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Special Weather Statement, NWS Norman, OK

April 19, 2012Clay County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this special weather statement at Apr 19, 2012, 11:45 PM CDT for Clay County, Texas. It was in force for 30 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
Apr 19, 2012, 11:45 PM CDT (04:45 UTC)
Expired
Apr 20, 2012, 12:15 AM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK

County Clay County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 109 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, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2012-04-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 5 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2012-04-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 110 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-692 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2163 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
237 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.

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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 Apr 19, 5:30 PM CDT, 6 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 5:30 PM CDT, 6 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
530 PM CDT THU APR 19 2012

.AVIATION...
COLD FRONT ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA SOUTHWARD INTO WEST TEXAS WILL BE A FOCUS
FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS EVENING WITH ADDITIONAL SHWR/TSTM ACTIVITY
POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS OVERNIGHT.
FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. EXPECT TO SEE STRONG...
GUSTY NORTH WINDS LINGER THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON FRIDAY... BUT DRY
WITH VFR CEILINGS BY 15Z.

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&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 254 PM CDT THU APR 19 2012/

.DISCUSSION...
COLD FRONT THAT HAS MOVED THROUGH NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE FA WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A
DRYLINE ALSO EXTENDS SOUTH JUST WEST OF THE FA THIS AFTERNOON.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP NEAR THE DRYLINE AND FRONT
IN SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE FA LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DOWN THE COLD
FRONT AFFECTING PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OK. OTHER SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP TO THE WEST OF THE FA AND MOVE INTO
THE REGION OVERNIGHT AS AN UPPER WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE PLAINS.
INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR MAY BE SUFFICIENT FOR SOME OF THE STORMS
TO BECOME SEVERE LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING WITH LARGE HAIL AND
WINDS BEING THE MAIN CONCERN.

COOLER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LEADING
TO A COUPLE OF COOL DAYS ACROSS THE FA. MODELS SHOW THE REGION BEING
INFLUENCED BY AN UPPER RIDGE THROUGH TO AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS AND WARM TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO THE
FA.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  53  66  43  71 /  60  20  10  10
HOBART OK         52  69  43  73 /  40  20   0  10
WICHITA FALLS TX  56  72  45  71 /  50  30   0  10
GAGE OK           47  69  40  77 /  40  10   0  10
PONCA CITY OK     49  65  40  72 /  60  10  10  10
DURANT OK         57  65  46  70 /  70  60  10  10

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.
&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 9:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
915 PM CDT THU APR 19 2012

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-201100-
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-
915 PM CDT THU APR 19 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT
ACROSS PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

LOCATION...
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM STILLWATER TO EL RENO...TO HOBART AND HOLLIS.
THIS INCLUDES ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

DISCUSSION...
CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS WERE ONGOING IN THE LATE EVENING HOURS...
MAINLY NEAR A COLD FRONT IN THE OKLAHOMA CITY AREA...AND SCATTERED
THROUGHOUT SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. STORM INTENSITY WAS DECREASING
SOMEWHAT...WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING.

OVERNIGHT...THE COVERAGE OF RAIN AND THUNDER WILL INCREASE AS AN
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE INTERACTS WITH THE COLD FRONT TO PRODUCE A
BAND OF DEEP LIFTING. EXPECT WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT
THE SLIGHT RISK AREA. THE ODDS OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL DECREASE...
BUT MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE. THERE IS ALSO SOME RISK
OF DAMAGING WINDS...ESPECIALLY AS THE STORMS MERGE INTO A LARGER
COMPLEX AND ROLL THROUGH SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA LATE IN THE NIGHT.

PROBABILITY TABLE...VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT FRIDAY APR 20.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
			  NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS AFTER 10 PM...50 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL END IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA BY LATE MORNING FRIDAY.
NONE ARE EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED BY 5
AM FRIDAY.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 19, 10:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1042 PM CDT THU APR 19 2012

TXZ083>085-200415-
WILBARGER TX-HARDEMAN TX-FOARD TX-
1042 PM CDT THU APR 19 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WILBARGER...SOUTHEASTERN
HARDEMAN AND NORTHEASTERN FOARD COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM CDT...

AT 1040 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MEDICINE MOUND...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH DIAMETER...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VERNON...GRAYBACK...LOCKETT...OKLAUNION AND RAYLAND.

MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

LAT...LON 3421 9955 3422 9913 3397 9908 3403 9956
TIME...MOT...LOC 0340Z 271DEG 28KT 3412 9949

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Special weather statement, Apr 19, 11:10 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 19, 11:45 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 19, 7:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNComanche28 min
Apr 19, 7:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCaddo37 min
Apr 19, 7:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo59 min
Apr 19, 7:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNComanche25 min
Apr 19, 7:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrady34 min
Apr 19, 8:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOklahoma29 min
Apr 19, 8:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrady, McClain49 min
Apr 19, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarvin, Grady, Stephens27 min
Apr 19, 8:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOklahoma29 min
Apr 19, 8:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrady, McClain42 min
Apr 19, 9:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln, Oklahoma27 min
Apr 19, 9:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrady24 min
Apr 19, 9:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarvin33 min
Apr 19, 9:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln25 min
Apr 19, 9:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, McClain42 min
Apr 19, 9:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCaddo, Oklahoma37 min
Apr 19, 9:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNPontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole17 min
Apr 19, 10:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPottawatomie37 min
Apr 19, 10:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Grady52 min
Apr 19, 10:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa29 min
Apr 19, 10:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Comanche, Kiowa, Tillman49 min
Apr 19, 10:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNTillman25 min
Apr 19, 11:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPontotoc35 min
Apr 19, 11:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMcClain35 min
Apr 19, 11:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHughes33 min
Apr 19, 10:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWilbarger33 min
Apr 20, 12:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNClay38 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.