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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 306, NWS Norman, OK

June 7, 2018Alfalfa County, Major County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 7, 2018, 4:43 AM CDT for Alfalfa County, Major County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 32 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
Jun 7, 2018, 4:43 AM CDT (09:43 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2018, 5:15 AM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Alfalfa County, OK, Major County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:42 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
Jun 7, 2:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 190 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2018-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1571 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2018-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1571 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-94 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2532 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
169 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.1

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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 Jun 6, 10:50 PM CDT, 5 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 10:50 PM CDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 7, 4:30 AM CDT, 13 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
430 AM CDT Thu Jun 7 2018

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-071900-
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-
430 AM CDT Thu Jun 7 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 risk of severe thunderstorms early this morning across
north-central Oklahoma, mainly north of Alva to Fairview to
Stillwater. Additional storms are expected to form this afternoon
and evening, and there is a Marginal Risk of severe storms,
generally north of a line from Marietta to Atoka, including
western north Texas.

.Heat...
Afternoon high temperatures will generally be in the 90s, with
heat indices around 100.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday...

.Thunderstorms...
There will be a chance of thunderstorms Friday, and again from
Sunday night through Wednesday night. There is a Marginal Risk of
severe thunderstorms Friday, north of a line from Cheyenne to
Watonga to Stillwater.

.Heat...
High temperatures in the 90s, with heat indices around 100 are
expected through early next week.

Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 7, 1:53 AM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 1:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper52 min
Jun 7, 2:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoods61 min
Jun 7, 3:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Woods25 min
Jun 7, 3:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoods31 min
Jun 7, 3:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa32 min
Jun 7, 4:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMajor23 min
Jun 7, 4:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Woods25 min
Jun 7, 5:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa, Major36 min
Jun 7, 5:32 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNAlfalfa, Grant, Major, Woods3 hr
Jun 7, 5:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa, Grant34 min
Jun 7, 5:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMajor31 min
Jun 7, 5:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield, Grant, Kingfisher49 min
Jun 7, 6:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Grant34 min
Jun 7, 6:40 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGarfield, Grant, Kay, Major3 hr
Jun 7, 6:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield, Grant, Kay, Kingfisher47 min
Jun 7, 7:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKay, Logan, Noble40 min
Jun 7, 7:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNNoble, Payne31 min
Jun 7, 7:44 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGarfield, Kay, Noble, Payne3 hr
Jun 7, 7:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Logan, Noble, Payne37 min
Jun 7, 8:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNLogan, Noble, Payne3 hr
Jun 7, 8:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrady32 min
Jun 7, 8:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln29 min
Jun 7, 8:23 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNLogan, Noble, Payne5 hr
Jun 7, 8:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln, Payne46 min
Jun 7, 8:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian34 min
Jun 7, 8:47 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNLincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Payne118 min
Jun 7, 8:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln24 min
Jun 7, 8:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrady37 min
Jun 7, 8:54 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCaddo2 hr
Jun 7, 8:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Oklahoma47 min
Jun 7, 9:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Pottawatomie38 min
Jun 7, 9:24 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCanadian, Oklahoma2 hr
Jun 7, 9:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOklahoma34 min
Jun 7, 9:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Grady43 min
Jun 7, 9:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOklahoma32 min
Jun 7, 9:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Oklahoma41 min
Jun 7, 9:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNLincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie54 min
Jun 7, 9:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCanadian, Logan, Oklahoma2 hr
Jun 7, 10:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLogan35 min
Jun 7, 10:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Logan, Oklahoma42 min
Jun 7, 10:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrady32 min
Jun 7, 10:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPontotoc, Seminole28 min
Jun 7, 10:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOklahoma23 min
Jun 7, 10:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNOklahoma50 min
Jun 7, 10:46 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGarfield, Grant, Kay, Noble119 min
Jun 7, 10:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma3 hr
Jun 7, 11:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland37 min
Jun 7, 11:09 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNPontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole3 hr
Jun 7, 11:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMcClain35 min
Jun 7, 11:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie45 min
Jun 7, 11:20 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyOUNCleveland, Oklahoma115 min
Jun 7, 11:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrady35 min
Jun 7, 11:28 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCaddo, Cleveland, Grady, McClain3 hr
Jun 7, 11:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNLincoln, Pottawatomie3 hr
Jun 7, 11:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland, Grady29 min
Jun 7, 11:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPottawatomie34 min
Jun 7, 12:04 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCaddo, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Pottawatomie116 min
Jun 7, 12:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrady, McClain40 min
Jun 7, 12:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMcClain31 min
Jun 7, 12:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarvin31 min
Jun 7, 12:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarvin, Grady, Stephens39 min
Jun 7, 12:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrady31 min
Jun 7, 12:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCleveland, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Pottawatomie119 min
Jun 7, 1:02 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNCaddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Lincoln, McClain and 2 more4 hr
Jun 7, 1:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarvin, Murray, Stephens26 min
Jun 7, 1:34 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCarter, Garvin, Murray, Stephens116 min
Jun 7, 1:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarvin, Murray, Pontotoc35 min
Jun 7, 2:02 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNCaddo, Cleveland, Comanche, Grady, McClain, Pottawatomie3 hr
Jun 7, 2:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCarter, Murray33 min
Jun 7, 2:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Johnston, Murray41 min
Jun 7, 2:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCarter, Johnston, Murray3 hr
Jun 7, 2:44 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNOklahoma12 hr
Jun 7, 2:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Johnston, Marshall40 min
Jun 7, 2:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson38 min
Jun 7, 3:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJohnston, Marshall34 min
Jun 7, 3:30 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCarter, Johnston, Love, Marshall3 hr
Jun 7, 3:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBryan38 min
Jun 7, 3:51 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBryan, Marshall3 hr
Jun 7, 6:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNTillman30 min
Jun 7, 6:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNTillman27 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2018Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2018

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.