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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 487, NWS Norman, OK

July 30, 20185 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 30, 2018, 4:46 AM CDT for 5 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 44 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: Jul 30, 2018, 4:46 AM CDT (09:46 UTC)
Expired: Jul 30, 2018, 5:30 AM CDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Coal County, OK, Hughes County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK, Seminole County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:49 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
Jul 29, 10:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 30, 3:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 82 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1506 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1518 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 93 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 4.2

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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 Jul 30, 3:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 3:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
302 AM CDT Mon Jul 30 2018

.DISCUSSION...
The main forecast concern for this period is lingering showers and
storms through the day today.

An MCS is currently making its way now through Oklahoma and western
north Texas. This activity should continue southward, generally
decreasing in intensity. After the passage of this system, the
environment this afternoon will be pretty well worked over limiting
precipitation chances for that period. However, there will still be
some lingering instability, moisture, and shear, as well as the
500mb trough coming through late afternoon / evening, so leaving
some slight chances POPs seems justified. Maximum temperatures will
be in the 80s as cool air flows in behind the front and extensive
cloud cover from this morning's convection persists.

Cooler than normal temperatures will be the rule for the next
several days as northerly flow takes over. Another shortwave will
bring some slight chances for rain Wednesday night and Thursday
night mainly across western Oklahoma.

As we move into late week, the ridge begins to build back. This
should bring drier weather with a gradual warming trend. Models hint
at more overnight storm complexes making it into northwest Oklahoma,
but with how far out that is in the forecast and with the ridge
building back in, not confident enough to put any mentionable POPs
at this point in time.

Day

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  80  64  84  64 /  50  10   0   0
Hobart OK         83  64  87  65 /  30  10   0   0
Wichita Falls TX  85  68  89  67 /  50  20   0   0
Gage OK           80  61  83  63 /  30   0   0   0
Ponca City OK     80  61  84  62 /  30  10  10   0
Durant OK         83  67  87  66 /  80  20   0   0

&&

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

23/14

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 29, 3:15 PM CDT, 13 hours 31 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Norman OK
315 PM CDT Sun Jul 29 2018

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-302015-
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-
315 PM CDT Sun Jul 29 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight...

.Thunderstorms...
There is a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms across portions
of northern and central Oklahoma tonight.

Location...
The Slight Risk is north of line from near Altus, to Duncan to
Holdenville, Oklahoma. A Marginal Risk covers the rest of Oklahoma
and parts of north Texas, generally north of a line from near
Crowell to Henrietta, Texas.

Timing...
The most likely time for severe thunderstorms will be 11 PM this
evening to 4 AM Monday morning.

Impacts...
Damaging wind gusts up to 80 mph.
Hail up the size of quarters.

Discussion...
A complex of thunderstorms is expected to move into northern
Oklahoma tonight and move southeastward across the state.
Thunderstorms should gradualy weaken as they move toward southern
Oklahoma and the Red River.

.SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT...
Storm spotter groups and emergency management personnel across
northern and central Oklahoma should prepare for severe weather
operations tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday...

.Thunderstorms...
Thunderstorms are expected to continue Monday and Monday night.

There is a chance of thunderstorms across western Oklahoma and
adjacent parts of north Texas Wednesday into Thursday.

Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow
our weather forecast office on Twitter and Facebook.

Mahale

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 30, 4:17 AM CDT, 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
417 AM CDT MON JUL 30 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0355 AM     TSTM WND GST     3 ENE ODELL             34.37N 99.35W
07/30/2018  M28 MPH          WILBARGER          TX   MESONET

            MESONET STATION OLST2, 3 ENE ODELL.

&&

MAD

Local storm report, Jul 30, 4:18 AM CDT, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
418 AM CDT MON JUL 30 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0355 AM     TSTM WND GST     3 ENE ODELL             34.37N 99.35W
07/30/2018  M60 MPH          WILBARGER          TX   MESONET

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 3
            ENE ODELL. MESONET STATION OLST2, 3 ENE
            ODELL.

&&

MAD

Special weather statement, Jul 30, 4:33 AM CDT, 13 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
433 AM CDT MON JUL 30 2018

OKZ028-030-031-040>042-301000-
Pottawatomie OK-Garvin OK-Pontotoc OK-McClain OK-Seminole OK-
Murray OK-
433 AM CDT MON JUL 30 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR southwestern Pottawatomie...
eastern Garvin...Pontotoc...southeastern McClain...southern Seminole
and eastern Murray Counties Until 500 AM CDT....

AT 430 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were along a line extending from
near Maud to near Byars to near Foster, moving southeast at 30 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Wind gusts over 50 MPH...
Minor flooding in areas of poor drainage...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3463 9670 3437 9709 3438 9709 3450 9718
      3486 9724 3509 9695 3522 9683 3512 9644
      3512 9649 3491 9649 3490 9643 3492 9641
      3491 9641
TIME...MOT...LOC 0930Z 309DEG 26KT 3512 9675 3486 9703 3461 9748

BRB

Local storm report, Jul 30, 4:34 AM CDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
434 AM CDT MON JUL 30 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0425 AM     TSTM WND GST     7 NW VELMA              34.53N 97.75W
07/30/2018  M65 MPH          STEPHENS           OK   MESONET

&&

MAD

Local storm report, Jul 30, 4:36 AM CDT, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
436 AM CDT MON JUL 30 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0430 AM     TSTM WND GST     7 NW VELMA              34.53N 97.75W
07/30/2018  M58 MPH          STEPHENS           OK   MESONET

&&

MAD

Special weather statement, Jul 30, 4:41 AM CDT, 5 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 29, 11:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	20 min
Jul 29, 11:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	30 min
Jul 29, 11:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	28 min
Jul 30, 12:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Woods	45 min
Jul 30, 12:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Ellis, Woodward	25 min
Jul 30, 12:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis, Woodward	45 min
Jul 30, 12:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Major	22 min
Jul 30, 12:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Major, Woods	46 min
Jul 30, 12:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Major	47 min
Jul 30, 1:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Dewey, Garfield, Kingfisher	53 min
Jul 30, 1:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Dewey	33 min
Jul 30, 1:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	22 min
Jul 30, 1:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Custer, Dewey	29 min
Jul 30, 1:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Canadian, Kingfisher	48 min
Jul 30, 2:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Custer, Washita	47 min
Jul 30, 2:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Roger Mills, Washita	30 min
Jul 30, 2:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Kingfisher, Logan, McClain and 1 more	79 min
Jul 30, 2:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Grady, Kiowa	37 min
Jul 30, 3:04 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Oklahoma	116 min
Jul 30, 3:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Johnston	21 min
Jul 30, 3:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal	23 min
Jul 30, 3:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche, Grady	32 min
Jul 30, 3:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Pottawatomie	62 min
Jul 30, 3:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, Oklahoma	44 min
Jul 30, 4:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche, Garvin, McClain, Stephens	30 min
Jul 30, 4:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Tillman	31 min
Jul 30, 4:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Murray, Pontotoc, Seminole	27 min
Jul 30, 4:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Jefferson, Murray, Stephens	38 min
Jul 30, 4:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens	34 min
Jul 30, 5:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray	29 min
Jul 30, 5:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	27 min
Jul 30, 5:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Pontotoc, Seminole	46 min
Jul 30, 5:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Johnston, Love, Marshall	25 min
Jul 30, 6:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka, Bryan	35 min
Jul 30, 6:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan	45 min
Jul 30, 1:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	47 min
Jul 30, 1:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kay	53 min
Jul 30, 1:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Kay	16 min
Jul 30, 2:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant	42 min
Jul 30, 2:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield, Noble	47 min
Jul 30, 3:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Payne	29 min
Jul 30, 3:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Payne	53 min
Jul 30, 3:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	31 min
Jul 30, 5:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Clay, Wichita	25 min
Jul 30, 5:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Baylor	25 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.