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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 321, NWS Norman, OK

May 20, 2019Garfield County, Grant County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 20, 2019, 3:12 PM CDT for Garfield County, Grant County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 48 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 20, 2019, 3:12 PM CDT (20:12 UTC)
Expired
May 20, 2019, 4:00 PM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Garfield County, OK, Grant County, OK

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 20, 1:37 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC8 hr

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 20, 2:44 PM CDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 20, 2:44 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
244 PM CDT Mon May 20 2019

.DISCUSSION...

Widespread and significant severe weather is beginning across the
forecast area. These storms are working with an environment of high
shear and high instability which will promote the initation and
maintenance of long lived supercells. Extremely large hail, damaging
wind, and tornadoes are expected with these supercells. In addition
these threats and with precipitable water that is in the 75th
percentile, heavy rainfall and widespread flooding is also
anticipated.

A second wave of supercells and severe thunderstorms are expected to
initiate later this evening over northwest Texas and the Texas
panhandle and move eastward. As these move into Oklahoma and Western
North Texas, the storms are expected to undergo upscale development
and form a squall line. Large hail, damaging winds, and flooding
rainfall are expected with this line of storms. Due to the high
shear and the enhancement from the lower level jet, QLCS tornadoes
are possible with this squall line.

Storms are expected to exit the area Tuesday morning, with a
reprieve until Wednesday. Enhanced lower level moisture advection
along with the movement of a strong upper level cyclone into the
Arizona/Utah will result in a chance of precipitation in central
and northwest Oklahoma throughout the next of the week.

Zwink

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued Issued by National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX/

DISCUSSION...
The 18z aviation discussion follows...

AVIATION...
Numerous showers and thunderstorms continue mainly north of the warm
front that is draped across areas just north of I40. For the TAF
sites north of the boundary will prevail -TSRA for much of the valid
period as continued lift occurs to maintain convective development.
For the sites south of the boundary, the atmosphere is expected to
continue to destabilize throughout the afternoon leading to
scattered to numerous thunderstorms impacting the terminals in
the mid-late afternoon and evening hours. There could be a break
or two in the activity, but will prevail a mention of precip for
most of the period to better handle the threat for possible strong
to severe storms impacting the airports. IFR/MVFR ceilings and
visibility will be possible through the period with lowering
visibility and increases in winds possible with the stronger
convection. Will amend TAFs as necessary as activity develops this
afternoon and a higher confidence in timing materializes.

Hampshire/Platt

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  63  75  59  81 /  80  50   0  20
Hobart OK         60  75  56  83 /  80  10   0  20
Wichita Falls TX  64  78  61  86 /  80  30   0  20
Gage OK           56  74  51  83 /  80  10   0  10
Ponca City OK     64  74  59  82 /  90  60   0  20
Durant OK         65  77  62  84 /  40  80   0  20

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Flood Watch through Tuesday afternoon for OKZ004>048-050>052.

TX...Flood Watch through Tuesday afternoon for TXZ083>090.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 8:57 AM CDT, 6 hours 15 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Norman OK
857 AM CDT Mon May 20 2019

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-211400-
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-
857 AM CDT Mon May 20 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

.Thunderstorms...
There is a High Risk for severe thunderstorms today into tonight.
Significant and widespread severe weather is expected across
Oklahoma and northern Texas.

Location...
The High Risk is across western north Texas, western Oklahoma,
and central Oklahoma. Outside the High Risk, there is an Enhanced
to Moderate Risk for severe thunderstorms.

Timing...
Severe thunderstorms will be possible the entire period with the
most likely time for significant severe weather this afternoon and
evening.

Impacts...
Very large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes are expected with
the strongest thunderstorms. Strong to violent, potentially long-
track, tornadoes are possible. The greatest risk for tornadoes is
this afternoon and evening. Overnight, a line of thunderstorms
with a continued threat of damaging winds and tornadoes will move
through the entire area.

.Flooding and Heavy Rainfall...
Flooding and flash flooding is likely given the several rounds of
severe thunderstorms with intense rainfall. The risk is
particularly high in central and north central Oklahoma where some
areas will likely receive more than 5 inches. Significant, life-
threatening, flooding will be possible. A flood watch is in effect
until Tuesday afternoon.

.SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT...
Storm spotter groups and emergency management personnel across
the entire area should prepare for severe weather operations
through tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday...

.Thunderstorms...
After Tuesday, thunderstorms remain in the
forecast into the weekend with a continued risk for severe
thunderstorms, especially on Thursday.

.Flooding and Heavy Rainfall...
After Tuesday, the risk for heavy rainfall and flooding will
continue with periods of showers and thunderstorms expected
through the end of the week.

Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow
our weather forecast office on Twitter and Facebook.

Mahale

In the hours before

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Special weather statement, May 20, 12:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
1255 PM CDT Mon May 20 2019

OKZ005-006-201830-
Alfalfa OK-Woods OK-
1255 PM CDT Mon May 20 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR Alfalfa and eastern Woods
Counties Until 130 PM CDT...

AT 1252 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were along a line extending from
near Hardtner to 3 miles south of Alva to 9 miles southwest of
Dacoma, moving northeast at 40 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Hail up to the size of nickels...
Wind gusts to 50 MPH...
Minor flooding in areas of poor drainage...

Locations impacted include...
Alva, Cherokee, Carmen, Jet, Burlington, Dacoma, Amorita, Byron,
Lambert, Ingersoll, Great Salt Plains Lake, Driftwood, Capron,
Waldron and Hopeton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9816 3660 9817 3647 9875 3700 9874
TIME...MOT...LOC 1752Z 246DEG 37KT 3704 9869 3676 9869 3657 9869

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 20, 7:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis40 min
May 20, 7:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Harper34 min
May 20, 8:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Harper, Woodward50 min
May 20, 8:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNEllis, Harper, Woods, Woodward3 hr
May 20, 8:33 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNCuster, Washita4 days
May 20, 8:35 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNCaddo, Kiowa, Washita21 days
May 20, 8:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNCaddo, Garvin, Grady21 days
May 20, 8:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarper, Major, Woods, Woodward41 min
May 20, 8:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa, Major31 min
May 20, 9:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLogan30 min
May 20, 9:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoodward26 min
May 20, 9:09 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNDewey, Major, Woodward5 days
May 20, 9:11 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNBlaine, Canadian61 hr
May 20, 9:11 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNCanadian46 hr
May 20, 9:12 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNCanadian, Oklahoma3 days
May 20, 9:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNOklahoma43 hr
May 20, 9:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNLincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie4 days
May 20, 9:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPayne29 min
May 20, 9:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Noble33 min
May 20, 9:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNAlfalfa, Woods2 hr
May 20, 9:32 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNGrady21 days
May 20, 9:33 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNGarvin60 hr
May 20, 9:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLogan, Noble, Payne42 min
May 20, 9:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNJackson, Kiowa, Tillman12 days
May 20, 9:40 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNCotton, Jefferson, Tillman21 days
May 20, 9:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNCotton4 days
May 20, 9:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNComanche, Cotton5 days
May 20, 9:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln32 min
May 20, 9:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNMajor, Woods, Woodward11 days
May 20, 9:47 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNKingfisher, Logan10 days
May 20, 9:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNLogan, Payne4 days
May 20, 9:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNPayne21 days
May 20, 9:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNGrant, Kay, Noble23 days
May 20, 9:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNPottawatomie, Seminole49 hr
May 20, 9:53 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNBlaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer3 days
May 20, 9:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant, Kay, Noble37 min
May 20, 9:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNCleveland, McClain65 hr
May 20, 10:18 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNLogan52 hr
May 20, 10:22 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNLogan59 hr
May 20, 10:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa, Major33 min
May 20, 10:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper35 min
May 20, 10:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Harper, Woodward41 min
May 20, 10:53 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGrant, Kay3 hr
May 20, 10:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNKingfisher41 hr
May 20, 10:56 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNKingfisher45 hr
May 20, 11:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant30 min
May 20, 11:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper32 min
May 20, 11:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield, Kay32 min
May 20, 11:49 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNAlfalfa, Ellis, Harper, Woods, Woodward116 min
May 20, 11:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoodward32 min
May 20, 12:03 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Major, Noble, Woods, Woodward117 min
May 20, 12:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPayne38 min
May 20, 12:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoods36 min
May 20, 12:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKay34 min
May 20, 12:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCoal, Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole35 min
May 20, 12:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCaddo32 min
May 20, 12:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa35 min
May 20, 1:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNNoble23 min
May 20, 1:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNRoger Mills35 min
May 20, 1:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNAlfalfa, Ellis, Garfield, Grant, Harper, Kay and 4 more4 hr
May 20, 2:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Roger Mills56 min
May 20, 2:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Dewey, Roger Mills45 min
May 20, 2:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian36 min
May 20, 2:24 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCuster, Ellis, Roger Mills51 min
May 20, 2:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Canadian, Grady33 min
May 20, 2:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Roger Mills52 min
May 20, 2:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Dewey, Ellis, Major, Roger Mills, Woodward68 min
May 20, 2:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher52 min
May 20, 2:55 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher50 min
May 20, 3:04 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNGrant, Kay3 days
May 20, 3:09 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNBlaine, Kingfisher, Major3 days
May 20, 3:13 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNDewey, Major, Woodward2 hr
May 20, 3:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNRoger Mills39 min
May 20, 3:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Dewey34 min
May 20, 3:29 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNWoodward58 hr
May 20, 3:34 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedOUNKingfisher, Logan41 min
May 20, 3:42 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNPottawatomie36 hr
May 20, 3:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNGarfield, Grant, Kay, Noble3 hr
May 20, 3:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Grant, Kay, Noble53 min
May 20, 3:55 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNHarmon50 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.