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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 253, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 2018, 4:53 PM CDT for Harper County, Woods County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 52 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 29, 2018, 4:53 PM CDT (21:53 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2018, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Harper County, OK, Woods County, OK
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2:19 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -422 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1490 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 487 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.3
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 29, 2:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 29, 2:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 235 PM CDT Tue May 29 2018 .DISCUSSION... Expect storms to develop within the next couple of hours across northwest Oklahoma with the potential of isolated to scattered storms south along the dryline. We will likely see some severe storms late this afternoon and this evening. Storms in northwest Oklahoma and southwest Kansas are expected to evolve into a storm complex that will move east and southeast toward north central and central Oklahoma. The latest hazardous weather outlook has our current thinking on this evolution and expected types of severe weather. Have likely POPs associated with this complex overnight. Storms will likely be east of our area by 12z. We may see another complex is expected to move across northern Oklahoma on Wednesday evening. Otherwise, hot temperatures are expected through much of the week with not-quite-as-hot temperatures expected by this weekend. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 70 93 74 98 / 40 10 10 0 Hobart OK 70 98 73 105 / 20 0 10 0 Wichita Falls TX 74 100 77 104 / 10 0 0 0 Gage OK 65 90 66 98 / 50 0 30 10 Ponca City OK 68 91 71 93 / 70 10 70 20 Durant OK 72 93 74 95 / 30 10 0 0 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. TX...None. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 3:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Norman OK 352 PM CDT Tue May 29 2018 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-301100- 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- 352 PM CDT Tue May 29 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern... western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north Texas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... .Thunderstorms... There is a enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms today and tonight. .Location... The enhanced risk is northwest of a line from Blackwell to Kingfisher to Fort Cobb to Erick. South and east of the enhanced risk area, there is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms to Tulsa, McAlester, Sulphur, Walters, and Altus. There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms for the rest of Oklahoma and adjacent parts of northern Texas. .Timing... The most likely time for severe storms is from 4 pm today until 3 am Wednesday. .Impacts... Hail to the size of baseballs and damaging wind gusts up to 80 mph are the primary hazards. There is a low potential for tornadoes, mainly with isolated storms this afternoon and early evening in western Oklahoma. There is a slight risk for excessive rainfall which would cause flash flooding in northern, central, and southeastern Oklahoma. .Discussion... A dryline will move into the eastern Oklahoma and Texas panhandles this afternoon or early this evening. Isolated or scattered storms will develop and move into western Oklahoma this afternoon. The most likely area for further thunderstorm development will be in northwestern Oklahoma, although isolated or scattered thunderstorms may form farther south on the dryline toward southwestern Oklahoma and adjacent parts of northern Texas. Through the evening, storms in northwestern Oklahoma and southwestern Kansas are expected to evolve into a storm complex that will spread east and southeast through the enhanced risk area through the evening and into early Wednesday morning. .SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT... Storm spotter groups and emergency management personnel should prepare for severe weather operations through early Wednesday. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday... .Thunderstorms... A few thunderstorms will remain possible over central, eastern, and southeastern Oklahoma through Wednesday morning. Scattered thunderstorms may then develop across northern Oklahoma Wednesday night through early Thursday morning. .Heat... Excessively hot conditions are expected across the western half of Oklahoma and adjacent parts of northern Texas in the second half of the week. Daytime temperatures will range 15 to 25 degrees above normal late-Spring values. Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow our weather forecast office on Twitter and Facebook.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 29, 3:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK 313 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018 OKZ004-292045- Harper OK- 313 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR northwestern Harper County Until 345 PM CDT... AT 309 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast of Rosston, moving northeast at 20 MPH. HAZARDS INCLUDE... Hail up to one-half inch diameter... Wind gusts to 40 MPH... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. && LAT...LON 3700 9963 3683 9979 3691 9999 3700 9999 TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 208DEG 16KT 3694 9985 30
Special weather statement, May 29, 3:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK 350 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018 OKZ004-292115- Harper OK- 350 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR north central Harper County Until 415 PM CDT... AT 347 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 11 miles southeast of Acres, moving northeast at 25 MPH. HAZARDS INCLUDE... Hail up to the size of nickels... Wind gusts to 40 MPH... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. && LAT...LON 3700 9954 3687 9962 3697 9994 3700 9992 TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 213DEG 20KT 3697 9976 30
Local storm report, May 29, 4:20 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| May 28, 10:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 23 min |
| May 28, 11:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 45 min |
| May 28, 11:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 39 min |
| May 29, 12:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper, Woodward | 51 min |
| May 29, 12:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper, Woodward | 49 min |
| May 29, 1:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Woodward | 56 min |
| May 29, 1:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Ellis, Woodward | 46 min |
| May 29, 2:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Major, Woodward | 38 min |
| May 29, 3:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Blaine | 40 min |
| May 29, 3:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 32 min |
| May 29, 3:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 25 min |
| May 29, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harper | 40 min |
| May 29, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Woods | 48 min |
| May 29, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harper | 41 min |
| May 29, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Woods, Woodward | 51 min |
| May 29, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harper | 45 min |
| May 29, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Roger Mills | 37 min |
| May 29, 6:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OUN | Woods, Woodward | 3 hr |
| May 29, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Major, Woods, Woodward | 48 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.