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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 590, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2016, 9:23 PM CDT for Hughes County, Pontotoc County, Seminole County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 52 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
- Jul 3, 2016, 9:23 PM CDT (02:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2016, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Hughes County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK, Seminole County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 3338 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1207 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 13.3
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, 6:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 6:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
633 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016
.DISCUSSION...
The 00Z aviation discussion follows....
&&
.AVIATION...
Strong/severe thunderstorms have formed along a weak frontal
system from near KOUN northeast to KTUL and beyond. Additional
storms have begun to form along a surface trough from KOUN
southwest to KSPS and KABI. This assembly of storms is expected to
move slowly toward the southeast (while individual storms mostly
move toward the east).
A layer of stratus is forecast to move south from Kansas into
central and northern Okalhoma, bringing mainly MVFR ceilings,
although a few hours of IFR could happen, especially at KPNC.
There is also a chance that thunderstorms, now over the High
Plains, may affect KSPS-KHBR toward sunrise, but the chance is
rather low.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 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.
&&
06/10/23Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 9:15 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 915 PM 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- 915 PM 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... .THUNDERSTORMS... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM ALONG A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARY. AREAS ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF SEMINOLE TO NORMAN TO DUNCAN AND HENRIETTA...TEXAS LINE WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN SOME FLOODING. MOST OF THE RAIN WILL BE CONFINED TO AREAS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. .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
Local storm report, Jul 3, 8:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
813 PM CDT SUN JUL 03 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0721 PM TSTM WND GST 2 NE NORMAN 35.24N 97.42W
07/03/2016 E70 MPH CLEVELAND OK NWS EMPLOYEE
&&
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Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 7:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Oklahoma | 24 min |
| Jul 3, 7:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jefferson | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole | 45 min |
| Jul 3, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Pottawatomie | 40 min |
| Jul 3, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson | 39 min |
| Jul 3, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Pottawatomie, Seminole | 45 min |
| Jul 3, 7:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jefferson | 29 min |
| Jul 3, 7:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie, Seminole | 3 hr |
| Jul 3, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 8:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie | 41 min |
| Jul 3, 8:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Cleveland, McClain | 115 min |
| Jul 3, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Pottawatomie, Seminole | 39 min |
| Jul 3, 8:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Cleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 8:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie, Seminole | 27 min |
| Jul 3, 9:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Hughes, Seminole | 26 min |
| Jul 3, 9:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cleveland, Pottawatomie | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 9:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garvin, McClain | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 10:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Pontotoc | 30 min |
| Jul 3, 10:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Pontotoc | 27 min |
| Jul 3, 11:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Pontotoc | 30 min |
| Jul 3, 11:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Coal | 33 min |
| Jul 4, 1:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Hughes | 46 min |
| Jul 4, 1:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Pottawatomie, Seminole | 12 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Marshall | 49 min |
| Jul 4, 3:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Love, Marshall | 46 min |
| Jul 4, 6:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham | 27 min |
| Jul 3, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer, Clay, Wichita | 45 min |
| Jul 3, 7:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Clay | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer, Clay | 45 min |
| Jul 4, 1:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Clay | 30 min |
| Jul 4, 2:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Clay | 39 min |
| Jul 4, 3:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Clay | 39 min |
| Jul 4, 5:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Wichita | 35 min |
| Jul 4, 5:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Knox | 27 min |
| Jul 4, 5:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Wichita | 26 min |
| Jul 4, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Wichita | 44 min |
| Jul 4, 6:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Wichita | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer | 42 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.