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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 243, NWS Norman, OK

May 27, 2021Garfield County, Major County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2021, 3:27 PM CDT for Garfield County, Major County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 27, 2021, 3:27 PM CDT (20:27 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2021, 4:15 PM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
2.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Garfield County, OK, Major County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 27, 11:58 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 132 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 12:00Z on 2021-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2431 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2021-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 264 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2431 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-121 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
765 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
264 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
360 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.5
Supercell composite
7.5

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The text

As transmitted.

629 
WUUS54 KOUN 272027
SVROUN
OKC047-093-272115-
/O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0243.210527T2027Z-210527T2115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
327 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Garfield County in northern Oklahoma...
  Southeastern Major County in northwestern Oklahoma...

* Until 415 PM CDT.

* At 326 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ames, moving 
  east at 25 mph. Hail larger than golf balls have been reported 
  3 miles north of Isabella, and tennis ball size hail is possible.

  HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Enid, Waukomis, Lahoma, Ringwood, Drummond, Breckenridge, Ames,
  Meno, Vance Air Force Base, Bison and North Enid.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3617 9829 3637 9830 3648 9774 3621 9769
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 260DEG 23KT 3629 9819 

HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

..speg.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 7:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper33 min
May 26, 7:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper30 min
May 26, 8:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarper47 min
May 26, 8:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarper, Woods, Woodward39 min
May 26, 9:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarper, Woods, Woodward44 min
May 26, 9:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Ellis, Harper, Woods, Woodward49 min
May 26, 10:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Grant, Woods, Woodward49 min
May 26, 11:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant, Kay51 min
May 27, 1:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham23 min
May 27, 2:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham38 min
May 27, 3:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine, Custer, Dewey62 min
May 27, 4:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Major63 min
May 27, 6:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield, Noble36 min
May 27, 10:28 AM CDTFlood WatchOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Garfield, Grady, Kay, Kingfisher and 8 more12 hr
May 27, 11:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKingfisher34 min
May 27, 12:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine30 min
May 27, 12:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNDewey34 min
May 27, 12:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Kingfisher, Logan46 min
May 27, 12:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Custer, Dewey52 min
May 27, 12:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Garfield, Kingfisher46 min
May 27, 12:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKay25 min
May 27, 12:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBlaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan3 hr
May 27, 12:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield35 min
May 27, 12:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Grant, Kay, Noble42 min
May 27, 12:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Garfield, Kingfisher39 min
May 27, 12:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Noble, Payne47 min
May 27, 1:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Major, Noble44 min
May 27, 1:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa, Grant37 min
May 27, 1:14 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNKingfisher46 min
May 27, 1:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoodward28 min
May 27, 1:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNMajor, Woods, Woodward39 min
May 27, 1:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKay, Noble36 min
May 27, 1:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Kingfisher, Logan46 min
May 27, 1:30 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGarfield, Grant, Kay, Noble3 hr
May 27, 1:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNBlaine, Kingfisher, Logan4 hr
May 27, 1:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNNoble, Payne17 min
May 27, 1:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKingfisher, Logan43 min
May 27, 1:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield, Grant, Kay25 min
May 27, 1:59 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNPottawatomie, Seminole15 hr
May 27, 2:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMajor27 min
May 27, 2:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKingfisher, Logan, Payne45 min
May 27, 2:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant, Kay43 min
May 27, 2:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Logan, Payne56 min
May 27, 2:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Major50 min
May 27, 2:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNLincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Payne3 hr
May 27, 2:51 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCanadian, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma3 hr
May 27, 2:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher, Logan39 min
May 27, 3:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln19 min
May 27, 3:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Logan, Noble, Payne42 min
May 27, 3:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNLincoln, Payne3 hr
May 27, 3:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Payne48 min
May 27, 3:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Payne30 min
May 27, 3:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Noble, Payne41 min
May 27, 3:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNGarfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Major, Noble, Payne2 hr
May 27, 3:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNNoble33 min
May 27, 3:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLogan29 min
May 27, 3:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLogan24 min
May 27, 3:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNNoble37 min
May 27, 3:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOklahoma19 min
May 27, 4:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher, Logan27 min
May 27, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Payne65 min
May 27, 4:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Dewey, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major45 min
May 27, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLogan, Noble, Payne38 min
May 27, 4:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKingfisher7 min
May 27, 4:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher, Logan37 min
May 27, 4:56 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBlaine, Kingfisher3 hr
May 27, 4:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln19 min
May 27, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Major49 min
May 27, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Oklahoma45 min
May 27, 5:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma41 min
May 27, 5:25 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatOUNCanadian, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma3 hr
May 27, 5:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian29 min
May 27, 5:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNKingfisher, Logan106 min
May 27, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKingfisher, Logan38 min
May 27, 6:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCanadian, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie3 hr
May 27, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Grady, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and 2 more42 min
May 27, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWashita31 min
May 27, 6:21 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Oklahoma3 hr
May 27, 6:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain111 min
May 27, 6:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Canadian, Washita15 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.