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Special Weather Statement, NWS Norman, OK

August 10, 2018Canadian County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this special weather statement at Aug 10, 2018, 6:21 PM CDT for Canadian County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 10, 2018, 6:21 PM CDT (23:21 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2018, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK

County Canadian County, OK

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 57 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 2018-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1864 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 12:00Z on 2018-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 24 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
1864 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-70 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1104 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
3 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
18 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 special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 10, 5:45 PM CDT, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 5:45 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
545 PM CDT Fri Aug 10 2018

.DISCUSSION...
No changes to current forecast/grids, as isolated to scattered
convection persists across the area with localized reports of
damaging wind gusts.

&&

.AVIATION...
Thunderstorms are impacting the KWWR and KLAW terminals at this
time. Thunderstorm prospects at/near KOKC will increase within the
next hour with the passage of a northerly wind shift. Downbursts
and localized strong/variable winds may accompany storms.
Otherwise... convection will wane after sunset with lingering
scattered to broken ceilings above aviation thresholds and
persistently light/variable winds.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 347 PM CDT Fri Aug 10 2018/

DISCUSSION...
Scattered showers and storms are expected over the next few days
as a cutoff upper low waddles over west Texas through the weekend
before the models finally show enough it wandering far enough
north to get nudged out by the weak northern stream by mid-week
next week. The most widespread precipitation chances currently
look to be Sunday through Tuesday. With precipitable water values
approaching or exceeding two inches (especially in the southeast
half of the area) and weak flow, there could be some localized
heavy rain potential, especially Sunday/Monday. With the exit of
this system dependent on the subtle movement of the cutoff low
center and the weak flow in the pattern, do not have a lot of
confidence in the later time periods, although the models
currently are relatively consistent with this scenario.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  71  91  69  83 /  20  30  30  60
Hobart OK         70  91  70  85 /  30  40  30  60
Wichita Falls TX  71  92  72  85 /  30  30  40  60
Gage OK           65  90  67  85 /  20  10  20  40
Ponca City OK     68  93  70  87 /  20  20  20  50
Durant OK         71  89  71  86 /  20  30  40  60

&&

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

25/20
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 10, 4:06 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Norman OK
406 PM CDT Fri Aug 10 2018

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-112115-
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-
406 PM CDT Fri Aug 10 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight...

.Thunderstorms...
Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will continue to develop and
move across portions of the area through tonight. Brief strong
wind gusts, heavy rain, and lightning are the main concerns with
any storms that occur.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday...

.Thunderstorms...
Thunderstorms will be possible through the middle of next week
with the greatest coverage of storms occurring Sunday through
Tuesday. Severe storms are unlikely. Some storms may produce heavy
rainfall amounts.

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Special weather statement, Aug 10, 6:21 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 7:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield30 min
Aug 10, 1:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield30 min
Aug 10, 1:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCaddo37 min
Aug 10, 1:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCuster34 min
Aug 10, 2:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Dewey26 min
Aug 10, 2:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNNoble35 min
Aug 10, 2:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGreer29 min
Aug 10, 2:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster50 min
Aug 10, 3:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoods52 min
Aug 10, 3:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPayne24 min
Aug 10, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNPayne32 min
Aug 10, 3:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCuster30 min
Aug 10, 3:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham25 min
Aug 10, 3:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKay28 min
Aug 10, 3:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Greer38 min
Aug 10, 3:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham34 min
Aug 10, 3:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa32 min
Aug 10, 4:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Washita30 min
Aug 10, 4:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoods23 min
Aug 10, 4:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWoods, Woodward44 min
Aug 10, 4:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLogan30 min
Aug 10, 4:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLogan36 min
Aug 10, 4:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoodward34 min
Aug 10, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWoodward48 min
Aug 10, 5:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGreer36 min
Aug 10, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLogan30 min
Aug 10, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche39 min
Aug 10, 6:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOklahoma32 min
Aug 10, 6:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian24 min
Aug 10, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Canadian, Grady, Oklahoma50 min
Aug 10, 2:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKnox43 min

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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.