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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 521, NWS Norman, OK

August 14, 2018Custer County, Dewey County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 14, 2018, 6:14 PM CDT for Custer County, Dewey County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 14, 2018, 6:14 PM CDT (23:14 UTC)
Expired
Aug 14, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:15 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 150 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 12:00Z on 2018-08-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1130 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2018-08-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 59 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
1130 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
737 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

564 
WUUS54 KOUN 142314
SVROUN
OKC039-043-150000-
/O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0521.180814T2314Z-180815T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
614 PM CDT TUE AUG 14 2018

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Custer County in western Oklahoma...
  South central Dewey County in northwestern Oklahoma...

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 614 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles south of
  Putnam, moving southeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Thomas, Custer City and Putnam. 

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 3570 9912 3587 9902 3579 9865 3552 9880
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 295DEG 17KT 3576 9899 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

30
1 follow-up statement
263 
WWUS54 KOUN 142348
SVSOUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
648 PM CDT TUE AUG 14 2018

OKC043-142358-
/O.CAN.KOUN.SV.W.0521.000000T0000Z-180815T0000Z/
Dewey OK-
648 PM CDT TUE AUG 14 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL DEWEY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3564 9900 3581 9887 3579 9865 3552 9880
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 295DEG 17KT 3569 9881 

$$

OKC039-150000-
/O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0521.000000T0000Z-180815T0000Z/
Custer OK-
648 PM CDT TUE AUG 14 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN CUSTER COUNTY...

At 648 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles northeast of
Custer City, moving southeast at 20 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...
Thomas and Custer City. 

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 3564 9900 3581 9887 3579 9865 3552 9880
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 295DEG 17KT 3569 9881 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MAHALE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 14, 5:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper49 min
Aug 14, 5:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNEllis49 min
Aug 14, 6:23 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNEllis, Harper2 hr
Aug 14, 6:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNEllis50 min
Aug 14, 7:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa34 min
Aug 14, 7:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield, Grant34 min
Aug 14, 8:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant31 min
Aug 14, 9:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKay27 min
Aug 14, 9:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKay36 min
Aug 14, 10:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNNoble27 min
Aug 14, 10:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNNoble21 min
Aug 14, 1:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland38 min
Aug 14, 2:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrady, McClain49 min
Aug 14, 2:18 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGrady, McClain3 hr
Aug 14, 2:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, McClain52 min
Aug 14, 3:09 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCleveland, McClain3 hr
Aug 14, 3:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPayne56 min
Aug 14, 3:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOklahoma48 min
Aug 14, 3:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Logan49 min
Aug 14, 4:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOklahoma36 min
Aug 14, 4:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln47 min
Aug 14, 4:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKingfisher48 min
Aug 14, 5:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKingfisher37 min
Aug 14, 5:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKingfisher50 min
Aug 14, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNDewey30 min
Aug 14, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Dewey51 min
Aug 14, 5:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine35 min
Aug 14, 5:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Oklahoma3 hr
Aug 14, 5:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOklahoma27 min
Aug 14, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Oklahoma52 min
Aug 14, 5:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCleveland, Oklahoma3 hr
Aug 14, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher38 min
Aug 14, 6:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Oklahoma39 min
Aug 14, 6:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCotton36 min
Aug 14, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma50 min
Aug 14, 6:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma44 min
Aug 14, 6:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Oklahoma38 min
Aug 14, 6:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma3 hr

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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.