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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 613, NWS Norman, OK

July 29, 2013Ellis County, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2013, 11:23 PM CDT for Ellis County, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 29, 2013, 11:23 PM CDT (04:23 UTC)
Expired
Jul 30, 2013, 12:15 AM CDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Ellis County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 168 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:27 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
Jul 29, 10:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 226 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 2013-07-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2590 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2013-07-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 156 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
2590 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
856 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
292 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.0
Supercell composite
13.9

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 29, 6:33 PM CDT, 4 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 6:33 PM CDT, 4 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
633 PM CDT MON JUL 29 2013

.DISCUSSION...
THE 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION FOLLOWS....

&&

.AVIATION...
A LARGE TSRA COMPLEX OVER KS AND FAR N OK WILL DRIFT SLOWLY ESE
THIS EVENING. TSRA ARE LIKELY AT KGAG...KWWR...AND KPNC. ISOLATED
TSRA MAY OCCUR NEAR OTHER TAF SITES THIS EVENING...BUT THE
PROBABILITIES AT ANY GIVE LOCATION WILL BE VERY LOW. THE STORM
COMPLEX MAY EXPAND SE INTO CENTRAL OK LATE TONIGHT...BUT ITS
EVOLUTION IS NOT YET CLEAR. WINDS WILL BE ERRATIC IN AND NEAR THE
TSRA COMPLEX TONIGHT. EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS TOMORROW...EXCEPT
PERHAPS BRIEFLY MVFR AT KPNC IN THE MORNING...AS REMNANTS OF THE
OVERNIGHT CONVECTION LINGER THERE. MODELS PLACE A SURFACE BOUNDARY
OVER N OK TOMORROW...BUT THE ACTUAL WIND FIELD FORECAST FOR
TOMORROW IS QUITE UNCLEAR AT THIS TIME...DEPENDING ON THE EFFECTS
OF THE STORM COMPLEX.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 345 PM CDT MON JUL 29 2013/

DISCUSSION...
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...FLASH FLOODING...AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...PRIMARILY OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA ARE THE GREATEST FORECAST CONCERNS.

A SHORTWAVE TROUGH CONTINUES TO MOVE OFF THE WRN HIGH PLAINS ACROSS
KS THIS AFTERNOON...PROVIDING A FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS CENTRAL KS INTO CENTRAL OK. THROUGH 2 PM...VISIBLE SATELLITE
CONTINUES TO SHOW INCREASING CU DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE WEAK FRONTAL
BOUNDARY FROM THE PANHANDLES INTO CENTRAL KS. THIS WEAK FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE EWD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
OVERNIGHT. MESOSCALE MODELS REMAIN IN RELATIVELY DECENT AGREEMENT...
WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT CONTINUING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH DEEP LAYER SHEAR IS WEAK OVERALL...DECENT
INSTABILITY WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG TO POTENTIALLY SEVERE STORMS...
WITH LARGE DAMAGING HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT...AVAILABLE MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON...WITH PWATS EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE 1.7 TO 2.25 IN
RANGE FROM CENTRAL OK INTO SRN KS. IN RESPONSE...DECENT MUCAPES WILL
POOL ACROSS SRN KS/NRN OK THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THIS
WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON CONVECTION MERGING INTO A POTENTIAL
COMPLEX/MCS OVERNIGHT. 0-3KM SHEAR OF 20 TO 30KTS COMBINED WITH THE
AVAILABLE INSTABILITY AND INCREASING LLJET...THIS SCENARIO SEEMS
LIKELY...WITH THE COMPLEX ADVANCING EWD ACROSS SRN KS INTO NRN/NWRN
OK. IN RESPONSE... ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE PRIMARY
CONCERNS AS THIS SYSTEM TRACKS OVERNIGHT.

DUE TO EXPECTED HEAVY/EXCESSIVE RAINFALL TONIGHT...A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH REMAINS IN PLACE ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHEROKEE TO
CHANDLER. GIVEN THE RECENT FLASH FLOODING EVENTS ACROSS THE
REGION...IT CANNOT BE STRESSED ENOUGH THAT NO ONE...FOR ANY
REASON...DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROAD WAYS. ARRIVE ALIVE...TURN AROUND
DONT DROWN.

BEYOND TOMORROW MORNING...ANOTHER WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL ENTER
THE AREA ON TUESDAY PROVIDING A FOCUS FOR CONTINUING SHOWERS AND
POTENTIAL THUNDER ACROSS THE REGION.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...EXPECT A LULL IN PRECIP THROUGH
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE SHALLOW 500MB SHORTWAVE SHIFTS
EASTWARD ACROSS THE OZARKS TUE NIGHT/WED MORNING. ON ITS
HEELS...UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST.
PRECIP CHANCES WILL RETURN QUITE QUICKLY...HOWEVER...AS A SFC LOW
DEVELOPS IN CONJUNCTION WITH A WEAK SHORTWAVE TRAVERSING THE UPPER
FLOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. AS A SERIES OF THESE WEAK IMPULSES
TRAVEL ACROSS THE PLAINS...RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA FROM LATE THU THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AS FOR
TEMPS...SHOULD SEE A SLOW WARM UP THROUGH FRI...WITH HIGHS NEAR THE
100S ACROSS WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...AND
HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

MAD/JTK

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  72  93  72  94 /  50  30  20  10
HOBART OK         73  97  72  98 /  30  20  20  10
WICHITA FALLS TX  74  99  75 100 /  20  10  10  10
GAGE OK           69  93  69  94 /  50  20  10  10
PONCA CITY OK     69  91  71  92 /  90  30  20  10
DURANT OK         72  94  75  96 /  30  20  10  10

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR OKZ006>008-012-
     013-019-020-026.

TX...NONE.
&&

02/23/23
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Special weather statement, Jul 29, 10:40 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1040 PM CDT MON JUL 29 2013

OKZ017>020-023>026-300415-
LOGAN OK-OKLAHOMA OK-LINCOLN OK-KINGFISHER OK-BLAINE OK-CADDO OK-
PAYNE OK-CANADIAN OK-
1040 PM CDT MON JUL 29 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LOGAN...OKLAHOMA...LINCOLN...
KINGFISHER...BLAINE...NORTHEASTERN CADDO...PAYNE AND CANADIAN
COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM CDT...

AT 1038 PM CDT...THE LEADING EDGE OF AN AREA OF STRONG
WINDS...FOLLOWED BY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM CUSHING TO GUTHRIE TO OKARCHE TO GEARY...MOVING SOUTH
AT 25 MPH. STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT STILLWATER...GUTHRIE...OKLAHOMA
CITY...KINGFISHER...AND SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH AT LEAST 1115 PM.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3616 9682 3615 9663 3588 9662 3550 9663
      3536 9833 3593 9844 3616 9725 3616 9715
      3618 9714 3624 9682
TIME...MOT...LOC 0338Z 340DEG 21KT 3592 9677 3562 9827

CMS
Local storm report, Jul 29, 11:04 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1104 PM CDT MON JUL 29 2013

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

1040 PM     TSTM WND GST     GAGE                    36.32N 99.76W
07/29/2013  M61 MPH          ELLIS              OK   ASOS

&&

DWILLIAM
Local storm report, Jul 29, 11:14 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1114 PM CDT MON JUL 29 2013

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

1105 PM     TSTM WND GST     7 W WATONGA             35.85N 98.54W
07/29/2013  M60 MPH          BLAINE             OK   MESONET

&&

DW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 29, 7:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Woods44 min
Jul 29, 7:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper27 min
Jul 29, 7:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Grant24 min
Jul 29, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarper, Woodward52 min
Jul 29, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWoods, Woodward46 min
Jul 29, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Woodward48 min
Jul 29, 8:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Major, Woods, Woodward40 min
Jul 29, 8:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Major, Woods, Woodward47 min
Jul 29, 8:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Harper, Woodward43 min
Jul 29, 9:10 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Woods3 hr
Jul 29, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey, Major47 min
Jul 29, 9:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis43 min
Jul 29, 9:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoodward38 min
Jul 29, 10:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Dewey, Major47 min
Jul 29, 10:17 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNEllis, Garfield, Major, Noble, Woods, Woodward3 hr
Jul 29, 10:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis40 min
Jul 29, 10:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNDewey48 min
Jul 29, 10:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine, Canadian, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma and 1 more35 min
Jul 29, 10:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Custer, Dewey, Kingfisher46 min
Jul 29, 11:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Caddo, Canadian, Kingfisher43 min
Jul 29, 11:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCuster, Roger Mills, Washita39 min
Jul 29, 11:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBlaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, Major and 2 more3 hr
Jul 29, 11:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLogan, Oklahoma, Payne50 min
Jul 30, 12:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher45 min
Jul 30, 12:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham, Custer, Dewey, Roger Mills, Washita43 min
Jul 30, 12:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland, Grady, McClain51 min
Jul 30, 12:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNKingfisher, Logan, Payne3 hr
Jul 30, 12:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOklahoma41 min
Jul 30, 12:59 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCanadian, Grady, Oklahoma3 hr
Jul 30, 12:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham, Custer, Dewey, Roger Mills, Washita46 min
Jul 30, 1:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Washita43 min
Jul 30, 1:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCuster, Washita46 min
Jul 30, 2:03 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBeckham, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills, Washita117 min
Jul 30, 2:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWashita34 min
Jul 30, 2:36 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCleveland, Grady, Hughes, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and 2 more3 hr
Jul 30, 2:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNDewey, Major, Woodward5 hr
Jul 30, 4:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBeckham, Kiowa, Roger Mills, Washita3 hr
Jul 30, 8:40 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNMajor, Woods, Woodward6 hr
Jul 30, 5:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHughes51 min
Jul 30, 6:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHughes
Jul 30, 6:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCoal, Pontotoc51 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.