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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Norman, OK

March 6, 2017Cleveland County, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 6, 2017, 9:31 PM CST for Cleveland County, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 30 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
Mar 6, 2017, 9:31 PM CST (03:31 UTC)
Expired
Mar 6, 2017, 10:01 PM CST
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cleveland County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:30 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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2017-03-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 951 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2017-03-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 176 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
951 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1724 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
176 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
338 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
8.4

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The text

As transmitted.

773 
WUUS54 KOUN 070331
SVROUN
OKC027-109-070415-
/O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0021.170307T0331Z-170307T0415Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
931 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Oklahoma County in central Oklahoma...
  Northern Cleveland County in central Oklahoma...

* Until 1015 PM CST

* At 930 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line 
  extending from southeastern Oklahoma City to near Newcastle, 
  moving east-northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Southeastern Oklahoma City, Norman, Moore, Midwest City, Choctaw,
  Harrah, Stanley Draper Lake, Stella, Newalla, Lake Thunderbird,
  Tinker Air Force Base and Little Axe.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 35 between mile markers 108 and 118.
 Interstate 40 between mile markers 160 and 173.
 Interstate 240 between mile markers 8 and 16.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of 
a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3519 9750 3524 9756 3527 9756 3530 9757
      3545 9735 3555 9714 3524 9714
TIME...MOT...LOC 0330Z 258DEG 37KT 3543 9730 3524 9755 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

..speg.
1 follow-up statement
491 
WWUS54 KOUN 070401
SVSOUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
1001 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017

OKC027-109-070410-
/O.CAN.KOUN.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170307T0415Z/
Oklahoma OK-Cleveland OK-
1001 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHERN CLEVELAND COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The original storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the 
warned area. Therefore the warning has been cancelled. However, 
strong thunderstorms continue across east and south Norman toward 
Noble and Dibble. Small hail is occurring with these storms and 
severe weather may develop again.

LAT...LON 3519 9750 3524 9756 3527 9756 3530 9757
      3545 9735 3555 9714 3524 9714
TIME...MOT...LOC 0358Z 258DEG 37KT 3549 9695 3530 9720 

$$

..speg.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 6, 6:03 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper42 min
Mar 6, 8:47 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPayne28 min
Mar 6, 8:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNPayne38 min
Mar 6, 9:01 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln44 min
Mar 6, 9:05 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Oklahoma40 min
Mar 6, 9:07 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland38 min
Mar 6, 9:39 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Pottawatomie51 min
Mar 6, 10:09 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie36 min
Mar 6, 10:20 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Pottawatomie, Seminole40 min
Mar 6, 11:27 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHughes33 min
Mar 7, 12:47 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCoal28 min
Mar 7, 1:11 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Coal, Johnston, Marshall49 min
Mar 7, 1:49 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMarshall11 min
Mar 7, 1:54 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Marshall38 min
Mar 7, 11:51 AM CSTFire Weather WatchOUNAlfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Canadian, Custer, Dewey and 15 more9 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2017Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2017

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.