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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 835, NWS Norman, OK

August 22, 2017Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 22, 2017, 7:11 PM CDT for Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 34 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 22, 2017, 7:11 PM CDT (00:11 UTC)
Expired
Aug 22, 2017, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Oklahoma County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 37 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 2017-08-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1764 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 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 2017-08-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -4 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1764 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1641 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
36 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 22, 6:15 PM CDT, 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 6:15 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
615 PM CDT Tue Aug 22 2017

.AVIATION...
Widespread showers and thunderstorms will impact most sites
overnight. Heaviest activity will create temporary MVFR conditions
this evening. Ceililngs may drop into MVFR cat late tonight across
central into southern sections of the area before skies clear by mid-
morning. Northeast winds of 8 to 12kts will remain with a shift back
to the southeast at both GAG/WWR by Wednesday afternoon.

30

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 234 PM CDT Tue Aug 22 2017/

.DISCUSSION...
Cold front continues to slowly move south this afternoon, and the
afternoon convection has already developed along the front in
southwest Oklahoma and the southeast Texas panhandle. Despite
decent instability, wind shear is very low, so although some
storms may briefly become strong or marginally severe, organized
severe weather is unlikely. The primary issue will be locally
heavy rainfall/flooding with the combination of high precipitable
water and slow movement. The special 17Z OUN sounding recorded a
precipitable water content of 1.65 inches, just under the 90th
percentile for this time of year. Storm chances continue through
tomorrow, mainly close to the frontal zone in the south. Return
moisture leads to some additional storm chances tomorrow night
into Friday, mainly west. Then attention shifts to the tropical
system advertised by the models to move inland on the Texas Gulf
Coast late Friday or Saturday. It still remains a question how far
north the moisture will push through Texas or if we will remain
in a more subsident region, so there is quite a bit of uncertainty
later in this forecast period.

Temperatures will remain below average for this time of the year.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  68  85  62  84 /  50  10  10  10
Hobart OK         70  86  64  86 /  60  30  10  20
Wichita Falls TX  72  87  70  87 /  60  40  20  20
Gage OK           63  86  61  85 /  20  10  10  20
Ponca City OK     61  85  59  84 /  20   0   0   0
Durant OK         72  87  69  85 /  60  40  10  10

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...None.
TX...None.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 22, 5:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Norman OK
523 PM CDT Tue Aug 22 2017

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-232230-
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-
523 PM CDT Tue Aug 22 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern...
western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western
north Texas.

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight...

.Thunderstorms...
Isolated to numerous thunderstorms will continue across central
and southern Oklahoma and adjacent parts of northern Texas through
tonight. Some strong to severe storms are possible with a threat
of damaging winds up to 70 mph and hail up to the size of half
dollars. Severe potential will decrease after 10 pm this evening.

.Heavy Rainfall/Flooding...
Localized heavy rainfall is possible now through early Wednesday
morning across much of Oklahoma and north Texas. The heaviest
rainfall is expected over portions of southwestern Oklahoma. This
could lead to flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday...

.Thunderstorms...
At least a low chance of thunderstorms will be possible each day
Wednesday through next Monday. Strong winds and locally heavy
rainfall may be possible with storms during the next several days.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 22, 6:50 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
650 PM CDT TUE AUG 22 2017

OKZ024-230015-
Canadian OK-
650 PM CDT TUE AUG 22 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR southeastern Canadian County
Until 715 PM CDT...

AT 649 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located 3 miles west of
Mustang and 3 miles south of Mustang, moving northwest at 5 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Hail up to the size of nickels...
Wind gusts to 50 MPH...
Heavy rainfall...

LAT...LON 3546 9767 3533 9768 3533 9775 3534 9776
      3534 9781 3533 9781 3548 9790
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 154DEG 6KT 3540 9780 3534 9770

..speg.
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 22, 7:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPottawatomie28 min
Aug 22, 7:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine27 min
Aug 22, 7:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNPottawatomie31 min
Aug 22, 7:18 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNPottawatomie117 min
Aug 22, 7:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian40 min
Aug 22, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNOklahoma34 min
Aug 22, 7:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBlaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Dewey3 hr
Aug 22, 7:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCanadian3 hr
Aug 22, 7:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHughes36 min
Aug 22, 8:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland28 min
Aug 22, 8:25 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCleveland2 hr
Aug 22, 8:29 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNHughes, Seminole2 hr
Aug 22, 8:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCleveland3 hr
Aug 22, 10:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCotton, Jefferson3 hr
Aug 22, 11:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNLincoln3 hr
Aug 23, 12:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCarter, Johnston, Love, Murray3 hr
Aug 23, 3:33 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBryan, Marshall3 hr

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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.