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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Norman, OK

May 26, 2016Caddo County, Canadian County, Grady County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this high wind warning at May 26, 2016, 10:42 PM CDT for Caddo County, Canadian County, Grady County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 78 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 26, 2016, 10:42 PM CDT (03:42 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2016, 12:00 AM CDT
In force
78 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK

Counties Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Grady County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 26, 11:02 PM CDTHAIL 16 S Blanchard, OK
May 26, 11:15 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 584 Sw El Reno, OKAT EL RENO REGIONAL AIRPORT

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 62 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 00:00Z on 2016-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 655 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2016-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 173 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
655 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-165 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1432 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
173 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
209 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
8.5

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The text

As transmitted.

771 
WWUS74 KOUN 270342
NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1042 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

OKZ023-024-027-270500-
/O.NEW.KOUN.HW.W.0002.160527T0342Z-160527T0500Z/
CADDO-CANADIAN-GRADY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANADARKO...HINTON...YUKON...CONCHO...
EL RENO...MUSTANG...CHICKASHA...TUTTLE
1042 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 80
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IS 
  POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BLOW LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND...MAKE IT
DIFFICULT TO KEEP YOUR VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AND CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST.

&&

$$

MBS
1 follow-up statement
926 
WWUS74 KOUN 270448 AAA
NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1148 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

OKZ023-024-027-270600-
/O.EXP.KOUN.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160527T0500Z/
CADDO-CANADIAN-GRADY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANADARKO...HINTON...YUKON...CONCHO...
EL RENO...MUSTANG...CHICKASHA...TUTTLE
1148 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

DAMAGING WINDS HAVE ENDED ACROSS CADDO...CANADIAN...AND GRADY
COUNTIES AND NO LONGER ARE EXPECTED.

$$

MBS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 7:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham26 min
May 26, 7:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa23 min
May 26, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills43 min
May 26, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Harper42 min
May 26, 7:58 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNEllis, Harper3 hr
May 26, 8:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Harper, Woods50 min
May 26, 8:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Harper, Woodward47 min
May 26, 8:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills, Woodward45 min
May 26, 8:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGreer, Jackson52 min
May 26, 8:24 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNEllis36 min
May 26, 8:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson, Tillman52 min
May 26, 8:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarper, Woods, Woodward40 min
May 26, 8:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Harper, Major, Woods, Woodward37 min
May 26, 8:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey, Ellis, Major, Roger Mills, Woodward47 min
May 26, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGreer, Kiowa31 min
May 26, 9:01 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNEllis, Woodward33 min
May 26, 9:08 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNEllis, Roger Mills, Woodward3 hr
May 26, 9:30 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNRoger Mills30 min
May 26, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Cotton, Tillman45 min
May 26, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey, Ellis, Major, Roger Mills, Woodward45 min
May 26, 9:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNTillman48 min
May 26, 9:59 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNEllis, Roger Mills35 min
May 26, 10:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNDewey, Ellis, Roger Mills, Woodward4 hr
May 26, 10:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Blaine, Dewey, Ellis, Major, Roger Mills and 2 more46 min
May 26, 10:33 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNComanche, Kiowa, Tillman3 hr
May 26, 10:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche26 min
May 26, 10:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNComanche2 hr
May 26, 10:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNTillman27 min
May 26, 10:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrady33 min
May 26, 11:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrady, McClain28 min
May 26, 11:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMajor29 min
May 26, 11:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland41 min
May 27, 12:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln, Oklahoma35 min
May 27, 12:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie44 min
May 27, 4:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCarter, Love67 min
May 27, 4:53 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCarter, Love37 min
May 27, 5:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCarter28 min
May 27, 7:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCarter, Garvin, Jefferson, Love, Murray58 min
May 27, 2:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant28 min
May 27, 2:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant35 min
May 27, 2:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant34 min
May 27, 3:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant51 min
May 27, 3:48 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGrant117 min
May 27, 3:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa36 min
May 27, 3:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant38 min
May 27, 4:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNComanche34 min
May 27, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Comanche, Grady35 min
May 27, 4:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant30 min
May 27, 4:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant42 min
May 27, 4:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNStephens24 min
May 27, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNStephens45 min
May 27, 5:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant32 min
May 27, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarvin, Grady, McClain, Stephens45 min
May 27, 5:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNStephens24 min
May 27, 5:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Garvin, Stephens50 min
May 27, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrady30 min
May 27, 5:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain44 min
May 27, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Grant, Kay41 min
May 27, 6:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland, Garvin, McClain49 min
May 27, 6:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma41 min
May 27, 6:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant, Kay38 min
May 27, 6:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarvin, Murray33 min
May 27, 6:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma40 min
May 27, 6:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield32 min
May 27, 6:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGrant, Kay3 hr
May 27, 6:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Noble44 min
May 27, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLogan, Oklahoma52 min
May 27, 6:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarvin48 min
May 27, 6:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKay48 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.