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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 587, NWS Norman, OK

December 17, 2021Garvin County, Murray County, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 17, 2021, 5:14 PM CST for Garvin County, Murray County, Pontotoc 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
Dec 17, 2021, 5:14 PM CST (23:14 UTC)
Expired
Dec 17, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Garvin County, OK, Murray County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 199 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.

821 
WUUS54 KOUN 172314
SVROUN
OKC049-099-123-180000-
/O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0587.211217T2314Z-211218T0000Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Garvin County in southern Oklahoma...
  Southwestern Pontotoc County in east central Oklahoma...
  Northeastern Murray County in southern Oklahoma...

* Until 600 PM CST.

* At 514 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northwest
  of Sulphur, moving east at 35 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...
  Ada, Sulphur, Davis, Roff, Fitzhugh, Hickory, Scullin and
  Fittstown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3448 9710 3462 9715 3484 9667 3456 9654
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 250DEG 28KT 3457 9703 

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

$$

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1 follow-up statement
661 
WWUS54 KOUN 172344
SVSOUN

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

OKC049-099-123-180000-
/O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0587.000000T0000Z-211218T0000Z/
Garvin OK-Pontotoc OK-Murray OK-
544 PM CST Fri Dec 17 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST
FOR EAST CENTRAL GARVIN...SOUTHWESTERN PONTOTOC AND NORTHEASTERN
MURRAY COUNTIES...

At 544 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Roff, moving
east 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...
Ada, Roff, Fitzhugh, Hickory, Scullin and Fittstown. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3450 9693 3469 9699 3484 9667 3456 9654
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 250DEG 28KT 3464 9680 

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, 3:18 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCotton, Jefferson42 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, 5:22 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

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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.