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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 621, NWS Norman, OK

August 5, 2009Clay County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 5, 2009, 6:16 PM CDT for Clay County, Texas. It was in force for 59 min. 4 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: Aug 5, 2009, 6:16 PM CDT (23:16 UTC)
Expired: Aug 5, 2009, 7:15 PM CDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Clay County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Aug 5, 6:58 PM CDT	HAIL 0.88	Henrietta, TX
Aug 5, 7:04 PM CDT	HAIL 0.88	2 Se Henrietta, TX
Aug 5, 7:12 PM CDT	HAIL 1	1 S Henrietta, TX
Aug 5, 7:15 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 S Henrietta, TX	A LARGE SIGN AND TREE LIMBS WERE BLOWN DOWN.

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 56 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 5, 3:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 140 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1896 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -237 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1450 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 117 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 4.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS54 KOUN 052316
SVROUN
TXC077-060015-
/O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0621.090805T2316Z-090806T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
616 PM CDT WED AUG 5 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL AND EASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 616 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF HENRIETTA...MOVING SOUTH
  AT 15 MPH.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BELLEVUE...BLUEGROVE AND
  HENRIETTA.

LAT...LON 3367 9826 3404 9821 3405 9810 3402 9810
      3399 9806 3399 9801 3400 9798 3396 9795
      3395 9796 3393 9795 3391 9798 3363 9798
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 359DEG 13KT 3398 9804

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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 Aug 5, 2:10 PM CDT, 4 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 2:10 PM CDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
210 PM CDT WED AUG 5 2009

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS/STORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF
OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
INTO TONIGHT. INSTABILITY AND SHEAR WILL MAKE SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE
THROUGH THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE... FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTH
ACROSS CENTRAL OK EARLY THIS AFTN. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
EVENTUALLY STALL LATER THIS AFTN. FRONT WILL GRADUALLY LIFT NORTH
THURSDAY... EVENTUALLY MOVING INTO KANSAS. WITH BOUNDARY STILL IN
THE FA THURSDAY... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE TOMORROW. OTHERWISE... HOT TEMPS WILL CONT
ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF THE FA AGAIN THURSDAY.

OVERALL...UPR RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST INTO THE
SOUTHEAST U.S. BY THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL TAKE THE EDGE OFF OF
TEMPERATURES OVER THE WEEKEND WITH HIGHS IN MOST PLACES REMAINING
BELOW THE CENTURY MARK. MODELS INDICATE MAYBE A WEAK DISTURBANCE
MOVING FROM THE GULF INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON THE WEST SIDE OF
THE RIDGE LATE THIS WEEKEND. IF THIS OCCURS... WOULD LIKELY BRING
SOME MOISTURE TO THE AREA AT THE LEAST... WHICH WOULD LEAD TO MORE
HUMID CONDITIONS. SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY ALSO DEVELOP WITH THIS
DISTURBANCE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FA. HOWEVER... WILL KEEP FORECAST
DRY FOR NOW. MODELS SHOW RIDGE THEN BUILDING BACK WEST OF THE RIDGE
WITH THE HIGH EVENTUALLY BECOMING CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  73  98  76  98 /  30  20  10   0
HOBART OK         75 102  77 101 /  30  10  10   0
WICHITA FALLS TX  74 104  78 104 /  30  10  10   0
GAGE OK           69 102  73 100 /  30  10  10   0
PONCA CITY OK     72  94  77  97 /  20  20  10   0
DURANT OK         74  98  75  97 /  30  20  10   0

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.
&&

30/25

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 11:45 AM CDT, 6 hours 31 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1145 AM CDT WED AUG 5 2009

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-061000-
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-
1145 AM CDT WED AUG 5 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

LOCATION...
THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS GENERALLY NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM
CHEYENNE... TO ANADARKO... TO DUNCAN AND MARIETTA.

TIMING...
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM 1 PM
THROUGH 10 PM.

IMPACTS...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS MAY DAMAGE CARS...ROOFS...AND
VEGETATION. WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH MAY DAMAGE OUT-BUILDINGS AND
TREES...AND ALSO TOPPLE POWER POLES.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREA SHOULD PLAN FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT LOCATED ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA AT MIDDAY IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WITH
AFTERNOON HEATING...INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
VICINITY OF THE FRONT WHERE SOMEWHAT BETTER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL
POOL. CONVERGENCE ALONG THE FRONT COMBINED WITH THE HOT TEMPERATURES
WILL LIKELY BE SUFFICIENT TO OVERCOME THE CAP AND ALLOW FOR
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE COMBINATION
OF INSTABILITY AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE
STORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE SLIGHT RISK AREA...WITH LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREATS. THE STORMS MAY CONTINUE INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS AIDED BY A STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL JET.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 500 AM CDT THURSDAY AUG 6.
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...
NONE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER OVER PARTS OF NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THURSDAY MORNING...BUT CHANCES FOR SEVERE STORMS
WILL BE LOW. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL BE LIMITED THE REMAINDER OF
THE PERIOD AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.
THOSE WHO ARE PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO THE COMBINATION OF VERY WARM
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 5 AM
THURSDAY MORNING.

II/03/30

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 5, 5:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
506 PM CDT WED AUG 05 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0505 PM     HAIL             1 N VELMA               34.47N 97.67W
08/05/2009  E1.00 INCH       STEPHENS           OK   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

AG

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 5:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
508 PM CDT WED AUG 5 2009

OKZ041-046-052230-
MURRAY OK-CARTER OK-
508 PM CDT WED AUG 5 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CARTER AND MURRAY COUNTIES.

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM SULPHUR TO 5 MILES
WEST OF DAVIS AT 509 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.

SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE IN CARTER AND MURRAY COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER
SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

LAT...LON 3433 9726 3452 9728 3451 9715 3453 9716
      3453 9689 3438 9687 3434 9687 3433 9693

Local storm report, Aug 5, 5:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
511 PM CDT WED AUG 05 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0510 PM     HAIL             VELMA                   34.46N 97.67W
08/05/2009  E1.75 INCH       STEPHENS           OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

0510 PM     TSTM WND GST     VELMA                   34.46N 97.67W
08/05/2009  E60 MPH          STEPHENS           OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

AG

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 5:39 PM CDT, 37 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
539 PM CDT WED AUG 5 2009

OKZ046-050-051-052300-
LOVE OK-MARSHALL OK-CARTER OK-
539 PM CDT WED AUG 5 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CARTER...LOVE AND MARSHALL
COUNTIES.

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 4 MILES SOUTH OF GENE
AUTRY TO 7 MILES WEST OF ARDMORE AT 538 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
30 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE IN CARTER...LOVE AND MARSHALL COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF
ARDMORE...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR
WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS DO REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN CARTER AND
NORTHWESTERN LOVE COUNTIES FOR SEVERE STORMS LOCATED FARTHER WEST.

LAT...LON 3399 9719 3428 9729 3432 9699 3423 9692
      3419 9693 3418 9689 3408 9680

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Local storm report, Aug 5, 5:53 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
553 PM CDT WED AUG 05 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0545 PM     LIGHTNING        RINGLING                34.18N 97.59W
08/05/2009                   JEFFERSON          OK   AMATEUR RADIO

            A LIGHTNING STIKE IN RINGLING HAS SET A HOUSE ON FIRE.

&&

AG

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 5:57 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
557 PM CDT WED AUG 5 2009

OKZ045-052315-
JEFFERSON OK-
557 PM CDT WED AUG 5 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF SUGDEN AT 557 PM
CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION
CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER
CONDITIONS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
EASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY FOR A STORM SOUTHWEST OF RINGLING AND
CORNISH.

LAT...LON 3411 9800 3420 9783 3396 9770 3389 9793

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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.