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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 539, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 16, 2009, 4:46 PM CDT for Hughes County, Seminole County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 37 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
- Jul 16, 2009, 4:46 PM CDT (21:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2009, 5:23 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Hughes County, OK, Seminole County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:49 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 89 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
- 51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -415 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1446 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 258 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 Jul 16, 3:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 3:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
335 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2009
.DISCUSSION...
AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DROPS SOUTHEASTWARD FROM SW ONTARIO
INTO THE MIDWEST AND A RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES
AMPLIFIES...THE CWA SHOULD BE UNDER NORTHERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. SEVERAL WEAK SHORT WAVE
TROUGHS ARE FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW...AND
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY EACH OF THESE
DISTURBANCES.
STORMS BEHIND AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY STRETCHED FROM NORTHWESTERN INTO
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE THIS EVENING AS A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. LARGE HAIL IS POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING IN UNSTABLE AIR NEAR THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THIS AFTERNOON
AND THIS EVENING...AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS MAY ACCOMPANY
SOUTHEAST MOVING STORM COMPLEXES OVERNIGHT.
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL AND RAIN CHANCES
WILL REMAIN HIGHER RELATIVE TO THE PAST WEEK. THE HEAT ADVISORY
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE THIS EVENING. ANOTHER SURFACE HIGH IS
EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO THE CWA ON SATURDAY...REINFORCING THE
UNSEASONABLY COOL AND DRY AIR. NEAR RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE
LOW TO MID 60S ARE FORECAST FOR SUNDAY MORNING...WITH STORM CLUSTERS
DEVELOPING OVER THE HIGH PLAINS AND MOVING TOWARD THE CWA EXPECTED
TO KEEP A FAIR AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER PRESENT AND PREVENT MORNING
LOW TEMPS FROM FALLING TOO FAR.
THE PATTERN FEATURING A WESTERN US RIDGE AND AN EASTERN US TROUGH
IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD. THE
INHERITED FORECAST HAD THIS WELL COVERED AND NO CHANGES WERE MADE
BEYOND THE WEEKEND.
TAYLOR
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK 69 91 65 86 / 60 10 20 10
HOBART OK 73 96 68 90 / 60 20 30 10
WICHITA FALLS TX 74 99 70 91 / 40 10 30 20
GAGE OK 63 90 60 87 / 60 30 30 20
PONCA CITY OK 66 87 63 86 / 70 10 10 10
DURANT OK 73 93 65 86 / 60 10 20 20
&&
.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR OKZ033-036>048-
050>052.
TX...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR TXZ083>090.
&&
25/03Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 11:37 AM CDT, 5 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1137 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2009
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-171200-
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-
1137 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT
ACROSS ALL OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
LOCATION...
THE SLIGHT RISK AREA INCLUDES ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND ALL OF
NORTHERN... WESTERN... CENTRAL... AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA.
TIMING...
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH 2 AM.
IMPACTS...
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS WILL
BE THE MAIN CONCERN.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREA SHOULD PLAN FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS BEGINNING THIS
EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA. THERE IS ENOUGH INSTABILITY IN THE MID
LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE TO SUPPORT AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
HIGHER CHANCES OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR BEGINNING THIS
EVENING. A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN
KANSAS LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND MAY MOVE INTO NORTHERN OKLAHOMA
LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS ARE
LIKELY TO FORM THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS... AND
DEVELOP INTO A LARGER COMPLEX OF STORMS THIS EVENING. AS THE
THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES MOVE SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT... LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE
POSSIBLE.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT FRIDAY JUL 17.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...60 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS
HEAT INDICES OVER PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND SOUTHERN
OKLAHOMA. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THESE AREAS.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST VERSION OF THIS PRODUCT FOR MORE
INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE WILL BE AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THE WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK
WILL FAVOR NIGHTTIME STORM COMPLEXES... BUT SCATTERED STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS WELL.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED BY 5 AM
FRIDAY JULY 17.In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 2:18 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 218 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2009 OKZ007-161930- GRANT OK- 218 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR GRANT COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF WAKITA AT 218 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN GRANT COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. ..SPEG.
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 4:11 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 411 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2009 OKZ024-025-162130- CANADIAN OK-OKLAHOMA OK- 411 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CANADIAN AND OKLAHOMA COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF EDMOND AT 410 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. ANOTHER STORM WAS DEVELOPING NEAR PIEDMONT.
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 4:28 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 428 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2009 OKZ038-162200- COMANCHE OK- 428 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR COMANCHE COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEERS AT 429 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN COMANCHE COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Local storm report, Jul 16, 4:40 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Payne | 35 min |
| Jul 15, 11:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant, Kay | 59 min |
| Jul 15, 11:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Ellis | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 12:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble | 65 min |
| Jul 16, 12:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Kay | 4 hr |
| Jul 16, 1:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Noble, Payne | 64 min |
| Jul 16, 3:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kingfisher, Logan | 59 min |
| Jul 16, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Jefferson, Love | 62 min |
| Jul 16, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Oklahoma | 52 min |
| Jul 16, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson, Love | 63 min |
| Jul 16, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Murray | 38 min |
| Jul 16, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Atoka, Coal, Johnston | 58 min |
| Jul 16, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland | 64 min |
| Jul 16, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Oklahoma | 36 min |
| Jul 16, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer, Washita | 48 min |
| Jul 16, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Pottawatomie | 34 min |
| Jul 16, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer, Washita | 48 min |
| Jul 16, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kiowa, Washita | 40 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.