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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Norman, OK

March 23, 2019Grant County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 23, 2019, 8:36 PM CDT for Grant County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 39 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 23, 2019, 8:36 PM CDT (01:36 UTC)
Expired
Mar 23, 2019, 9:15 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Grant County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 23, 8:40 PM CDTHAIL 1.25Jefferson, OK

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 179 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 2019-03-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 630 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 2019-03-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 247 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
630 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1289 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
247 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
317 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
8.9

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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 Mar 23, 6:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 23, 6:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
627 PM CDT Sat Mar 23 2019

.DISCUSSION...
The 00Z aviation discussion follows....

&&

.AVIATION...
A chaotic surface pattern will result in highly variable wind
directions this evening and overnight. At most sites, winds should
be fairly light after 00Z, except in/near thunderstorms. A front
will pass through Oklahoma and north Texas early Sunday,
switching winds to northerly for the rest of the day. Storms will
be possible over southeast Oklahoma Sunday afternoon/evening, but
these storms should be east of our TAF sites (with the possible
exception of KSPS).

CmS
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 228 PM CDT Sat Mar 23 2019/

DISCUSSION...
Additional scattered thunderstorms will be possible late this
afternoon and evening. Some of the CAMs show that these storms could
develop in parts of central OK and move across portions of the fa.
Some of these storms could become severe with good deep layer wind
shear and some instability. However, the impacts and extent of
recovery from this morning's activity leads to some uncertainty of
location and extent of storm development. Large hail and strong
wind gusts are the primary concerns with the severe storms,
although there is also a very low potential and short window for a
tornado, especially in any areas where there is some localized
backing of sfc winds which could enhance low-level shear. It
looks like the potential for severe storms will end later this
evening, even though showers/storms will remain possible overnight
for areas, mainly near and east of I-35.

Models show a cold front moving across the area Sunday. The front
along with a shortwave moving across the region could lead to
additional showers/storms Sunday, especially when the front moves
into SE portions of the fa where better moisture is expected. A few
severe storms will be possible again Sunday afternoon/evening in SE
portions of the fa before the storms move out of the fa later Sunday
evening/overnight.

Forecast will remain dry for at least the first half of the work
week before the upper ridge begins to shift east of the area as
upper trough develops over the western U.S. Models differ as to the
evolution/strength/timing of this upper system as it approaches and
moves across the region. This will have an impact on the timing and
location of any rain for the latter half of the week into next
weekend. With that in mind, there is currently low confidence in the
PoP forecast for portions of the extended forecast.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  51  70  45  62 /  50  10   0   0
Hobart OK         45  69  43  65 /   0   0   0   0
Wichita Falls TX  53  75  48  68 /  20   0   0   0
Gage OK           39  68  39  63 /   0   0  10  10
Ponca City OK     47  68  44  59 /  20  10   0   0
Durant OK         57  76  49  68 /  40  30  20  10

&&

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

23/03/23
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 23, 3:24 PM CDT, 5 hours 12 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
324 PM CDT Sat Mar 23 2019

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-242030-
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-
324 PM CDT Sat Mar 23 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...

.Thunderstorms...
Late this afternoon and evening a few thunderstorms could become
severe, mainly near and east of a line from Enid, to Lawton, to
Wichita Falls. There is a Slight Risk of severe thunderstorms
from 4 PM to 10 PM as these storms move east. The main threat will
be hail to the size of golf balls and wind gusts over 60 mph.

.SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT...
Storm spotter groups and emergency management personnel across
central and southern Oklahoma should prepare for severe weather
operations from 4 to 10 pm.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday...

.Thunderstorms...
Thunderstorm chances will linger in southeast Oklahoma Sunday with
a marginal risk of severe weather roughly southeast of a line
from Holdenville to Madill.

Thunderstorms will be possible again in some areas beginning
Wednesday or Wednesday Night and continuing through Friday, mainly
across central and eastern Oklahoma.

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In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 23, 7:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Oklahoma44 min
Mar 23, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Jefferson, Stephens40 min
Mar 23, 7:32 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCarter, Jefferson, Stephens26 min
Mar 23, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln51 min
Mar 23, 7:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant35 min
Mar 23, 7:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant50 min
Mar 23, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Jefferson, Murray, Stephens49 min
Mar 23, 8:10 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCarter, Jefferson, Stephens3 hr
Mar 23, 8:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland27 min
Mar 23, 8:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland24 min
Mar 23, 8:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland, Lincoln27 min
Mar 23, 8:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland52 min
Mar 23, 8:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLove51 min
Mar 23, 8:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCarter32 min
Mar 23, 8:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Murray17 min
Mar 23, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNPottawatomie38 min
Mar 23, 9:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLove22 min
Mar 23, 9:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMurray33 min
Mar 23, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNPottawatomie31 min
Mar 23, 9:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNPottawatomie19 min
Mar 23, 9:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMarshall42 min
Mar 23, 9:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPottawatomie37 min
Mar 23, 11:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOkfuskee27 min
Mar 24, 1:44 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryOUNAlfalfa, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Cotton and 12 more8 hr
Mar 24, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAtoka30 min
Mar 24, 6:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBryan38 min
Mar 24, 6:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBryan45 min
Mar 24, 6:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBryan49 min
Mar 24, 6:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBryan21 min
Mar 24, 6:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBryan40 min
Mar 24, 6:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBryan50 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.