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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this wind advisory at Dec 25, 2016, 3:09 AM CST for 35 counties in Oklahoma; 7 counties in Texas. It took effect at Dec 25, 2016, 7:55 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2016, 3:09 AM CST (09:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2016, 7:55 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
All 42 counties
Alfalfa County, OK, Beckham County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Ellis County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Grady County, OK, Grant County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Harper County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Lincoln County, OK, Logan County, OK, Major County, OK, McClain County, OK, Noble County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Payne County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Seminole County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Washita County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK, Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Knox County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:10 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 550 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
408 WWUS74 KOUN 250909 NPWOUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 309 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 OKZ009-014>016-251715- /O.CAN.KOUN.FG.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-161225T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KOUN.WI.Y.0015.161225T1800Z-161226T0000Z/ ELLIS-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHATTUCK...ARNETT...GAGE...FARGO... CHEYENNE...HAMMON...SEILING...VICI...TALOGA...LEEDEY... WEATHERFORD...CLINTON 309 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$ OKZ017>020-251015- /O.CAN.KOUN.FG.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-161225T1200Z/ BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATONGA...GEARY...OKEENE...KINGFISHER... HENNESSEY...OKARCHE...GUTHRIE...STILLWATER 309 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. VISIBILITY HAS INCREASED BEYOND 1/4 MILE. $$ OKZ021-022-033-034-251715- /O.EXP.KOUN.FG.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-161225T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KOUN.WI.Y.0015.161225T1800Z-161226T0000Z/ BECKHAM-WASHITA-HARMON-GREER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL... BURNS FLAT...SENTINEL...HOLLIS...MANGUM...GRANITE 309 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$ OKZ023>031-035>042-044>046-251015- /O.EXP.KOUN.FG.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-161225T0900Z/ CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND- POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS- GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COTTON-JEFFERSON-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANADARKO...HINTON...YUKON...CONCHO... EL RENO...MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...STROUD...PRAGUE... MEEKER...DAVENPORT...WELLSTON...CHICKASHA...TUTTLE...PURCELL... NEWCASTLE...BLANCHARD...NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE... WEWOKA...HOBART...SNYDER...ALTUS...FREDERICK...LAWTON...DUNCAN... PAULS VALLEY...LINDSAY...WYNNEWOOD...SULPHUR...DAVIS...ADA... WALTERS...TEMPLE...WAURIKA...RINGLING...RYAN...ARDMORE 309 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... VISIBILITY HAS INCREASED BEYOND 1/4 MILE. $$ OKZ004>006-010-011-251715- /O.NEW.KOUN.WI.Y.0015.161225T1800Z-161226T0000Z/ /O.CON.KOUN.FG.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-161225T1200Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-WOODWARD-MAJOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LAVERNE...ALVA...CHEROKEE... HELENA...CARMEN...WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW 309 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...DENSE FOG UNTIL 6 AM. WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. * VISIBILITY...ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY WHICH WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU HAVE TO DRIVE...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS... AND LEAVE PLENTY OF SPACE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES. BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$ OKZ007-008-012-013-251200- /O.CON.KOUN.FG.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-161225T1200Z/ GRANT-KAY-GARFIELD-NOBLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...POND CREEK...LAMONT... WAKITA...PONCA CITY...BLACKWELL...ENID...PERRY 309 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * VISIBILITY...ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY WHICH WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU HAVE TO DRIVE...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS... AND LEAVE PLENTY OF SPACE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES. && $$
7 follow-up statements
714 WWUS74 KOUN 251202 NPWOUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 602 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 OKZ004>006-010-011-252015- /O.EXP.KOUN.FG.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-161225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0015.161225T1800Z-161226T0000Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-WOODWARD-MAJOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LAVERNE...ALVA...CHEROKEE... HELENA...CARMEN...WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW 602 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$ OKZ007-008-012-013-251315- /O.EXP.KOUN.FG.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-161225T1200Z/ GRANT-KAY-GARFIELD-NOBLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...POND CREEK...LAMONT... WAKITA...PONCA CITY...BLACKWELL...ENID...PERRY 602 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... VISIBILITY HAS INCREASED BEYOND 1/4 MILE. $$ OKZ009-014>016-021-022-033-034-252015- /O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0015.161225T1800Z-161226T0000Z/ ELLIS-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BECKHAM-WASHITA-HARMON-GREER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHATTUCK...ARNETT...GAGE...FARGO... CHEYENNE...HAMMON...SEILING...VICI...TALOGA...LEEDEY... WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...BURNS FLAT... SENTINEL...HOLLIS...MANGUM...GRANITE 602 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$
614 WWUS74 KOUN 251355 AAA NPWOUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 755 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 OKZ007-008-012-013-017>019-023>025-035-036-252200- /O.EXB.KOUN.WI.Y.0015.161225T1355Z-161226T0000Z/ GRANT-KAY-GARFIELD-NOBLE-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-CADDO-CANADIAN- OKLAHOMA-KIOWA-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...POND CREEK...LAMONT... WAKITA...PONCA CITY...BLACKWELL...ENID...PERRY...WATONGA... GEARY...OKEENE...KINGFISHER...HENNESSEY...OKARCHE...GUTHRIE... ANADARKO...HINTON...YUKON...CONCHO...EL RENO...MUSTANG... OKLAHOMA CITY...HOBART...SNYDER...ALTUS 755 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND BEGIN DECREASING AFTER 3 PM. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$ OKZ027>029-037-038-044-TXZ083>089-252100- /O.EXB.KOUN.WI.Y.0015.161225T1355Z-161225T2100Z/ GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-COTTON-HARDEMAN-FOARD- WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHICKASHA...TUTTLE...PURCELL... NEWCASTLE...BLANCHARD...NORMAN...MOORE...FREDERICK...LAWTON... WALTERS...TEMPLE...QUANAH...CROWELL...VERNON...SHEPPARD AFB... WICHITA FALLS...MUNDAY...KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY... HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY...SCOTLAND 755 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN DECREASING AFTER NOON. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$ OKZ004>006-009>011-014>016-021-022-033-034-252200- /O.EXT.KOUN.WI.Y.0015.161225T1355Z-161226T0000Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY- CUSTER-BECKHAM-WASHITA-HARMON-GREER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LAVERNE...ALVA...CHEROKEE... HELENA...CARMEN...SHATTUCK...ARNETT...GAGE...FARGO...WOODWARD... FAIRVIEW...CHEYENNE...HAMMON...SEILING...VICI...TALOGA...LEEDEY... WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...BURNS FLAT... SENTINEL...HOLLIS...MANGUM...GRANITE 755 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$
530 WWUS74 KOUN 251656 NPWOUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1056 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 OKZ004>019-021>025-033>036-260000- /O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD- NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-BECKHAM- WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LAVERNE...ALVA...CHEROKEE... HELENA...CARMEN...MEDFORD...POND CREEK...LAMONT...WAKITA... PONCA CITY...BLACKWELL...SHATTUCK...ARNETT...GAGE...FARGO... WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY...CHEYENNE...HAMMON... SEILING...VICI...TALOGA...LEEDEY...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON... WATONGA...GEARY...OKEENE...KINGFISHER...HENNESSEY...OKARCHE... GUTHRIE...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...BURNS FLAT...SENTINEL... ANADARKO...HINTON...YUKON...CONCHO...EL RENO...MUSTANG... OKLAHOMA CITY...HOLLIS...MANGUM...GRANITE...HOBART...SNYDER... ALTUS 1056 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN DECREASING AFTER 3 PM. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS 45 TO OVER 55 MPH POSSIBLE. SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$ OKZ027>029-037-038-044-TXZ083>089-252100- /O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-161225T2100Z/ GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-COTTON-HARDEMAN-FOARD- WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHICKASHA...TUTTLE...PURCELL... NEWCASTLE...BLANCHARD...NORMAN...MOORE...FREDERICK...LAWTON... WALTERS...TEMPLE...QUANAH...CROWELL...VERNON...SHEPPARD AFB... WICHITA FALLS...MUNDAY...KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY... HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY...SCOTLAND 1056 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN DECREASING AFTER NOON. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$
255 WWUS74 KOUN 251917 NPWOUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 117 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 OKZ020-026-030-031-260000- /O.EXA.KOUN.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/ PAYNE-LINCOLN-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...CHANDLER...STROUD... PRAGUE...MEEKER...DAVENPORT...WELLSTON...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE... WEWOKA 117 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN DECREASING AFTER 3 PM. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS 45 TO OVER 55 MPH. SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$ OKZ027>029-260000- /O.EXT.KOUN.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/ GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHICKASHA...TUTTLE...PURCELL... NEWCASTLE...BLANCHARD...NORMAN...MOORE 117 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN DECREASING AFTER 3 PM. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 TO OVER 55 MPH. SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$ OKZ004>019-021>025-033>036-260000- /O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD- NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-BECKHAM- WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LAVERNE...ALVA...CHEROKEE... HELENA...CARMEN...MEDFORD...POND CREEK...LAMONT...WAKITA... PONCA CITY...BLACKWELL...SHATTUCK...ARNETT...GAGE...FARGO... WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY...CHEYENNE...HAMMON... SEILING...VICI...TALOGA...LEEDEY...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON... WATONGA...GEARY...OKEENE...KINGFISHER...HENNESSEY...OKARCHE... GUTHRIE...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...BURNS FLAT...SENTINEL... ANADARKO...HINTON...YUKON...CONCHO...EL RENO...MUSTANG... OKLAHOMA CITY...HOLLIS...MANGUM...GRANITE...HOBART...SNYDER... ALTUS 117 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN DECREASING AFTER 3 PM. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS 40 TO OVER 55 MPH POSSIBLE. SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$ OKZ037-038-044-TXZ083>089-252100- /O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-161225T2100Z/ TILLMAN-COMANCHE-COTTON-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX- BAYLOR-ARCHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDERICK...LAWTON...WALTERS...TEMPLE... QUANAH...CROWELL...VERNON...SHEPPARD AFB...WICHITA FALLS... MUNDAY...KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY...HOLLIDAY... LAKESIDE CITY...SCOTLAND 117 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH 3 PM. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$
759 WWUS74 KOUN 252117 AAB NPWOUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 317 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 OKZ027>031-252230- /O.CAN.KOUN.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/ GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHICKASHA...TUTTLE...PURCELL... NEWCASTLE...BLANCHARD...NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE... WEWOKA 317 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ OKZ037-038-044-TXZ083>089-252230- /O.EXP.KOUN.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-161225T2100Z/ TILLMAN-COMANCHE-COTTON-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX- BAYLOR-ARCHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDERICK...LAWTON...WALTERS...TEMPLE... QUANAH...CROWELL...VERNON...SHEPPARD AFB...WICHITA FALLS... MUNDAY...KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY...HOLLIDAY... LAKESIDE CITY...SCOTLAND 317 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$ OKZ004>026-033>036-260000- /O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD- NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE- BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-HARMON-GREER- KIOWA-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LAVERNE...ALVA...CHEROKEE... HELENA...CARMEN...MEDFORD...POND CREEK...LAMONT...WAKITA... PONCA CITY...BLACKWELL...SHATTUCK...ARNETT...GAGE...FARGO... WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY...CHEYENNE...HAMMON... SEILING...VICI...TALOGA...LEEDEY...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON... WATONGA...GEARY...OKEENE...KINGFISHER...HENNESSEY...OKARCHE... GUTHRIE...STILLWATER...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...BURNS FLAT... SENTINEL...ANADARKO...HINTON...YUKON...CONCHO...EL RENO... MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...STROUD...PRAGUE...MEEKER... DAVENPORT...WELLSTON...HOLLIS...MANGUM...GRANITE...HOBART... SNYDER...ALTUS 317 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER FAR NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$
129 WWUS74 KOUN 252219 AAA NPWOUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 419 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 OKZ006>008-012-013-017>019-023>025-035-036-252330- /O.CAN.KOUN.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/ ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-GARFIELD-NOBLE-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-CADDO- CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-KIOWA-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...HELENA...CARMEN...MEDFORD... POND CREEK...LAMONT...WAKITA...PONCA CITY...BLACKWELL...ENID... PERRY...WATONGA...GEARY...OKEENE...KINGFISHER...HENNESSEY... OKARCHE...GUTHRIE...ANADARKO...HINTON...YUKON...CONCHO... EL RENO...MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY...HOBART...SNYDER...ALTUS 419 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 40 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. $$ OKZ004-005-009>011-014>016-020>022-026-033-034-260000- /O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-PAYNE- BECKHAM-WASHITA-LINCOLN-HARMON-GREER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LAVERNE...ALVA...SHATTUCK... ARNETT...GAGE...FARGO...WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...CHEYENNE...HAMMON... SEILING...VICI...TALOGA...LEEDEY...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON... STILLWATER...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...BURNS FLAT...SENTINEL... CHANDLER...STROUD...PRAGUE...MEEKER...DAVENPORT...WELLSTON... HOLLIS...MANGUM...GRANITE 419 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$ MBS
452 WWUS74 KOUN 260011 AAB NPWOUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 611 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 OKZ004-005-009>011-014>016-020>022-026-033-034-260115- /O.EXP.KOUN.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-PAYNE- BECKHAM-WASHITA-LINCOLN-HARMON-GREER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LAVERNE...ALVA...SHATTUCK... ARNETT...GAGE...FARGO...WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...CHEYENNE...HAMMON... SEILING...VICI...TALOGA...LEEDEY...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON... STILLWATER...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...BURNS FLAT...SENTINEL... CHANDLER...STROUD...PRAGUE...MEEKER...DAVENPORT...WELLSTON... HOLLIS...MANGUM...GRANITE 611 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... SURFACE WINDS HAVE BEEN WEAKENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR MORE ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED THIS EVENING. $$ MBS
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Dec 24, 10:50 PM CST, 4 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 10:50 PM CST, 4 hours 19 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
1050 PM CST Sat Dec 24 2016
.DISCUSSION...
Aviation discussion for the 06 UTC TAFs is below.
&&
.AVIATION...
The forecast still remains tricky and complicated.
LIFR/VLIFR conditions with BR/FG are expected at most sites,
except KSPS, through 12 UTC before improvement. Some locations
will drop below airport mininums including KOKC and KLAW.
Conditions are expected to slowly improve south to north 06-18
UTC. Exact timing of improving conditions remains uncertain. All
locations are expected to become MVFR or VFR by 19 UTC and VFR by
23 UTC.
Areas of DZ will at many sites by 10 UTC. Iso-num shra will
affect the area before 21 UTC, but only added vcsh 12-21 UTC when
confidence of occurrence is higher with a narrow line of -SHRA. TS
is possible as well, but did not mention due to low confidence of
occurrence.
Non-convective low level wind shear is possible, but do not plan
on mentioning at this time due to low confidence of occurrence.
Gusty south to southwest surface winds will form across the area
09-23 UTC. Some gusts may be near 40 KT after 12-23 UTC.
MBS
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 625 PM CST Sat Dec 24 2016/
UPDATE...
Moved up the start time of the dense fog advisory. Aviation
discussion for the 00z TAFs is below as well.
DISCUSSION...
Visibilities began to deteriorate quickly near sunset across south
central and central Oklahoma. Observing obs trends and 11-3.9u IR
satellite, it was obvious dense fog was developing rapidly across
portions of the state. In response, pushed the start time of the
dense fog advisory to the present. The advisory expiration times
were left unchanged.
Water Vapor imagery through 6 PM reveals an impressive cyclone
moving across the Baja Peninsula into the desert southwest.
Overnight, surface winds will increase out of the south, with
shower and thunderstorm chances gradually increasing through
sunrise across the southern plains.
Kurtz
PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 258 PM CST Sat Dec 24 2016/
DISCUSSION...
All short-term guidance points to redevelopment of dense fog this
evening and overnight across a good portion of Oklahoma. As warm
front lifts north through the state overnight, we currently expect
dense fog to erode from south to north, hence the segmented dense
fog advisory for tonight. In the warm sector, we still expect fog
and drizzle, just not 1/4 mile visibilities, more like one or two
miles on average.
Tight pressure gradient will yield strong and gusty south winds late
tonight and tomorrow, especially across the western-third or so
Oklahoma and adjacent parts of northern Texas. As Pacific Cold
Front/dryline progresses eastward tomorrow afternoon over western
parts of Oklahoma, we could flirt briefly with high wind warning
conditions.
Overall severe storm potential appears to be on the low side given
very meager instability. There will be a window along and ahead of
the front/dryline where surface based convective inhibition may
allow stronger winds to mix down with any storms that are able to
develop. This area is primarily confined to the Marginal Risk via
SPC.
Little change to forecast beyond Sunday night. Models in overall
disagreement with mid to late week timing of upper features and
impact on sensible weather. Could see rain chances increase mainly
across southern parts of Oklahoma and northern Texas late next
week.
FIRE WEATHER...
Elevated to Near Critical wildfire conditions will be seen across
mainly western/northwest Oklahoma tomorrow afternoon. Minimum
humidities near 20 percent, temperatures possibly topping in the
60 to 65 degree range, and very strong southwest to west winds on
the order of 30 to 40 mph with higher gusts. Although current and
forecast ERC values across western parts of Oklahoma are within
and near lower end of climatology, the very strong winds and
potential for underforecast of humidity are cause for concern if
any fires get going. We will therefore issue a Fire Weather Watch
for far western/northwest Oklahoma for tomorrow afternoon.
&&
.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Dense Fog Advisory until 6 AM CST Sunday for OKZ004>020.
Fire Weather Watch Sunday afternoon for OKZ004-005-009-010-014-
021-033-034.
Dense Fog Advisory until 3 AM CST Sunday for OKZ021>031-033>042-
044>046.
TX...None.
&&
04/17/17Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 24, 5:44 PM CST, 9 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 544 PM CST SAT DEC 24 2016 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-251230- 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- 544 PM CST SAT DEC 24 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN... WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... .FOG... FOG WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ACROSS MOST OF OKLAHOMA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG HAS DEVELOPED AND WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF OKLAHOMA INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF OKLAHOMA TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORMS... A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. IF THESE STORMS DEVELOP...GUSTY WINDS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .THUNDERSTORMS... A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA ON CHRISTMAS. THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN PARTS OF OKLAHOMA...ROUGHLY NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM GAGE TO WEATHERFORD TO CHICKASHA AND ADA. IF SEVERE STORMS OCCUR... THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WOULD BE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. .WINDS... STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT MAINLY THE WESTERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA AND ADJACENT PARTS OF NORTHERN TEXAS SUNDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. .FIRE WEATHER... ELEVATED TO CRITICAL WILDFIRE CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN PARTS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA DUE TO WARM TEMPERATURES... LOW HUMIDITY...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF FAR WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA. GET GRAPHICS AND MORE DETAILS AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN...AND FOLLOW OUR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK. MBS/KURTZ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 2:53 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | Beckham, Ellis, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Roger Mills and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Dec 25, 9:37 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills | 53 min |
| Dec 25, 10:04 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham, Harmon | 41 min |
| Dec 25, 10:20 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woodward | 55 min |
| Dec 25, 10:43 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham, Greer, Harmon | 47 min |
| Dec 25, 11:02 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Dewey, Woods, Woodward | 58 min |
| Dec 25, 11:16 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Custer, Jackson, Kiowa, Washita | 44 min |
| Dec 25, 11:37 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman | 53 min |
| Dec 25, 12:01 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Blaine | 44 min |
| Dec 25, 12:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Custer, Kingfisher and 2 more | 67 min |
| Dec 25, 1:08 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble | 52 min |
| Dec 25, 1:26 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche, Grady, Kingfisher, Logan and 2 more | 49 min |
| Dec 25, 2:00 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kay, Noble | 30 min |
| Dec 25, 2:16 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grady, McClain, Stephens | 29 min |
| Dec 25, 2:18 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Logan, Oklahoma, Payne | 27 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.