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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 783, NWS Norman, OK

August 10, 20174 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2017, 11:53 PM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 10, 2017, 11:53 PM CDT (04:53 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2017, 12:45 AM CDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Beckham County, OK, Custer County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Washita County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 178 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 2017-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 721 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2017-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 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
721 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1487 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 10, 6:37 PM CDT, 5 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 6:37 PM CDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Norman OK
637 PM CDT Thu Aug 10 2017

.AVIATION...
11/00Z TAFs. Primarily VFR conditions expected outside of TSRA.
For the first 3 to 6 hours of the forecast, main impacts from TSRA
will be brief from KPNC to KOKC/KOUN to KSPS. More in the way of
widespread and longer lasting shower and storm activity still
appears possible overnight so will keep TEMPO and prevailing MVFR
conditions going into tomorrow morning. Outside of convective
strong wind gusts, prevailing winds will be light through the
period.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 229 PM CDT Thu Aug 10 2017/

DISCUSSION...
Will keep this short as strong storms are already ongoing. In the
broad sense, it is likely that we will experience a couple of
rounds of thunderstorms today and overnight. But the specifics are
still a little in question. The current storms in northwest
Oklahoma have lost a little punch as they moved in from the
Oklahoma panhandle. But they are moving into an area of much
higher surface based CAPE, so we expect some regeneration.
Meanwhile, additional storms are in the process of developing in
western Kansas, which may evolve into the main show tonight. And
now the last few runs of the HRRR have also been signaling the
possibility of storms in the southwest this evening as well. Will
not get too tricky on timing but have kept broad high POPs across
much of the area, and expanded them farther south with the HRRR
trends. Meanwhile, it appears we will remain in a relatively
active pattern with west-northwest flow aloft and waves moving
into the upper Midwest and the northern and central Plains.
Highest rain chances will be northeast, while still generally
drier and warmer southwest.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  72  85  71  85 /  80  60  60  60
Hobart OK         72  89  73  89 /  50  30  40  50
Wichita Falls TX  75  97  76  95 /  30  20  20  40
Gage OK           67  81  68  83 /  70  30  60  60
Ponca City OK     69  84  69  83 /  80  60  40  50
Durant OK         74  95  74  90 /  20  40  40  40

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...None.
TX...None.
&&

25/09/11
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Special weather statement, Aug 10, 10:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
1051 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2017

OKZ004-009-110430-
Harper OK-Ellis OK-
1051 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR southwestern Harper and
northwestern Ellis Counties Until 1130 PM CDT...

AT 1050 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of
Slapout, moving east at 15 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Hail up to the size of nickels...
Wind gusts to 50 MPH...
Minor flooding in areas of poor drainage...

Locations impacted include...
Catesby.

LAT...LON 3666 10000 3669 9985 3643 9981 3643 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0350Z 263DEG 11KT 3654 10013

WR
Special weather statement, Aug 10, 11:31 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
1131 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2017

OKZ014>016-021-022-110500-
Roger Mills OK-Washita OK-Dewey OK-Beckham OK-Custer OK-
1131 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR southeastern Roger Mills...
northwestern Washita...south central Dewey...northeastern Beckham and
northwestern Custer Counties Until midnight CDT...

AT 1128 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
Sayre, moving east at 30 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Hail up to the size of nickels...
Wind gusts to 40 MPH...
Minor flooding in areas of poor drainage...

LAT...LON 3529 9963 3546 9974 3589 9894 3565 9877
TIME...MOT...LOC 0428Z 260DEG 27KT 3541 9962

SIX
Special weather statement, Aug 10, 11:39 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
1139 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2017

OKZ009-110515-
Ellis OK-
1139 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR northwestern Ellis County Until
1215 AM CDT...

AT 1136 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest
of Shattuck, moving east at 30 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Hail up to the size of nickels...
Wind gusts to 50 MPH...
Minor flooding in areas of poor drainage...

LAT...LON 3648 10000 3659 9972 3659 9966 3628 9961
      3626 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0436Z 260DEG 26KT 3636 9996

SIX

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 7:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKay27 min
Aug 10, 7:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKay50 min
Aug 10, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNMcClain32 min
Aug 10, 7:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKay29 min
Aug 10, 9:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGreer32 min
Aug 10, 9:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNRoger Mills26 min
Aug 10, 10:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham45 min
Aug 10, 10:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham46 min
Aug 10, 10:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCuster46 min
Aug 10, 10:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham45 min
Aug 10, 10:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper39 min
Aug 10, 11:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCuster29 min
Aug 10, 11:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNEllis36 min
Aug 10, 11:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNEllis, Harper, Woodward3 hr
Aug 10, 11:53 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNEllis, Harper, Woodward3 hr
Aug 11, 12:08 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBeckham, Roger Mills3 hr
Aug 11, 12:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNRoger Mills35 min
Aug 11, 12:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoodward30 min
Aug 11, 12:57 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNWoods3 hr
Aug 11, 1:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa27 min
Aug 11, 1:13 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNBeckham, Custer, Roger Mills, Washita3 hr
Aug 11, 1:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham27 min
Aug 11, 1:22 AM CDTFlood WatchOUNAlfalfa, Atoka, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo and 42 more54 hr
Aug 11, 1:26 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBlaine3 hr
Aug 11, 1:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa29 min
Aug 11, 1:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Grant47 min
Aug 11, 1:48 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNAlfalfa, Grant, Woods, Woodward3 hr
Aug 11, 2:29 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBlaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Washita3 hr
Aug 11, 2:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCaddo, Canadian, Grady4 hr
Aug 11, 2:46 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNGrant, Kay3 hr
Aug 11, 3:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrady35 min
Aug 11, 3:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarvin26 min
Aug 11, 4:06 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain3 hr
Aug 11, 4:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCarter, Murray, Pontotoc, Seminole28 min
Aug 11, 6:00 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNComanche, Cotton, Garvin, Grady, Stephens3 hr
Aug 10, 7:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWichita26 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.