29 min |
| Apr 11, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Wilbarger | 26 min |
| Apr 12, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer, Wichita | 45 min |
| Apr 12, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer, Clay, Wichita | 43 min |
| Apr 12, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Clay | 51 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2009Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2009Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2009
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.