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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 6, 2019, 7:52 AM CDT for Archer County, Texas. It was in force for 38 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
- Apr 6, 2019, 7:52 AM CDT (12:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2019, 8:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Archer County, TX
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 1268 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 544 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
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 Apr 6, 5:43 AM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 5:43 AM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 543 AM CDT Sat Apr 6 2019 .AVIATION... First area of showers and thunderstorms is lifting over western and northwestern OK. Some light dz/ra will be possible over WWR with this. Additional development is then expected later this morning through most of the the day initially from SPS, and then spreading northward over most of the terminals. Some small hail can't be ruled out later but not confident enough to mention any of this for the time being. Expect vsby restrictions due to heavy rainfall. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 351 AM CDT Sat Apr 6 2019/ DISCUSSION... The initial complex of storms over western north TX and SW OK has been on a weakening trend over the last hour. However, expect additional development as it lifts northeastward through the early morning hours near and north of the Red River. In addition, increasing 850-925 mb southerly flow will continue to result in moistening of this layer, enhancing elevated instability from SW, central, and southern OK through 15Z or so. A few strong to severe storms will be possible especially near 11-14Z over this area. Deep layer shear will only slowly increase so this will be a limiting factor. Storms associated with main mid level shortwave trough have also developed over west TX this morning. The northern extent of which extends to near LUB. As this feature lifts northeastward, some additional development will be possible mid day over central and north central OK. Limited instability should keep these storms fairly docile. A secondary southern stream trough is expected to traverse central and south central TX early Sun, and then lift near the Arklatex Sunday afternoon. A few strong to severe storms will be possible along a stalled front Sun afternoon and evening, but confidence in the location of this feature is low. For now, the most likely location for storms to develop Sun will be along and east of I-35, and near/south of I-40 over central and se OK. Deep layer shear will certainly keep most of this activity, if it manages to develop, fairly unorganized. Precip chances will come to an end Mon as the surface low moves into the Miss. River valley and drags north winds behind it. A warming trend is expected Mon-Wed under an upper level ridge. By late Tue night, a fairly deep upper trough will cross the central Rockies and then move into the central plains during the day Wed. The attendant surface low and pressure gradient will increase southerly and southwesterly winds over our area. Highs may approach 90 over portions of western north TX. This, combined with very dry air moving off the high plains of TX, will result in fire weather concerns during the afternoon hours mainly over the western half of our FA. A cold front will then move through overnight Wed into Thursday morning cooling things off quite a bit. Morning lows by Friday could drop to near freezing across NW OK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 69 57 76 54 / 70 30 20 20 Hobart OK 71 54 76 51 / 60 20 10 10 Wichita Falls TX 74 58 79 56 / 80 20 10 20 Gage OK 70 50 76 46 / 50 20 0 0 Ponca City OK 69 56 75 52 / 60 40 20 10 Durant OK 71 60 77 57 / 80 20 20 40 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. TX...None. && 99/03/03
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 6, 4:58 AM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
743 AM CDT SAT APR 6 2019
TXZ089-090-061315-
Clay TX-Archer TX-
743 AM CDT SAT APR 6 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR southwestern Clay and
southeastern Archer Counties Until 815 AM CDT....
AT 741 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were along a line extending from
7 miles southeast of Megargel to 5 miles southeast of Olney to 5
miles north of Graham, moving northeast at 35 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Hail up to one-half inch diameter...
Wind gusts to 50 MPH...
Locations impacted include...
Archer City and Windthorst.
LAT...LON 3340 9892 3363 9869 3362 9834 3348 9823
3347 9842 3340 9842
TIME...MOT...LOC 1241Z 224DEG 32KT 3336 9886 3333 9868 3318 9859
WRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 3:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Greer, Jackson | 51 min |
| Apr 6, 9:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Stephens | 27 min |
| Apr 6, 4:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Noble | 34 min |
| Apr 6, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kay | 44 min |
| Apr 6, 1:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Knox | 40 min |
| Apr 6, 2:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Foard, Knox | 30 min |
| Apr 6, 2:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Baylor, Foard, Hardeman, Wilbarger | 62 min |
| Apr 6, 7:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Archer | 32 min |
| Apr 6, 8:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Clay | 33 min |
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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.