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Special Weather Statement, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2011, 5:42 PM CDT for Grant County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 18 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 5, 2011, 5:42 PM CDT (22:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2011, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
County Grant County, OK
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 5, 1:14 PM CDT, 4 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 1:14 PM CDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1145 AM CDT FRI AUG 5 2011
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-061100-
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 FRI AUG 5 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. ISOLATED
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR.
DISCUSSION...
AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY LEFT BEHIND BY A LARGE COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS
AS WELL AS A WEAK SURFACE FRONT WILL REMAIN ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA
THIS AFTERNOON. THESE BOUNDARIES... COMBINED WITH STRONG
SURFACE HEATING... MAY LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING ACROSS PRIMARILY
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. THOUGH WIND SHEAR AND INSTABILITY WILL BOTH BE
WEAK LIMITING STORM ORGANIZATION... RAIN EVAPORATING INTO HOT AND
DRY AIR BELOW CLOUD BASE COULD PRODUCE LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT SATURDAY AUG 6.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...60 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...40 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
DANGEROUS HEAT WILL CONTINUE. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN
EFFECT. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST VERSION OF THIS PRODUCT FOR MORE
INFORMATION.
LONG-TERM DROUGHT AND HOT...DRY WEATHER...WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE
THE RISK OF WILDFIRES TODAY... ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN NORTH TEXAS
AND THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF OKLAHOMA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THROUGH MONDAY... THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY IN NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ENHANCED BY OUTFLOW AT TIMES REMAINS
IN THE AREA. FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... OVERNIGHT THUNDERSTORM
COMPLEXES MAY MOVE OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE
WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THESE STRONGER WINDS ALONG WITH HOT
WEATHER WITH LITTLE RAINFALL... WILL ELEVATE WILDFIRE CONCERNS
SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 5 AM
SATURDAY.
30In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 3:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 346 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2011 OKZ014-052100- ROGER MILLS OK- 346 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR ROGER MILLS COUNTY. AT 346 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF REYDON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. HAZARDS INCLUDE... WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH... MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. LAT...LON 3587 9975 3569 9954 3558 9992 3571 9999 30
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 4:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
408 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2011
OKZ014-052130-
ROGER MILLS OK-
408 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR ROGER MILLS COUNTY.
AT 408 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF
ROLL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
LAT...LON 3579 9991 3585 9965 3584 9962 3586 9960
3586 9959 3586 9956 3572 9945 3558 9982
30Special weather statement, Aug 5, 4:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 440 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2011 OKZ009-014-052200- ELLIS OK-ROGER MILLS OK- 440 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR ELLIS AND ROGER MILLS COUNTIES. AT 440 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CRAWFORD... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. HAZARDS INCLUDE... WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH... MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. LAT...LON 3602 9968 3586 9951 3569 9977 3582 9992
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 5:26 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 526 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2011 OKZ007-012-052245- GARFIELD OK-GRANT OK- 526 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR GARFIELD AND GRANT COUNTIES. AT 527 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES WEST OF HUNTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. HAZARDS INCLUDE... WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH... MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. LAT...LON 3654 9746 3647 9773 3662 9782 3678 9747
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 5:42 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
542 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2011
OKZ007-012-052300-
GARFIELD OK-GRANT OK-
542 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR GARFIELD AND GRANT COUNTIES.
AT 542 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST
OF HUNTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
LAT...LON 3662 9746 3658 9747 3648 9771 3664 9782
3678 9754The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 3:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 14 min |
| Aug 5, 4:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 22 min |
| Aug 5, 4:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 20 min |
| Aug 5, 5:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grant | 19 min |
| Aug 5, 6:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Noble | 19 min |
| Aug 5, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant, Kay | 43 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.