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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 131, NWS Norman, OK

April 17, 20157 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 17, 2015, 3:33 AM CDT for 7 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 42 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 17, 2015, 3:33 AM CDT (08:33 UTC)
Expired: Apr 17, 2015, 4:15 AM CDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Beckham County, OK, Custer County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Washita County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:35 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 16, 11:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 209 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 301 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -116 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1659 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 142 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: -0.0
Supercell composite: -0.1

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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 17, 2:00 AM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 2:00 AM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 17, 12:40 AM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1240 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2015

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-171000-
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-
1240 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN...
WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT...

.THUNDERSTORMS...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS THIS EVENING ACROSS PART
OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA.

LOCATION...
THE SLIGHT RISK IS WEST OF A LINE FROM ARNETT...TO WATONGA...TO
HOBART...TO HOLLIS.

TIMING...
THROUGH 6 AM.

IMPACTS... HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS AND WIND GUSTS UP
TO 60 MPH. THERE IS A VERY LOW TORNADO POTENTIAL.

DISCUSSION...
A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA THROUGH ABOUT 3 AM...PRODUCING A PERIOD OF HEAVY
RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND POSSIBLY GUSTY WINDS. THE RISK OF SEVERE
WEATHER WITH THESE STORMS IS LOW. HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT OVER WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE AS THEY MOVE SLOWLY
EAST ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE
PRIMARY CONCERN WILL BE LARGE HAIL. STORMS MAY REACH AS FAR EAST
AS OKLAHOMA CITY AFTER SUNRISE...BUT WILL NOT BE SEVERE.

.SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.THUNDERSTORMS...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN PARTS
OF OKLAHOMA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A SLIGHT RISK COVERS A
LARGER PART OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS ON SATURDAY. THE
SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK CATEGORIES WILL LIKELY CHANGE AS FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY GET CLOSER. BE SURE TO STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO LINGER ON SUNDAY BUT SEVERE WEATHER
CHANCES APPEAR LOW. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN NEXT TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY WITH SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE.

GET GRAPHICS AND MORE DETAILS AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN...AND FOLLOW
OUR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK.

CMS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 17, 1:17 AM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
117 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2015

OKZ009-014-170645-
ROGER MILLS OK-ELLIS OK-
117 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN ROGER MILLS AND
SOUTHWESTERN ELLIS COUNTIES UNTIL 145 AM CDT...

AT 113 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
NEAR LAKE MARVIN TO NEAR WHEELER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
POTENTIALLY SEVERE WINDS GUSTING OVER 55 MPH...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
REYDON...ROLL...CRAWFORD AND DURHAM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3595 10000 3605 9963 3558 9972 3552 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0613Z 242DEG 35KT 3587 10014 3547 10024

MAHALE

Local storm report, Apr 17, 1:36 AM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 17, 1:54 AM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 17, 2:22 AM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 17, 2:32 AM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, Apr 17, 2:53 AM CDT, 40 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 16, 7:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	23 min
Apr 16, 7:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham	20 min
Apr 16, 7:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer	43 min
Apr 16, 7:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	27 min
Apr 16, 7:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	23 min
Apr 16, 7:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	35 min
Apr 16, 7:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Ellis, Roger Mills, Woodward	63 min
Apr 16, 7:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woodward	28 min
Apr 16, 8:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Beckham	29 min
Apr 16, 8:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Woods, Woodward	3 hr
Apr 16, 8:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Ellis, Roger Mills, Woodward	3 hr
Apr 16, 8:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Roger Mills	40 min
Apr 16, 8:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	24 min
Apr 16, 8:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	36 min
Apr 16, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa	47 min
Apr 16, 9:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	37 min
Apr 16, 9:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Beckham, Roger Mills	49 min
Apr 16, 9:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Roger Mills	3 hr
Apr 16, 9:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	29 min
Apr 16, 9:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	24 min
Apr 16, 9:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant	36 min
Apr 16, 9:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills	48 min
Apr 16, 10:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	29 min
Apr 16, 10:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	33 min
Apr 16, 10:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Dewey	25 min
Apr 16, 10:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	38 min
Apr 16, 11:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant	36 min
Apr 16, 11:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	35 min
Apr 16, 11:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Major	30 min
Apr 16, 11:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant	28 min
Apr 17, 12:39 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garfield	3 hr
Apr 17, 12:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Dewey	33 min
Apr 17, 1:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Ellis	30 min
Apr 17, 1:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Roger Mills	28 min
Apr 17, 1:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis, Roger Mills	50 min
Apr 17, 1:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Major	36 min
Apr 17, 2:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Dewey	23 min
Apr 17, 2:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	28 min
Apr 17, 2:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Dewey, Major	37 min
Apr 17, 3:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Jackson	43 min
Apr 17, 3:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson	35 min
Apr 17, 4:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Greer, Kiowa, Roger Mills and 1 more	47 min
Apr 17, 4:20 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Roger Mills, Washita	3 hr
Apr 17, 4:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson	32 min
Apr 17, 5:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Washita	27 min
Apr 17, 5:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson	28 min
Apr 17, 5:32 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Custer, Roger Mills	20 hr
Apr 17, 5:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	26 min
Apr 17, 5:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Tillman	32 min
Apr 17, 6:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Kiowa	51 min
Apr 17, 6:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	31 min
Apr 17, 7:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	46 min
Apr 17, 8:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grady	24 min
Apr 17, 8:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	38 min
Apr 17, 9:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Tillman	50 min
Apr 17, 9:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harmon	37 min
Apr 17, 9:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson	36 min
Apr 17, 10:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa	37 min
Apr 17, 10:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	32 min
Apr 17, 10:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Greer, Jackson	28 min
Apr 17, 11:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Grady	26 min
Apr 17, 4:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woodward	25 min
Apr 17, 5:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	35 min
Apr 17, 6:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine	25 min
Apr 17, 9:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Foard	25 min
Apr 17, 9:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Foard, Hardeman	42 min
Apr 17, 11:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Knox	40 min
Apr 17, 11:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Foard	52 min
Apr 17, 12:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Baylor, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wilbarger	24 min
Apr 17, 1:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer	24 min
Apr 17, 3:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Knox	30 min
Apr 17, 3:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Knox	25 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.