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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 145, NWS Norman, OK

May 14, 2018Grant County, Kay County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2018, 9:20 PM CDT for Grant County, Kay County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 70 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, 9:20 PM CDT (02:20 UTC)
Expired
May 14, 2018, 10:30 PM CDT
In force
70 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Grant County, OK, Kay County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 14, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 177 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 2018-05-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2133 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2018-05-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2133 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-89 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1290 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
130 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.1

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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 May 14, 6:10 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 6:10 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
610 PM CDT Mon May 14 2018

.DISCUSSION...
Please see the 00Z aviation discussion below.

&&

.AVIATION...
Thunderstorms are still expected to impact most of the terminals
from 02-06Z tonight. Mid to high clouds will initially increase,
with increasing cumulus over the next couple of hours. Some large
hail and damaging winds could accompany the storms, especially
near CSM, PNC, and SPS. However, will not include any for the time
being and will watch closely for necessary amendments.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  69  84  65  84 /  60  20  40  30
Hobart OK         67  86  64  86 /  70  30  50  20
Wichita Falls TX  69  88  67  88 /  60  30  50  20
Gage OK           64  79  61  84 /  50  30  60  30
Ponca City OK     67  83  64  83 /  70  20  40  50
Durant OK         70  84  66  87 /  40  30  30  30

&&

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

99/99/03
Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 12:02 PM CDT, 9 hours 18 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Norman OK
1202 PM CDT Mon May 14 2018

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-151715-
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-
1202 PM CDT Mon May 14 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

.Thunderstorms...
There is a Slight Risk of severe thunderstorms late this
afternoon and evening across parts of Oklahoma and western
north Texas.

Location...
The Slight Risk area is northwest of a line from Knox City, Texas
to Lawton to Oklahoma City to Cushing, Oklahoma. A Marginal Risk
area surrounds the Slight Risk area northwest of a line from
Archer City, Texas to Pauls Valley to Seminole, Oklahoma.

Timing...
4 pm this afternoon to midnight tonight.

Impacts...
Damaging wind up to 80 mph is the main hazard.
Large hail up to golf ball size is also possible.

Discussion...
Thunderstorms are expected to form again mid to late this afternoon
either near a dryline in the eastern Oklahoma and Texas
Panhandles and/or near a cold front in northwestern Oklahoma. The
air will once again be moist and very unstable. The first storms
that form may be discrete and have the highest potential to
produce large hail. Storms late this afternoon and early this
evening are expected to organize into one or more lines or
clusters. These lines and clusters are expected to move southeast
tonight across parts of Oklahoma and north Texas, producing wind
gusts up to 80 mph in localized areas along with heavy rain,
frequent lightning, and possibly some severe hail. Storms are
expected to weaken through the night as they move southeastward
into a more stable and less sheared environment.

.SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT...
Storm spotter groups and emergency management personnel across
the risk areas should prepare for severe weather operations late
this afternoon and tonight.

..Heavy Rainfall and Flash Flooding...
Locally heavy rainfall of 1 to 3 inches in a short period of time
from slow moving thunderstorms may cause flash flooding in a few
locations across Oklahoma and western north Texas late this
afternoon and tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday...

.Thunderstorms...
Some strong to severe thunderstorms with damaging winds as the
main hazard are possible Tuesday across parts of Oklahoma and
western north Texas, mainly during the late afternoon and
evening hours.

Low thunderstorm chances are forecast Wednesday through Friday
across parts of Oklahoma and north Texas. Severe storm potential
remains low Wednesday through Friday.

Chances for strong to severe thunderstorms will likely return to
parts of Oklahoma and north Texas late Saturday.

Thunderstorms may linger on Sunday across parts of Oklahoma and
north Texas.

.Heavy Rainfall and Flash Flooding...
Locally heavy rainfall of 1 to 2 inches in a short period of time
from slow moving thunderstorms may cause flash flooding in a few
locations across Oklahoma and north Texas Tuesday and Wednesday.

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In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 14, 7:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham33 min
May 14, 7:14 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBeckham, Greer, Harmon3 hr
May 14, 7:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCuster31 min
May 14, 7:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham42 min
May 14, 7:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson26 min
May 14, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNMajor, Woods, Woodward41 min
May 14, 7:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson, Kiowa24 min
May 14, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGreer, Harmon36 min
May 14, 7:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Woods58 min
May 14, 7:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWashita27 min
May 14, 7:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Custer, Washita37 min
May 14, 7:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa33 min
May 14, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKay47 min
May 14, 8:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Caddo, Custer, Washita41 min
May 14, 8:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant59 min
May 14, 8:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Caddo, Canadian, Grady50 min
May 14, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKay31 min
May 14, 9:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant, Kay29 min
May 14, 9:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Canadian, Grady35 min
May 14, 9:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNComanche30 min
May 14, 9:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOklahoma34 min
May 14, 9:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian, Grady, Oklahoma34 min
May 14, 10:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNComanche30 min
May 14, 10:10 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNComanche, Cotton, Tillman3 hr
May 14, 10:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKay24 min
May 14, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKay25 min
May 14, 10:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNComanche, Cotton28 min
May 14, 10:39 PM CDTWind AdvisoryOUNBeckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Custer and 7 more101 min
May 14, 10:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland30 min
May 15, 12:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKay36 min
May 15, 12:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJefferson24 min
May 15, 2:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBryan36 min
May 15, 5:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBryan32 min
May 15, 9:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCuster28 min
May 15, 9:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBryan114 min
May 15, 10:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCaddo31 min
May 15, 11:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo43 min
May 15, 11:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian38 min
May 15, 11:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCaddo35 min
May 15, 11:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Grady39 min
May 15, 11:52 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBlaine, Caddo, Canadian, Kiowa3 hr
May 15, 11:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarvin36 min
May 15, 12:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Grady50 min
May 15, 12:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCaddo3 hr
May 15, 12:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGrady3 hr
May 15, 12:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNGrady3 hr
May 15, 12:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarvin, Grady, McClain, Stephens52 min
May 15, 1:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNStephens26 min
May 15, 1:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarvin, Murray37 min
May 15, 2:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc50 min
May 15, 2:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCarter31 min
May 15, 2:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter49 min
May 15, 2:49 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGarvin116 min
May 15, 2:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNMurray3 hr
May 15, 2:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc34 min
May 15, 3:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Johnston, Love, Marshall38 min
May 15, 3:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCoal, Johnston, Pontotoc51 min
May 15, 3:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBryan, Johnston, Marshall47 min
May 15, 3:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAtoka36 min
May 15, 4:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAtoka32 min
May 14, 10:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNClay36 min
May 14, 10:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWichita32 min
May 14, 11:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWichita36 min
May 14, 11:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWichita53 min
May 14, 11:25 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNArcher, Wichita3 hr
May 14, 11:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNArcher, Wichita23 min
May 14, 11:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNWichita3 hr
May 15, 12:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNClay35 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.