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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 285, NWS Norman, OK

June 7, 2021Jackson County, Kiowa County, Tillman County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 7, 2021, 3:11 AM CDT for Jackson County, Kiowa County, Tillman County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 49 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 7, 2021, 3:11 AM CDT (08:11 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2021, 4:00 AM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Jackson County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Tillman County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:14 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 7, 3:55 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG7 Ne Frederick, OK4 INCH DIAMATER TREE LIMBS BROKEN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 7, 2:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 251 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 2021-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1369 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 2021-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 37 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
1369 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2265 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
230 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
11.2

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The text

As transmitted.

702 
WUUS54 KOUN 070811
SVROUN
OKC065-075-141-070900-
/O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0285.210607T0811Z-210607T0900Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
311 AM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Jackson County in southwestern Oklahoma...
  South central Kiowa County in southwestern Oklahoma...
  Northwestern Tillman County in southwestern Oklahoma...

* Until 400 AM CDT.

* At 311 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles northeast
  of Headrick, moving south at 15 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...
  Frederick, Snyder, Tipton, Manitou and Headrick. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3469 9918 3472 9902 3447 9881 3437 9911
TIME...MOT...LOC 0811Z 338DEG 13KT 3467 9908 

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

JT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 1:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNComanche29 min
Jun 7, 1:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa27 min
Jun 7, 1:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Comanche, Kiowa, Washita39 min
Jun 7, 2:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche43 min
Jun 7, 2:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson, Kiowa48 min
Jun 7, 2:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche49 min
Jun 7, 3:04 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNComanche, Kiowa3 hr
Jun 7, 3:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Comanche45 min
Jun 7, 3:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson41 min
Jun 7, 3:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Kiowa, Tillman45 min
Jun 7, 3:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Jackson, Kiowa, Washita52 min
Jun 7, 4:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Cotton, Tillman50 min
Jun 7, 4:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Comanche, Garvin, Grady39 min
Jun 7, 4:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGreer, Jackson, Kiowa24 min
Jun 7, 4:52 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNJackson, Kiowa, Tillman5 hr
Jun 7, 4:58 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNComanche3 hr
Jun 7, 5:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrady, McClain29 min
Jun 7, 5:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrady, McClain27 min
Jun 7, 6:47 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOUNAtoka7 hr
Jun 7, 9:14 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNHughes3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.