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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 607, NWS Norman, OK

December 26, 2018Foard County, Hardeman County, Wilbarger County, Texas; Greer County, Harmon County, Jackson County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 26, 2018, 5:00 PM CST for Foard County, Hardeman County, Wilbarger County, Texas; Greer County, Harmon County, Jackson County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 45 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
Dec 26, 2018, 5:00 PM CST (23:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 26, 2018, 5:45 PM CST
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 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

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 199 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2018-12-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 329 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2018-12-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 198 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
329 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
510 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
198 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
203 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

053 
WUUS54 KOUN 262300
SVROUN
OKC055-057-065-TXC155-197-487-262345-
/O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0607.181226T2300Z-181226T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
500 PM CST WED DEC 26 2018

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Jackson County in southwestern Oklahoma...
  Harmon County in southwestern Oklahoma...
  South central Greer County in southwestern Oklahoma...
  Foard County in northern Texas...
  Western Wilbarger County in northern Texas...
  Hardeman County in northern Texas...

* Until 545 PM CST.

* At 500 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 7 miles southwest of Dodson to 3 miles southwest of
  Goodlett to 6 miles southeast of Crowell, moving northeast at 40
  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...
  Vernon, Quanah, Hollis, Crowell, Chillicothe, Eldorado, Gould,
  Thalia, Vinson, Duke, Margaret, Goodlett, Lockett, Medicine Mound,
  Odell, McQueen, Lazare, Rayland, Copper Breaks State Park and
  McKnight.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3423 10000 3487 10000 3495 9963 3384 9912
      3384 10002 3423 10005
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 244DEG 37KT 3468 10010 3429 9991 3390 9968 

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

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1 follow-up statement
423 
WWUS54 KOUN 262325
SVSOUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
525 PM CST WED DEC 26 2018

OKC055-057-065-TXC155-197-487-262345-
/O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0607.000000T0000Z-181226T2345Z/
Jackson OK-Harmon OK-Greer OK-Foard TX-Wilbarger TX-Hardeman TX-
525 PM CST WED DEC 26 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CST
FOR SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON...HARMON...SOUTH CENTRAL GREER...FOARD...
WESTERN WILBARGER AND HARDEMAN COUNTIES...

At 525 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles south of Vinson to 5 miles south of Eldorado
to 5 miles southwest of Lockett, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Vernon, Quanah, Hollis, Crowell, Chillicothe, Eldorado, Gould,
Thalia, Vinson, Duke, Margaret, Goodlett, Lockett, Medicine Mound,
Odell, McQueen, Lazare, Rayland, Copper Breaks State Park and
McKnight.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3423 10000 3487 10000 3495 9963 3384 9912
      3384 10002 3423 10005
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 270DEG 37KT 3479 9983 3440 9964 3401 9941 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 26, 8:40 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningOUNWichita, Wilbarger16 hr
Dec 26, 10:35 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWichita25 min
Dec 26, 11:06 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNArcher, Wichita39 min
Dec 26, 12:23 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNArcher, Wichita52 min
Dec 26, 12:58 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNArcher, Wichita3 hr
Dec 26, 1:43 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningOUNClay, Wichita24 hr
Dec 26, 2:47 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningOUNWichita3 hr
Dec 26, 4:28 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNFoard, Knox32 min
Dec 26, 5:40 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHardeman, Wilbarger50 min
Dec 26, 5:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNArcher, Baylor, Clay, Wichita, Wilbarger50 min
Dec 26, 7:51 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNComanche24 min
Dec 26, 9:56 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJefferson, Stephens49 min
Dec 26, 1:31 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningOUNJefferson37 hr
Dec 26, 1:33 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningOUNCotton68 hr
Dec 26, 1:34 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningOUNComanche, Cotton4 days
Dec 26, 2:10 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCaddo, Comanche, Grady3 hr
Dec 26, 2:15 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningOUNComanche3 hr
Dec 26, 2:41 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma3 hr
Dec 26, 3:10 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningOUNCaddo, Comanche, Grady3 hr
Dec 26, 3:39 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCleveland, McClain3 hr
Dec 26, 4:36 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCarter, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray, Pontotoc39 min
Dec 26, 5:53 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHughes, Pontotoc, Seminole37 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.