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Wind Chill Warning 2, NWS Norman, OK

February 10, 201115 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this wind chill warning at Feb 10, 2011, 3:45 AM CST for 15 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 10, 2011, 3:45 AM CST (09:45 UTC)
Expired
Feb 10, 2011, 10:00 AM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK

Counties Alfalfa County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Ellis County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Grant County, OK, Harper County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Logan County, OK, Major County, OK, Noble County, OK, Payne County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:44 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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 150 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2011-02-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2011-02-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -90 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
930 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-90 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

453 
WWUS44 KOUN 100945
WSWOUN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
345 AM CST THU FEB 10 2011

OKZ004>013-015-017>020-101600-
/O.UPG.KOUN.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110210T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KOUN.WC.W.0002.110210T0945Z-110210T1600Z/
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-DEWEY-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...MEDFORD...
PONCA CITY...ARNETT...WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY...
TALOGA...WATONGA...KINGFISHER...GUTHRIE...STILLWATER
345 AM CST THU FEB 10 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. THE
WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA... COMBINED
WITH LIGHT WINDS... WILL PUSH WIND CHILL READINGS TO BELOW 20
DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. A FEW LOCATIONS WILL SEE WIND
CHILLS FROM 35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STAY INSIDE. IF YOU HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE DRESS IN LAYERS AND LEAVE
NO SKIN EXPOSED TO THE WIND. FROSTBITE AND LIFE THREATENING
HYPOTHERMIA CAN HAPPEN QUICKLY.

&&

$$

OKZ014-016-021>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-101600-
/O.CON.KOUN.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110210T1600Z/
ROGER MILLS-CUSTER-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...
ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...ANADARKO...YUKON...EL RENO...
MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...CHICKASHA...PURCELL...
NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...HOLDENVILLE...HOLLIS...
MANGUM...HOBART...ALTUS...FREDERICK...LAWTON...DUNCAN...
PAULS VALLEY...SULPHUR...ADA...COALGATE...WALTERS...WAURIKA...
ARDMORE...TISHOMINGO...ATOKA...MARIETTA...MADILL...DURANT...
QUANAH...CHILLICOTHE...CROWELL...VERNON...WICHITA FALLS...
MUNDAY...KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY...HOLLIDAY...
LAKESIDE CITY...HENRIETTA
345 AM CST THU FEB 10 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. EXPECT WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TO BE BETWEEN 5 BELOW AND
20 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE DRESS IN LAYERS AND LEAVE NO SKIN
EXPOSED TO THE WIND. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN HAPPEN
QUICKLY.

&&

$$

CMS
1 follow-up statement
755 
WWUS44 KOUN 101610
WSWOUN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1010 AM CST THU FEB 10 2011

OKZ004>013-015-017>020-101715-
/O.EXP.KOUN.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110210T1600Z/
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-DEWEY-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...MEDFORD...
PONCA CITY...ARNETT...WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY...
TALOGA...WATONGA...KINGFISHER...GUTHRIE...STILLWATER
1010 AM CST THU FEB 10 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED THIS MORNING... IT WILL REMAIN
VERY COLD ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL
REMAIN IN THE -5 TO 5 DEGREE RANGE... WITH TEMPERATURES FROM NEAR
ZERO TO LOWER TEENS THIS MORNING. 

CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION IF YOU PLAN ON GOING OUTDOORS TODAY. 

$$

OKZ014-016-021>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-101715-
/O.EXP.KOUN.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110210T1600Z/
ROGER MILLS-CUSTER-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...
ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...ANADARKO...YUKON...EL RENO...
MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...CHICKASHA...PURCELL...
NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...HOLDENVILLE...HOLLIS...
MANGUM...HOBART...ALTUS...FREDERICK...LAWTON...DUNCAN...
PAULS VALLEY...SULPHUR...ADA...COALGATE...WALTERS...WAURIKA...
ARDMORE...TISHOMINGO...ATOKA...MARIETTA...MADILL...DURANT...
QUANAH...CHILLICOTHE...CROWELL...VERNON...WICHITA FALLS...
MUNDAY...KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY...HOLLIDAY...
LAKESIDE CITY...HENRIETTA
1010 AM CST THU FEB 10 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED THIS MORNING... IT WILL REMAIN
VERY COLD ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS THIS MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN IN THE 0 TO 15 DEGREE
RANGE... WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S THIS MORNING.

CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION IF YOU PLAN ON GOING OUTDOORS TODAY. 

$$

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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.