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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 477, NWS Norman, OK

September 3, 2021Alfalfa County, Woods County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 3, 2021, 4:14 PM CDT for Alfalfa County, Woods County, Oklahoma. 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
Sep 3, 2021, 4:14 PM CDT (21:14 UTC)
Expired
Sep 3, 2021, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Alfalfa County, OK, Woods County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 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

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 180 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2021-09-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 885 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2021-09-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 117 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
885 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-100 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1122 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
117 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
2.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

444 
WUUS54 KOUN 032114
SVROUN
OKC003-151-032200-
/O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0477.210903T2114Z-210903T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
414 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Woods County in northwestern Oklahoma...
  Central Alfalfa County in northwestern Oklahoma...

* Until 500 PM CDT.

* At 414 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lambert,
  moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Cherokee, Jet, Dacoma, Lambert, Great Salt Plains Lake and
  Ingersoll.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3659 9856 3676 9860 3685 9817 3658 9812
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 262DEG 14KT 3669 9849 

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

$$

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2 follow-up statements
094 
WWUS54 KOUN 032136
SVSOUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
436 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

OKC151-032145-
/O.CAN.KOUN.SV.W.0477.000000T0000Z-210903T2200Z/
Woods OK-
436 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WOODS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3659 9839 3679 9845 3685 9817 3658 9812
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 262DEG 14KT 3670 9839 

$$

OKC003-032200-
/O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0477.000000T0000Z-210903T2200Z/
Alfalfa OK-
436 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL ALFALFA COUNTY...

At 435 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lambert, moving
east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Cherokee, Jet, Great Salt Plains Lake and Ingersoll. 

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3659 9839 3679 9845 3685 9817 3658 9812
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 262DEG 14KT 3670 9839 

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

$$

Ware
696 
WWUS54 KOUN 032151
SVSOUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
451 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

OKC003-032201-
/O.EXP.KOUN.SV.W.0477.000000T0000Z-210903T2200Z/
Alfalfa OK-
451 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL ALFALFA COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 500 PM CDT...
                 
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3659 9839 3679 9845 3685 9817 3658 9812
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 262DEG 14KT 3671 9833 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 3, 3:02 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryOUNHughes, Lincoln, Logan, Payne, Pottawatomie, Seminole16 hr
Sep 3, 2:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoods30 min
Sep 3, 3:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper30 min
Sep 3, 3:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Harper38 min
Sep 3, 3:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoods31 min
Sep 3, 3:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNEllis, Harper30 min
Sep 3, 3:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa26 min
Sep 3, 4:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNEllis, Woodward28 min
Sep 3, 4:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoodward42 min
Sep 3, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoods30 min
Sep 3, 6:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield26 min

Nearby

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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.