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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this wind advisory at Feb 17, 2016, 8:38 PM CST for 43 counties in Oklahoma; 8 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 18, 2016, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2016, 8:38 PM CST (02:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2016, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2016, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
All 51 counties
Alfalfa County, OK, Beckham County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Carter County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Ellis County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Grady County, OK, Grant County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Harper County, OK, Hughes County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Lincoln County, OK, Logan County, OK, Love County, OK, Major County, OK, McClain County, OK, Murray County, OK, Noble County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Payne County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Seminole County, OK, Stephens County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Washita County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK, Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Clay County, TX, Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Knox County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:36 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, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 2676 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 247 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
605 WWUS74 KOUN 180238 NPWOUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 838 PM CST WED FEB 17 2016 OKZ004>042-044>046-050-TXZ083>090-181045- /O.NEW.KOUN.WI.Y.0002.160218T1800Z-160219T0100Z/ 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-COTTON-JEFFERSON- CARTER-LOVE-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER- CLAY- 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...CHICKASHA...TUTTLE...PURCELL...NEWCASTLE... BLANCHARD...STELLA...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...WEWOKA...HOLDENVILLE... WETUMKA...HOLLIS...MANGUM...GRANITE...HOBART...SNYDER...ALTUS... FREDERICK...LAWTON...DUNCAN...PAULS VALLEY...LINDSAY... WYNNEWOOD...SULPHUR...DAVIS...ADA...WALTERS...TEMPLE...WAURIKA... RINGLING...RYAN...ARDMORE...MARIETTA...THACKERVILLE...QUANAH... CROWELL...VERNON...SHEPPARD AFB...WICHITA FALLS...MUNDAY... KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY...HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY... SCOTLAND...HENRIETTA 838 PM CST WED FEB 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...NOON TO 7 PM. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT AT TIMES ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. RESIDENTS SHOULD ENSURE LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS ARE SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$
2 follow-up statements
018 WWUS74 KOUN 181036 NPWOUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 436 AM CST THU FEB 18 2016 OKZ004>042-044>046-050-TXZ083>090-190100- /O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0002.160218T1800Z-160219T0100Z/ 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-COTTON-JEFFERSON- CARTER-LOVE-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER- CLAY- 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...CHICKASHA...TUTTLE...PURCELL...NEWCASTLE... BLANCHARD...STELLA...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...WEWOKA...HOLDENVILLE... WETUMKA...HOLLIS...MANGUM...GRANITE...HOBART...SNYDER...ALTUS... FREDERICK...LAWTON...DUNCAN...PAULS VALLEY...LINDSAY... WYNNEWOOD...SULPHUR...DAVIS...ADA...WALTERS...TEMPLE...WAURIKA... RINGLING...RYAN...ARDMORE...MARIETTA...THACKERVILLE...QUANAH... CROWELL...VERNON...SHEPPARD AFB...WICHITA FALLS...MUNDAY... KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY...HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY... SCOTLAND...HENRIETTA 436 AM CST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...NOON TO 7 PM. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT AT TIMES ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. RESIDENTS SHOULD ENSURE LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS ARE SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$
507 WWUS74 KOUN 182114 NPWOUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 314 PM CST THU FEB 18 2016 OKZ004>042-044>046-050-TXZ083>090-190100- /O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160219T0100Z/ 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-COTTON-JEFFERSON- CARTER-LOVE-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER- CLAY- 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...CHICKASHA...TUTTLE...PURCELL...NEWCASTLE... BLANCHARD...STELLA...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...WEWOKA...HOLDENVILLE... WETUMKA...HOLLIS...MANGUM...GRANITE...HOBART...SNYDER...ALTUS... FREDERICK...LAWTON...DUNCAN...PAULS VALLEY...LINDSAY... WYNNEWOOD...SULPHUR...DAVIS...ADA...WALTERS...TEMPLE...WAURIKA... RINGLING...RYAN...ARDMORE...MARIETTA...THACKERVILLE...QUANAH... CROWELL...VERNON...SHEPPARD AFB...WICHITA FALLS...MUNDAY... KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY...HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY... SCOTLAND...HENRIETTA 314 PM CST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. RESIDENTS SHOULD ENSURE LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS ARE SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. && $$
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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.