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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 558, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 17, 2018, 6:30 PM CDT for Coal County, Johnston County, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 31 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
- Aug 17, 2018, 6:30 PM CDT (23:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2018, 7:01 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Coal County, OK, Johnston County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 108 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
- 1024 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -99 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1783 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 3.8
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 Aug 17, 3:24 PM CDT, 3 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 3:24 PM CDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
324 PM CDT Fri Aug 17 2018
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front has been slowly moving through Oklahoma in response
to a shortwave trough moving through the Midwest. Isolated to
scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue to
develop along and south of this boundary across the southern
Oklahoma and western north Texas.
Instability (MLCAPE >2000 J/kg) suggests hail will be possible,
and large downdraft CAPE (>1000 J/kg) will favor damaging wind
gusts with the stronger, collapsing cores. Relatively high
precipitable water values (>1.7") will favor locally heavy
rainfall as well.
Late tonight/early Saturday morning, a decaying complex of
showers/storms may approach western Oklahoma. For Saturday
afternoon, slightly lower temperatures are expected for most
locations behind the weak boundary. The best chance for
showers/storms during the daytime hours would be confined within
zone of post-frontal elevated instability from near the Red River,
northwestward into western Oklahoma; however, this a low chance
across central Oklahoma with any potential remnants (e.g., MCV)
from the MCS.
For late Saturday into Sunday, a longwave trough with two
embedded shortwaves is forecast to dig into the Southern Plains.
By Saturday evening, scattered showers and thunderstorms are
expected to develop in response to increasing isentropic ascent
and cyclonic vorticity advection ahead of the first shortwave
trough. Widespread showers/storms are expected Saturday night into
Sunday morning. Precipitable water values are forecast to be
quite high (>=2.0"), so heavy rainfall could lead to some
flooding. A Flood Watch may be necessary in this period.
By late Sunday, a second shortwave trough with an attendant cold
front is forecast to pass by the area. Additional showers/storm
may develop along this cold front. There is some uncertainty on
how much recovery will occur in the wake of the morning
convection, but the greatest chance will be across southeast
Oklahoma Sunday night. Increased mid-level winds and attendant
effective bulk shear would favor the potential for strong to
severe storms.
In the front's wake, seasonably cool and dry weather are expected
Monday and Tuesday. Both days have high temperatures forecast in
the upper
By the middle part of the week, the chance of showers/storms will
be modulated by the location of the mid-level ridge. There are
indications that MCS(s) may affect our area on the eastern
periphery of the ridge Tuesday and/or Wednesday night.
Mahale
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK 72 87 70 86 / 10 30 80 70
Hobart OK 74 87 71 89 / 20 30 60 40
Wichita Falls TX 77 94 74 95 / 30 20 40 30
Gage OK 69 81 67 85 / 30 30 80 30
Ponca City OK 68 91 70 82 / 10 10 70 80
Durant OK 76 93 75 92 / 30 20 40 40
&&
.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for OKZ032-039>043-
045>048-050>052.
TX...None.
&&
25/10Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 17, 4:30 PM CDT, 2 hours before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Norman OK 430 PM CDT Fri Aug 17 2018 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-182130- 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 PM CDT Fri Aug 17 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern... western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north Texas. .DAY ONE...Through Tonight... .Thunderstorms... A few strong to marginally severe storms will be likely across the southern half of Oklahoma and western north Texas through the evenig hours. The main impacts will be strong, gusty winds and hail. Overnight, thunderstorms over the Texas Panhandle may move into western Oklahoma. .Heavy Rainfall.. Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms could cause localized flooding, especially at any locations that have recently had significant rainfall. .Heat... Heat index values of 100 to 107 degrees are expected this afternoon. A Heat Advisory is in effect for south central and southeast Oklahoma. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday... .Thunderstorms... Thunderstorms are possible Saturday and Sunday, and could linger into Monday morning. The highest chance will be late Saturday into Sunday. A few strong to severe storms are possible during this period, although widespread or significant severe weather is unlikely. .Heavy Rainfall.. Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms could cause localized flooding, especially at any locations that have recently had significant rainfall. Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow our weather forecast office on Twitter and Facebook. Mahale/30
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Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 7:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Pottawatomie, Seminole | 27 min |
| Aug 17, 4:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Dewey | 23 min |
| Aug 17, 5:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grant | 24 min |
| Aug 17, 5:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grant | 33 min |
| Aug 17, 5:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Love | 31 min |
| Aug 17, 6:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Carter, Love | 117 min |
| Aug 17, 10:59 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Garvin, Hughes and 7 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 17, 2:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham | 33 min |
| Aug 17, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson | 51 min |
| Aug 17, 4:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harmon | 23 min |
| Aug 17, 4:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jackson | 37 min |
| Aug 17, 4:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Comanche | 25 min |
| Aug 17, 4:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harmon | 24 min |
| Aug 17, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harmon | 32 min |
| Aug 17, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton, Tillman | 44 min |
| Aug 17, 5:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harmon | 25 min |
| Aug 17, 5:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Johnston | 29 min |
| Aug 17, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton, Tillman | 39 min |
| Aug 17, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Coal, Johnston, Pontotoc | 50 min |
| Aug 17, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson, Tillman | 25 min |
| Aug 17, 6:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Tillman | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman | 33 min |
| Aug 17, 6:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garvin | 32 min |
| Aug 17, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garvin | 23 min |
| Aug 17, 6:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cotton | 31 min |
| Aug 17, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton | 41 min |
| Aug 17, 2:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Hardeman | 35 min |
| Aug 17, 3:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Foard, Hardeman | 27 min |
| Aug 17, 4:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Foard, Hardeman | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Clay | 27 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.