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Special Weather Statement, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this special weather statement at Aug 19, 2016, 3:12 PM CDT for Grant County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 33 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
- Aug 19, 2016, 3:12 PM CDT (20:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2016, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
County Grant County, OK
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 243 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -130 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 918 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 19, 2:26 PM CDT, 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 2:26 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 226 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016 .DISCUSSION... Area of rain will continue to affect parts of Southern Oklahoma and western North Texas the rest of this afternoon. This activity is in an area of high PW with heavy rain the main concern. Elsewhere, isolated/scattered showers/storms will be possible this afternoon/early evening due to heating of the moist airmass. There may also be a differential heating boundary from Central into Southwest OK which may aid in storm development as well. Additional showers/storms will be likely this evening into Saturday as a cold front moves across the region and an upper trough moves across the Plains. Some strong to severe storms will be possible with this activity this evening. Rain chances will decrease from north to south across the area Saturday as the front moves into Texas. Rain chances will remain confined to southern parts of the fa Saturday night into Sunday. Rain chances will then spread back north Sunday night into Monday as moisture spreads back to the north and a mid-level disturbance moves into the Central Plains. Models show a shortwave moving from the SW U.S. into the region next week with another front moving across the area towards the middle of next week. The shortwave and front will maintain rain chances through late next week. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 69 81 61 86 / 70 30 10 0 Hobart OK 68 84 62 88 / 60 20 10 10 Wichita Falls TX 71 84 66 88 / 60 60 20 20 Gage OK 63 80 56 87 / 60 10 0 0 Ponca City OK 69 79 58 84 / 70 10 0 0 Durant OK 72 83 66 88 / 60 70 30 20 && .OUN Watches/Warnings/Advisories... OK...None. TX...None. && 06/25
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 19, 11:57 AM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1157 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-201015- 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- 1157 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 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 A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. LOCATION... THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM CHEYENNE TO WATONGA TO PERRY. A MARGINAL RISK SURROUNDS THE SLIGHT RISK AND INCLUDES AREAS NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM VERNON...TEXAS TO LAWTON TO NORMAN AND SEMINOLE. TIMING...THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE GREATEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WILL BE FROM AROUND 5 PM THROUGH MIDNIGHT. IMPACTS...THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN HEAVY RAINFALL AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN WITH THESE STORMS. HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE IS POSSIBLE. DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG A COLD FRONT IN SOUTHERN KANSAS AND NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA BY LATE AFTERNOON. DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS...ADDITIONAL STORMS WILL FORM AS THE FRONT PUSHES SOUTHWARD ACROSS OKLAHOMA. ALTHOUGH DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL BE MARGINAL...DECENT DIRECTIONAL SHEAR AND MODERATE INSTABILITY MAY RESULT IN A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THUNDERSTORM INTENSITY WILL LIKELY DECREASE BY MIDNIGHT...BUT THE STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. MEANWHILE...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SOME FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN WITH THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A HOLDENVILLE TO ADA TO WICHITA FALLS LINE. .SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA SHOULD PREPARE FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE NEXT WEEK. ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER CHANCES THIS WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK WILL BE LOW. 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, Aug 19, 12:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Aug 19, 12:58 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1258 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 PM FLASH FLOOD 6 SSW ARCHER CITY 33.51N 98.67W
08/19/2016 ARCHER TX DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
WATER FLOWING OVER STATE HIGHWAY 79.
&&
FMSpecial weather statement, Aug 19, 2:50 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
250 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016
OKZ014-021-192015-
ROGER MILLS OK-BECKHAM OK-
250 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ROGER MILLS AND
NORTHWESTERN BECKHAM COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT...
AT 249 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST
OF SWEETWATER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH DIAMETER...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
LAT...LON 3550 10000 3569 9968 3545 9951 3529 9994
3538 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 239DEG 25KT 3547 9981
SIXSpecial weather statement, Aug 19, 3:12 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
312 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016
OKZ007-008-192045-
GRANT OK-KAY OK-
312 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN GRANT AND
NORTHWESTERN KAY COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...
AT 312 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DEER CREEK...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
LAT...LON 3695 9730 3671 9759 3686 9774 3700 9757
3700 9736
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 233DEG 11KT 3684 9756
SIXThe office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 25 min |
| Aug 19, 3:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Custer | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 3:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Custer | 34 min |
| Aug 19, 4:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham | 55 min |
| Aug 19, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham | 42 min |
| Aug 19, 4:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Custer | 56 min |
| Aug 19, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer | 54 min |
| Aug 19, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Greer, Kiowa, Washita | 39 min |
| Aug 19, 5:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Beckham, Greer, Kiowa, Washita | 2 hr |
| Aug 19, 5:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Greer, Harmon, Kiowa, Washita | 53 min |
| Aug 19, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Greer, Harmon | 31 min |
| Aug 19, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Harmon, Jackson | 46 min |
| Aug 19, 8:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Archer, Baylor | 114 min |
| Aug 19, 10:08 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Archer, Baylor, Clay | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 12:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Archer, Baylor | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 1:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Baylor, Knox | 113 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Oklahoma, 2016Every special weather statement 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.