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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 338, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 14, 2014, 5:26 PM CST for Cleveland County, McClain County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 49 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
- Dec 14, 2014, 5:26 PM CST (23:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2014, 6:15 PM CST
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cleveland County, OK, McClain County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:27 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, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 13 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
- 14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -119 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 507 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 277 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Dec 14, 5:18 PM CST, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 5:18 PM CST, 8 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 14, 11:52 AM CST, 5 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1152 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2014 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-151115- 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- 1152 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN... WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM TRACKS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THUNDERSTORMS ONGOING JUST WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EASTWARD INTO THE EASTERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35...AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OVER 55 MPH...AND SMALL HAIL. BY LATE THIS EVENING...MOST OF THE STORMS WILL BE CONFINED TO FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GET GRAPHICS AND MORE DETAILS AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN...AND FOLLOW OUR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 14, 4:48 PM CST, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
448 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0445 PM HAIL OKLAHOMA CITY 35.47N 97.51W
12/14/2014 E1.75 INCH OKLAHOMA OK BROADCAST MEDIA
DOWNTOWN OKC, PLAZA DISTRICT
&&
OUNLocal storm report, Dec 14, 4:54 PM CST, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
454 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0447 PM HAIL OKLAHOMA CITY 35.47N 97.51W
12/14/2014 E2.00 INCH OKLAHOMA OK PUBLIC
DOWNTOWN PLAZA DISTRICT, REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
&&
OUNSpecial weather statement, Dec 14, 4:57 PM CST, 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
457 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2014
OKZ031-032-042-142330-
SEMINOLE OK-PONTOTOC OK-HUGHES OK-
457 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN SEMINOLE...
NORTHEASTERN PONTOTOC AND NORTHWESTERN HUGHES COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM
CST...
AT 454 PM CST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SASAKWA...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 TO 60 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...
LAT...LON 3481 9646 3490 9665 3529 9641 3529 9632
3521 9619
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 211DEG 52KT 3493 9651Local storm report, Dec 14, 5:03 PM CST, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
503 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0456 PM HAIL 4 SE EDMOND 35.61N 97.43W
12/14/2014 E1.00 INCH OKLAHOMA OK BROADCAST MEDIA
COVERING GROUND AT I-35 AND KILPATRICK TURNPIKE
INTERCHANGE
&&
OUNSpecial weather statement, Dec 14, 5:06 PM CST, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 506 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2014 OKZ027>029-142330- MCCLAIN OK-GRADY OK-CLEVELAND OK- 506 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL MCCLAIN...EAST CENTRAL GRADY AND CENTRAL CLEVELAND COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CST... AT 505 PM CST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF BRADLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. HAZARDS INCLUDE... HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS... WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH... IN ADDITION...WEAK ROTATION HAS BEEN NOTED WITH THIS STORM...AND BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUDS MAY OCCUR AS THE STORM MOVES NORTHEAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. && LAT...LON 3484 9772 3491 9781 3527 9756 3508 9732 TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 223DEG 35KT 3495 9769 AUSTIN
Local storm report, Dec 14, 5:09 PM CST, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
509 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0502 PM HAIL 5 SE EDMOND 35.60N 97.41W
12/14/2014 E1.75 INCH OKLAHOMA OK NWS EMPLOYEE
NEAR 122ND AND AIR DEPOT BLVD
&&
OUNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 9:26 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Custer, Washita | 34 min |
| Dec 14, 1:18 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Comanche | 27 min |
| Dec 14, 1:44 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Caddo | 31 min |
| Dec 14, 2:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Grady | 24 min |
| Dec 14, 2:29 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grady | 31 min |
| Dec 14, 2:57 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Canadian | 48 min |
| Dec 14, 3:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grady | 26 min |
| Dec 14, 3:40 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grady | 35 min |
| Dec 14, 3:43 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Canadian | 32 min |
| Dec 14, 3:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain | 26 min |
| Dec 14, 4:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma | 41 min |
| Dec 14, 4:05 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Murray, Pontotoc | 25 min |
| Dec 14, 4:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Oklahoma | 49 min |
| Dec 14, 4:32 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Pontotoc | 28 min |
| Dec 14, 4:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Logan, Noble, Payne | 51 min |
| Dec 14, 4:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma | 38 min |
| Dec 14, 4:57 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Hughes | 33 min |
| Dec 14, 5:06 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | McClain | 24 min |
| Dec 14, 5:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma | 34 min |
| Dec 14, 5:35 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Payne | 25 min |
| Dec 14, 5:52 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Coal, Hughes | 23 min |
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.