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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 587, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 19, 2015, 12:16 AM CDT for Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 44 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
- Aug 19, 2015, 12:16 AM CDT (05:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2015, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Roger Mills County, OK
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 11:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 2335 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -99 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1537 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 337 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 16.5
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 Aug 18, 11:26 PM CDT, 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 11:26 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1126 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2015 .AVIATION... 06Z TAFS... A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS/STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL END FROM NORTH TO SOUTH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. STRONG VARIABLE WINDS AND HAIL MAY OCCUR WITH SOME OF THE STORMS OVERNIGHT. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 623 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2015/ AVIATION... 00Z TAFS... A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS/STORMS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS/STORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH RAIN GRADUALLY ENDING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH WEDNESDAY. STRONG VARIABLE WINDS AND HAIL COULD BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE STORMS THIS EVENING. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 321 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2015/ DISCUSSION... MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE STRONG COLD FRONT AND CONVECTION NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. STRONG FRONT ENTERING NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA THIS AFTN WILL BE AN INITIAL FOCUS FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT LATE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. MODEST INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR WILL ALLOW FOR THE POSSIBILITY FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS... MAINLY TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. CONVECTION IS EXPECTED BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY BEHIND THE FRONT. THIS PRECIP... ASSOCIATED CLOUD COVER AND DRIER/COOLER AIR BEHIND FRONT WILL LEAD TO A VERY COOL DAY FOR AUGUST. HIGHS ON WED EXPECTED TO BE SOME 20 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL WITH SOME LOCATIONS NOT GETTING OUT OF THE 60S. THIS WILL ALSO LEAD TO A VERY COOL MORNING THURSDAY BEFORE WE GET A MODEST WARM UP INTO THE WEEKEND. MODELS ARE SHOWING A WEAKER SYSTEM AND SOME WEAK WAA DEVELOPING THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY THAT MAY RESULT IN A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. BY THE WEEKEND A STORM SYSTEM DRAGS ANOTHER COLD FRONT SOUTH INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS GIVING THE AREA ADDITIONAL RAIN CHANCES AND KEEPING THE TEMPS AT OR BELOW NORMAL. UPPER RIDGE THEN TRIES TO MAKE A RETURN FOR NEXT WEEK WITH DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... OKLAHOMA CITY OK 65 71 56 81 / 80 70 0 0 HOBART OK 65 75 55 83 / 60 50 0 0 WICHITA FALLS TX 73 80 59 85 / 30 30 30 0 GAGE OK 60 75 54 82 / 80 50 0 0 PONCA CITY OK 63 73 54 83 / 80 60 0 0 DURANT OK 76 83 60 81 / 30 70 50 20 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. TX...NONE. && 04/25/25
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 18, 11:26 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1126 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2015 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-200430- 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- 1126 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 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 RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING IN PARTS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT. LOCATION... THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR SEVERE STORMS IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LAVERNE TO FREEDOM LINE AND WEST OF A WAYNOKA TO WATONGA TO FREDERICK LINE. TIMING... THROUGH 5 AM. .THUNDERSTORMS... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST. INITIAL STORMS WILL BE STRONG TO SEVERE... WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH... HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS... LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL... AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THE SEVERE RISK WILL DIMINISH THROUGH 5 AM... TOWARDS DUSK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... .THUNDERSTORMS... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHEST CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS COULD BE POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND ACROSS PARTS OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. GET GRAPHICS AND MORE DETAILS AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN...AND FOLLOW OUR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK. KURTZ
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Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 18, 7:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kay | 30 min |
| Aug 18, 7:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Noble | 49 min |
| Aug 18, 7:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Caddo | 44 min |
| Aug 18, 8:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Noble | 45 min |
| Aug 18, 11:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Major | 46 min |
| Aug 18, 11:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield | 43 min |
| Aug 18, 11:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Ellis | 41 min |
| Aug 18, 11:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Dewey | 49 min |
| Aug 18, 11:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Ellis | 44 min |
| Aug 19, 12:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield, Kingfisher, Major | 54 min |
| Aug 19, 12:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Garfield, Major | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 12:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kingfisher | 43 min |
| Aug 19, 12:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Blaine | 54 min |
| Aug 19, 12:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Roger Mills | 36 min |
| Aug 19, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Greer | 60 min |
| Aug 19, 1:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine | 42 min |
| Aug 19, 1:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Logan | 67 min |
| Aug 19, 1:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kingfisher | 64 min |
| Aug 19, 1:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Logan | 48 min |
| Aug 19, 1:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Kingfisher, Logan, Major and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 1:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Blaine, Dewey, Kingfisher | 53 min |
| Aug 19, 1:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Greer, Harmon | 57 min |
| Aug 19, 1:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Greer | 51 min |
| Aug 19, 2:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jackson | 54 min |
| Aug 19, 2:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Washita | 67 min |
| Aug 19, 2:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kiowa, Tillman | 53 min |
| Aug 19, 3:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Greer, Harmon, Jackson | 62 min |
| Aug 19, 3:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Caddo | 66 min |
| Aug 19, 4:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Caddo | 45 min |
| Aug 19, 4:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harmon, Jackson | 50 min |
| Aug 19, 4:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Canadian | 44 min |
| Aug 19, 4:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jackson, Tillman | 66 min |
| Aug 19, 5:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Oklahoma | 39 min |
| Aug 19, 6:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cleveland | 36 min |
| Aug 19, 8:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jackson | 49 min |
| Aug 19, 5:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Foard, Hardeman | 67 min |
| Aug 19, 7:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Hardeman | 46 min |
| Aug 19, 9:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Hardeman | 51 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.