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Heat Advisory 4, NWS Norman, OK

July 24, 202128 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this heat advisory at Jul 24, 2021, 2:02 PM CDT for 28 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 24, 2021, 2:02 PM CDT (19:02 UTC)
Expired
Jul 24, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
All 28 counties

Atoka County, OK, Bryan County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Carter County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Coal County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Grady County, OK, Grant County, OK, Hughes County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Johnston County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Lincoln County, OK, Logan County, OK, Love County, OK, Marshall County, OK, McClain County, OK, Murray County, OK, Noble County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Payne County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK, Seminole County, OK, Stephens County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:00 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

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 256 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, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-07-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1664 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-07-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 85 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1664 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-142 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
796 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
92 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 heat 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 heat advisory went out at Jul 24, 1:02 PM CDT, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 1:02 PM CDT, 1 hour before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 24, 11:44 AM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
1144 AM CDT Sat Jul 24 2021

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-251645-
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-
1144 AM CDT Sat Jul 24 2021

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

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

.Heat...
Hot and humid conditions will lead to triple digit heat index
values across much of the area this afternoon. If you have to be
outside, take steps to prevent heat related illnesses.

.Thunderstorms...
Thunderstorms are possible across northern Oklahoma this
afternoon and evening. Organized severe weather is unlikely.

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

.Thunderstorms...
Thunderstorms will be possible on Sunday across northern
Oklahoma, and then again on Monday. Organized severe weather is
unlikely.

.Heat...
Hot and humid conditions will likely lead to triple digit heat
index values across at least parts of the area will continue
through next week.

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 24, 2:42 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryOUNAtoka, Bryan, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Coal and 22 more28 hr

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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.