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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 352, NWS Norman, OK

May 10, 2015Atoka County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 10, 2015, 6:51 PM CDT for Atoka County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 39 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
May 10, 2015, 6:51 PM CDT (23:51 UTC)
Expired
May 10, 2015, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Atoka County, OK

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 10, 12:58 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 156 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 2015-05-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1564 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 2015-05-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 255 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1564 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
614 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
255 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
256 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.9
Supercell composite
11.8

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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 May 10, 6:17 PM CDT, 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 6:17 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 5:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
520 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-112220-
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-
520 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT...

.THUNDERSTORMS...
THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE STORMS ACROSS EXTREME
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA WITH A SLIGHT RISK COVERING CENTRAL PARTS
OF OKLAHOMA.

LOCATION...
THE ENHANCED RISK AREA GENERALLY COVERS ATOKA AND BRYAN COUNTIES.
THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM
STILLWATER...TO NORMAN...TO WAURIKA.

TIMING...
THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

IMPACTS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND FLOODING...
LARGE HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE...
DAMAGING WINDS 60 TO 70 MPH...
A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE MAINLY IN THE ENHANCED RISK AREA...

.SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN THE
RISK AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS THROUGH
THIS EVENING.

DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
THAT WILL MOVE SLOWLY...NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST...OVER OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHERN TEXAS. THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW MUCH INSTABILITY
CAN BE REALIZED...BUT THE LATEST DATA SUPPORT THE GREATEST RISK FOR
REDEVELOPMENT IN THE SLIGHT AND ENHANCED RISK AREAS. INITIATION COULD
OCCUR EAST OF INTERSTATE-35. ALTHOUGH FLASH FLOODING RAINS WILL BE THE
PRIMARY CONCERN...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.
THE TORNADO THREAT WILL BE LOW AND MAINLY CONFINED TO THE ENHANCED
RISK AREA OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

ALTHOUGH THE SEVERE THREAT WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...
STORMS MAY LINGER IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHEAST OF AN ARDMORE TO ADA TO HOLDENVILLE LINE...CAPABLE OF
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLOODING.

.HEAVY RAIN...
HEAVY RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY OVER EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING AND FLASH
FLOODING THROUGH TONIGHT. MANY CREEKS RIVERS ARE ALREADY ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL WORSEN THE SITUATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.THUNDERSTORMS...
STORM CHANCES RETURN TO THE FORECAST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
NEXT WEEKEND. SEVERE STORM POTENTIAL WILL EXIST ALONG WITH
ADDITIONAL FLOODING PROBLEMS.

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

MBS/MAHALE

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 10, 5:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
537 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0535 PM     HAIL             MADILL                  34.09N 96.77W
05/10/2015  E1.00 INCH       MARSHALL           OK   PUBLIC

            REPORTED AT LOVE/S COUNTRY STORE

&&

MBS
Special weather statement, May 10, 5:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
550 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

OKZ025-027>030-040-102315-
OKLAHOMA OK-POTTAWATOMIE OK-GRADY OK-MCCLAIN OK-CLEVELAND OK-
GARVIN OK-
550 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...
NORTHWESTERN POTTAWATOMIE...SOUTHEASTERN GRADY...SOUTHWESTERN
MCCLAIN...EASTERN CLEVELAND AND NORTHWESTERN GARVIN COUNTIES UNTIL
615 PM CDT...

AT 547 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA CITY TO NEAR GOLDSBY TO 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF
BRADLEY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH DIAMETER...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NORMAN...MIDWEST
CITY...PURCELL...CHOCTAW...NOBLE...
LEXINGTON...GOLDSBY...WASHINGTON...BRADLEY...CRINER...LAKE
THUNDERBIRD...STANLEY DRAPER LAKE...STELLA...NEWALLA...PAYNE AND
LITTLE AXE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3545 9703 3489 9737 3483 9779 3545 9729
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 263DEG 20KT 3533 9734 3516 9747 3490 9766
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Local storm report, May 10, 6:12 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 10, 6:23 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 7:11 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNBryan, Johnston, Marshall34 min
May 9, 7:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrady, Jefferson, Stephens39 min
May 9, 7:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNComanche, Cotton, Grady, Jefferson, Stephens112 min
May 9, 7:33 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedOUNAtoka, Bryan27 min
May 9, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Tillman11 min
May 9, 7:44 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan31 min
May 9, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan30 min
May 9, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Stephens46 min
May 9, 8:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAtoka36 min
May 9, 8:25 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCarter, Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Murray, Pontotoc and 2 more3 hr
May 9, 8:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCuster28 min
May 9, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Garvin, McClain, Murray, Pottawatomie46 min
May 9, 9:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCuster24 min
May 9, 9:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAtoka23 min
May 9, 9:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCoal, Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc52 min
May 9, 9:32 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCoal, Garvin, Hughes, McClain, Murray, Pontotoc and 2 more3 hr
May 9, 10:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCoal, Hughes, Pontotoc44 min
May 9, 10:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper37 min
May 9, 10:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJohnston, Murray, Pontotoc49 min
May 9, 10:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHughes24 min
May 9, 11:22 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNHughes, Seminole58 hr
May 9, 11:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCoal26 min
May 10, 12:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCoal42 min
May 10, 12:17 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNCaddo, Garvin, Grady51 hr
May 10, 3:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNAtoka4 days
May 10, 5:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNComanche, Greer, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman56 min
May 10, 5:35 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNHughes12 hr
May 10, 5:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCarter, Jefferson, Stephens53 min
May 10, 5:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCaddo, Kiowa, Washita32 min
May 10, 7:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNSeminole30 min
May 10, 8:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNHughes, Pontotoc, Seminole3 hr
May 10, 8:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHughes, Pontotoc, Seminole40 min
May 10, 8:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBryan33 min
May 10, 8:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHughes45 min
May 10, 9:03 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNLincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie10 hr
May 10, 12:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMarshall36 min
May 10, 12:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKay31 min
May 10, 12:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray45 min
May 10, 12:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield25 min
May 10, 12:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCoal, Johnston51 min
May 10, 12:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBryan32 min
May 10, 1:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKay29 min
May 10, 1:05 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCarter, Johnston, Love, Marshall3 hr
May 10, 1:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKay28 min
May 10, 1:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBryan39 min
May 10, 2:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Johnston, Marshall8 hr
May 10, 2:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJohnston38 min
May 10, 2:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMarshall45 min
May 10, 3:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Coal, Hughes, Johnston44 min
May 10, 4:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBryan45 min
May 10, 4:09 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNBryan36 min
May 10, 4:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCarter, Johnston, Love, Marshall6 hr
May 10, 4:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBryan23 min
May 10, 4:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Love, Marshall30 min
May 10, 4:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMarshall28 min
May 10, 4:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAtoka, Bryan48 min
May 10, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Johnston, Marshall32 min
May 10, 5:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan50 min
May 10, 5:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLove, Marshall28 min
May 10, 5:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBryan, Johnston, Marshall37 min
May 10, 5:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland, McClain25 min
May 10, 5:53 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Coal, Johnston4 hr
May 10, 5:55 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNAtoka23 min
May 10, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMarshall45 min
May 10, 6:05 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCleveland, Garvin, Grady, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and 2 more115 min
May 10, 6:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLove52 min
May 10, 6:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAtoka45 min
May 10, 6:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJefferson37 min
May 10, 3:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNArcher, Baylor, Knox50 min
May 10, 3:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBaylor, Foard, Knox, Wilbarger51 min
May 10, 4:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNArcher, Clay, Wichita42 min
May 10, 4:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWilbarger25 min
May 10, 4:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWilbarger35 min
May 10, 4:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNClay, Wichita47 min

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2015Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2015

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.