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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 832, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 4, 2016, 10:14 PM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 46 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
- Oct 4, 2016, 10:14 PM CDT (03:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 4, 2016, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Garfield County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Logan County, OK, Noble County, OK
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 3:40 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 1817 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1034 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 312 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.9
- Supercell composite
- 14.8
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 Oct 4, 6:23 PM CDT, 3 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 4, 6:23 PM CDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 623 PM CDT TUE OCT 4 2016 .DISCUSSION... The 00Z aviation discussion follows.... && .AVIATION... Isolated strong/severe TSRA will continue until a few hours after sunset--mainly over north-central Oklahoma. Winds west of a dryline (located approximately KAVK-KCSM-KHBR-KLTS-F05 at 2300Z) will become generally light and variable after sunset. Elsewhere, 10-15 kt winds from the S-SE will continue through the period. Winds should be somewhat lighter on Wednesday. There will be another chance of TSRA tomorrow afternoon and evening (mainly in the general vicinity of I-44), but chances are currently too low to include in the TAFs. CmS && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 310 PM CDT TUE OCT 4 2016/ DISCUSSION... Isolated severe thunderstorms may develop along the dryline late this afternoon. Various convective-allowing models (HRRR/HRRRX/4KM NAM) are persistent in discrete supercells developing across southwest Oklahoma and moving northeastward into central Oklahoma. Analysis of the HRRR indicates localized backing/increased convergence along a dryline bulge could be a factor for convective iniation in the models. Visible satellite imagery indicates a possible perturbation/ascent across western north Texas/southwest Oklahoma which might be aiding in pressure falls/localized backing. There is some evidence of this perturbation on the 700 mb flow. Vertical wind shear will be more than sufficient for supercells with potential for large hail and damaging wind gusts. By around 00Z, low- level (0-1 km) vertical wind shear (~20 knots), MLLCLs (<1 km), and critical angles (~90 degrees) will result in sufficient environment for potential tornadogenesis with any supercells. Tomorrow, at least isolated showers/storms will be possible with a moist, conditionally unstable airmass still in place. Coverage/confidence for storms is low with no significant forcing. Coverage may increase overnight as isentropic ascent increases. By late Thursday into Thursday night, a seasonably strong cold front will progress from northwest to southeast across Oklahoma/western north Texas. Severe weather will be possible; however, because of linear forcing along the cold front, the primary hazards will be gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall. Lingering showers/storms will be possible Friday morning across southern Oklahoma/western north Texas. Much drier/cooler air is expected in the front's wake on Friday and Saturday. Many locations will drop into the 40Fs by Saturday morning, and with dew points dropping into the 30Fs and light winds, some locations across northwest Oklahoma may drop into the upper 30Fs. By Sunday, a shortwave trough may increase the chance of showers, especially northwest Oklahoma. The forecast becomes more uncertain beyond Sunday as the GFS and ECMWF become somewhat out of phase across the Southern Plains. However, a general pattern of quasi- zonal flow with embedded shortwaves suggests seasonable temperatures with at least a low chance of rain. Mahale && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 66 88 69 87 / 40 10 30 30 Hobart OK 57 88 68 87 / 10 10 20 30 Wichita Falls TX 67 92 69 90 / 20 10 30 20 Gage OK 49 86 58 87 / 0 0 10 30 Ponca City OK 63 89 69 87 / 60 10 40 40 Durant OK 71 89 69 88 / 20 10 20 10 && .OUN Watches/Warnings/Advisories... OK...None. TX...None. && 11/23/23
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 4, 5:14 PM CDT, 5 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 514 PM CDT TUE OCT 4 2016 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-051200- 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- 514 PM CDT TUE OCT 4 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN... WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... .THUNDERSTORMS... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA TONIGHT. LOCATION... THE SLIGHT RISK COVERS LOCATIONS THAT ARE ENCOMPASSED BY A LINE EXTENDING FROM CHEROKEE... TO EL RENO... TO CHICKASHA... TO ADA. THIS INCLUDES THE OKC METRO. TIMING... THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE FROM THROUGH 3 AM. IMPACTS... THE MAIN IMPACTS WILL HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. DISCUSSION... ISOLATED STRONG AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT... MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF I-35. A BROKEN LINE OF STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN INTO CENTRAL OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT. .SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE RISK AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... .THUNDERSTORMS... STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON THURSDAY. THE GREATEST RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS AT LEAST PART OF THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. 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, Oct 4, 9:48 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Oct 4, 9:59 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
959 PM CDT TUE OCT 4 2016
OKZ028-029-050330-
MCCLAIN OK-CLEVELAND OK-
959 PM CDT TUE OCT 4 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL MCCLAIN AND EASTERN
CLEVELAND COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT...
AT 958 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER WASHINGTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
LAT...LON 3498 9750 3509 9759 3531 9730 3516 9714
3509 9714
TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 235DEG 23KT 3507 9749
..SPEG.Local storm report, Oct 4, 10:04 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1004 PM CDT TUE OCT 04 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0958 PM HAIL N LUTHER 35.66N 97.19W
10/04/2016 E1.75 INCH OKLAHOMA OK FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
AT COFFEE CREEK RD. RELAYED BY EM
&&
JPIKELocal storm report, Oct 4, 10:05 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1005 PM CDT TUE OCT 04 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0958 PM HAIL 3 NW LUTHER 35.69N 97.23W
10/04/2016 E1.75 INCH OKLAHOMA OK FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
AT COFFEE CREEK RD. RELAYED BY EM
&&
JPIKELocal storm report, Oct 4, 10:11 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1011 PM CDT TUE OCT 04 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1009 PM HAIL 6 W MEEKER 35.50N 97.00W
10/04/2016 E1.00 INCH LINCOLN OK EMERGENCY MNGR
IN JACKTOWN.
&&
JPIKEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 7:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield | 52 min |
| Oct 4, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Major | 47 min |
| Oct 4, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian, Grady | 48 min |
| Oct 4, 7:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Grant | 3 hr |
| Oct 4, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant, Kay | 48 min |
| Oct 4, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma | 50 min |
| Oct 4, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Major | 49 min |
| Oct 4, 8:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Garfield, Major | 3 hr |
| Oct 4, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian, Grady | 21 min |
| Oct 4, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay | 69 min |
| Oct 4, 8:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma | 3 hr |
| Oct 4, 8:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Garfield, Major | 38 min |
| Oct 4, 8:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble | 2 hr |
| Oct 4, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Noble | 46 min |
| Oct 4, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Oklahoma | 45 min |
| Oct 4, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Oklahoma | 38 min |
| Oct 4, 9:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Garfield, Major | 83 min |
| Oct 4, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie | 46 min |
| Oct 4, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield | 45 min |
| Oct 4, 9:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Kay | 3 hr |
| Oct 4, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma | 44 min |
| Oct 4, 9:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kay | 27 min |
| Oct 4, 9:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garvin | 28 min |
| Oct 4, 9:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cleveland, McClain | 31 min |
| Oct 4, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln | 48 min |
| Oct 4, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln | 45 min |
| Oct 4, 10:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OUN | Grant, Kay | 3 hr |
| Oct 4, 10:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Noble | 26 min |
| Oct 4, 10:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | McClain | 34 min |
| Oct 4, 10:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OUN | Garfield, Major | 6 hr |
| Oct 4, 10:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Garfield, Noble | 4 hr |
| Oct 4, 10:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Garfield, Noble | 3 hr |
| Oct 4, 11:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Noble | 29 min |
| Oct 4, 11:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie | 39 min |
| Oct 4, 11:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole | 52 min |
| Oct 4, 11:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole | 3 hr |
| Oct 4, 11:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Noble | 43 min |
| Oct 4, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Pottawatomie, Seminole | 47 min |
| Oct 5, 12:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Okfuskee | 28 min |
| Oct 5, 12:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Pottawatomie, Seminole | 50 min |
| Oct 5, 12:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Hughes, Seminole | 62 min |
| Oct 5, 1:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Hughes | 46 min |
| Oct 5, 5:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Knox | 35 min |
| Oct 5, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Baylor, Knox | 44 min |
| Oct 5, 6:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Baylor | 23 min |
| Oct 5, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Baylor | 49 min |
| Oct 5, 6:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Wilbarger | 31 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.