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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 94, NWS Norman, OK

April 23, 2021Canadian County, Grady County, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 23, 2021, 4:42 PM CDT for Canadian County, Grady County, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 33 min. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 23, 2021, 4:42 PM CDT (21:42 UTC)
Expired
Apr 23, 2021, 5:15 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Canadian County, OK, Grady County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:46 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 23, 4:52 PM CDTHAIL 0.54 Se Yukon, OKMPING
Apr 23, 4:52 PM CDTHAIL 12 E Yukon, OKNICKEL TO QUARTER HAIL.
Apr 23, 4:53 PM CDTHAIL 14 Sse Yukon, OKMPING.
Apr 23, 4:56 PM CDTHAIL 1S Yukon, OKMPING
Apr 23, 5:00 PM CDTHAIL 0.7510 W Edmond, OKTWITTER REPORT.
Apr 23, 5:07 PM CDTHAIL 0.253 S Piedmont, OKMPING

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 39 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, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2021-04-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2021-04-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 284 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
751 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
284 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
202 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

394 
WUUS54 KOUN 232142
SVROUN
OKC017-051-109-232215-
/O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0094.210423T2142Z-210423T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
442 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Grady County in central Oklahoma...
  Western Oklahoma County in central Oklahoma...
  Eastern Canadian County in central Oklahoma...

* Until 515 PM CDT.

* At 442 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over southwestern
  Oklahoma City, or 4 miles west of Mustang, moving northeast at 45
  mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Western Oklahoma City, western Edmond, El Reno, Yukon, Bethany,
  Mustang, Warr Acres, The Village, Tuttle, Piedmont, Nichols Hills,
  Union City, Minco, Woodlawn Park and Richland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3572 9745 3538 9764 3538 9767 3533 9767
      3529 9769 3535 9794 3572 9790
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 205DEG 37KT 3538 9781 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

TL
2 follow-up statements
384 
WWUS54 KOUN 232157
SVSOUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
457 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

OKC051-232206-
/O.CAN.KOUN.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-210423T2215Z/
Grady OK-
457 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GRADY 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 3572 9745 3541 9767 3540 9791 3572 9790
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 198DEG 45KT 3557 9774 

$$

OKC017-109-232215-
/O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-210423T2215Z/
Oklahoma OK-Canadian OK-
457 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA AND EASTERN CANADIAN COUNTIES...

At 456 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Yukon, moving 
north at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Northwestern Oklahoma City, northwestern Edmond, El Reno, Yukon,
Bethany, Warr Acres, The Village, Piedmont, Woodlawn Park and
Richland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3572 9745 3541 9767 3540 9791 3572 9790
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 198DEG 45KT 3557 9774 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

TL
688 
WWUS54 KOUN 232207
SVSOUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
507 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

OKC017-109-232215-
/O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-210423T2215Z/
Oklahoma OK-Canadian OK-
507 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEASTERN CANADIAN COUNTIES...

At 507 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over northwestern
Oklahoma City, or 4 miles southeast of Piedmont, moving northeast at
35 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Northwestern Oklahoma City, northwestern Edmond, Yukon, Bethany, Warr
Acres, Piedmont, Woodlawn Park and Richland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3572 9745 3549 9767 3551 9787 3572 9790
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 205DEG 33KT 3561 9771 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

TL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 23, 1:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCotton24 min
Apr 23, 1:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNComanche37 min
Apr 23, 1:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNStephens30 min
Apr 23, 1:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrady26 min
Apr 23, 2:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMcClain27 min
Apr 23, 2:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJefferson31 min
Apr 23, 2:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMcClain29 min
Apr 23, 3:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Garvin, Jefferson, Murray, Stephens40 min
Apr 23, 3:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLove24 min
Apr 23, 3:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarvin, McClain28 min
Apr 23, 3:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine28 min
Apr 23, 3:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMarshall25 min
Apr 23, 4:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLove27 min
Apr 23, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Johnston, Love, Marshall45 min
Apr 23, 4:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKingfisher28 min
Apr 23, 4:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOklahoma27 min
Apr 23, 5:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNNoble27 min
Apr 23, 5:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLogan31 min
Apr 23, 5:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield31 min
Apr 23, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Grant47 min
Apr 23, 6:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield27 min
Apr 23, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Cotton, Kiowa, Tillman45 min
Apr 23, 6:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarmon28 min
Apr 23, 6:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant32 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.