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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 435, NWS Norman, OK

May 25, 2015Baylor County, Knox County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2015, 11:41 AM CDT for Baylor County, Knox County, Texas. 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
May 25, 2015, 11:41 AM CDT (16:41 UTC)
Expired
May 25, 2015, 12:30 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Baylor County, TX, Knox County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:40 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 25, 10:54 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 221 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, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2015-05-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1630 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, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2015-05-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 164 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1630 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
663 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
164 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
7.0

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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 May 25, 7:07 AM CDT, 4 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 7:07 AM CDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
707 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2015

.DISCUSSION...
AVIATION DISCUSSION FOR THE 12Z TAFS IS BELOW.

&&

.AVIATION...
HAVE MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN THE TAFS.

IFR/MVFR CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE WEST TO EAST AT ALL SITES
THROUGH 21Z. A FEW SITES MAY GO TO LIFR THROUGH 15Z.

TSRA WILL AFFECT ALL TAF SITES EXCEPT PERHAPS KWWR AND KGAG
18-24Z. BRIEF VERY STRONG WINDS AND MVFR AND LOWER CONDITIONS WILL
OCCUR WITH TSRA.

AFTER 00Z...UNCERTAINTY INCREASES. WENT WITH VFR CONDITIONS FOR
NOW THOUGH THERE IS A CHANCE WIDESPREAD MVFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS
FORM...ESPECIALLY AFTER 06Z.

MBS

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 416 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2015/

DISCUSSION...
ADDITIONAL FLOODING...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY TODAY...REMAIN THE MAIN CONCERNS.
AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEK.

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN GREAT SHAPE TODAY AND DID NOT ALTER.

THIS MORNING...WARM AND MUGGY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. THINK CAPPING
WILL NOT ALLOW FOR STORM FORMATION.

THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...STORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA FROM A POTENT FAST MOVING MID LEVEL
DISTURBANCE/SHORT WAVE THAT WILL MOVE EAST NORTHEAST TODAY AND
BECOME NEGATIVELY TILTED. LATEST SHORT TERM MODELS...PARTICULARLY
THE HRRR AND WRF MODELS...SUGGEST THAT A FAST MOVING LINE
BAND...BOW...OR LINE OF STORMS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND AFFECT
MUCH OF THE AREA. INCREASED RAIN CHANCES TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS WITH
THE HIGHEST CHANCES NEAR A WICHITA FALLS TO DURANT LINE. THIS
COMPLEX OF STORMS MAY AFFECT FAR WESTERN NORTH TEXAS NEAR KNOX
CITY AND CROWELL AS EARLY AS 11 AM THEN EXIT THE PONCA CITY AND
DURANT AREAS TOWARDS 9 PM. THE OKLAHOMA CITY METRO AREA WILL MOST
LIKELY BE AFFECTED IN THE 3 TO 6 PM TIME FRAME.

IN REGARDS TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...CONCERNED WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL RATES
OF 1 INCH OR MORE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF
THE LINE OF STORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE VERY RAPID RUNOFF AND
POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT THINK TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL
BE EXCESSIVE...GENERALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES AS THE STORMS SHOULD MOVE
QUICKLY TO THE NORTHEAST. THUS...KEPT THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN
EFFECT.

IN REGARDS TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A FAIRLY WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WIND
EVENT NEAR AND SOUTHEAST OF I-44 WITH SOME GUSTS OVER 70 MPH. THE
AIR WILL BE MOIST WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES IN THE 1.3 TO 1.8
INCH RANGE AND VERY UNSTABLE...MLCAPE 2000-4000 J/KG...ALONG WITH
STRONG 0-6 KM 30-50 KT SHEAR. THERE IS A LOW POTENTIAL FOR
TORNADOES DUE TO INCREASING 0-1 KM SHEAR IN THE 20-30 KT RANGE
SOUTHEAST OF I-44. SOME SEVERE HAIL MAY OCCUR AS WELL...BUT SIZES
MAY BE LIMITED DUE TO THE WIDESPREAD COVERAGE OF THE LARGE LINE OR
BOW OF STORMS. CANNOT RULE OUT THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW SUPERCELLS
AHEAD OF THE MAIN BOW OR LINE...BUT THIS POTENTIAL SEEMS TO BE
QUITE LOW.

STORMS SHOULD MAINLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS. KEPT
SLIGHT CHANCES FOR STORMS OVERNIGHT...THOUGH SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE
DEPARTING SHORT WAVE/DISTURBANCE SHOULD LIMIT STORM FORMATION.
SOME PATCHY FOG COULD FORM LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...BUT
DID NOT MENTION DUE TO LOW CONFIDENCE OF OCCURRENCE.

TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...CHANCES FOR STORMS WILL CONTINUE...THOUGH
SHOULD BE LOWER THAN TODAY DUE TO SLIGHTLY WARMER MID LEVEL
TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY STRONGER CAPPING. THE AIR WILL BE VERY
MOIST AND UNSTABLE WITH MARGINAL SHEAR SO A FEW SEVERE STORMS
WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING REMAIN POSSIBLE.
STORM COVERAGE AND MOTION SHOULD BE LOWER COMPARED TO TODAY. WILL
NOT EXTEND THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE LOWER
COVERAGE OF STORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL GET CLOSER TO AVERAGE FOR
THIS TIME OF YEAR.

THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...STORM CHANCES CONTINUE NEARLY EACH DAY.
MORE HEAVY RAINFALL...FLASH FLOODING...AND SEVERE STORMS COULD
OCCUR NEARLY EACH DAY AS THE AIR WILL REMAIN MOIST AND UNSTABLE.

MBS

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  79  63  81  64 /  70  20  20  50
HOBART OK         77  59  82  61 /  50  20  20  40
WICHITA FALLS TX  78  63  85  65 /  90  20  20  20
GAGE OK           79  56  80  57 /  20  20  30  20
PONCA CITY OK     80  61  80  62 /  30  20  20  50
DURANT OK         79  65  83  67 /  90  40  20  30

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR OKZ008-012-013-
     016>020-022>032-035-037>048-050>052.

TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR TXZ085-086-
     088>090.

&&

23/17/17
Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 7:54 AM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 25, 10:30 AM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2015

TXZ084-087-251600-
KNOX TX-FOARD TX-
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN KNOX AND
SOUTHWESTERN FOARD COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 AM CDT...

AT 1028 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST
OF TRUSCOTT...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH DIAMETER...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...

LAT...LON 3405 10005 3407 10004 3410 9997 3379 9980
      3370 9999 3383 10000 3384 10005
TIME...MOT...LOC 1528Z 148DEG 20KT 3381 9995
Special weather statement, May 25, 11:30 AM CDT, 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1130 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2015

OKZ036-037-TXZ085-251700-
TILLMAN OK-JACKSON OK-WILBARGER TX-
1130 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN TILLMAN...
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND NORTHWESTERN WILBARGER COUNTIES UNTIL NOON
CDT...

AT 1127 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER FARGO...
MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...

LAT...LON 3422 9917 3421 9939 3455 9946 3456 9913
TIME...MOT...LOC 1627Z 177DEG 20KT 3429 9929

..SPEG.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 7:49 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNGarfield, Grant, Kay, Noble12 hr
May 24, 9:53 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNLogan33 hr
May 25, 11:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson30 min
May 25, 11:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson, Tillman38 min
May 25, 12:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa36 min
May 25, 12:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNTillman25 min
May 25, 12:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCaddo23 min
May 25, 1:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens, Tillman46 min
May 25, 1:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa29 min
May 25, 1:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCaddo, Comanche, Cotton, Kiowa, Tillman, Washita115 min
May 25, 1:23 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCotton, Jefferson, Tillman3 hr
May 25, 1:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLove28 min
May 25, 1:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCaddo, Canadian, Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Stephens48 min
May 25, 1:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Jefferson, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray and 1 more47 min
May 25, 2:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Johnston, Marshall30 min
May 25, 2:31 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedOUNBryan29 min
May 25, 2:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Carter, Johnston, Love, Marshall4 hr
May 25, 2:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Cotton, Garvin and 9 more45 min
May 25, 2:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian, Grady41 min
May 25, 2:55 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan35 min
May 25, 3:24 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNAtoka36 min
May 25, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Cleveland, Coal, Garvin, Hughes and 6 more47 min
May 25, 3:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland, Kingfisher, Logan, McClain, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie46 min
May 25, 3:32 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan10 min
May 25, 3:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNAtoka, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Pontotoc3 hr
May 25, 3:45 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNAtoka, Coal30 min
May 25, 3:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCarter, Cleveland, Garvin, Hughes, Johnston, McClain and 4 more3 hr
May 25, 3:56 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNAtoka34 min
May 25, 4:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Coal, Hughes, McClain, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie and 1 more51 min
May 25, 4:14 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNAtoka31 min
May 25, 4:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant41 min
May 25, 5:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant32 min
May 25, 6:42 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Hughes, Johnston and 5 more12 hr
May 25, 6:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa46 min
May 25, 10:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNFoard30 min
May 25, 12:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNFoard, Hardeman, Wilbarger42 min
May 25, 12:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNArcher, Wichita48 min
May 25, 12:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBaylor30 min
May 25, 12:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNClay42 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.