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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 448, NWS Norman, OK

August 13, 2021Greer County, Kiowa County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 13, 2021, 5:10 PM CDT for Greer County, Kiowa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 50 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
Aug 13, 2021, 5:10 PM CDT (22:10 UTC)
Expired
Aug 13, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Greer County, OK, Kiowa County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:12 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 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 202 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 74 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -12 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

471 
WUUS54 KOUN 132210
SVROUN
OKC055-075-132300-
/O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0448.210813T2210Z-210813T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
510 PM CDT Fri Aug 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Kiowa County in southwestern Oklahoma...
  Greer County in southwestern Oklahoma...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 510 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles northwest
  of Granite, moving northeast at 10 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Mangum, Granite, Lone Wolf, Willow, Brinkman and Altus-Lugert Lake.

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 3503 9967 3512 9962 3512 9944 3511 9944
      3512 9941 3511 9924 3481 9925 3481 9967
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 241DEG 7KT 3499 9945 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

03
2 follow-up statements
433 
WWUS54 KOUN 132234
SVSOUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
534 PM CDT Fri Aug 13 2021

OKC055-075-132300-
/O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0448.000000T0000Z-210813T2300Z/
Kiowa OK-Greer OK-
534 PM CDT Fri Aug 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN KIOWA AND GREER COUNTIES...

At 534 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Granite, moving
northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Mangum, Granite, Lone Wolf, Willow, Brinkman and Altus-Lugert Lake. 

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 3503 9967 3512 9962 3512 9944 3511 9944
      3512 9941 3511 9924 3481 9925 3481 9967
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 241DEG 7KT 3501 9940 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

03
075 
WWUS54 KOUN 132250
SVSOUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
550 PM CDT Fri Aug 13 2021

OKC055-075-132300-
/O.EXP.KOUN.SV.W.0448.000000T0000Z-210813T2300Z/
Kiowa OK-Greer OK-
550 PM CDT Fri Aug 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN KIOWA AND GREER
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 600 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 3503 9967 3512 9962 3512 9944 3511 9944
      3512 9941 3511 9924 3481 9925 3481 9967
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 241DEG 7KT 3502 9938 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 13, 1:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNEllis, Woods, Woodward33 min
Aug 13, 2:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPayne24 min
Aug 13, 2:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOklahoma34 min
Aug 13, 3:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOklahoma45 min
Aug 13, 3:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Oklahoma40 min
Aug 13, 3:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarmon52 min
Aug 13, 3:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln50 min
Aug 13, 3:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNOklahoma3 hr
Aug 13, 3:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNOklahoma3 hr
Aug 13, 3:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie47 min
Aug 13, 3:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNHarmon3 hr
Aug 13, 3:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGreer33 min
Aug 13, 4:28 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNLincoln, Oklahoma3 hr
Aug 13, 4:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMarshall47 min
Aug 13, 4:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland57 min
Aug 13, 4:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln25 min
Aug 13, 4:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGreer28 min
Aug 13, 4:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGreer3 hr
Aug 13, 4:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian36 min
Aug 13, 5:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian23 min
Aug 13, 5:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln49 min
Aug 13, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNRoger Mills30 min
Aug 13, 5:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson41 min
Aug 13, 5:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCotton29 min
Aug 13, 5:55 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCanadian3 hr
Aug 13, 5:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrady34 min
Aug 13, 6:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNTillman27 min
Aug 13, 6:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGreer24 min
Aug 13, 6:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNRoger Mills36 min
Aug 13, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNTillman31 min
Aug 13, 6:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCuster35 min
Aug 13, 6:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham25 min
Aug 13, 6:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGreer, Kiowa3 hr
Aug 13, 6:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWashita34 min
Aug 13, 6:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWashita32 min
Aug 13, 6:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCuster, Dewey3 hr
Aug 13, 6:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham26 min
Aug 13, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham27 min
Aug 13, 6:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWashita51 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.