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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 51, NWS Norman, OK

March 30, 2016Lincoln County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 30, 2016, 6:38 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 37 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: Mar 30, 2016, 6:38 PM CDT (23:38 UTC)
Expired: Mar 30, 2016, 7:15 PM CDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Lincoln County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:37 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
Mar 30, 1:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 71 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 571 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -194 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 612 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 328 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 351 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.2

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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 Mar 30, 6:23 PM CDT, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 6:23 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 12:00 PM CDT, 6 hours 38 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1200 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-311700-
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-
1200 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.THUNDERSTORMS...
THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE STORMS TODAY IN LOCATIONS
EAST OF DURANT AND ATOKA. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS
EAST OF A LINE FROM SEYMOUR...FREDERICK...WATONGA AND WAKITA.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY
THREAT WITH THESE STORMS. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT
LATER THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO BE ISOLATED...FORMING NEAR OR
JUST WEST OF I-35. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING STORMS WILL BE LARGE AND DAMAGING HAIL...POSSIBLY UP
TO THE SIZE OF TENNIS BALLS. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH MAY
ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. THE TORNADO THREAT WILL BE
LOW.

.FIRE WEATHER...
EXTREME FIRE DANGER IS FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON FOR FAR SOUTHWEST
OKLAHOMA AND ADJACENT PARTS OF NORTHERN TEXAS. CRITICAL FIRE
DANGER WILL EXTEND FARTHER EAST AND INCLUDE AREAS WEST OF
CHEROKEE...WEATHERFORD...HOBART...AND SEYMOUR TEXAS. ALL OUTDOOR
BURNING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT COULD LEAD TO FIRES SHOULD BE
AVOIDED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.FIRE WEATHER...
AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL EXIST MOST AFTERNOONS FROM THURSDAY
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA.

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, Mar 30, 5:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
527 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

OKZ020-026-302300-
LINCOLN OK-PAYNE OK-
527 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN LINCOLN AND EASTERN
PAYNE COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT...

AT 526 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
5 MILES NORTHEAST OF RIPLEY TO 4 MILES NORTH OF TRYON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CUSHING...YALE...TRYON...RIPLEY...AGRA...QUAY...AVERY AND INGALLS.

LAT...LON 3586 9705 3613 9696 3620 9682 3616 9682
      3616 9662 3589 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 231DEG 31KT 3608 9686 3594 9695

KURTZ

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 5:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
528 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

OKZ019-020-026-302300-
LOGAN OK-LINCOLN OK-PAYNE OK-
528 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN LOGAN...NORTHWESTERN
LINCOLN AND SOUTH CENTRAL PAYNE COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT...

AT 527 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FALLIS...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PERKINS...CARNEY...TRYON...AGRA...FALLIS AND PARKLAND.

LAT...LON 3571 9711 3579 9725 3601 9701 3597 9687
      3586 9680
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 231DEG 31KT 3579 9713

KURTZ

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 5:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
536 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

OKZ019-025-026-302300-
OKLAHOMA OK-LOGAN OK-LINCOLN OK-
536 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN OKLAHOMA...SOUTHEASTERN
LOGAN AND SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT...

AT 534 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NICOMA PARK...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OKLAHOMA CITY...SOUTHEASTERN EDMOND...MIDWEST CITY...DEL CITY...CHOCTAW...
HARRAH...SPENCER...JONES...NICOMA PARK...LUTHER...WELLSTON...WARWICK...
TINKER AIR FORCE BASE...FOREST PARK...LAKE ALUMA AND SMITH VILLAGE.

LAT...LON 3540 9738 3544 9755 3576 9719 3571 9700
      3557 9690
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 233DEG 26KT 3550 9733

KURTZ

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 5:57 PM CDT, 41 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
557 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

OKZ020-026-302330-
LINCOLN OK-PAYNE OK-
557 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND
SOUTHEASTERN PAYNE COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

AT 552 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR AGRA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE LOCATED SOUTH OF QUAY
AND YALE.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP DIME SIZE...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH...

LAT...LON 3579 9692 3593 9704 3616 9676 3616 9662
      3594 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 232DEG 39KT 3591 9690

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 5:58 PM CDT, 40 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
558 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

OKZ025-026-302330-
OKLAHOMA OK-LINCOLN OK-
558 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND CENTRAL
LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

AT 556 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
NEAR WELLSTON TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LUTHER TO 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF
CHOCTAW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MIDWEST CITY...CHANDLER...CHOCTAW...HARRAH...JONES...STROUD...NICOMA PARK...
LUTHER...MEEKER...DAVENPORT...WELLSTON...SPARKS...WARWICK...KENDRICK...AVERY
AND PARKLAND.

LAT...LON 3593 9665 3566 9667 3549 9678 3546 9734
      3558 9725 3569 9715
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 242DEG 29KT 3570 9707 3560 9713 3552 9722

KURTZ

Local storm report, Mar 30, 6:17 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 30, 3:33 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Greer and 10 more	17 hr
Mar 30, 9:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal	26 min
Mar 30, 9:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal, Marshall	39 min
Mar 30, 11:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln, Oklahoma	30 min
Mar 30, 11:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka	24 min
Mar 30, 11:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Oklahoma	44 min
Mar 30, 11:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Payne	24 min
Mar 30, 11:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, McClain	52 min
Mar 30, 12:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Pottawatomie	38 min
Mar 30, 12:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	21 min
Mar 30, 12:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	32 min
Mar 30, 12:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pottawatomie	27 min
Mar 30, 12:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Seminole	34 min
Mar 30, 1:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pottawatomie	15 min
Mar 30, 1:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Seminole	28 min
Mar 30, 1:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Hughes, Seminole	31 min
Mar 30, 1:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Hughes, Seminole	31 min
Mar 30, 1:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	35 min
Mar 30, 1:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian	28 min
Mar 30, 1:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	24 min
Mar 30, 2:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Logan	26 min
Mar 30, 2:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay, Noble	24 min
Mar 30, 2:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma	27 min
Mar 30, 2:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kay	20 min
Mar 30, 2:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Seminole	36 min
Mar 30, 2:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Noble	29 min
Mar 30, 2:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kay, Noble	42 min
Mar 30, 3:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter	27 min
Mar 30, 3:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan	26 min
Mar 30, 3:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Jefferson, Stephens	23 min
Mar 30, 3:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jefferson	47 min
Mar 30, 3:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Noble	27 min
Mar 30, 3:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Murray, Stephens	45 min
Mar 30, 3:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	37 min
Mar 30, 3:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Jefferson, Stephens	36 min
Mar 30, 4:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Murray	50 min
Mar 30, 4:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc	47 min
Mar 30, 4:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka	24 min
Mar 30, 4:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kay	42 min
Mar 30, 4:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Murray, Pontotoc	38 min
Mar 30, 4:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	35 min
Mar 30, 5:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kay	33 min
Mar 30, 5:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Oklahoma	30 min
Mar 30, 5:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc	35 min
Mar 30, 5:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Payne	33 min
Mar 30, 5:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	32 min
Mar 30, 5:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Oklahoma	24 min
Mar 30, 5:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Payne	33 min
Mar 30, 5:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	32 min
Mar 30, 6:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Oklahoma	41 min
Mar 30, 3:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer	47 min
Mar 30, 4:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wichita	37 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.