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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 26, 2018, 3:24 PM CDT for Archer County, Wichita County, Texas. It was in force for 24 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2018, 3:24 PM CDT (20:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2018, 3:48 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Archer County, TX, Wichita County, TX
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 3:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Kamay, TX | CARPORT DESTROYED BY THUNDERSTORM WIND. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 12:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 215 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -417 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 624 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 278 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 214 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -1.9
The text
As transmitted.
336
WUUS54 KOUN 262024
SVROUN
TXC009-485-262115-
/O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0021.180326T2024Z-180326T2115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
324 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2018
The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Archer County in northern Texas...
Southeastern Wichita County in northern Texas...
* Until 415 PM CDT
* At 324 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mankins,
moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Wichita Falls, Iowa Park, Holliday, Sheppard AFB, Mankins, Lakeside
City, Pleasant Valley and Cashion.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3386 9883 3407 9842 3375 9843 3371 9879
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 237DEG 29KT 3380 9877
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
BRB3 follow-up statements
134
WWUS54 KOUN 262031
SVSOUN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
331 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2018
TXC009-485-262115-
/O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180326T2115Z/
Archer TX-Wichita TX-
331 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2018
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN ARCHER AND SOUTHEASTERN WICHITA COUNTIES...
At 330 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Holliday,
moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Wichita Falls, Iowa Park, Holliday, Sheppard AFB, Lakeside City,
Pleasant Valley and Cashion.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3371 9875 3386 9883 3407 9842 3375 9843
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 240DEG 29KT 3381 9872
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
BRB236 WWUS54 KOUN 262041 SVSOUN Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Norman OK 341 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2018 TXC009-485-262115- /O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180326T2115Z/ Archer TX-Wichita TX- 341 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2018 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN ARCHER AND SOUTHEASTERN WICHITA COUNTIES... At 341 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over southwestern Wichita Falls, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is possible. Locations impacted include... Wichita Falls, Iowa Park, Holliday, Sheppard AFB, Lakeside City, Pleasant Valley and Cashion. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3374 9863 3389 9877 3407 9842 3377 9843 TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 241DEG 38KT 3387 9856 HAIL...1.00IN WIND...<50MPH $$ BRB
792
WWUS54 KOUN 262048
SVSOUN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
348 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2018
TXC009-485-262058-
/O.CAN.KOUN.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180326T2115Z/
Archer TX-Wichita TX-
348 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2018
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ARCHER AND
SOUTHEASTERN WICHITA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled. However heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3374 9863 3389 9877 3407 9842 3377 9843
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 237DEG 29KT 3390 9850
$$
BRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 11:30 AM CDT | Flood Watch | OUN | Archer, Baylor, Clay, Wichita | 38 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Clay | 20 min |
| Mar 26, 12:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Clay | 16 min |
| Mar 26, 12:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Clay | 15 min |
| Mar 26, 12:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Clay | 22 min |
| Mar 26, 12:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Baylor | 18 min |
| Mar 26, 1:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Baylor, Knox | 50 min |
| Mar 26, 1:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Wilbarger | 29 min |
| Mar 26, 1:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Baylor, Knox | 49 min |
| Mar 26, 1:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Wilbarger | 28 min |
| Mar 26, 1:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Knox | 26 min |
| Mar 26, 2:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Baylor | 27 min |
| Mar 26, 2:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Wichita | 21 min |
| Mar 26, 2:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Wichita | 40 min |
| Mar 26, 2:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Wichita | 35 min |
| Mar 26, 2:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Baylor | 33 min |
| Mar 26, 2:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer, Baylor | 49 min |
| Mar 26, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Clay, Wichita | 25 min |
| Mar 26, 3:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Archer | 34 min |
| Mar 26, 4:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Baylor | 23 min |
| Mar 26, 4:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Wichita | 2 hr |
| Mar 26, 4:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Baylor | 32 min |
| Mar 26, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Archer | 29 min |
| Mar 26, 5:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Archer | 30 min |
| Mar 26, 6:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Clay | 27 min |
| Mar 26, 6:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Archer | 37 min |
| Mar 26, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer | 36 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.