Alert archive / Oklahoma / High Wind Warnings in 2018
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this high wind warning at May 14, 2018, 12:05 AM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 115 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 14, 2018, 12:05 AM CDT (05:05 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2018, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 115 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
Counties Blaine County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Custer County, OK, Washita County, OK
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:03 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, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 569 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -292 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1472 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
820 WWUS74 KOUN 140505 NPWOUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Norman OK 1205 AM CDT Mon May 14 2018 ...High winds expected for a couple of hours... .Wind gusts along the edge of precipitation near I-40 are expected to occasionally gust above 60 mph. Additional thunderstorms could also result in gusts near 70 mph. OKZ016-017-022-023-140700- /O.NEW.KOUN.HW.W.0004.180514T0505Z-180514T0700Z/ Custer-Blaine-Washita-Caddo- Including the cities of Weatherford, Clinton, Watonga, Geary, Okeene, Cordell, Burns Flat, Sentinel, Anadarko, and Hinton 1205 AM CDT Mon May 14 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect until 2 AM CDT early this morning. * WINDS...Gusts near 60 to 70 mph. * TIMING...Until 2 AM CDT. * IMPACTS...Power outages, tree damage, damage to small structures, and difficult driving conditions are expected, especially for those in high profile vehicles. Avoid windows while indoors. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$
1 follow-up statement
119 WWUS74 KOUN 140658 NPWOUN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Norman OK 158 AM CDT Mon May 14 2018 OKZ016-017-022-023-140800- /O.EXP.KOUN.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-180514T0700Z/ Custer-Blaine-Washita-Caddo- Including the cities of Weatherford, Clinton, Watonga, Geary, Okeene, Cordell, Burns Flat, Sentinel, Anadarko, and Hinton 158 AM CDT Mon May 14 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... High winds from the decaying thunderstorms have weakened. Wind gusts between 30 to 40 mph will remain possible. $$ Mahale
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 7:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 21 min |
| May 13, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harper | 36 min |
| May 13, 8:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 28 min |
| May 13, 8:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 41 min |
| May 13, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Ellis | 61 min |
| May 13, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Roger Mills | 58 min |
| May 13, 8:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woods | 48 min |
| May 13, 8:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 59 min |
| May 13, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Woods | 44 min |
| May 13, 9:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Ellis | 41 min |
| May 13, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Roger Mills | 51 min |
| May 13, 9:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 47 min |
| May 13, 9:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harmon | 54 min |
| May 13, 9:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Dewey | 29 min |
| May 13, 9:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woods | 56 min |
| May 13, 10:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Greer | 34 min |
| May 13, 10:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harmon | 47 min |
| May 13, 10:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham | 37 min |
| May 13, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harmon, Jackson | 50 min |
| May 13, 11:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kiowa | 57 min |
| May 13, 11:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Washita | 21 min |
| May 13, 11:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jackson | 24 min |
| May 13, 11:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham | 47 min |
| May 13, 11:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Washita | 55 min |
| May 13, 11:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jackson, Kiowa | 28 min |
| May 14, 12:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman | 39 min |
| May 14, 12:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Greer | 27 min |
| May 14, 12:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kiowa | 30 min |
| May 14, 12:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Greer | 31 min |
| May 14, 1:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Comanche | 33 min |
| May 14, 1:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kiowa | 28 min |
| May 14, 5:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 28 min |
| May 14, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham | 31 min |
| May 14, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Greer, Harmon | 45 min |
| May 14, 5:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harmon | 33 min |
| May 14, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Harmon | 48 min |
| May 14, 5:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham | 32 min |
| May 14, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Ellis | 30 min |
| May 14, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Roger Mills | 55 min |
| May 14, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Ellis, Woodward | 51 min |
| May 14, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham | 46 min |
| May 14, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Major, Woodward | 48 min |
| May 14, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Jackson | 44 min |
| May 14, 6:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Custer | 26 min |
| May 14, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay | 64 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.