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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this high wind warning at May 11, 2018, 9:36 PM CDT for Custer County, Dewey County, Washita County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 83 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
- May 11, 2018, 9:36 PM CDT (02:36 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2018, 10:59 PM CDT
- In force
- 83 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
Counties Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Washita County, OK
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 152 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
- 174 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -837 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1985 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 253 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
848 WWUS74 KOUN 120236 NPWOUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Norman OK 936 PM CDT Fri May 11 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR DEWEY...CUSTER AND WASHITA COUNTIES... .Dissipating thunderstorms over western Oklahoma will cause localized wind gusts over 60 mph. OKZ015-016-022-120400- /O.NEW.KOUN.HW.W.0002.180512T0236Z-180512T0400Z/ Dewey-Custer-Washita- Including the cities of Seiling, Vici, Taloga, Leedey, Weatherford, Clinton, Cordell, Burns Flat, and Sentinel 936 PM CDT Fri May 11 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect until 11 PM CDT this evening. * WINDS...Winds gusting locally over 60 mph. * TIMING...Through 11 PM. * IMPACTS...Sudden strong winds can produce damage and make driving difficult. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ ..speg.
1 follow-up statement
935 WWUS74 KOUN 120359 NPWOUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Norman OK 1059 PM CDT Fri May 11 2018 ...High Wind Warning Cancelled... OKZ015-016-022-120500- /O.CAN.KOUN.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180512T0400Z/ Dewey-Custer-Washita- Including the cities of Seiling, Vici, Taloga, Leedey, Weatherford, Clinton, Cordell, Burns Flat, and Sentinel 1059 PM CDT Fri May 11 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Norman has cancelled the High Wind Warning. Gusty winds will still be likely across western Oklahoma as showers and thunderstorms dissipate. But the risk of wind gusts over 60 mph has decreased. $$ ..speg.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 7:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 21 min |
| May 11, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Roger Mills | 39 min |
| May 11, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Roger Mills | 26 min |
| May 11, 9:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Custer, Dewey | 54 min |
Nearby
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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.