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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 331, NWS Norman, OK

May 30, 2012Jefferson County, Stephens County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2012, 1:35 AM CDT for Jefferson County, Stephens County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 40 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
May 30, 2012, 1:35 AM CDT (06:35 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2012, 2:15 AM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Jefferson County, OK, Stephens County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 29, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC12 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 106 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 2012-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2199 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2012-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -23 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2199 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-34 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1607 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
6.2

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The text

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

564 
WUUS54 KOUN 300635
SVROUN
OKC067-137-300715-
/O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0331.120530T0635Z-120530T0715Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
135 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...
  STEPHENS COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 215 AM CDT

* AT 133 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED 
  A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR 
  SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS 
  WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF 
  EMPIRE CITY TO LOCO...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  DUNCAN...COMANCHE...RINGLING...EMPIRE CITY...VELMA...LOCO...
  ADDINGTON...WAURIKA LAKE...
  CORUM AND CENTRAL HIGH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

&&

LAT...LON 3426 9814 3467 9814 3449 9757 3416 9757
TIME...MOT...LOC 0633Z 280DEG 13KT 3451 9812 3432 9778 

$$

WR

The office that day

Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNTillman60 min
May 29, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Major, Woods25 min
May 29, 7:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Cotton, Tillman40 min
May 29, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Noble, Payne40 min
May 29, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Canadian, Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Major and 1 more63 min
May 29, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma63 min
May 29, 7:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble, Woods25 min
May 29, 8:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, McClain and 1 more55 min
May 29, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Canadian, Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Major and 1 more64 min
May 29, 8:27 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCanadian, Oklahoma33 min
May 29, 8:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Kingfisher, Lincoln and 4 more40 min
May 29, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Kingfisher and 2 more63 min
May 29, 9:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln, Seminole60 min
May 29, 9:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHughes, Pottawatomie, Seminole61 min
May 29, 10:12 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma3 hr
May 29, 10:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma59 min
May 29, 10:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Kingfisher61 min
May 29, 10:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCoal, Hughes33 min
May 29, 10:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Garvin, McClain, Murray, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie and 1 more47 min
May 29, 10:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Cotton, Garvin, Grady, Stephens47 min
May 29, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Grady31 min
May 29, 11:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Coal, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc58 min
May 29, 11:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Comanche, Garvin, Grady, Jefferson, Murray and 1 more44 min
May 30, 12:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBryan, Johnston, Love, Marshall23 min
May 30, 12:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole39 min
May 30, 12:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Jefferson, Love and 1 more62 min
May 30, 12:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Marshall64 min
May 30, 1:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCoal, Hughes, Seminole68 min
May 30, 1:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMarshall31 min
May 30, 1:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Love, Marshall64 min
May 30, 1:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNStephens29 min
May 30, 2:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Jefferson, Love, Stephens67 min
May 30, 5:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOklahoma11 min
May 30, 5:13 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNOklahoma2 hr
May 30, 5:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNOklahoma57 min
May 30, 5:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJohnston53 min
May 30, 5:46 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNOklahoma3 hr
May 30, 6:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Oklahoma44 min
May 30, 6:48 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCanadian, Oklahoma3 hr
May 30, 7:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Oklahoma59 min
May 30, 7:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Love, Marshall59 min
May 30, 7:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMcClain, Murray45 min
May 30, 5:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWashita25 min
May 30, 6:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCaddo, Washita24 min
May 30, 6:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Grady, Washita64 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.