Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 445, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 13, 2021, 3:23 PM CDT for Harmon County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 52 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
- Aug 13, 2021, 3:23 PM CDT (20:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2021, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Harmon County, OK
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 3:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 64 | 3 W Gould, OK |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 179 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 74 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -104 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1745 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
381
WUUS54 KOUN 132023
SVROUN
OKC057-132115-
/O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0445.210813T2023Z-210813T2115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
323 PM CDT Fri Aug 13 2021
The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Harmon County in southwestern Oklahoma...
* Until 415 PM CDT.
* At 322 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles east of
Hollis, moving southeast at 5 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...
Hollis, Gould, McKnight and McQueen.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3478 9992 3480 9979 3473 9967 3456 9967
3454 9987 3457 9992 3458 9993 3458 9996
3471 9998
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 331DEG 6KT 3470 9985
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
032 follow-up statements
873
WWUS54 KOUN 132048
SVSOUN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
348 PM CDT Fri Aug 13 2021
OKC057-132115-
/O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0445.000000T0000Z-210813T2115Z/
Harmon OK-
348 PM CDT Fri Aug 13 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN HARMON COUNTY...
At 347 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gould, moving
southeast at 5 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Surface observations have measured 60 to 65 mph winds with
this thunderstorm.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Hollis, Gould, McKnight and McQueen.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3478 9992 3480 9979 3473 9967 3456 9967
3454 9987 3457 9992 3458 9993 3458 9996
3471 9998
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 311DEG 6KT 3467 9981
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
03423
WWUS54 KOUN 132105
SVSOUN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
405 PM CDT Fri Aug 13 2021
OKC057-132115-
/O.EXP.KOUN.SV.W.0445.000000T0000Z-210813T2115Z/
Harmon OK-
405 PM CDT Fri Aug 13 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN HARMON COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 415 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However
gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3478 9992 3480 9979 3473 9967 3456 9967
3454 9987 3457 9992 3458 9993 3458 9996
3471 9998
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 331DEG 6KT 3465 9980
$$
03The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 1:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Ellis, Woods, Woodward | 33 min |
| Aug 13, 2:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Payne | 24 min |
| Aug 13, 2:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Oklahoma | 34 min |
| Aug 13, 3:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Oklahoma | 45 min |
| Aug 13, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian, Oklahoma | 40 min |
| Aug 13, 3:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Lincoln | 50 min |
| Aug 13, 3:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Oklahoma | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 3:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Oklahoma | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie | 47 min |
| Aug 13, 3:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Harmon | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 3:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Greer | 33 min |
| Aug 13, 4:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Lincoln, Oklahoma | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Marshall | 47 min |
| Aug 13, 4:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cleveland | 57 min |
| Aug 13, 4:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Lincoln | 25 min |
| Aug 13, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Greer | 28 min |
| Aug 13, 4:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Greer | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Canadian | 36 min |
| Aug 13, 5:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Canadian | 23 min |
| Aug 13, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Kiowa | 50 min |
| Aug 13, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Lincoln | 49 min |
| Aug 13, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 30 min |
| Aug 13, 5:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jackson | 41 min |
| Aug 13, 5:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cotton | 29 min |
| Aug 13, 5:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Canadian | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 5:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grady | 34 min |
| Aug 13, 6:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Tillman | 27 min |
| Aug 13, 6:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Greer | 24 min |
| Aug 13, 6:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 36 min |
| Aug 13, 6:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Tillman | 31 min |
| Aug 13, 6:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Custer | 35 min |
| Aug 13, 6:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham | 25 min |
| Aug 13, 6:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Greer, Kiowa | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 6:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Washita | 34 min |
| Aug 13, 6:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Washita | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 6:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Custer, Dewey | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 6:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham | 26 min |
| Aug 13, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham | 27 min |
| Aug 13, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Washita | 51 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.