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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Norman, OK

March 9, 201919 counties in Oklahoma; 7 counties in Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this wind advisory at Mar 9, 2019, 2:18 AM CST for 19 counties in Oklahoma; 7 counties in Texas. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 9, 2019, 2:18 AM CST (08:18 UTC)
Expired
Mar 9, 2019, 5:26 AM CST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
All 26 counties

Beckham County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Ellis County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Harper County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Major County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Washita County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK, Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Knox County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 161 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 2019-03-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2019-03-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 233 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1328 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
233 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
317 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Mar 9, 1:47 AM CST, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 1:47 AM CST, 31 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 8, 11:34 PM CST, 2 hours 44 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
1134 PM CST Fri Mar 8 2019

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-100545-
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-
1134 PM CST Fri Mar 8 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Overnight...

.Thunderstorms...
Thunderstorms are expected to develop early Saturday morning
across southwest and central Oklahoma, and expand in coverage and
intensity through the night. Severe storms will be possible
overnight across southeast and portions of central Oklahoma and
western north Texas. There is a slight risk of severe storms
generally southeast of a line from Henrietta Texas to Davis and
Ada Oklahoma. Hail up to the size of golfballs and 60 to 70 mph
winds gusts are the main hazards. There is a low chance of a
tornado developing across southeast Oklahoma. Farther northwest,
there is a marginal risk of severe weather portions of southwest
and central Oklahoma and additional portions of north Texas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday...

.Fire Weather...
Elevated fire weather conditions may develop Saturday, mainly
across western portions of Oklahoma and adjacent parts of north
Texas. Elevated fire weather conditions may return on Wednesday
across far western portions of Oklahoma and north Texas.

.Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain...
Thunderstorms are possible Monday night through Tuesday night.
Heavy rainfall and localized flooding will be possible.

Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 9, 1:36 AM CST, 42 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 9, 1:36 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln24 min
Mar 9, 3:29 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham, Greer, Harmon, Roger Mills31 min
Mar 9, 3:53 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCuster, Dewey, Greer, Jackson, Kiowa, Washita37 min
Mar 9, 4:20 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBryan25 min
Mar 9, 4:22 AM CSTHigh Wind WarningOUNBlaine, Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Custer, Dewey and 4 more64 min
Mar 9, 4:38 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCoal37 min
Mar 9, 4:41 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Coal, Johnston24 min
Mar 9, 5:20 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAtoka25 min
Mar 9, 8:29 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Grant, Kingfisher, Major46 min
Mar 9, 9:05 AM CSTWind AdvisoryOUNAlfalfa, Atoka, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo and 42 more5 hr
Mar 9, 1:42 PM CSTWind AdvisoryOUNAlfalfa, Blaine, Canadian, Garfield, Grant, Kay and 8 more4 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Oklahoma, 2019Wind Advisories in Texas, 2019Every wind advisory in 2019

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.