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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 403, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2019, 1:32 PM CDT for Ellis County, Harper County, Woodward County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 43 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 24, 2019, 1:32 PM CDT (18:32 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2019, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Ellis County, OK, Harper County, OK, Woodward County, OK
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:33 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 nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 2066 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 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 24, 12:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 24, 12:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Norman OK 459 AM CDT Fri May 24 2019 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-251000- 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- 459 AM CDT Fri May 24 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 Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Location... The risk for severe thunderstorms is across the entire area except for far southeast Oklahoma. Timing... 2 PM to 10 PM. Impacts... Up to golf ball size hail. 60 to 80 mph winds. Very low tornado risk. .SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT... Storm spotter groups and emergency management personnel should prepare for severe weather operations this afternoon and evening. .Heavy Rainfall and Flooding... Additional rainfall may cause flooding due to saturated soils across the region and any residual flooding ongoing from rainfall earlier this week. The highest risk for flooding is across northern Oklahoma. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday... .Thunderstorms... There is a risk for severe thunderstorms on Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday. On Saturday, the greatest risk for severe thunderstorms is across northwest Oklahoma. On Sunday, the greatest risk is across western Oklahoma and adjacent parts of north Texas. The risk for severe weather will be across much of the area on Tuesday. .Heavy Rainfall and Flooding... Flooding will be a continued risk with any additional rainfall through at least Tuesday of next 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
Special weather statement, May 24, 7:34 AM CDT, 5 hours 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
734 AM CDT Fri May 24 2019
OKZ017-241300-
Blaine OK-
734 AM CDT Fri May 24 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR central Blaine County Until 800
AM CDT...
AT 730 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Watonga, moving
northeast at 30 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Hail up to the size of nickels...
Wind gusts to 50 MPH...
Minor flooding in areas of poor drainage...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 3584 9822 3583 9821 3570 9838 3583 9856
3594 9839
TIME...MOT...LOC 1230Z 225DEG 28KT 3584 9838
TLLocal storm report, May 24, 8:54 AM CDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
854 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0850 AM FLASH FLOOD PONCA CITY 36.70N 97.08W
05/24/2019 KAY OK LAW ENFORCEMENT
A FEW CARS STRANDED IN FLOOD WATERS WITH ONGOING RESCUES.
SEVERAL CITY STREETS CLOSED.
&&
TLINDLEYSpecial weather statement, May 24, 1:17 PM CDT, 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 7:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Ellis | 32 min |
| May 23, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper | 45 min |
| May 23, 8:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper | 45 min |
| May 23, 9:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Harper | 41 min |
| May 23, 9:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Harper | 41 min |
| May 23, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper | 52 min |
| May 23, 9:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Harper | 32 min |
| May 23, 10:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Harper | 3 hr |
| May 23, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harper, Woods | 44 min |
| May 23, 10:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Harper, Woods | 17 min |
| May 23, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper, Woodward | 45 min |
| May 24, 12:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Ellis, Harper | 26 min |
| May 24, 1:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 41 min |
| May 24, 1:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper, Woods, Woodward | 41 min |
| May 24, 1:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woods | 32 min |
| May 24, 2:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Ellis, Woodward | 27 min |
| May 24, 2:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OUN | Harper | 7 hr |
| May 24, 2:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 36 min |
| May 24, 2:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woodward | 33 min |
| May 24, 2:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OUN | Ellis, Woodward | 7 hr |
| May 24, 2:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 33 min |
| May 24, 3:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Dewey, Woods, Woodward | 37 min |
| May 24, 3:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Alfalfa | 35 min |
| May 24, 4:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Alfalfa | 28 min |
| May 24, 4:39 AM CDT | Flood Watch | OUN | Kingfisher, Noble | 3 days |
| May 24, 4:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Blaine | 33 min |
| May 24, 5:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kingfisher | 38 min |
| May 24, 5:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kingfisher | 33 min |
| May 24, 6:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Blaine | 32 min |
| May 24, 6:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Custer | 37 min |
| May 24, 6:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Blaine | 27 min |
| May 24, 6:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harmon | 29 min |
| May 24, 6:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major | 3 hr |
| May 24, 6:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield | 34 min |
| May 24, 7:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kingfisher | 38 min |
| May 24, 7:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble | 3 hr |
| May 24, 7:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Blaine | 26 min |
| May 24, 7:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Garfield, Kay, Noble | 3 hr |
| May 24, 7:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher | 3 hr |
| May 24, 8:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Kingfisher, Logan, Noble, Payne | 4 hr |
| May 24, 9:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer | 4 days |
| May 24, 9:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain | 3 days |
| May 24, 9:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Cleveland, McClain | 4 days |
| May 24, 10:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OUN | Blaine, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Kingfisher, Logan and 2 more | 12 hr |
| May 24, 11:00 AM CDT | Flood Watch | OUN | Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Greer, Harmon, Jackson and 6 more | 65 hr |
| May 24, 1:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Ellis, Woodward | 28 min |
| May 24, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harper, Woods, Woodward | 40 min |
| May 24, 2:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kingfisher | 32 min |
| May 24, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Woods | 30 min |
| May 24, 2:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Grant, Kay | 5 days |
| May 24, 2:39 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Blaine, Kingfisher, Major | 56 hr |
| May 24, 2:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Logan, Payne | 4 days |
| May 24, 2:47 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Custer, Washita | 3 days |
| May 24, 2:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 24 min |
| May 24, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Roger Mills | 46 min |
| May 24, 3:00 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Blaine, Canadian | 3 days |
| May 24, 3:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Major | 23 min |
| May 24, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Woodward | 35 min |
| May 24, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Blaine, Dewey, Major, Woods | 30 min |
| May 24, 3:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Dewey | 33 min |
| May 24, 4:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Ellis | 30 min |
| May 24, 4:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grant | 28 min |
| May 24, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Garfield, Major | 47 min |
| May 24, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper, Woods, Woodward | 49 min |
| May 24, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Dewey | 31 min |
| May 24, 4:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Alfalfa, Major | 60 min |
| May 24, 4:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Custer | 32 min |
| May 24, 4:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jackson | 29 min |
| May 24, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Custer, Dewey | 52 min |
| May 24, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Major | 48 min |
| May 24, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Harmon, Jackson | 54 min |
| May 24, 5:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Major, Noble | 4 hr |
| May 24, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kiowa | 30 min |
| May 24, 5:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Dewey, Kingfisher and 1 more | 4 hr |
| May 24, 5:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Washita | 25 min |
| May 24, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay, Noble | 38 min |
| May 24, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Comanche, Kiowa, Tillman | 42 min |
| May 24, 5:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woods | 29 min |
| May 24, 5:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Major | 3 hr |
| May 24, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant | 52 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.