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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this high wind warning at Feb 20, 2012, 3:12 PM CST for 14 counties in Oklahoma; Hardeman County, Texas. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2012, 3:12 PM CST (21:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2012, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
Counties Beckham County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Ellis County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Harper County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Washita County, OK, Woodward County, OK, Hardeman County, TX
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 5:15 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Wsw Woodward, OK |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 713 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 333 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 436 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
109 WWUS74 KOUN 202112 NPWOUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 312 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012 OKZ004-009-010-014>017-021>023-033>036-TXZ083-210100- /O.UPG.KOUN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120221T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KOUN.HW.W.0002.120220T2112Z-120221T0100Z/ HARPER-ELLIS-WOODWARD-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-BECKHAM- WASHITA-CADDO-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-HARDEMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ARNETT...WOODWARD... CHEYENNE...TALOGA...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...WATONGA...ELK CITY... SAYRE...CORDELL...ANADARKO...HOLLIS...MANGUM...HOBART...ALTUS... QUANAH...CHILLICOTHE 312 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SUNSET AND THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS BEING THROWN AROUND. IT WILL ALSO RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND ADJACENT PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BLOW LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND...MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP YOUR VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. && $$ OKZ005>008-011>013-018>020-024>031-037>042-044>046-050-TXZ084>090- 210100- /O.EXT.KOUN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120221T0100Z/ WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN- PAYNE-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND- POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY- PONTOTOC-COTTON-JEFFERSON-CARTER-LOVE-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA- KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVA...CHEROKEE...MEDFORD... PONCA CITY...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY...KINGFISHER...GUTHRIE... STILLWATER...YUKON...EL RENO...MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY... CHANDLER...CHICKASHA...PURCELL...NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE... SEMINOLE...FREDERICK...LAWTON...DUNCAN...PAULS VALLEY...SULPHUR... ADA...WALTERS...WAURIKA...ARDMORE...MARIETTA...CROWELL...VERNON... WICHITA FALLS...MUNDAY...KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY... HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY...HENRIETTA 312 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH LIKELY. * IMPACTS: WINDS MAY RESULT IN LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BEING THROWN AROUND. IT WILL ALSO RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$
1 follow-up statement
415 WWUS74 KOUN 210106 NPWOUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 706 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012 OKZ004-009-010-014>017-021>023-033>036-TXZ083-210215- /O.EXP.KOUN.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120221T0100Z/ HARPER-ELLIS-WOODWARD-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-BECKHAM- WASHITA-CADDO-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-HARDEMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ARNETT...WOODWARD... CHEYENNE...TALOGA...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...WATONGA...ELK CITY... SAYRE...CORDELL...ANADARKO...HOLLIS...MANGUM...HOBART...ALTUS... QUANAH...CHILLICOTHE 706 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS $$ OKZ005>008-011>013-018>020-024>031-037>042-044>046-050-TXZ084>090- 210215- /O.EXP.KOUN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120221T0100Z/ WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN- PAYNE-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND- POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY- PONTOTOC-COTTON-JEFFERSON-CARTER-LOVE-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA- KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVA...CHEROKEE...MEDFORD... PONCA CITY...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY...KINGFISHER...GUTHRIE... STILLWATER...YUKON...EL RENO...MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY... CHANDLER...CHICKASHA...PURCELL...NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE... SEMINOLE...FREDERICK...LAWTON...DUNCAN...PAULS VALLEY...SULPHUR... ADA...WALTERS...WAURIKA...ARDMORE...MARIETTA...CROWELL...VERNON... WICHITA FALLS...MUNDAY...KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY... HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY...HENRIETTA 706 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 3:22 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | Cotton, Harmon, Jackson, Tillman | 16 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:03 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield, Grant, Kingfisher | 27 min |
| Feb 20, 3:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble | 53 min |
| Feb 20, 3:35 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Canadian, Grady, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma, Stephens | 25 min |
| Feb 20, 3:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma | 38 min |
| Feb 20, 3:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Kay, Noble | 49 min |
| Feb 20, 4:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie, Seminole | 42 min |
| Feb 20, 4:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Payne | 31 min |
| Feb 20, 4:31 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Payne | 14 min |
| Feb 20, 4:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garvin, Hughes, Lincoln, McClain, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie and 1 more | 46 min |
| Feb 20, 5:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Coal, Hughes, Pontotoc | 37 min |
| Feb 20, 5:42 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Coal | 18 min |
| Feb 20, 5:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Atoka, Coal, Johnston, Pontotoc | 35 min |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.