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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 649, NWS Norman, OK

August 12, 2013Blaine County, Custer County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2013, 4:29 PM CDT for Blaine County, Custer County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 46 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
Aug 12, 2013, 4:29 PM CDT (21:29 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 2013, 5:15 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Blaine County, OK, Custer County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 133 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 12:00Z on 2013-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1213 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 12:00Z on 2013-08-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 84 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
1213 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-114 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1314 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Aug 12, 2:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 12, 2:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
251 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013

.DISCUSSION...
WITH RECENT MINOR RIVER FLOODING IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL DURING THE PAST FEW MONTHS IN CENTRAL
PARTS OF THE STATE...WILL GO AHEAD AND ADD A FEW NORTHWEST AND
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA COUNTIES TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

SURFACE BOUNDARY THAT EXTENDS FROM NEAR WOODWARD TO OKC
AND HOLDENVILLE SHOULD HELP FOCUS STORM DEVELOPMENT LATE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.  THE EC MODEL
FAVORS THE BEST CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND STORMS
OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS A WEAK WAVE APPROACHES FROM
THE NORTHWEST.  RAIN AND STORM CHANCES WILL REMAIN
RELATIVELY HIGH UNTIL TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WHEN COOLER
AND DRIER AIR FILTER INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.

ANOTHER WAVE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH A NORTHERLY
FLOW THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.  THIS SHOULD BRING
AN INCREASE IN MID-LEVEL CLOUD COVER ALONG WITH A
DECENT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS.

MAINLY DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND WITH A
WARMING TREND.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  72  87  69  84 /  50  50  60  40
HOBART OK         72  92  70  84 /  30  40  60  40
WICHITA FALLS TX  74  97  73  87 /  20  20  50  40
GAGE OK           68  82  64  80 /  60  50  60  30
PONCA CITY OK     69  82  67  81 /  80  60  60  30
DURANT OK         74  97  73  88 /  30  30  60  50

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

TX...NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 12, 12:00 PM CDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1200 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-131000-
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-
1200 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK... THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE
NORTHERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ISOLATED.

DISCUSSION...A FRONT NEARLY STALLED ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA WILL
LIKELY BE ONE FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. STRONG HEATING SOUTHWEST OF THE FRONT MAY SERVE AS ANOTHER
AREA FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THOSE THAT FORM WILL MOVE SLOWLY
EAST ACROSS OKLAHOMA. A FEW MAY PRODUCE HAIL TO GOLFBALLS AND WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH. IN THE EVENING THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING RISK FOR
FLOODING WITH REPEATED RAINFALL. THIS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT WHEN A
LARGE THUNDERSTORMS COMPLEX IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA FROM WESTERN KANSAS. AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA MAY
EXPERIENCE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER AREAS THAT
HAVE HAD RECENT RAINS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS EFFECTIVE.

PROBABILITY TABLE... VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT TUESDAY AUG 13.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...90 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...10 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
A VERY MOIST ATMOSPHERE AND SLOWER MOVING STORMS WILL SUPPORT THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT ACROSS
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS TUESDAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AS
A COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS THAT MANAGE TO
DEVELOP...PARTICULARLY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA.
ALTHOUGH A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING
60 MPH AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS WIDESPREAD SEVERE
WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES
SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE BY THURSDAY.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED 500 AM TUESDAY.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 12, 2:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
231 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013

OKZ032-041>043-047-048-122000-
JOHNSTON OK-ATOKA OK-PONTOTOC OK-MURRAY OK-COAL OK-HUGHES OK-
231 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN JOHNSTON...NORTH
CENTRAL ATOKA...SOUTHERN PONTOTOC...NORTHEASTERN MURRAY...COAL AND
SOUTHERN HUGHES COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...

AT 227 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
4 MILES NORTH OF MCALESTER TO SULPHUR...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH DIAMETER...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SULPHUR...STONEWALL...TUPELO...MILL CREEK...CENTRAHOMA...HICKORY...
WARDVILLE...CLARITA...SCULLIN...CONNERVILLE...PONTOTOC...FITTSTOWN
AND JESSE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED AT
THIS TIME.

&&

LAT...LON 3434 9676 3449 9708 3490 9610 3468 9609
      3468 9596
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 289DEG 17KT 3500 9576 3451 9695

WR
Special weather statement, Aug 12, 3:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
305 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013

OKZ044-122030-
COTTON OK-
305 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR COTTON COUNTY UNTIL 330 PM CDT...

AT 303 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COOKIETOWN...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH DIAMETER...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WALTERS AND COOKIETOWN.

LAT...LON 3417 9845 3427 9856 3445 9841 3445 9837
      3437 9818
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 211DEG 19KT 3426 9846

KURTZ
Special weather statement, Aug 12, 3:41 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
341 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013

OKZ015-017-122115-
BLAINE OK-DEWEY OK-
341 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLAINE AND DEWEY COUNTIES UNTIL
415 PM CDT...

AT 339 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OAKWOOD...
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING...

LAT...LON 3583 9909 3616 9900 3615 9826 3581 9834
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 291DEG 21KT 3590 9875
Special weather statement, Aug 12, 3:44 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
344 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013

OKZ032-043-048-122115-
ATOKA OK-COAL OK-HUGHES OK-
344 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL ATOKA...NORTHERN
COAL AND SOUTHERN HUGHES COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM CDT...

AT 343 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GERTY...MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...

LAT...LON 3467 9641 3494 9640 3494 9609 3468 9609
      3468 9588 3463 9588
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 290DEG 21KT 3480 9629
Local storm report, Aug 12, 4:21 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 7:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarmon37 min
Aug 11, 7:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Greer, Harmon51 min
Aug 11, 7:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa27 min
Aug 11, 7:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham, Greer31 min
Aug 11, 8:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Greer, Kiowa, Washita45 min
Aug 11, 8:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWashita24 min
Aug 11, 9:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWashita28 min
Aug 11, 9:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCuster33 min
Aug 11, 10:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCuster30 min
Aug 11, 10:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine, Woodward37 min
Aug 11, 10:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa32 min
Aug 11, 11:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGreer36 min
Aug 11, 11:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNEllis34 min
Aug 11, 11:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Harper, Woodward50 min
Aug 11, 11:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNComanche33 min
Aug 11, 11:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWashita32 min
Aug 12, 4:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchOUNAlfalfa, Atoka, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian and 29 more34 hr
Aug 12, 2:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCoal29 min
Aug 12, 3:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCotton25 min
Aug 12, 3:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine, Dewey34 min
Aug 12, 3:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCoal31 min
Aug 12, 3:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Custer, Dewey42 min
Aug 12, 4:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHughes, Pontotoc, Seminole27 min
Aug 12, 4:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHughes29 min
Aug 12, 4:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCuster33 min
Aug 12, 4:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNEllis31 min
Aug 12, 4:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMurray36 min
Aug 12, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMurray30 min
Aug 12, 5:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNEllis25 min
Aug 12, 5:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNRoger Mills31 min
Aug 12, 6:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCaddo14 min
Aug 12, 6:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Dewey, Roger Mills18 min
Aug 12, 6:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNMurray3 hr
Aug 12, 6:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMurray26 min
Aug 12, 6:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCuster, Dewey39 min
Aug 12, 6:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNEllis38 min
Aug 12, 6:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoods35 min
Aug 12, 6:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarper, Woods, Woodward31 min
Aug 11, 9:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWichita25 min
Aug 11, 9:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNClay, Wichita34 min
Aug 11, 9:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWichita32 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.