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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 573, NWS Norman, OK

July 3, 2016Payne County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2016, 4:59 PM CDT for Payne County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 3, 2016, 4:59 PM CDT (21:59 UTC)
Expired: Jul 3, 2016, 5:24 PM CDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Payne County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 3, 3:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 115 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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

397 
WUUS54 KOUN 032159
SVROUN
OKC119-032245-
/O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0573.160703T2159Z-160703T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
459 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL PAYNE COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 459 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM NEAR QUAY TO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF YALE...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  YALE AND QUAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3605 9680 3616 9677 3616 9662 3607 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 221DEG 24KT 3615 9670 3607 9677 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MAHALE

1 follow-up statement

476 
WWUS54 KOUN 032224
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
524 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016

OKC119-032234-
/O.CAN.KOUN.SV.W.0573.000000T0000Z-160703T2245Z/
PAYNE OK-
524 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PAYNE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN IS
STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

LAT...LON 3605 9680 3616 9677 3616 9662 3607 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 221DEG 24KT 3626 9658 3618 9665 

$$

MAHALE

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 Jul 3, 3:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 3:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
337 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016

.DISCUSSION...
Severe storms will be possible across central and southern parts
of CWA through at least mid-evening. Along with a primary impact
potential for damaging wind gusts with strongest storms, there
will be a heavy rain and flash flood threat especially this
evening across southeast portions of Oklahoma. Coverage and high
flash flood guidance values, covering an area that has not see
much rain recently, will preclude flood watch.

Convective potential will remain tomorrow mainly across the Red
River Valley near stalled frontal boundary. Again, damaging wind
gusts and heavy rain will be the primary concerns. Each day of the
coming week will see a chance for at least isolated storm activity
as models slower and less aggressive with building ridge. Chances
increase a bit late in the week with a potential week front making
its way south from the Central Plains.

Heat will be a concern this week, with several locations seeing
near and above 105 heat index values this afternoon. No
significant cooling expected for tomorrow and outside of
northwest and west-central Oklahoma, dewpoints are expected to be
as high or higher next few days. This has resulted in a Heat
Advisory for all but far northern and western Oklahoma through
Tuesday. This advisory may be expanded in space/time Tuesday into
mid-week as confidence increases on hotter temperatures spreading
farther north. Drier air over far western Oklahoma will likely
keep those locations with heat indices closer to dry bulb temps.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  72  94  75  96 /  40  10  10  10
Hobart OK         71  98  75 101 /  10  10  10  20
Wichita Falls TX  76  99  78 101 /  30  20  20  10
Gage OK           65  96  71 100 /   0  10  10  20
Ponca City OK     67  91  76  97 /  30   0  10  20
Durant OK         77  93  76  95 /  60  30  10  10

&&

.OUN Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
OK...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT Tuesday for OKZ018>020-023>032-
     037>048-050>052.

TX...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT Tuesday for TXZ084>090.

&&

23/11

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 11:51 AM CDT, 5 hours 8 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, 1 hour 54 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

11

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 3:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
349 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016

OKZ020-032115-
PAYNE OK-
349 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL PAYNE COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM
CDT...

AT 346 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR STILLWATER...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH DIAMETER...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STILLWATER...YALE...GLENCOE...QUAY AND INGALLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

&&

LAT...LON 3616 9682 3616 9662 3615 9662 3602 9703
      3612 9709 3625 9689 3624 9682
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 234DEG 19KT 3609 9702

MAHALE

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 4:06 PM CDT, 53 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
406 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016

OKZ019-020-026-032130-
LOGAN OK-LINCOLN OK-PAYNE OK-
406 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN LOGAN...NORTHWESTERN
LINCOLN AND SOUTHEASTERN PAYNE COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT...

AT 404 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PERKINS TO 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
MERIDIAN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH DIAMETER...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CUSHING...PERKINS...CARNEY...TRYON...AGRA AND MERIDIAN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

&&

LAT...LON 3578 9695 3577 9739 3594 9723 3602 9678
      3592 9677
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 252DEG 27KT 3592 9712 3581 9728

MAHALE

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 4:49 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
449 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016

OKZ039-044-045-TXZ086-089-090-032215-
COTTON OK-JEFFERSON OK-STEPHENS OK-CLAY TX-ARCHER TX-WICHITA TX-
449 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN COTTON...
NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON...SOUTHERN STEPHENS...NORTHWESTERN CLAY...
NORTHERN ARCHER AND SOUTHEASTERN WICHITA COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT...

AT 446 PM CDT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES WEST OF HASTINGS TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF WICHITA
FALLS TO 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF ARCHER CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH. STORMS ARE INTENSIFYING AND WARNINGS COULD BE ISSUED SOON.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

&&

LAT...LON 3354 9885 3429 9819 3448 9762 3397 9799
      3353 9840
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 245DEG 20KT 3421 9816 3383 9851 3365 9868

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The 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, 3:12 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	OUN	Alfalfa, Atoka, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian and 33 more	4 days
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 Tornado observed	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, 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

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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.