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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 309, NWS Norman, OK

June 12, 20219 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2021, 3:39 AM CDT for 9 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 51 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 12, 2021, 3:39 AM CDT (08:39 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2021, 4:30 AM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Carter County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Grady County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, McClain County, OK, Murray County, OK, Stephens County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 12, 4:20 AM CDTTSTM WND GST 661 N Ringling, OK

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

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 109 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 2021-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3394 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 55 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
3394 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-216 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1175 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
225 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

705 
WUUS54 KOUN 120839
SVROUN
OKC019-031-033-049-051-067-087-099-137-120930-
/O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0309.210612T0839Z-210612T0930Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
339 AM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Comanche County in southwestern Oklahoma...
  Northern Jefferson County in southern Oklahoma...
  Garvin County in southern Oklahoma...
  Southeastern Grady County in central Oklahoma...
  Stephens County in southern Oklahoma...
  Northeastern Cotton County in southwestern Oklahoma...
  Western Carter County in southern Oklahoma...
  Murray County in southern Oklahoma...
  South central McClain County in central Oklahoma...

* Until 430 AM CDT.

* At 338 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 4 miles southwest of Paoli to near Velma to 3 miles
  east of Walters, moving southeast at 35 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Duncan, Pauls Valley, Purcell, Sulphur, Marlow, Davis, Walters,
  Waurika, Lindsay, Healdton, Wynnewood, Wilson, Comanche, Maysville,
  Bray, Ringling, Temple, Elmore City, Wayne and Velma.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3413 9810 3415 9811 3414 9814 3414 9821
      3456 9838 3498 9735 3454 9688 3409 9752
TIME...MOT...LOC 0838Z 336DEG 33KT 3480 9733 3446 9768 3437 9826 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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1 follow-up statement
766 
WWUS54 KOUN 120906
SVSOUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
406 AM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021

OKC031-051-087-120916-
/O.CAN.KOUN.SV.W.0309.000000T0000Z-210612T0930Z/
Comanche OK-Grady OK-McClain OK-
406 AM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COMANCHE...
SOUTHEASTERN GRADY AND SOUTH CENTRAL MCCLAIN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3413 9809 3415 9811 3414 9821 3443 9831
      3468 9767 3469 9767 3486 9727 3485 9722
      3454 9688 3409 9752
TIME...MOT...LOC 0906Z 270DEG 33KT 3458 9721 3424 9756 3415 9814 

$$

OKC019-033-049-067-099-137-120930-
/O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0309.000000T0000Z-210612T0930Z/
Jefferson OK-Garvin OK-Stephens OK-Cotton OK-Carter OK-Murray OK-
406 AM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CDT
FOR NORTHERN JEFFERSON...GARVIN...STEPHENS...NORTHEASTERN COTTON...
WESTERN CARTER AND MURRAY COUNTIES...

At 406 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 5 miles southwest of Wynnewood to 4 miles west of
Healdton to 5 miles south of Hastings, moving east at 40 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...
Duncan, Pauls Valley, Sulphur, Davis, Waurika, Healdton, Wynnewood,
Wilson, Comanche, Ringling, Temple, Elmore City, Velma, Paoli, Katie,
Foster, Tatums, Hastings, Loco and Ratliff City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3413 9809 3415 9811 3414 9821 3443 9831
      3468 9767 3469 9767 3486 9727 3485 9722
      3454 9688 3409 9752
TIME...MOT...LOC 0906Z 270DEG 33KT 3458 9721 3424 9756 3415 9814 

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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 10:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKay13 min
Jun 11, 10:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKay52 min
Jun 11, 10:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant40 min
Jun 11, 10:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Grant27 min
Jun 11, 10:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant, Kay16 min
Jun 11, 11:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKay, Noble52 min
Jun 11, 11:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Major, Noble and 1 more46 min
Jun 11, 11:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPayne26 min
Jun 11, 11:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Logan, Noble, Payne47 min
Jun 12, 12:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Logan29 min
Jun 12, 12:10 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Grant3 hr
Jun 12, 12:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa33 min
Jun 12, 12:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKingfisher, Logan27 min
Jun 12, 12:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln, Oklahoma, Payne31 min
Jun 12, 1:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln40 min
Jun 12, 1:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma38 min
Jun 12, 1:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine, Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Lincoln, McClain and 3 more48 min
Jun 12, 2:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCaddo, Comanche, Grady41 min
Jun 12, 2:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Comanche, Grady38 min
Jun 12, 2:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie, Seminole35 min
Jun 12, 2:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWashita30 min
Jun 12, 3:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Comanche, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Stephens45 min
Jun 12, 3:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHughes, Pontotoc, Seminole50 min
Jun 12, 3:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCoal, Hughes, Johnston, Pontotoc32 min
Jun 12, 4:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Cotton, Garvin, Jefferson, Johnston, Love and 3 more43 min
Jun 12, 4:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBryan, Carter, Jefferson, Johnston, Love, Marshall41 min
Jun 12, 5:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBryan, Love, Marshall27 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.