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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 108, NWS Norman, OK

April 11, 2016Cleveland County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 11, 2016, 5:16 PM CDT for Cleveland County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 29 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
Apr 11, 2016, 5:16 PM CDT (22:16 UTC)
Expired
Apr 11, 2016, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Cleveland County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 7 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 12:00Z on 2016-04-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2016-04-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 97 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1537 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
97 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
152 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Apr 11, 2:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 11, 2:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 11, 3:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
311 PM CDT MON APR 11 2016

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-122015-
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-
311 PM CDT MON APR 11 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN...
WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.THUNDERSTORMS...
THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE STORMS INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

LOCATION...
A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS IS LOCATED SOUTH AND EAST OF A
LINE FROM ADA AND DUNCAN... TO WICHITA AND ARCHER CITY TEXAS. A
MARGINAL RISK COVERS AN AREA GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
HOLDENVILLE AND CHICKASHA... TO HOBART AND HOLLIS OKLAHOMA.

TIMING...
SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 8 PM.

IMPACTS...
LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF TENNIS BALLS AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. A TORNADO
OR TWO IS POSSIBLE... MAINLY FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE RED
RIVER.

DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE
ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE DAY... GENERALLY IN AREAS
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. SOME STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL REMAIN
POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS
WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS. HOWEVER... A TORNADO OR TWO CAN NOT
BE RULED OUT ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE RED RIVER.

.SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION STATEMENT...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREAS SHOULD PLAN FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.THUNDERSTORMS...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY... SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL THEN RETURN TO THE AREA FRIDAY AND
CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. SOME STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS COULD BE
POSSIBLE.

.FIRE WEATHER...
NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON FRIDAY DUE
TO GUSTY SOUTH WINDS.

GET GRAPHICS AND MORE DETAILS AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN...AND FOLLOW
OUR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK.

KURTZ/MAXWELL/BARNES

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 11, 3:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 10, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Cotton, Tillman48 min
Apr 10, 7:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Major43 min
Apr 10, 7:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa55 min
Apr 10, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Woods47 min
Apr 10, 7:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian28 min
Apr 10, 7:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield34 min
Apr 10, 7:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCaddo, Canadian25 min
Apr 10, 7:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Grant39 min
Apr 10, 7:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Cotton51 min
Apr 10, 7:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Major50 min
Apr 10, 7:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGreer48 min
Apr 10, 7:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson, Kiowa46 min
Apr 10, 8:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWashita42 min
Apr 10, 8:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson18 min
Apr 10, 8:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Greer, Kiowa, Washita44 min
Apr 10, 8:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian26 min
Apr 10, 8:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKingfisher, Logan, Payne34 min
Apr 10, 8:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCaddo59 min
Apr 10, 8:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant, Kay44 min
Apr 10, 8:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham42 min
Apr 10, 8:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCotton, Tillman40 min
Apr 10, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Grant, Kay, Noble45 min
Apr 10, 8:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian26 min
Apr 10, 8:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Greer, Harmon39 min
Apr 10, 9:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCaddo, Comanche23 min
Apr 10, 9:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Kiowa, Washita51 min
Apr 10, 9:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCotton, Tillman44 min
Apr 10, 9:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOklahoma37 min
Apr 10, 9:24 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCotton24 min
Apr 10, 9:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGreer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman40 min
Apr 10, 9:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson23 min
Apr 10, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCotton, Jefferson45 min
Apr 10, 10:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Grady44 min
Apr 10, 10:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman, Washita45 min
Apr 10, 10:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNTillman24 min
Apr 10, 10:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJefferson45 min
Apr 10, 10:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLogan28 min
Apr 10, 10:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrady39 min
Apr 10, 10:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJefferson, Stephens36 min
Apr 10, 10:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Cotton, Tillman35 min
Apr 10, 10:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Kiowa, Stephens and 1 more38 min
Apr 10, 11:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Garvin, Murray, Stephens27 min
Apr 10, 11:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Cotton, Stephens35 min
Apr 10, 11:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCotton, Jefferson, Stephens39 min
Apr 10, 11:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Comanche, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Stephens39 min
Apr 10, 11:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCotton, Stephens36 min
Apr 10, 11:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland, Oklahoma29 min
Apr 10, 11:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCarter27 min
Apr 10, 11:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Oklahoma40 min
Apr 10, 11:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Cleveland, Garvin, Jefferson, Love, McClain and 5 more46 min
Apr 11, 12:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Grady, McClain25 min
Apr 11, 12:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Carter, Coal, Garvin, Hughes, Johnston and 6 more44 min
Apr 11, 1:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Pontotoc45 min
Apr 11, 3:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMurray29 min
Apr 11, 5:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCarter27 min
Apr 11, 5:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Jefferson, Murray48 min
Apr 11, 6:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJefferson32 min
Apr 11, 7:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMurray37 min
Apr 11, 7:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAtoka, Bryan, Johnston, Marshall48 min
Apr 11, 7:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJefferson30 min
Apr 11, 12:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCarter, Love38 min
Apr 11, 12:17 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCarter, Jefferson, Love118 min
Apr 11, 12:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCarter, Johnston, Murray38 min
Apr 11, 12:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Johnston, Marshall40 min
Apr 11, 1:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Johnston, Love, Marshall38 min
Apr 11, 1:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Coal, Johnston, Marshall32 min
Apr 11, 1:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNAtoka, Bryan, Carter, Johnston, Love, Marshall2 hr
Apr 11, 1:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCaddo47 min
Apr 11, 1:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Coal47 min
Apr 11, 2:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Johnston, Marshall39 min
Apr 11, 2:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBryan50 min
Apr 11, 3:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNComanche29 min
Apr 11, 3:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian25 min
Apr 11, 4:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMcClain35 min
Apr 11, 5:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland34 min
Apr 11, 5:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPottawatomie27 min
Apr 11, 6:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNSeminole37 min
Apr 10, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNFoard, Knox46 min
Apr 10, 8:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWichita, Wilbarger48 min
Apr 10, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBaylor, Foard, Knox, Wilbarger53 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2016Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2016

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.