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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 271, NWS Norman, OK

June 2, 2021Foard County, Knox County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2021, 5:59 AM CDT for Foard County, Knox County, Texas. It was in force for 46 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
Jun 2, 2021, 5:59 AM CDT (10:59 UTC)
Expired
Jun 2, 2021, 6:45 AM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Foard County, TX, Knox County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 231 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-06-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 10 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-06-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
10 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1359 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

870 
WUUS54 KOUN 021059
SVROUN
TXC155-275-021145-
/O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0271.210602T1059Z-210602T1145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
559 AM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Foard County in northern Texas...
  Knox County in northern Texas...

* Until 645 AM CDT.

* At 558 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 9 miles northeast of Chalk to 15 miles southeast of
  Guthrie to 3 miles south of Clairemont, moving southeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 550 am, a wind gust to 60 mph was 
           reported at Paducah, and at 540 am, a gust to 59 mph was 
           recorded at Guthrie.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Munday, Knox City, Benjamin, Truscott, Gilliland and Rhineland. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3404 10005 3383 9962 3340 9960 3340 9999
      3383 10000 3384 10005
TIME...MOT...LOC 1058Z 312DEG 29KT 3398 10012 3345 10017 3312 10076 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CMS
2 follow-up statements
459 
WWUS54 KOUN 021117
SVSOUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
617 AM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021

TXC155-021127-
/O.CAN.KOUN.SV.W.0271.000000T0000Z-210602T1145Z/
Foard TX-
617 AM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FOARD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have weakened. Therefore, the 
warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3340 9960 3340 9999 3373 10000 3367 9961
TIME...MOT...LOC 1117Z 312DEG 29KT 3388 9999 3335 10004 3303 10063 

$$

TXC275-021145-
/O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0271.000000T0000Z-210602T1145Z/
Knox TX-
617 AM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KNOX COUNTY...

At 617 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 13 miles east of Chalk to 11 miles west of Rochester
to 11 miles southeast of Clairemont, moving southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Munday, Knox City, Benjamin and Rhineland. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3340 9960 3340 9999 3373 10000 3367 9961
TIME...MOT...LOC 1117Z 312DEG 29KT 3388 9999 3335 10004 3303 10063 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CMS
265 
WWUS54 KOUN 021142
SVSOUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
642 AM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021

TXC275-021152-
/O.EXP.KOUN.SV.W.0271.000000T0000Z-210602T1145Z/
Knox TX-
642 AM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KNOX COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 645 AM CDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 3340 9960 3340 9999 3373 10000 3367 9961
TIME...MOT...LOC 1142Z 312DEG 29KT 3377 9984 3324 9989 3292 10048 

$$

CMS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 2, 5:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNFoard43 min
Jun 2, 5:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKnox31 min
Jun 2, 6:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBaylor34 min
Jun 2, 2:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNClay35 min
Jun 2, 3:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNClay52 min
Jun 2, 4:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWichita52 min
Jun 2, 4:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWichita36 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.