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Special Weather Statement, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this special weather statement at Sep 24, 2016, 5:21 PM CDT for Kiowa County, Washita County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 39 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
- Sep 24, 2016, 5:21 PM CDT (22:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 24, 2016, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
Counties Kiowa County, OK, Washita County, OK
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 1262 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -80 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 961 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 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 Sep 24, 2:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 24, 2:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 226 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2016 .DISCUSSION... Heavy rainfall will be main concern next 36hrs. Large upper low over Wyoming/Colorado will continue to move slowly east this afternoon into this evening before lifting northeast into the Northern Plains tonight into Sunday. Models still depicting a large piece of this low remaining behind, retrograding and closing off somewhere near the baja tomorrow. As this occurs, widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop across Oklahoma and western north Texas. Although overall wind fields will be rather weak, sufficient instability will be present late today into this evening for a few strong to perhaps severe storms across approximately the western half of the CWA. As the northern part of the upper low moves through the Northern Plains, a cold front will push south through Oklahoma into Texas during the day on Sunday. This will bring cooler and drier air into the area, which will limit the rain/thunder to Red River valley by Sunday night. Drier and cooler air will then overspread the area, resulting in acouple of pleasant and more fall-like days early in the week. Hightemperatures Monday/Tuesday will only climb into the 70s with nighttime temperatures dropping into the upper 40s and lower 50s byTuesday morning. The upper low over the baja is expected to lift northeast through southern and central Rockies into the plains by late in the week. This may result in a few showers across northwest Oklahoma by late Thursday into Friday. Otherwise, temperatures will warm back to into the low/mid 80s. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 69 75 57 74 / 90 80 30 10 Hobart OK 68 74 57 73 / 80 80 30 10 Wichita Falls TX 70 78 59 74 / 80 90 50 30 Gage OK 61 71 50 75 / 60 30 0 0 Ponca City OK 67 73 53 75 / 90 70 10 0 Durant OK 72 84 63 77 / 40 70 40 20 && .OUN Watches/Warnings/Advisories... OK...None. TX...None. && 04/30
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 24, 12:58 PM CDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1258 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2016 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-251200- 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- 1258 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN... WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT... .THUNDERSTORMS... NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND AFFECT PARTS OF THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... MAINLY BETWEEN 3 PM AND 10 PM. A MARGINAL RISK COVERS AN AREA NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM STILLWATER AND MOORE... TO DUNCAN OKLAHOMA... TO WICHITA FALLS AND ARCHER CITY TEXAS. DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 65 MPH WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN WITH ANY SEVERE STORMS. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING BUT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. .SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE RISK AREA SHOULD PREPARE FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .HEAVY RAIN... HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA INTO SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. FLOODING COULD BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .THUNDERSTORMS... SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED BUT SOME GUSTY WINDS MAY BE POSSIBLE. RAIN CHANCES WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. AFTER A BRIEF BREAK... LOW THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN TO PARTS OF THE AREA THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. .HEAVY RAIN... THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY... ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS. RAINFALL TOTALS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS BY MONDAY. FLOODING WILL REMAIN A CONCERN SUNDAY... ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS. GET GRAPHICS AND MORE DETAILS AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN...AND FOLLOW OUR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK. KURTZ
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 24, 4:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
415 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2016
OKZ021-022-033>036-TXZ083>085-087-242200-
HARMON OK-GREER OK-BECKHAM OK-KIOWA OK-JACKSON OK-WASHITA OK-
WILBARGER TX-KNOX TX-HARDEMAN TX-FOARD TX-
415 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN HARMON...GREER...
SOUTHEASTERN BECKHAM...NORTHWESTERN KIOWA...JACKSON...WESTERN
WASHITA...WESTERN WILBARGER...NORTHWESTERN KNOX...HARDEMAN AND FOARD
COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT...
AT 412 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
5 MILES NORTHWEST OF WILLOW TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF GOULD TO NEAR
ELDORADO TO 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF QUANAH TO 4 MILES NORTH OF MARGARET
TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF CROWELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALTUS...ELK CITY...SAYRE...MANGUM...QUANAH...CROWELL...GRANITE...
BLAIR...CHILLICOTHE...OLUSTEE...ELDORADO...CARTER...MARTHA...
WILLOW...GOULD...ELMER...MARGARET...ODELL...DUKE AND VINSON.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 11 AND 24.
LAT...LON 3414 9982 3474 9989 3526 9981 3543 9918
3478 9933 3436 9933 3383 9946 3378 9996
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 204DEG 20KT 3512 9956 3481 9969 3447 9964 3434
9967 3411 9965 3388 9973
KURTZSpecial weather statement, Sep 24, 4:38 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
438 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2016
TXZ085-088-242230-
WILBARGER TX-BAYLOR TX-
438 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN WILBARGER AND BAYLOR
COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT...
AT 435 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 5 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE KEMP TO NEAR SEYMOUR TO 11 MILES EAST OF
BOMARTON TO 9 MILES EAST OF MILLERS CREEK RESERVOIR...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SEYMOUR...LAKE KEMP...MABELLE AND LAKE DIVERSION.
LAT...LON 3340 9934 3375 9935 3386 9928 3389 9926
3397 9896 3374 9895 3340 9908
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 217DEG 20KT 3369 9922 3360 9923 3347 9923 3341
9923
KURTZSpecial weather statement, Sep 24, 4:48 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
448 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2016
OKZ005-006-010-011-014>017-021-022-242230-
ROGER MILLS OK-ALFALFA OK-CUSTER OK-BLAINE OK-BECKHAM OK-MAJOR OK-
WOODS OK-DEWEY OK-WOODWARD OK-WASHITA OK-
448 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL ROGER MILLS...
SOUTHERN ALFALFA...CUSTER...NORTHWESTERN BLAINE...NORTHEASTERN
BECKHAM...MAJOR...SOUTHEASTERN WOODS...DEWEY...SOUTHEASTERN WOODWARD
AND NORTHWESTERN WASHITA COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT...
AT 444 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
10 MILES SOUTH OF DACOMA TO 7 MILES NORTH OF ORION TO 5 MILES SOUTH
OF CESTOS TO NEAR CANUTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELK CITY...CLINTON...FAIRVIEW...CHEROKEE...TALOGA...HELENA...
WAYNOKA...SEILING...ARAPAHO...CANTON...HAMMON...CANUTE...
CUSTER CITY...CARMEN...CLEO SPRINGS...BUTLER...LONGDALE...GOLTRY...
JET AND ALINE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 34 AND 68.
LAT...LON 3681 9824 3654 9812 3628 9843 3537 9902
3536 9950 3603 9924 3645 9899 3666 9880
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 233DEG 30KT 3653 9863 3632 9874 3606 9907 3544
9929
KURTZLocal storm report, Sep 24, 4:57 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
457 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0454 PM FLASH FLOOD ELK CITY 35.40N 99.41W
09/24/2016 BECKHAM OK PUBLIC
RELAYED VIA TWITTER.
&&
MAHALESpecial weather statement, Sep 24, 5:12 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
512 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2016
TXZ083>085-087-242300-
WILBARGER TX-KNOX TX-HARDEMAN TX-FOARD TX-
512 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN WILBARGER...NORTHERN
KNOX...SOUTHEASTERN HARDEMAN AND SOUTHERN FOARD COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM
CDT...
AT 508 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
NEAR MARGARET TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CROWELL TO 3 MILES NORTH OF
GILLILAND TO 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TRUSCOTT...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VERNON...CROWELL...CHILLICOTHE...ODELL...TRUSCOTT...THALIA...
LOCKETT...MARGARET...GILLILAND...MEDICINE MOUND AND RAYLAND.
LAT...LON 3410 9972 3437 9953 3439 9945 3437 9943
3439 9942 3437 9941 3439 9940 3441 9931
3412 9925 3383 9944 3383 9948 3378 9948
3371 9952 3361 9967 3360 9999 3380 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 201DEG 24KT 3405 9962 3390 9967 3377 9970 3372
9987
KURTZSpecial weather statement, Sep 24, 5:21 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
521 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2016
OKZ022-023-035>038-242300-
COMANCHE OK-CADDO OK-TILLMAN OK-KIOWA OK-JACKSON OK-WASHITA OK-
521 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN COMANCHE...WESTERN
CADDO...NORTHWESTERN TILLMAN...KIOWA...NORTHEASTERN JACKSON AND
WASHITA COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
AT 517 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
4 MILES NORTHEAST OF DILL CITY TO NEAR ROCKY TO 3 MILES NORTH OF
ROOSEVELT TO 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TOM STEED RESERVOIR TO 4 MILES EAST
OF HEADRICK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOBART...CORDELL...CACHE...BURNS FLAT...CARNEGIE...SNYDER...
SENTINEL...TIPTON...MOUNTAIN VIEW...DILL CITY...CORN...
MOUNTAIN PARK...INDIAHOMA...EAKLY...ROOSEVELT...GOTEBO...BESSIE...
ROCKY...COLONY AND HEADRICK.
LAT...LON 3537 9919 3547 9852 3496 9852 3462 9864
3447 9924
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 219DEG 37KT 3531 9906 3512 9906 3490 9904 3474
9904 3461 9907
KURTZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 12:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Major | 29 min |
| Sep 24, 1:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Alfalfa | 28 min |
| Sep 24, 1:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 36 min |
| Sep 24, 1:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jackson | 34 min |
| Sep 24, 1:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Ellis, Roger Mills | 50 min |
| Sep 24, 1:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jackson, Kiowa, Washita | 43 min |
| Sep 24, 2:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Jackson, Kiowa | 3 hr |
| Sep 24, 2:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Alfalfa | 46 min |
| Sep 24, 2:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woodward | 44 min |
| Sep 24, 3:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills, Woodward | 3 hr |
| Sep 24, 3:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Canadian | 50 min |
| Sep 24, 3:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Alfalfa | 30 min |
| Sep 24, 3:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woods, Woodward | 39 min |
| Sep 24, 3:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kiowa | 45 min |
| Sep 24, 3:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harmon | 43 min |
| Sep 24, 3:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Alfalfa, Major, Woods, Woodward | 3 hr |
| Sep 24, 3:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Washita | 31 min |
| Sep 24, 3:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Alfalfa, Beckham, Dewey, Roger Mills, Woods, Woodward | 53 min |
| Sep 24, 4:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills, Woodward | 4 hr |
| Sep 24, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kiowa | 47 min |
| Sep 24, 4:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Jackson | 45 min |
| Sep 24, 4:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Comanche, Greer, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman, Washita | 4 hr |
| Sep 24, 4:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Beckham, Custer, Roger Mills, Washita | 3 hr |
| Sep 24, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Alfalfa, Custer, Dewey, Major | 42 min |
| Sep 24, 5:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Greer, Kiowa | 3 hr |
| Sep 24, 5:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grant | 25 min |
| Sep 24, 6:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Caddo | 44 min |
| Sep 24, 6:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Major | 3 hr |
| Sep 24, 6:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Kiowa, Washita | 3 hr |
| Sep 24, 1:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Foard, Hardeman, Knox | 45 min |
| Sep 24, 3:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Baylor | 48 min |
| Sep 24, 4:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Foard, Knox | 3 hr |
| Sep 24, 4:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Baylor | 52 min |
| Sep 24, 5:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Foard | 3 hr |
| Sep 24, 5:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Foard, Knox | 48 min |
| Sep 24, 5:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Baylor | 3 hr |
| Sep 24, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Baylor | 46 min |
| Sep 24, 6:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Baylor | 6 hr |
| Sep 24, 6:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Foard | 32 min |
| Sep 24, 6:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Baylor | 31 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.