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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 265, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 13, 2019, 4:20 PM CDT for Major County, Woods County, Woodward County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 40 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
- May 13, 2019, 4:20 PM CDT (21:20 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 2019, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Major County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1988 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 316 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 May 13, 2:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 13, 2:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Norman OK 1153 AM CDT Mon May 13 2019 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-141200- 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- 1153 AM CDT Mon May 13 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern... western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north Texas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... There is a Marginal Risk of severe storms across northwest, central, and southeast Oklahoma through early evening. Isolated severe storms will be possible, and the primary risks will be wind gusts around 60 mph and quarter-size hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday... .Thunderstorms... Severe thunderstorms are expected late Friday across western Oklahoma and adjacent parts of northern Texas. On Saturday, severe thunderstorms are expected over most of Oklahoma and adjacent parts of northern Texas. .Heavy Rainfall... Heavy rainfall, causing flooding, may occur on Friday and Saturday. Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow our weather forecast office on Twitter and Facebook.
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Special weather statement, May 13, 2:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 18 min |
| May 13, 2:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woodward | 26 min |
| May 13, 3:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woodward | 23 min |
| May 13, 3:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woodward | 34 min |
| May 13, 3:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woodward | 33 min |
| May 13, 4:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Lincoln | 25 min |
| May 13, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Ellis, Woodward | 49 min |
| May 13, 4:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Seminole | 35 min |
| May 13, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woodward | 13 min |
| May 13, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Ellis, Woodward | 22 min |
| May 13, 5:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woods | 33 min |
| May 13, 5:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Blaine | 37 min |
| May 13, 5:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Lincoln | 32 min |
| May 13, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Dewey | 39 min |
| May 13, 6:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Payne | 24 min |
| May 13, 6:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Alfalfa | 33 min |
| May 13, 6:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Lincoln | 26 min |
| May 13, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa | 34 min |
| May 13, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln | 43 min |
| May 13, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Noble, Payne | 41 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.