Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 521, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2015, 4:26 PM CDT for Dewey County, Major County, Woodward 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 12, 2015, 4:26 PM CDT (21:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2015, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dewey County, OK, Major County, OK, Woodward County, OK
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 852 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 928 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
203
WUUS54 KOUN 122126
SVROUN
OKC043-093-153-122215-
/O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0521.150612T2126Z-150612T2215Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
426 PM CDT FRI JUN 12 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN DEWEY COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHEASTERN WOODWARD COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHWESTERN MAJOR COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 515 PM CDT
* AT 426 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CESTOS...
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TALOGA...SEILING...CHESTER...CESTOS AND HUCMAC.
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 3602 9916 3618 9915 3627 9881 3603 9877
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 261DEG 18KT 3610 9910
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
032 follow-up statements
341
WWUS54 KOUN 122145
SVSOUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
445 PM CDT FRI JUN 12 2015
OKC043-093-153-122215-
/O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0521.000000T0000Z-150612T2215Z/
DEWEY OK-WOODWARD OK-MAJOR OK-
445 PM CDT FRI JUN 12 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL DEWEY...SOUTHEASTERN WOODWARD AND SOUTHWESTERN
MAJOR COUNTIES...
AT 445 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SEILING...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SEILING AND CHESTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3610 9905 3619 9908 3627 9881 3611 9879
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 243DEG 21KT 3617 9897
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
03484
WWUS54 KOUN 122205
SVSOUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
505 PM CDT FRI JUN 12 2015
OKC043-093-153-122215-
/O.EXP.KOUN.SV.W.0521.000000T0000Z-150612T2215Z/
DEWEY OK-WOODWARD OK-MAJOR OK-
505 PM CDT FRI JUN 12 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL DEWEY...
SOUTHEASTERN WOODWARD AND SOUTHWESTERN MAJOR COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
515 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS
AND EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3610 9905 3619 9908 3627 9881 3611 9879
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 261DEG 18KT 3617 9897
$$
03The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 7:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 33 min |
| Jun 11, 8:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 30 min |
| Jun 11, 9:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 35 min |
| Jun 11, 9:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 32 min |
| Jun 11, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harper, Woods | 37 min |
| Jun 11, 10:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis | 43 min |
| Jun 11, 10:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 25 min |
| Jun 11, 11:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woodward | 28 min |
| Jun 11, 11:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harper, Woodward | 28 min |
| Jun 12, 12:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 27 min |
| Jun 12, 1:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 51 min |
| Jun 12, 1:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Ellis | 31 min |
| Jun 12, 1:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Ellis, Harper, Woodward | 4 hr |
| Jun 12, 1:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Ellis, Harper, Woods, Woodward | 43 min |
| Jun 12, 2:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 9 min |
| Jun 12, 2:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Dewey, Roger Mills, Woods, Woodward | 46 min |
| Jun 12, 2:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Grant | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 2:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | OUN | Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland and 31 more | 49 hr |
| Jun 12, 3:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Harper, Major, Woods, Woodward | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 3:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Alfalfa, Major, Woods | 47 min |
| Jun 12, 4:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield, Grant | 31 min |
| Jun 12, 5:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble | 42 min |
| Jun 12, 12:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Roger Mills | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 2:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Ellis | 52 min |
| Jun 12, 3:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harmon | 42 min |
| Jun 12, 3:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Ellis | 40 min |
| Jun 12, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Greer, Harmon | 39 min |
| Jun 12, 3:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Dewey | 51 min |
| Jun 12, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey | 41 min |
| Jun 12, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harmon | 46 min |
| Jun 12, 4:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 38 min |
| Jun 12, 4:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Greer | 36 min |
| Jun 12, 4:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woodward | 40 min |
| Jun 12, 4:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Greer, Harmon | 49 min |
| Jun 12, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Woodward | 34 min |
| Jun 12, 5:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 38 min |
| Jun 12, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Harmon | 41 min |
| Jun 12, 5:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Greer, Harmon | 4 hr |
| Jun 12, 5:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Custer, Dewey | 50 min |
| Jun 12, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woodward | 45 min |
| Jun 12, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Custer, Dewey | 38 min |
| Jun 12, 5:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Greer | 66 min |
| Jun 12, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Blaine | 45 min |
| Jun 12, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harmon | 58 min |
| Jun 12, 6:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Roger Mills | 3 hr |
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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.