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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 563, NWS Norman, OK

August 17, 2018Garvin County, Murray County, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 17, 2018, 7:59 PM CDT for Garvin County, Murray County, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 25 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, 7:59 PM CDT (00:59 UTC)
Expired
Aug 17, 2018, 8:24 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Garvin County, OK, Murray County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 73 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 2018-08-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2882 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 2018-08-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 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
2882 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1267 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Aug 17, 6:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 6:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 17, 4:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes 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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 17, 6:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 17, 7:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarvin, Murray, Pontotoc42 min
Aug 17, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Garvin, Murray, Stephens48 min
Aug 17, 8:12 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGarvin3 hr
Aug 17, 8:12 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGarvin3 hr
Aug 17, 8:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrady33 min
Aug 18, 1:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCotton33 min
Aug 18, 2:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCotton, Jefferson, Stephens51 min
Aug 18, 2:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCotton119 min
Aug 18, 3:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJefferson, Stephens45 min
Aug 18, 3:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJefferson13 min
Aug 18, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Jefferson, Stephens34 min
Aug 18, 3:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNStephens37 min
Aug 18, 4:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLove27 min
Aug 18, 4:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCarter, Garvin, Love, Murray38 min
Aug 18, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter24 min
Aug 18, 4:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLove34 min
Aug 18, 5:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Johnston, Marshall39 min
Aug 18, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMarshall30 min
Aug 18, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLove18 min
Aug 18, 5:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMarshall33 min
Aug 18, 6:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMarshall36 min
Aug 18, 4:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNClay25 min
Aug 18, 5:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNClay36 min
Aug 18, 5:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNClay3 hr
Aug 18, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJack30 min
Aug 18, 5:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNClay34 min
Aug 18, 6:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNClay36 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.