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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this wind advisory at Feb 27, 2012, 3:06 PM CST for 15 counties in Oklahoma; Foard County, Hardeman County, Knox County, Texas. It took effect at Feb 28, 2012, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2012, 3:06 PM CST (21:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 28, 2012, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2012, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
Counties Alfalfa County, OK, Beckham 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, Major County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Washita County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK, Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Knox County, TX
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:03 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 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 2170 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 246 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
908 WWUS74 KOUN 272106 NPWOUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 306 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012 OKZ004>006-009>011-014>016-021-022-033>036-TXZ083-084-087-280600- /O.NEW.KOUN.WI.Y.0008.120228T1600Z-120229T0100Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY- CUSTER-BECKHAM-WASHITA-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-HARDEMAN-FOARD- KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...ARNETT... WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...CHEYENNE...TALOGA...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON... ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...HOLLIS...MANGUM...HOBART...ALTUS... QUANAH...CHILLICOTHE...CROWELL...MUNDAY...KNOX CITY 306 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A DRYLINE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ON EAST WEST ROADWAYS DIFFICULT...PARTICULARLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SECURE ANY LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS TO KEEP THEM FROM BLOWING AROUND AND CAUSING POTENTIAL DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$
3 follow-up statements
116 WWUS74 KOUN 281009 NPWOUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 409 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 OKZ004>006-009>011-014>016-021-022-033>036-TXZ083-084-087-281815- /O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0008.120228T1600Z-120229T0100Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY- CUSTER-BECKHAM-WASHITA-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-HARDEMAN-FOARD- KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...ARNETT... WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...CHEYENNE...TALOGA...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON... ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...HOLLIS...MANGUM...HOBART...ALTUS... QUANAH...CHILLICOTHE...CROWELL...MUNDAY...KNOX CITY 409 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A DRYLINE DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. SOME WIND GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH MAY OCCUR ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ON EAST WEST ROADWAYS DIFFICULT...PARTICULARLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SECURE ANY LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS TO KEEP THEM FROM BLOWING AROUND AND CAUSING POTENTIAL DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$
358 WWUS74 KOUN 281858 NPWOUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1258 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 OKZ004>006-009>011-014>016-021-022-033>036-TXZ083-084-087-290100- /O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120229T0100Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY- CUSTER-BECKHAM-WASHITA-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-HARDEMAN-FOARD- KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...ARNETT... WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...CHEYENNE...TALOGA...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON... ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...HOLLIS...MANGUM...HOBART...ALTUS... QUANAH...CHILLICOTHE...CROWELL...MUNDAY...KNOX CITY 1258 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. SOME WIND GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH MAY OCCUR ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ON EAST WEST ROADWAYS DIFFICULT...PARTICULARLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SECURE ANY LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS TO KEEP THEM FROM BLOWING AROUND AND CAUSING POTENTIAL DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$
748 WWUS74 KOUN 290056 AAA NPWOUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 656 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 OKZ004>006-009>011-014>016-021-022-033>036-TXZ083-084-087-290300- /O.EXT.KOUN.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120229T0300Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY- CUSTER-BECKHAM-WASHITA-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-HARDEMAN-FOARD- KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...ARNETT... WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...CHEYENNE...TALOGA...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON... ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...HOLLIS...MANGUM...HOBART...ALTUS... QUANAH...CHILLICOTHE...CROWELL...MUNDAY...KNOX CITY 656 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. SOME WIND GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH MAY OCCUR ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ON EAST WEST ROADWAYS DIFFICULT...PARTICULARLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND IMPACT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 3:56 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Greer, Harmon and 8 more | 24 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.