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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 30, 2019, 3:10 PM CDT for Tillman County, Oklahoma; Wichita County, Wilbarger County, Texas. It was in force for 50 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
- Apr 30, 2019, 3:10 PM CDT (20:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2019, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Tillman County, OK, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 12:02 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 13 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:19 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 1242 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 541 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.7
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 Apr 30, 2:36 PM CDT, 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 2:36 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
236 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019
.DISCUSSION...
Active weather going on this afternoon, so will keep this brief.
Scattered to numerous thunderstorms should continue into early
evening. Expectation is for convection to consolidate along the
front the evening and then move eastward from there. Severe hail,
winds, and a tornado or two are all threats.
With ample moisture in place, convection may continue overnight
over southeast Oklahoma as the shortwave makes its way out. Will
keep the flood watch going with some slight adjustment (bringing
it south to the border).
General trend is for the models to retreat the front Wednesday
afternoon into northern Oklahoma (with the exception of the NAM).
Models suggest some convection may form in southeast Oklahoma as a
vorticity maximum passes over that area of abundant moisture
tomorrow evening. At the same time a cold front will surge south
from Kansas bringing precipitation chances with it overnight into
Thursday morning.
Synoptic pattern remains active into next week, though details
are a bit fuzzy.
Day
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK 60 79 59 69 / 60 30 40 30
Hobart OK 57 81 57 66 / 30 20 30 10
Wichita Falls TX 64 82 62 75 / 50 40 20 30
Gage OK 51 79 49 65 / 20 10 30 10
Ponca City OK 57 75 58 68 / 50 20 60 30
Durant OK 66 79 63 77 / 80 50 60 60
&&
.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Flood Watch until 7 PM CDT this evening for OKZ006>008-011>013-
015>020-022>030-033>038.
Flood Watch from 7 PM CDT this evening through Wednesday morning
for OKZ045-050>052.
Flood Watch through Wednesday morning for OKZ031-032-039>043-
046>048.
TX...Flood Watch until 7 PM CDT this evening for TXZ083>085.
Flood Watch from 7 PM CDT this evening through Wednesday morning
for TXZ090.
&&
30/14Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 12:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Norman OK 1227 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-011730- 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- 1227 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern... western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north Texas. .DAY ONE...Through Tonight... .Thunderstorms... There is an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms today across the eastern half of Oklahoma. A slight risk covers the western half of Oklahoma and western north Texas. Location... The enhanced risk area is generally along and east of a Stillwater to Oklahoma City and Duncan line. The slight risk area is generally west of the enhanced risk to the Oklahoma and Texas state line. Timing... The most likely time for severe storms will be from now through Midnight. Impacts... Hail up to the size of golf balls. Damaging winds of 60 to 70 mph. A few tornadoes possible. Excessive rainfall with flooding possible. Discussion... Scattered to numerous storms are expected to continue through the afternoon moving east through the evening. Large hail and damaging wind gusts will be the main threats. For storms that form along or south of the cold front, there is also a risk for a tornado or two developing. .SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT... Storm spotter groups and emergency management personnel across the area should prepare for potential severe weather operations. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday... There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms on Wednesday mainly across the eastern half of Oklahoma. A marginal risk covers the western half of Oklahoma and western north Texas. The most likely time for severe weather will be during the afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms remain in the forecast for Thursday through Monday. Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow our weather forecast office on Twitter and Facebook.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 30, 1:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
143 PM CDT TUE APR 30 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1155 AM TORNADO AGRA 35.90N 96.87W
04/30/2019 LINCOLN OK EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DAMAGE IN THE AGRA AREA. TIME IS RADAR ESTIMATE WITH
TVS.
&&
ZWINKSpecial weather statement, Apr 30, 2:11 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
211 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019
OKZ005>007-012-302000-
Garfield OK-Alfalfa OK-Woods OK-Grant OK-
211 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR northwestern Garfield...
Alfalfa...northeastern Woods and western Grant Counties Until 300 PM
CDT...
AT 209 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were along a line extending from
near Goltry to 4 miles northeast of Avard, moving northeast at 65
MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Hail up to the size of nickels...
Wind gusts to 40 MPH...
LAT...LON 3646 9811 3646 9816 3671 9901 3700 9887
3700 9761
TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 218DEG 56KT 3652 9820 3675 9876
11Local storm report, Apr 30, 2:21 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
221 PM CDT TUE APR 30 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1213 PM TSTM WND DMG CUSHING 35.98N 96.76W
04/30/2019 PAYNE OK BROADCAST MEDIA
MEDIA REPORT VIA TWITTER
&&
JTSpecial weather statement, Apr 30, 2:33 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
233 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019
OKZ011-012-018-302000-
Major OK-Garfield OK-Kingfisher OK-
233 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR southeastern Major...western
Garfield and northwestern Kingfisher Counties Until 300 PM CDT...
AT 230 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
Loyal, moving northeast at 50 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Hail up to the size of nickels...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 3644 9761 3597 9803 3606 9821 3607 9821
3658 9790
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 210DEG 42KT 3608 9809
BRBSpecial weather statement, Apr 30, 3:06 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 12:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Blaine | 33 min |
| Apr 30, 3:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield | 28 min |
| Apr 30, 5:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Garfield | 113 min |
| Apr 30, 9:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Ellis, Harper | 32 min |
| Apr 30, 9:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Oklahoma | 25 min |
| Apr 30, 10:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Logan, Oklahoma | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 10:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cleveland | 13 min |
| Apr 30, 10:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grady | 26 min |
| Apr 30, 10:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Oklahoma | 23 min |
| Apr 30, 10:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cleveland | 33 min |
| Apr 30, 10:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Lincoln | 33 min |
| Apr 30, 10:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cleveland | 28 min |
| Apr 30, 10:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Oklahoma, Payne | 25 min |
| Apr 30, 10:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma | 51 min |
| Apr 30, 10:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Roger Mills | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 10:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Grant, Kay, Noble | 67 hr |
| Apr 30, 10:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Noble, Payne | 47 min |
| Apr 30, 10:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Kingfisher, Logan | 48 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:00 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Pottawatomie, Seminole | 27 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Payne | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 11:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Murray | 30 min |
| Apr 30, 11:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Payne | 31 min |
| Apr 30, 11:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc | 41 min |
| Apr 30, 11:50 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Payne | 40 min |
| Apr 30, 11:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills, Woodward | 47 min |
| Apr 30, 12:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Payne | 15 min |
| Apr 30, 12:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Pontotoc | 25 min |
| Apr 30, 12:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Dewey | 33 min |
| Apr 30, 12:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Lincoln | 22 min |
| Apr 30, 1:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Payne | 26 min |
| Apr 30, 1:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Major | 34 min |
| Apr 30, 1:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Major, Woods | 38 min |
| Apr 30, 2:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Alfalfa, Woods | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 2:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Atoka | 5 days |
| Apr 30, 2:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield | 27 min |
| Apr 30, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Tillman | 45 min |
| Apr 30, 3:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Canadian, Grady, McClain | 24 min |
| Apr 30, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian, Grady, Oklahoma | 42 min |
| Apr 30, 3:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Cotton, Tillman | 40 min |
| Apr 30, 3:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kay | 32 min |
| Apr 30, 3:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cotton | 33 min |
| Apr 30, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton, Tillman | 45 min |
| Apr 30, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton | 42 min |
| Apr 30, 4:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | McClain | 24 min |
| Apr 30, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Stephens | 39 min |
| Apr 30, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian, Logan, Oklahoma | 52 min |
| Apr 30, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Garvin, McClain | 48 min |
| Apr 30, 4:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Canadian, Cleveland, Oklahoma | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 4:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Cotton | 29 min |
| Apr 30, 4:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Lincoln, Logan, Noble, Oklahoma, Payne | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton, Stephens | 42 min |
| Apr 30, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Payne | 41 min |
| Apr 30, 4:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grady | 24 min |
| Apr 30, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens | 24 min |
| Apr 30, 5:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Jefferson, McClain and 2 more | 115 min |
| Apr 30, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton, Tillman | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 5:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Lincoln, Pottawatomie | 52 min |
| Apr 30, 5:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton, Stephens | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Cotton, Tillman | 117 min |
| Apr 30, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Love | 30 min |
| Apr 30, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton, Tillman | 48 min |
| Apr 30, 6:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Payne | 119 min |
| Apr 30, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Lincoln | 27 min |
| Apr 30, 6:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Marshall | 20 min |
| Apr 30, 6:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cotton | 29 min |
| Apr 30, 6:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Cleveland, Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie | 51 min |
| Apr 30, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton | 50 min |
| Apr 30, 3:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Wichita | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 4:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Clay | 34 min |
| Apr 30, 5:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Wilbarger | 35 min |
| Apr 30, 5:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Knox | 30 min |
| Apr 30, 6:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Knox | 29 min |
| Apr 30, 6:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Knox | 31 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.