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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 653, NWS Norman, OK

June 22, 2019Woodward County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2019, 7:10 PM CDT for Woodward County, Oklahoma. 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: Jun 22, 2019, 7:10 PM CDT (00:10 UTC)
Expired: Jun 22, 2019, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Woodward County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 22, 2:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 215 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1968 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -40 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1183 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 60 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 3.9

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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 Jun 22, 6:27 PM CDT, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 6:27 PM CDT, 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 12:14 PM CDT, 6 hours 56 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Norman OK
1214 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2019

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-231130-
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-
1214 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 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...
Isolated to scattered severe storms are likely late this
afternoon, after 4 pm, into the overnight hours with an Enhanced
Risk across northern, central, and western Oklahoma. There is a
Slight risk across western north Texas, south-central, and
southeast Oklahoma. Th Enhanced Risk includes locations west of
Stillwater, Oklahoma City, Lawton, and Vernon Texas.

Severe storms could develop as early as 4 pm across south-central
and southeast Oklahoma, where storms could move in from northern
Texas. Damaging wind gusts will be the main impacts from those
storms, which could persist through the evening.

Severe storms are also expected to develop near far western and
northern Oklahoma close to a dryline and cold front between 5 pm
and 6 pm. The initial storms over these areas could be discrete
supercells with very large hail up to the size of baseballs and
strong wind gusts to 70 mph possible. There is also a low risk for
tornadoes with these storms. The storms will then develop into
one or more complexes that move across mainly northern Oklahoma
this evening into early Sunday. Damaging winds will become an
increasing threat, with wind gusts up to around 80 mph possible.
The potential hail size and risk for tornadoes will decrease
through the evening.

.Heavy Rain and Flooding...
Heavy rain will be a concern with the showers and thunderstorms.
Flash flooding and river flooding could be possible in some
areas.

.SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT...
Storm spotter groups and emergency management personnel across
the area should prepare for severe weather operations late this
afternoon into the overnight hours.

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

.Thunderstorms...
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to be ongoing Sunday
morning. Heavy rain will be the primary concern early Sunday.

Severe storms will be likely again Sunday afternoon and evening
with an Enhanced Risk across western north Texas and all but
northwest parts of Oklahoma. There is uncertainty Sunday due to
the effects of storms Saturday night. However, severe storms are
likely with very large hail and damaging winds.

.Heavy Rain and Flooding...
Heavy rain Sunday could lead to flash flooding and river flooding.

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, Jun 22, 5:04 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
504 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2019

OKZ031-222230-
Seminole OK-
504 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR northeastern Seminole County
Until 530 PM CDT...

AT 502 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 4 miles east of
Bowlegs, moving north at 25 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Hail up to the size of quarters...
Wind gusts over 50 MPH...
Heavy rain can lead to reduced visibility...

Locations impacted include...
Seminole, Wewoka, Bowlegs, Cromwell and Lima.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3512 9648 3513 9667 3540 9663 3540 9660
      3541 9658 3539 9655 3539 9654 3541 9654
      3544 9657 3545 9655 3543 9651 3543 9649
      3542 9644 3522 9644
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 187DEG 21KT 3516 9658

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Special weather statement, Jun 22, 5:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
505 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2019

OKZ048-222230-
Atoka OK-
505 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR northeastern Atoka County Until
530 PM CDT...

AT 504 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Daisy, moving
north at 25 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Hail up to the size of nickels...
Wind gusts to 50 MPH...
Heavy rain can lead to reduced visibility...

Locations impacted include...
Daisy and Redden.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3451 9578 3445 9578 3447 9592 3468 9591
      3468 9588 3459 9588 3459 9567 3451 9567
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 187DEG 21KT 3451 9580

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Local storm report, Jun 22, 5:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 22, 5:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 22, 6:11 PM CDT, 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 22, 6:45 PM CDT, 25 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 22, 7:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Grant	43 min
Jun 23, 1:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Roger Mills	29 min
Jun 23, 1:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Roger Mills	47 min
Jun 23, 1:41 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Beckham, Roger Mills	34 min
Jun 23, 2:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	36 min
Jun 23, 2:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Roger Mills	47 min
Jun 23, 2:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	37 min
Jun 23, 3:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Custer	25 min
Jun 23, 3:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Ellis	23 min
Jun 23, 3:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	17 min
Jun 23, 3:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis, Harper, Woods, Woodward	43 min
Jun 23, 3:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woodward	37 min
Jun 23, 3:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant	37 min
Jun 23, 4:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	33 min
Jun 23, 4:14 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Grant	31 min
Jun 23, 4:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grant, Kay	51 min
Jun 23, 4:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Major	34 min
Jun 23, 5:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine	28 min
Jun 23, 5:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Major	19 min
Jun 23, 5:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	18 min
Jun 23, 5:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	28 min
Jun 23, 5:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine	26 min
Jun 23, 5:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian, Kingfisher	35 min
Jun 23, 5:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	31 min
Jun 23, 6:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Logan, Payne	29 min
Jun 23, 6:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian, Oklahoma	37 min
Jun 23, 6:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Logan, Noble, Payne	49 min
Jun 23, 7:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln, Oklahoma	31 min
Jun 23, 7:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Oklahoma	30 min
Jun 23, 7:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	32 min
Jun 23, 7:45 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and 1 more	3 hr
Jun 23, 7:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Pottawatomie	30 min
Jun 23, 10:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes	34 min
Jun 23, 10:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Hughes, Murray, Pontotoc	35 min
Jun 23, 11:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes, Murray, Pontotoc	34 min
Jun 23, 11:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal, Hughes, Pontotoc	35 min
Jun 23, 12:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal	30 min
Jun 23, 12:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka	23 min
Jun 23, 12:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal	33 min
Jun 23, 12:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grady	28 min
Jun 23, 12:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garvin, Grady, McClain	49 min
Jun 23, 1:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Stephens	24 min
Jun 23, 1:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, McClain	43 min
Jun 23, 1:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Stephens	32 min
Jun 23, 1:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garvin, Grady, Stephens	42 min
Jun 23, 1:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garvin, McClain	48 min
Jun 23, 2:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Pottawatomie, Stephens	47 min
Jun 23, 2:18 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Pottawatomie, Stephens	3 hr
Jun 23, 2:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	25 min
Jun 23, 2:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton	48 min
Jun 23, 2:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole	43 min
Jun 23, 2:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Pontotoc, Seminole	35 min
Jun 23, 3:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garvin, Stephens	29 min
Jun 23, 3:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes	27 min
Jun 23, 3:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole	52 min
Jun 23, 3:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	29 min
Jun 23, 3:26 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Hughes, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole	3 hr
Jun 23, 3:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garvin	27 min
Jun 23, 3:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens	39 min
Jun 23, 3:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garvin, Stephens	49 min
Jun 23, 3:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pontotoc	31 min
Jun 23, 3:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cotton	3 hr
Jun 23, 4:02 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Coal, Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole	3 hr
Jun 23, 4:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pontotoc	52 min
Jun 23, 4:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grady, Stephens	49 min
Jun 23, 4:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	28 min
Jun 23, 4:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Stephens	23 min
Jun 23, 4:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Coal, Hughes, Pontotoc	3 hr
Jun 23, 4:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Murray	45 min
Jun 23, 4:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garvin	32 min
Jun 23, 4:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka	31 min
Jun 23, 4:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Stephens	114 min
Jun 23, 4:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garvin	3 hr
Jun 23, 4:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Johnston	23 min
Jun 23, 4:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garvin, Grady, McClain	52 min
Jun 23, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jefferson	47 min
Jun 23, 5:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton	41 min
Jun 23, 5:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pontotoc	25 min
Jun 23, 5:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Johnston	36 min
Jun 23, 5:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Love	25 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.