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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Norman, OK

April 20, 2014Wilbarger County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 20, 2014, 10:29 PM CDT for Wilbarger County, Texas. 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
Apr 20, 2014, 10:29 PM CDT (03:29 UTC)
Expired
Apr 20, 2014, 11:15 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Wilbarger County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 259 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2014-04-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 45 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2014-04-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 38 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
45 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-57 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1981 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
47 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 Apr 20, 8:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 8:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
811 PM CDT SUN APR 20 2014

.UPDATE...
ADJUSTED RAIN CHANCES THIS EVENING...MAINLY TO INCREASE
THEM ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND DECREASE THEM ALONG THE
I-35 CORRIDOR.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND 10 PM
ACROSS FAR SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOM AND NORTHERN WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS.

A FEW ROTATING SUPERCELLS CONTINUE FROM NEAR CHILDRESS
TO ELDORADO. LARGE HAIL REMAINS THE BIGGEST HAZARD...THOUGH AN
INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL SHEAR MAY SUGGEST A LOW END TORNADO THREAT
AT TIMES FOR NEXT HOUR. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN WITH
THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. ALSO...THEY MOVE EAST INTO A MORE
STABLE ATMOSPHERE. THE SEVERE THREAT SHOULD REMAIN WEST OF WICHITA
FALLS AND LAWTON.

LINE OF STORMS FROM NEAR ERICK TO WOODWARD CONTINUE TO DIMINISH
AS IT MOVES EAST INTO COOLER AND MORE STABLE AIR. THIS LINE SHOULD
STAY BELOW SEVERE LIMITS.

ALONG THE I-35 CORRIDOR...NO STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED.
WEAKENING SHOWERS AND FEW STORMS MAY MOVE INTO THESE AREAS
TOWARDS OR AFTER MIDNIGHT.

PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.

MBS

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 657 PM CDT SUN APR 20 2014/

DISCUSSION...
A FEW SEVERE STORMS WITH HAIL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS EVENING.

ONE SUPERCELL WITH VERY LARGE HAIL CONTINUES BETWEEN HOLLIS
AND QUANAH AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND SOUTHEAST. A LINE
OF STORMS OVER FAR WESTERN OKLAHOMA WILL MOVE EAST THIS EVENING.
ALL STORMS SHOULD WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS THEY
ENCOUNTER WEAKER INSTABILITY TO THE EAST. A FEW HAIL REPORTS
CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 9 OR 10 PM.

AVIATION DISCUSSION FOR THE 00Z TAFS IS BELOW AS WELL.

AVIATION...
HAVE LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE TAFS THROUGH 18Z.

TSRA OVER WESTERN OKLAHOMA WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN OVER THE
NEXT FEW HOURS.

WIDESPREAD IFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA
02-10Z. ADDED MENTION AT MANY SITES.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA 12-21Z...BRINGING A
WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND A SLOW IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITIONS.

MBS

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 253 PM CDT SUN APR 20 2014/

DISCUSSION...
LARGE AREA OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
SPREAD NORTHEAST FROM WESTERN NORTH TEXAS INTO SOUTHERN AND PARTS
OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. NO SEVERE WEATHER
EXPECTED WITH THIS BATCH OF ELEVATED STORMS. STORMS DEVELOPING
TX PANHANDLE WILL POSE A MARGINAL SEVERE HAIL RISK INTO THE EARLY
EVENING...AS WILL ANY STORMS THAT CAN FORM FARTHER SOUTH TOWARD
LUBBOCK/MIDLAND. PRIMARY AREAS THAT WILL WILL NEED TO MONITOR FOR
THIS POSSIBILITY ARE WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND THE SOUTHWEST-QUARTER
OF OKLAHOMA.

IF WE CAN GET COMPLEX OF STORMS TO FORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING JUST OFF TEXAS HIGH PLAINS SHOULD MAINTAIN ITSELF THROUGH
THE NIGHT AS TROUGH PROGRESSES SLOWLY OVER THE REGION. BETTER
FLOW AND MOISTURE WILL RESIDE ACROSS SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA WHICH WILL
BE AREA WITH HIGHEST CHANCES FOR APPRECIABLE RAINFALL...WITH
CHANCES DECREASING AS YOU GO NORTH INTO CENTRAL/NORTHERN OKLAHOMA.

NEXT MAIN CHANCE FOR STRONG AND SEVERE STORMS WILL BE WEDNESDAY.
MODELS AGREE ON DRYLINE EVENT LATE WEDNESDAY ACROSS WESTERN PARTS
OF OKLAHOMA INTO ADJACENT PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS...SPREADING EAST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT OVER MUCH OF REGION AS WEAK FRONT PUSHES THROUGH
OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS. THIS FRONT PROGD TO RETURN NORTHWARD
LATE THURSDAY AND LINGER OVER OR CLOSE TO THE BODY OF OKLAHOMA
INTO NEXT WEEKEND. ALTHOUGH WE WILL HAVE S/WV RIDGING OVER THE
REGION AHEAD OF NEXT MAIN TROUGH...DIURNALLY DRIVEN SHOWERS AND
STORMS MAY OCCUR. MORE SIGNIFICANT STORM DEVELOPMENT CURRENTLY
APPEARS TO BE NEXT WEEKEND AS HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH APPROACHES.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  60  77  55  80 /  60  50  10   0
HOBART OK         60  79  54  81 /  70  20   0   0
WICHITA FALLS TX  61  80  56  83 /  60  20  10   0
GAGE OK           56  79  50  80 /  70  10   0   0
PONCA CITY OK     58  77  50  80 /  60  40  10   0
DURANT OK         60  76  58  80 /  70  50  30   0

&&

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

03/17
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 20, 8:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
824 PM CDT SUN APR 20 2014

OKZ036-037-210215-
TILLMAN OK-JACKSON OK-
824 PM CDT SUN APR 20 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN TILLMAN AND
NORTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM CDT...

AT 821 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OLUSTEE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...

LAT...LON 3481 9922 3472 9915 3471 9916 3470 9914
      3458 9905 3451 9942 3461 9949
TIME...MOT...LOC 0121Z 245DEG 22KT 3458 9937
Special weather statement, Apr 20, 8:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
827 PM CDT SUN APR 20 2014

OKZ021-210215-
BECKHAM OK-
827 PM CDT SUN APR 20 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN BECKHAM COUNTY UNTIL
915 PM CDT...

AT 824 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF
TEXOLA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

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

LAT...LON 3522 10000 3527 9978 3504 9978 3504 9979
      3503 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 264DEG 18KT 3512 9997
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 20, 7:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarmon, Jackson50 min
Apr 20, 7:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarmon53 min
Apr 20, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson34 min
Apr 20, 8:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarmon, Jackson62 min
Apr 20, 8:16 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNHarmon, Jackson3 hr
Apr 20, 8:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson51 min
Apr 20, 8:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham48 min
Apr 20, 9:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson66 min
Apr 20, 9:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGreer, Harmon52 min
Apr 21, 5:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOklahoma18 min
Apr 20, 7:40 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNHardeman35 min
Apr 20, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHardeman61 min
Apr 20, 9:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNFoard, Hardeman62 min
Apr 20, 10:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHardeman, Wilbarger29 min
Apr 20, 10:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNFoard, Hardeman, Wilbarger114 min
Apr 20, 10:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNFoard, Hardeman, Wilbarger32 min
Apr 20, 10:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKnox52 min
Apr 21, 12:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBaylor46 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.