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Special Weather Statement, NWS Norman, OK

June 14, 2012Foard County, Knox County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this special weather statement at Jun 14, 2012, 10:52 PM CDT for Foard County, Knox County, Texas. It was in force for 23 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: Jun 14, 2012, 10:52 PM CDT (03:52 UTC)
Expired: Jun 14, 2012, 11:15 PM CDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK

Counties Foard County, TX, Knox County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 235 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1334 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -79 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2234 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 176 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.7

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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 Jun 14, 6:38 PM CDT, 4 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 6:38 PM CDT, 4 hours 14 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
638 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

.AVIATION...
15/00Z TAFS...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST
CYCLE. MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MVFR CIGS MAY OCCUR TOWARD AND AFTER 12Z ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF
OKLAHOMA BEFORE MIXING ALLOWS CIGS TO LIFT AND BREAK. AS FAR AS
STORM CHANCES...MOST SHORT-TERM MODEL SOLUTIONS ALLOW STORMS OVER
PANHANDLES TO APPROACH KGAG/KWWR BY 03Z BEFORE DISSIPATING
ALTOGETHER. MAIN FOCUS FOR ORGANIZED STORMS WILL BE ACTIVITY OVER
KANSAS THAT IS EXPECTED TO BUILD SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD KPNC BY 05Z.
WILL INCLUDE PROB30 AT KOKC/KOUN LATE TONIGHT WITH SOME MODEL
SOLUTIONS ALLOWING MCS COLD POOL TO SUPPORT TSRA THAT FAR SOUTH.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  72  90  71  91 /  30  20  20  10
HOBART OK         71  92  70  93 /  30  20  20  10
WICHITA FALLS TX  72  94  72  94 /  10  10  10  10
GAGE OK           70  90  69  94 /  40  20  30  20
PONCA CITY OK     72  87  73  90 /  50  40  20  20
DURANT OK         71  91  71  91 /  20  10  10  10

&&

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

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 9:55 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
955 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-151000-
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-
955 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE STORMS ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.

LOCATION...
THE RISK AREA IS ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM STILLWATER TO EL
RENO TO LAWTON AND WICHITA FALLS.

TIMING...
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM
9 PM THROUGH 3 AM.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS
RISK AREA SHOULD BE READY FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS.

DISCUSSION...
A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THIS EVENING. THIS ACTIVITY WILL
PROGRESS OVER THE WESTERN THIRD OR SO OF OKLAHOMA AND MUCH OF
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...BUT AS IT DOES...STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN.

ANOTHER COMPLEX OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM SOUTHERN KANSAS
INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT. THIS COMPLEX IS
EXPECTED TO YIELD THE GREATER SEVERE WEATHER THREAT OF DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS AND HAIL UP THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT FRIDAY JUN 15.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...70 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ONGOING ACROSS PART OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
AND PERHAPS SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY FOR THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 8:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
830 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

OKZ021-033-034-036-TXZ083-084-087-150200-
HARMON OK-GREER OK-JACKSON OK-BECKHAM OK-HARDEMAN TX-FOARD TX-KNOX
TX-
830 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HARMON...WESTERN GREER...
SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON...SOUTHWESTERN BECKHAM...HARDEMAN...FOARD AND
NORTHWESTERN KNOX COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM CDT...

AT 827 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM ALANREED...TO 20 MILES WEST OF CHILDRESS...TO NEAR MATADOR...
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. IF THE STORMS MAINTAIN STRENGTH...SEVERE WIND
GUSTS AND POSSIBLY LARGE HAIL COULD MOVE INTO FAR WESTERN OKLAHOMA
AND ADJACENT PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
POTENTIALLY SEVERE WINDS GUSTING OVER 55 MPH...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY. BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED OR IF STORMS THREATEN YOU.

&&

LAT...LON 3420 10005 3424 10001 3423 10000 3513 10000
      3519 9960 3423 9955 3350 9999 3383 10000
      3384 10005 3398 10005
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 286DEG 21KT 3518 10070 3443 10065 3383 10098

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 8:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
856 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

OKZ021-033-034-036-TXZ083-084-087-150230-
HARMON OK-GREER OK-JACKSON OK-BECKHAM OK-HARDEMAN TX-FOARD TX-KNOX
TX-
856 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HARMON...WESTERN GREER...
SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON...SOUTHWESTERN BECKHAM...HARDEMAN...
NORTHWESTERN FOARD AND NORTHWESTERN KNOX COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT...

AT 854 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WERE
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES WEST OF DOZIER...TO 15 MILES
WEST OF CHILDRESS...TO AFTON... MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. IF STORMS
MAINTAIN THEIR INTENSITY...WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED FOR WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
POTENTIALLY SEVERE WINDS GUSTING OVER 55 MPH...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY. BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED OR IF STORMS THREATEN YOU.

&&

LAT...LON 3423 10005 3424 10001 3423 10000 3527 10000
      3531 9957 3452 9958 3360 9990 3364 9999
      3383 10000 3384 10005
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 275DEG 19KT 3512 10050 3447 10051 3376 10084

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 10:21 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1021 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

OKZ021-022-034>037-TXZ085-086-150345-
GREER OK-KIOWA OK-WASHITA OK-TILLMAN OK-JACKSON OK-BECKHAM OK-
WICHITA TX-WILBARGER TX-
1021 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN GREER...KIOWA...
SOUTHWESTERN WASHITA...NORTHWESTERN TILLMAN...NORTHEASTERN JACKSON...
SOUTHEASTERN BECKHAM...NORTHWESTERN WICHITA AND NORTHERN WILBARGER
COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 PM CDT...

AT 1020 PM CDT...THE LEADING EDGE OF STRONG AND GUSTY THUNDERSTORM
WINDS EXTENDED FROM ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WILLOW TO MEDICINE
MOUND...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALTUS...VERNON...HOBART...FREDERICK...GRANITE...SNYDER...TIPTON...
BLAIR...SENTINEL...LONE WOLF...MOUNTAIN PARK...DAVIDSON...
ROOSEVELT...MANITOU...GOTEBO...MARTHA...ROCKY...HEADRICK...ELMER
AND COOPERTON.

LAT...LON 3518 9939 3525 9886 3406 9888 3413 9940
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 269DEG 28KT 3502 9955 3412 9956

Local storm report, Jun 14, 10:35 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1035 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1010 PM     HAIL             4 N HOLLIS              34.75N 99.92W
06/14/2012  E1.00 INCH       HARMON             OK   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NICKEL TO QUARTER HAIL. E50MPH GUST.

&&

DW

Local storm report, Jun 14, 10:50 PM CDT, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1050 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1040 PM     TSTM WND GST     16 NNE FREEDOM          36.98N 99.00W
06/14/2012  M58 MPH          WOODS              OK   MESONET

            OK MESONET

&&

DW

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 10:52 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1052 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

TXZ084-087-150415-
FOARD TX-KNOX TX-
1052 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN FOARD AND KNOX
COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM CDT...

AT 1048 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 7 MILES WEST OF CROWELL TO 15 MILES WEST OF BENJAMIN...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
POTENTIALLY SEVERE WINDS GUSTING OVER 55 MPH...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KNOX CITY...CROWELL...BENJAMIN...GILLILAND AND TRUSCOTT.

LAT...LON 3379 10000 3404 9986 3404 9984 3389 9951
      3340 9978 3340 9998
TIME...MOT...LOC 0348Z 318DEG 17KT 3394 9984 3355 10005

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 14, 8:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harmon	30 min
Jun 14, 8:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham, Harmon	34 min
Jun 14, 9:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Roger Mills	59 min
Jun 14, 9:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis, Harper	55 min
Jun 14, 10:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa, Tillman	24 min
Jun 14, 10:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa	64 min
Jun 14, 10:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Ellis, Harper, Major, Woods, Woodward	58 min
Jun 14, 11:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa, Tillman	33 min
Jun 14, 11:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa, Woodward	29 min
Jun 14, 11:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa, Grant, Major	23 min
Jun 15, 12:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major	40 min
Jun 15, 12:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	37 min
Jun 15, 12:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Dewey	50 min
Jun 15, 12:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Kiowa, Washita	68 min
Jun 15, 12:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Kingfisher, Logan and 3 more	59 min
Jun 15, 1:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Payne	45 min
Jun 15, 2:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, Noble and 2 more	64 min
Jun 15, 2:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	30 min
Jun 15, 2:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma	46 min
Jun 15, 3:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie, Seminole	41 min
Jun 15, 4:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes, Pottawatomie, Seminole	51 min
Jun 15, 5:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Hughes	47 min
Jun 15, 1:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Marshall	28 min
Jun 14, 11:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Knox	63 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.