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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 208, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 29, 2016, 5:09 PM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 51 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 29, 2016, 5:09 PM CDT (22:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2016, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cleveland County, OK, McClain County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 1:57 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 11 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
- 123 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -903 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 632 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 348 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 9.0
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 29, 3:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 3:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 335 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 .DISCUSSION... STRONG/SEVERE STORMS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS FORECAST CYCLE...7 PM CDT. HOWEVER...WITHIN A FEW HOURS...THE EVENT SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH QUICKLY. ONLY THE FAR SOUTHEAST PART OF OUR FORECAST AREA WILL STILL HAVE A CHANCE OF RAIN BY EARLY SATURDAY. AFTER A DRY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN CHANCES WILL REENTER OUR FORECAST AREA IN THE WEST ON SUNDAY. THIS EPISODE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS UNLIKELY TO INVOLVE SEVERE STORMS...AS THE SURFACE FRONT AND LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE WELL SOUTH OF US. A CHANCE OF RAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...THEN DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT 10 DEGREES BELOW THE SEASONAL AVERAGE THIS WEEKEND...THEN WARM BACK ABOVE AVERAGE BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... OKLAHOMA CITY OK 51 71 47 68 / 50 0 0 0 HOBART OK 45 70 45 68 / 20 0 0 10 WICHITA FALLS TX 52 74 50 72 / 20 0 0 0 GAGE OK 40 66 40 61 / 20 0 10 30 PONCA CITY OK 49 70 45 68 / 80 10 0 0 DURANT OK 62 77 54 75 / 70 10 0 0 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. TX...NONE. && 68/23
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 12:02 PM CDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1202 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-301715- 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- 1202 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN... WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .THUNDERSTORMS... THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. LOCATION... THE ENHANCED RISK AREA COVERS LOCATIONS EAST AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM WICHITA FALLS TEXAS...TO ALTUS...TO LAWTON...TO PAULS VALLEY TO ADA. THIS ENHANCED RISK AREA IS SURROUNDED BY SLIGHT AND MARGINAL RISKS. TIMING... MAINLY 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. IMPACTS... HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF TENNIS BALLS WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARD... WITH DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 75 MPH AND TORNADOES ALSO POSSIBLE DISCUSSION... BEFORE 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON...ISOLATED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ELEVATED IN NATURE...WHICH WILL BRING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AS WELL AS SOME HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF HALF-DOLLARS. AROUND 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON...NEW STORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED OVER SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AHEAD OF A DRYLINE AND NEAR A WARM FRONT. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS SUPERCELL STORMS WITH VERY LARGE HAIL AS THE MAIN IMPACT. STORMS THAT ARE ORIENTED CLOSE TO THE WARM FRONT WILL ALSO HAVE A HIGHER CHANCE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STORMS MAY ORGANIZE INTO LINES OR CLUSTERS AS THEY MOVE EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AND AFFECT LOCATIONS MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO END BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. .SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE RISK AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. .HEAVY RAINFALL... ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING SOME HEAVY RAINFALL TO PARTS OKLAHOMA THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER OVER FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BUT SEVERE STORMS ARE UNLIKELY. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. SEVERE POTENTIAL SUNDAY AND MONDAY REMAINS LOW. GET GRAPHICS AND MORE DETAILS AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN...AND FOLLOW OUR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK. MBS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 29, 3:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
345 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0339 PM HAIL 3 W MEDICINE PARK 34.73N 98.56W
04/29/2016 E1.00 INCH COMANCHE OK AMATEUR RADIO
&&
DWLocal storm report, Apr 29, 3:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
354 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0344 PM HAIL FORT SILL 34.66N 98.41W
04/29/2016 M1.75 INCH COMANCHE OK AWOS
0350 PM HAIL CYRIL 34.90N 98.20W
04/29/2016 E1.75 INCH CADDO OK AMATEUR RADIO
&&
DWLocal storm report, Apr 29, 3:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
358 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0355 PM HAIL LAWTON 34.60N 98.42W
04/29/2016 E1.50 INCH COMANCHE OK BROADCAST MEDIA
LAWTON AIRPORT REPORT VIA KSWO
&&
DWLocal storm report, Apr 29, 4:47 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Apr 29, 5:04 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 504 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 OKZ028>030-040-292245- POTTAWATOMIE OK-MCCLAIN OK-CLEVELAND OK-GARVIN OK- 504 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATOMIE... SOUTHERN MCCLAIN...SOUTHEASTERN CLEVELAND AND NORTH CENTRAL GARVIN COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT... AT 503 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF MAYSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. HAZARDS INCLUDE... HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS... WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH... MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PURCELL...LEXINGTON...DIBBLE...WAYNE...WANETTE...BYARS...ROSEDALE...CRINER... TROUSDALE AND PAYNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. && LAT...LON 3486 9765 3502 9764 3505 9699 3484 9701 TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 257DEG 29KT 3491 9743
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Harmon, Jackson | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 10:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 31 min |
| Apr 29, 12:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Murray | 32 min |
| Apr 29, 1:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garvin | 33 min |
| Apr 29, 1:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Pottawatomie | 33 min |
| Apr 29, 1:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Stephens | 29 min |
| Apr 29, 1:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Pontotoc | 32 min |
| Apr 29, 2:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garvin, Grady, Stephens | 41 min |
| Apr 29, 2:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Marshall | 36 min |
| Apr 29, 2:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Hughes, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole | 39 min |
| Apr 29, 2:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Love | 36 min |
| Apr 29, 3:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Johnston, Marshall | 27 min |
| Apr 29, 3:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Atoka, Bryan, Johnston, Marshall | 37 min |
| Apr 29, 3:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Hughes, Seminole | 34 min |
| Apr 29, 3:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Hughes | 40 min |
| Apr 29, 3:24 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Marshall, Pontotoc, Seminole | 4 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Atoka | 36 min |
| Apr 29, 3:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Atoka, Coal | 21 min |
| Apr 29, 3:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 42 min |
| Apr 29, 4:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Coal | 27 min |
| Apr 29, 4:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Atoka | 23 min |
| Apr 29, 8:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham | 29 min |
| Apr 29, 8:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Custer | 44 min |
| Apr 29, 9:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Blaine | 44 min |
| Apr 29, 9:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 55 min |
| Apr 29, 10:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Major | 43 min |
| Apr 29, 10:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Dewey | 41 min |
| Apr 29, 10:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Major | 41 min |
| Apr 29, 11:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grant | 43 min |
| Apr 29, 11:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Dewey, Major, Woods | 41 min |
| Apr 29, 11:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Washita | 52 min |
| Apr 29, 11:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Major | 45 min |
| Apr 29, 12:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant | 45 min |
| Apr 29, 12:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield | 53 min |
| Apr 29, 12:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield | 27 min |
| Apr 29, 12:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble | 39 min |
| Apr 29, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant, Kay | 50 min |
| Apr 29, 1:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield | 49 min |
| Apr 29, 1:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jackson | 46 min |
| Apr 29, 1:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman | 56 min |
| Apr 29, 1:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay | 33 min |
| Apr 29, 1:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kiowa | 44 min |
| Apr 29, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay | 15 min |
| Apr 29, 2:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Comanche, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman | 55 min |
| Apr 29, 2:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Logan, Payne | 46 min |
| Apr 29, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton, Kiowa, Tillman | 44 min |
| Apr 29, 2:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kay | 36 min |
| Apr 29, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Comanche | 56 min |
| Apr 29, 3:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kay, Noble | 37 min |
| Apr 29, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Comanche | 63 min |
| Apr 29, 3:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Caddo, Comanche, Grady | 40 min |
| Apr 29, 3:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Caddo, Comanche, Kiowa, Tillman | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Caddo, Comanche, Grady | 49 min |
| Apr 29, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Jefferson, Stephens | 40 min |
| Apr 29, 4:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Caddo, Comanche, Grady, Stephens | 51 min |
| Apr 29, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Bryan | 48 min |
| Apr 29, 4:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Grady, McClain | 46 min |
| Apr 29, 4:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Caddo, Cleveland, Grady, McClain | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Garvin, Grady, Jefferson, McClain, Stephens | 47 min |
| Apr 29, 5:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | McClain | 41 min |
| Apr 29, 5:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Cleveland, McClain | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 5:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Bryan | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 5:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garvin, Pontotoc | 66 min |
| Apr 29, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garvin, McClain, Murray, Pontotoc | 45 min |
| Apr 29, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Garvin, Jefferson, Love, Marshall, Murray | 57 min |
| Apr 29, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole | 56 min |
| Apr 29, 5:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Johnston | 50 min |
| Apr 29, 6:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Pottawatomie, Stephens | 2 hr |
| Apr 29, 6:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Atoka, Bryan | 55 min |
| Apr 29, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garvin, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole | 45 min |
| Apr 29, 6:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Carter | 49 min |
| Apr 29, 6:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Hughes, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole | 41 min |
Nearby
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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.