Alert archive / Oklahoma / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this wind advisory at Mar 22, 2011, 3:42 AM CDT for 7 counties in Texas; 33 counties in Oklahoma. It took effect at Mar 22, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2011, 3:42 AM CDT (08:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 22, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
All 40 counties
Alfalfa County, OK, Beckham County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Ellis County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Grady County, OK, Grant County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Harper County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Logan County, OK, Major County, OK, McClain County, OK, Noble County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Payne County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Stephens County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Washita County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK, Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Knox County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:47 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 111 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
- 228 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -375 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 885 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 228 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
252 WWUS74 KOUN 220842 NPWOUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 342 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 OKZ004>025-027>029-033>039-044-TXZ083>089-222100- /O.NEW.KOUN.WI.Y.0003.110322T1600Z-110323T0000Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD- NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE- BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND- HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-COTTON- HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...MEDFORD... PONCA CITY...ARNETT...WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY... CHEYENNE...TALOGA...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...WATONGA... KINGFISHER...GUTHRIE...STILLWATER...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL... ANADARKO...YUKON...EL RENO...MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY... CHICKASHA...PURCELL...NORMAN...MOORE...HOLLIS...MANGUM...HOBART... ALTUS...FREDERICK...LAWTON...DUNCAN...WALTERS...QUANAH... CHILLICOTHE...CROWELL...VERNON...WICHITA FALLS...MUNDAY... KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY...HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY 342 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO THE STRONG WINDS. LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT SECURED MAY BE TOSSED AROUND OR MOVED BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$
2 follow-up statements
397 WWUS74 KOUN 221453 NPWOUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 953 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 OKZ004>025-027>029-033>039-044-TXZ083>089-230000- /O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0003.110322T1600Z-110323T0000Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD- NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE- BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND- HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-COTTON- HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...MEDFORD... PONCA CITY...ARNETT...WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY... CHEYENNE...TALOGA...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...WATONGA... KINGFISHER...GUTHRIE...STILLWATER...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL... ANADARKO...YUKON...EL RENO...MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY... CHICKASHA...PURCELL...NORMAN...MOORE...HOLLIS...MANGUM...HOBART... ALTUS...FREDERICK...LAWTON...DUNCAN...WALTERS...QUANAH... CHILLICOTHE...CROWELL...VERNON...WICHITA FALLS...MUNDAY... KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY...HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY 953 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO THE STRONG WINDS. LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT SECURED MAY BE TOSSED AROUND OR MOVED BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$
757 WWUS74 KOUN 222355 NPWOUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 655 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 OKZ004>025-027>029-033>039-044-TXZ083>089-230100- /O.EXP.KOUN.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD- NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE- BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND- HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-COTTON- HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...MEDFORD... PONCA CITY...ARNETT...WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY... CHEYENNE...TALOGA...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...WATONGA... KINGFISHER...GUTHRIE...STILLWATER...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL... ANADARKO...YUKON...EL RENO...MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY... CHICKASHA...PURCELL...NORMAN...MOORE...HOLLIS...MANGUM...HOBART... ALTUS...FREDERICK...LAWTON...DUNCAN...WALTERS...QUANAH... CHILLICOTHE...CROWELL...VERNON...WICHITA FALLS...MUNDAY... KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY...HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY 655 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH WIND SPEEDS WERE SLOWLY DECREASING EARLY THIS EVENING... WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST 25 TO 35 MPH... WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 10:01 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | Clay | 6 hr |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.