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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 581, NWS Norman, OK

December 17, 2021Cotton County, Jefferson County, Oklahoma; Clay County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 17, 2021, 3:18 PM CST for Cotton County, Jefferson County, Oklahoma; Clay County, Texas. 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
Dec 17, 2021, 3:18 PM CST (21:18 UTC)
Expired
Dec 17, 2021, 4:00 PM CST
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cotton County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Clay County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:20 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

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 158 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, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-12-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 808 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, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-12-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 300 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
808 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-56 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
575 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
300 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
300 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.3

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The text

As transmitted.

328 
WUUS54 KOUN 172118
SVROUN
OKC033-067-TXC077-172200-
/O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0581.211217T2118Z-211217T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
318 PM CST Fri Dec 17 2021

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Jefferson County in southern Oklahoma...
  Southeastern Cotton County in southwestern Oklahoma...
  Northern Clay County in northern Texas...

* Until 400 PM CST.

* At 318 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles east of
  Dean, moving northeast at 30 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...
  Waurika, Ryan, Petrolia, Byers, Dean, Addington, Sugden and
  southeastern Waurika Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3395 9841 3429 9801 3429 9799 3409 9779
      3381 9827
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 229DEG 25KT 3393 9828 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Zwink
1 follow-up statement
415 
WWUS54 KOUN 172140
SVSOUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
340 PM CST Fri Dec 17 2021

OKC033-172149-
/O.CAN.KOUN.SV.W.0581.000000T0000Z-211217T2200Z/
Cotton OK-
340 PM CST Fri Dec 17 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COTTON 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 3386 9825 3397 9834 3412 9819 3411 9817
      3413 9815 3417 9814 3429 9801 3429 9799
      3409 9779
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 229DEG 25KT 3403 9814 

$$

OKC067-TXC077-172200-
/O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0581.000000T0000Z-211217T2200Z/
Jefferson OK-Clay TX-
340 PM CST Fri Dec 17 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CST
FOR NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHERN CLAY COUNTIES...

At 339 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Byers, moving
northeast at 30 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...
Waurika, Ryan, Petrolia, Byers, Addington, Sugden and southeastern
Waurika Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3386 9825 3397 9834 3412 9819 3411 9817
      3413 9815 3417 9814 3429 9801 3429 9799
      3409 9779
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 229DEG 25KT 3403 9814 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Zwink

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 17, 7:42 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarvin33 min
Dec 17, 2:47 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarvin28 min
Dec 17, 3:06 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNSeminole24 min
Dec 17, 3:16 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPontotoc29 min
Dec 17, 3:28 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHughes, Pontotoc, Seminole47 min
Dec 17, 3:58 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJefferson, Stephens47 min
Dec 17, 4:10 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHughes, Pontotoc, Seminole50 min
Dec 17, 4:22 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJefferson, Stephens23 min
Dec 17, 4:31 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMurray29 min
Dec 17, 4:41 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Jefferson49 min
Dec 17, 5:02 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHughes28 min
Dec 17, 5:04 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMurray26 min
Dec 17, 5:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarvin, Murray, Pontotoc46 min
Dec 17, 5:22 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMcClain23 min
Dec 17, 5:27 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Murray48 min
Dec 17, 5:34 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Garvin, McClain41 min
Dec 17, 5:37 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJefferson23 min
Dec 17, 5:42 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHughes33 min
Dec 17, 5:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCoal, Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole48 min
Dec 17, 3:12 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNClay33 min
Dec 17, 4:14 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNArcher31 min
Dec 17, 4:46 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUNClay29 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.