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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 488, NWS Norman, OK

September 17, 2021Ellis County, Harper County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 17, 2021, 7:48 PM CDT for Ellis County, Harper County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 42 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 17, 2021, 7:48 PM CDT (00:48 UTC)
Expired
Sep 17, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Ellis County, OK, Harper County, OK

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 124 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 00:00Z on 2021-09-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1092 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 00:00Z on 2021-09-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 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
1092 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1639 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
142 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.4

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The text

As transmitted.

624 
WUUS54 KOUN 180048
SVROUN
OKC045-059-180130-
/O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0488.210918T0048Z-210918T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
748 PM CDT Fri Sep 17 2021

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Ellis County in northwestern Oklahoma...
  Southwestern Harper County in northwestern Oklahoma...

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 748 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near May, moving
  southeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
           tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
           roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Laverne and May. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3669 9996 3677 9978 3665 9953 3648 9986
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 315DEG 14KT 3665 9980 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

JP
1 follow-up statement
122 
WWUS54 KOUN 180126
SVSOUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
826 PM CDT Fri Sep 17 2021

OKC045-059-180136-
/O.EXP.KOUN.SV.W.0488.000000T0000Z-210918T0130Z/
Ellis OK-Harper OK-
826 PM CDT Fri Sep 17 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL ELLIS AND
SOUTHWESTERN HARPER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3669 9996 3677 9978 3665 9953 3648 9986
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 315DEG 14KT 3655 9967 

$$

JP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 17, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNHarper47 min
Sep 17, 7:34 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNHarper3 hr
Sep 17, 8:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatOUNEllis, Harper, Woodward41 min
Sep 17, 8:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNEllis29 min
Sep 17, 8:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNEllis27 min
Sep 17, 9:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNEllis24 min
Sep 17, 9:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNRoger Mills36 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.