Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2015, 8:22 PM CDT for Hughes County, Pottawatomie County, Seminole County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 8, 2015, 8:22 PM CDT (01:22 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2015, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Hughes County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK, Seminole County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 12:51 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 8, 7:27 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 82 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
- 20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -110 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 577 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 372 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
498
WUUS54 KOUN 090122
SVROUN
OKC063-125-133-090200-
/O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0310.150509T0122Z-150509T0200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
822 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN SEMINOLE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
NORTHWESTERN HUGHES COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...
NORTHEASTERN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 900 PM CDT
* AT 822 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR LITTLE TO NEAR BOWLEGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SEMINOLE...WEWOKA...WETUMKA...BOWLEGS...CROMWELL...LITTLE...LIMA
AND CENTERVIEW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3521 9622 3505 9667 3539 9677 3546 9665
3546 9663 3540 9662 3541 9659 3539 9655
3539 9653 3544 9657 3545 9655 3543 9649
3546 9648 3546 9645 3529 9644 3529 9627
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 226DEG 18KT 3536 9670 3516 9663
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
..SPEG.1 follow-up statement
471
WWUS54 KOUN 090139
SVSOUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
839 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015
OKC063-125-133-090200-
/O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-150509T0200Z/
SEMINOLE OK-HUGHES OK-POTTAWATOMIE OK-
839 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN SEMINOLE...NORTHWESTERN HUGHES AND NORTHEASTERN
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTIES...
AT 838 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF
SEMINOLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
EXTEND NORTH FROM THIS STORM TO NEAR CENTERVIEW.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SEMINOLE...BOWLEGS...CROMWELL...LITTLE...LIMA AND CENTERVIEW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3526 9625 3512 9664 3539 9677 3546 9665
3546 9663 3540 9662 3541 9659 3539 9655
3539 9653 3544 9657 3545 9655 3543 9649
3546 9648 3546 9645 3529 9644 3529 9627
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 235DEG 20KT 3525 9661
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
..SPEG.The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 7:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Lincoln | 23 min |
| May 8, 7:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Marshall | 36 min |
| May 8, 7:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Carter, Garvin, Jefferson, Love, Murray, Stephens | 4 hr |
| May 8, 7:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Hughes | 32 min |
| May 8, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Cleveland, Garvin, Jefferson, Johnston, Love and 6 more | 56 min |
| May 8, 8:06 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Greer, Jackson | 23 hr |
| May 8, 8:08 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Cotton, Jefferson, Tillman | 5 days |
| May 8, 8:08 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Love | 26 days |
| May 8, 8:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Marshall and 2 more | 3 hr |
| May 8, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Coal, Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole | 45 min |
| May 8, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Johnston, Love and 3 more | 44 min |
| May 8, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Coal, Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole | 49 min |
| May 8, 9:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Hughes | 24 min |
| May 8, 9:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Hughes | 32 min |
| May 8, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Johnston, Love, Marshall | 44 min |
| May 8, 9:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Oklahoma | 11 hr |
| May 8, 10:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Bryan, Marshall | 49 min |
| May 8, 11:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Bryan | 32 min |
| May 9, 12:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Bryan | 31 min |
| May 9, 12:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Carter, Johnston, Murray | 4 days |
| May 9, 1:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Bryan | 27 min |
| May 9, 1:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Bryan | 39 min |
| May 9, 1:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie | 37 hr |
| May 9, 2:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Bryan | 4 days |
| May 9, 6:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jackson | 32 min |
| May 9, 7:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Greer, Harmon | 39 min |
| May 9, 7:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Tillman | 38 min |
| May 9, 7:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Comanche, Stephens | 29 min |
| May 9, 8:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 27 min |
| May 9, 8:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Dewey | 44 min |
| May 9, 8:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Canadian, Carter, Garvin, Grady, Murray | 26 min |
| May 9, 8:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Dewey, Ellis | 35 min |
| May 9, 9:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham | 35 min |
| May 9, 9:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Carter, Garvin, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray | 3 hr |
| May 9, 10:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Marshall | 26 min |
| May 9, 10:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Atoka, Bryan, Johnston, Marshall | 4 hr |
| May 9, 10:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Atoka, Marshall | 37 min |
| May 9, 11:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Atoka, Bryan | 4 hr |
| May 9, 11:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Atoka | 36 min |
| May 9, 11:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Stephens | 52 min |
| May 9, 11:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Greer, Kiowa | 33 min |
| May 9, 12:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson, Stephens | 40 min |
| May 9, 12:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kiowa | 37 min |
| May 9, 12:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Comanche, Kiowa | 46 min |
| May 9, 12:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman | 42 min |
| May 9, 12:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton, Grady, Stephens | 53 min |
| May 9, 1:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Canadian | 23 min |
| May 9, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Comanche, Kiowa, Washita | 46 min |
| May 9, 1:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Grady, Kiowa, Stephens and 2 more | 3 hr |
| May 9, 1:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Canadian, Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma | 5 hr |
| May 9, 1:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Canadian | 29 min |
| May 9, 1:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cleveland | 33 min |
| May 9, 1:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garvin, Grady, McClain, Stephens | 43 min |
| May 9, 2:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Caddo | 29 min |
| May 9, 2:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Oklahoma | 28 min |
| May 9, 2:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Pottawatomie | 35 min |
| May 9, 2:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole | 6 hr |
| May 9, 2:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Bryan | 30 min |
| May 9, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Atoka, Bryan, Johnston | 14 min |
| May 9, 2:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Johnston | 32 min |
| May 9, 3:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Atoka, Carter, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Murray and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 9, 3:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma | 27 min |
| May 9, 3:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Hughes | 26 min |
| May 9, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Coal | 36 min |
| May 9, 4:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Pontotoc | 37 min |
| May 9, 4:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Coal | 30 min |
| May 9, 4:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole | 119 min |
| May 9, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Hughes | 42 min |
| May 9, 4:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole | 4 hr |
| May 9, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Tillman | 50 min |
| May 9, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Love, Marshall | 49 min |
| May 9, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Love, Marshall | 32 min |
| May 9, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cotton | 26 min |
| May 9, 5:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton, Tillman | 3 hr |
| May 9, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton, Tillman | 50 min |
| May 9, 5:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and 2 more | 5 hr |
| May 9, 5:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Cotton | 26 min |
| May 9, 6:00 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Jefferson, Love | 4 days |
| May 9, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Bryan, Johnston, Marshall | 50 min |
| May 9, 6:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Cotton | 33 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.