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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 337, NWS Norman, OK

June 13, 2018Blaine County, Custer County, Dewey County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2018, 12:41 AM CDT for Blaine County, Custer County, Dewey County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 64 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 13, 2018, 12:41 AM CDT (05:41 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2018, 1:45 AM CDT
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Blaine County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:41 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, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 145 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 2018-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 209 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 2018-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -10 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
209 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-328 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1967 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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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 12, 10:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 10:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
1035 PM CDT Tue Jun 12 2018

.DISCUSSION...
Please see the 06Z aviation discussion below.

&&

.AVIATION...
Showers and thunderstorms are still expected over WWR and now PNC
with the next few hours. It's unclear how far south TSRA will make
it but they could also near CSM, OKC, and OUN towards sunrise. A
brief, weak wind shift from the north is also expected before
returning to south southeast during the late morning hours Wed.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  72  88  71  95 /  30  30  10   0
Hobart OK         72  91  71  99 /  40  20  10   0
Wichita Falls TX  74  96  72  98 /   0  20  10   0
Gage OK           68  89  69  98 /  70  40  10   0
Ponca City OK     70  88  70  95 /  50  40  10   0
Durant OK         72  94  72  95 /  10  20  10   0

&&

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

06/03/03
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 12:11 AM CDT, 30 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Norman OK
1211 AM CDT Wed Jun 13 2018

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-131000-
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-
1211 AM CDT Wed Jun 13 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Rest of Tonight...

.Thunderstorms...
Strong to severe storms are possible through the night.

Location...
There is slight risk of severe storms across west central
Oklahoma, south of Woodward down through Clinton and Weatherford,
Elk City and Sayre, to Mangum and Hollis.

Timing...Severe storms will be possible through at least 5 am
Wednesday.

Impacts...
Hail up to the size of golf balls and wind gusts to 70 mph are
possible. Very heavy rainfall, flash flooding, and frequent
lightning are additional concerns with thunderstorms.

.SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT...

Storm spotter groups and emergency management personnel should
be prepare for severe weather operations.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday...

.Thunderstorms...
Storms will continue across portions of the area Wednesday with
rain chances ending Wednesday afternoon. Gusty winds could be
possible with the strongest storms but organized severe weather is
not expected on Wednesday.

Thunderstorm chances will return Sunday and continue into early
next week. Heavy rain will be a concern.

Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow
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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
Jun 12, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarper60 min
Jun 12, 7:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNHarper3 hr
Jun 12, 8:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper45 min
Jun 12, 9:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNEllis23 min
Jun 12, 10:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoodward38 min
Jun 12, 10:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant39 min
Jun 12, 11:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNDewey33 min
Jun 12, 11:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey60 min
Jun 13, 12:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNRoger Mills32 min
Jun 13, 12:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham37 min
Jun 13, 1:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster60 min
Jun 13, 1:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNRoger Mills27 min
Jun 13, 1:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Custer, Roger Mills, Washita66 min
Jun 13, 2:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNBeckham, Custer, Roger Mills, Washita3 hr
Jun 13, 2:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGreer, Harmon28 min
Jun 13, 2:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGreer, Harmon, Jackson32 min
Jun 13, 2:55 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBeckham, Greer, Harmon3 hr
Jun 13, 3:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGreer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa29 min
Jun 13, 3:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa31 min
Jun 13, 3:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKingfisher33 min
Jun 13, 4:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKingfisher39 min
Jun 13, 4:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKingfisher36 min
Jun 13, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson30 min
Jun 13, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson, Tillman51 min
Jun 13, 5:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine33 min
Jun 13, 5:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson35 min
Jun 13, 5:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine33 min
Jun 13, 6:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson, Kiowa, Tillman50 min
Jun 13, 6:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWashita30 min
Jun 13, 6:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNComanche32 min
Jun 13, 5:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWilbarger36 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.