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Heat Advisory 2, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this heat advisory at Jul 3, 2016, 3:12 PM CDT for 39 counties in Oklahoma; 8 counties in Texas. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 3, 2016, 3:12 PM CDT (20:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2016, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
All 47 counties
Alfalfa County, OK, Atoka County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Bryan County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Carter County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Coal County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Custer County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Grady County, OK, Grant County, OK, Hughes County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Johnston County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Lincoln County, OK, Logan County, OK, Love County, OK, Major County, OK, Marshall County, OK, McClain County, OK, Murray County, OK, Noble County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Payne County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK, Seminole County, OK, Stephens County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Washita County, OK, Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Clay County, TX, Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Knox County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 52 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
- 1279 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 859 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 9.8
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this heat advisory 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 heat advisory went out at Jul 3, 12:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 12:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 11:51 AM CDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1151 AM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-041000- 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- 1151 AM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN... WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA. THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM STILLWATER TO EL RENO TO LAWTON TO WICHITA FALLS TEXAS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ABOUT MID-AFTERNOON ALONG THE NORTHWEST PARTS OF THE SLIGHT RISK AREA...THEN ADVANCE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXTEND FROM ABOUT 3 PM TO 11 PM. THE PRIMARY RISK FROM THE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...WHILE FLOODING RAIN AND HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE SLIGHT RISK AREA SHOULD PREPARE FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS FROM 3 PM TO 11 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... .THUNDERSTORMS... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY FOR PORTIONS OF FAR WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA AND ADJACENT PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. SUPPORTED BY A WEAK SURFACE LOW...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST...OFF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...WILL MOVE INTO FAR WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL LINGER THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY. .HEAT... TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS WEEK. BY MIDWEEK...HEAT INDICES MAY APPROACH THE 100 TO 107 DEGREE RANGE ACROSS THE REGION EACH AFTERNOON. GET GRAPHICS AND MORE DETAILS AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN...AND FOLLOW OUR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 3:05 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
305 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016
OKZ019-020-032030-
LOGAN OK-PAYNE OK-
305 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN LOGAN AND SOUTHWESTERN
PAYNE COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT...
AT 302 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF
GUTHRIE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
VERY HEAVY RAIN...
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GUTHRIE...LANGSTON...COYLE...CEDAR VALLEY...CIMARRON CITY...
MERIDIAN AND SEWARD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
&&
LAT...LON 3611 9720 3588 9714 3583 9714 3573 9748
3589 9758
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 242DEG 26KT 3582 9745
11The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 7:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jackson | 28 min |
| Jul 2, 7:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 46 min |
| Jul 2, 7:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 7:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 26 min |
| Jul 2, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 16 min |
| Jul 2, 8:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Tillman | 43 min |
| Jul 2, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton, Kiowa, Tillman | 51 min |
| Jul 2, 9:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 23 min |
| Jul 2, 9:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Comanche, Cotton | 28 min |
| Jul 2, 9:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 35 min |
| Jul 2, 9:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 23 min |
| Jul 2, 10:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woods | 31 min |
| Jul 2, 10:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woods | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 3:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Logan | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 3:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Payne | 26 min |
| Jul 3, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Payne | 47 min |
| Jul 3, 4:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Payne | 24 min |
| Jul 3, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Logan, Payne | 50 min |
| Jul 3, 4:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Payne | 48 min |
| Jul 3, 4:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Logan | 30 min |
| Jul 3, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Payne | 62 min |
| Jul 3, 4:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Logan | 31 min |
| Jul 3, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Noble, Payne | 20 min |
| Jul 3, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Payne | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 5:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Lincoln | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 5:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Lincoln, Payne | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Stephens | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 5:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Lincoln | 31 min |
| Jul 3, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Oklahoma | 43 min |
| Jul 3, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens | 23 min |
| Jul 3, 5:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Oklahoma | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 5:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jefferson, Stephens | 31 min |
| Jul 3, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Oklahoma | 45 min |
| Jul 3, 6:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 6:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | McClain | 26 min |
| Jul 3, 6:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jefferson | 35 min |
| Jul 3, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln | 49 min |
| Jul 3, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie | 39 min |
| Jul 3, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton, Jefferson | 23 min |
| Jul 3, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie | 38 min |
| Jul 3, 6:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Cotton, Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 7:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Knox | 26 min |
| Jul 2, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Knox | 38 min |
| Jul 2, 9:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Archer, Wichita | 35 min |
| Jul 2, 9:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Archer, Wichita | 30 min |
| Jul 3, 4:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Archer, Clay | 26 min |
| Jul 3, 5:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Wichita | 18 min |
| Jul 3, 6:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Clay | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 6:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Archer | 31 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.