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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Norman, OK

May 14, 20184 counties in Oklahoma

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.

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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, 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2018-05-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 569 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 2018-05-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 13, 7:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper21 min
May 13, 7:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarper36 min
May 13, 8:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper28 min
May 13, 8:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNRoger Mills41 min
May 13, 8:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNEllis61 min
May 13, 8:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNRoger Mills58 min
May 13, 8:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoods48 min
May 13, 8:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper59 min
May 13, 8:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWoods44 min
May 13, 9:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNEllis41 min
May 13, 9:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Roger Mills51 min
May 13, 9:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNRoger Mills47 min
May 13, 9:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarmon54 min
May 13, 9:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNDewey29 min
May 13, 9:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoods56 min
May 13, 10:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGreer34 min
May 13, 10:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarmon47 min
May 13, 10:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham37 min
May 13, 10:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarmon, Jackson50 min
May 13, 11:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa57 min
May 13, 11:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWashita21 min
May 13, 11:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson24 min
May 13, 11:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham47 min
May 13, 11:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWashita55 min
May 13, 11:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson, Kiowa28 min
May 14, 12:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson, Kiowa, Tillman39 min
May 14, 12:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGreer27 min
May 14, 12:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa30 min
May 14, 12:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGreer31 min
May 14, 1:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNComanche33 min
May 14, 1:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa28 min
May 14, 5:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNRoger Mills28 min
May 14, 5:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham31 min
May 14, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Greer, Harmon45 min
May 14, 5:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarmon33 min
May 14, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGreer, Harmon48 min
May 14, 5:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham32 min
May 14, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNEllis30 min
May 14, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Roger Mills55 min
May 14, 6:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey, Ellis, Woodward51 min
May 14, 6:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham46 min
May 14, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNMajor, Woodward48 min
May 14, 6:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Greer, Harmon, Jackson44 min
May 14, 6:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCuster26 min
May 14, 6:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKay64 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.