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Special Weather Statement, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this special weather statement at Jan 24, 2021, 1:36 PM CST for Archer County, Texas. It was in force for 24 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
- Jan 24, 2021, 1:36 PM CST (19:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2021, 2:00 PM CST
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
County Archer County, TX
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 223 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 534 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jan 24, 11:54 AM CST, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 11:54 AM CST, 1 hour 42 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Norman OK 1243 PM CST Sun Jan 24 2021 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-251845- Harper-Woods-Alfalfa-Grant-Kay-Ellis-Woodward-Major-Garfield- Noble-Roger Mills-Dewey-Custer-Blaine-Kingfisher-Logan-Payne- Beckham-Washita-Caddo-Canadian-Oklahoma-Lincoln-Grady-McClain- Cleveland-Pottawatomie-Seminole-Hughes-Harmon-Greer-Kiowa-Jackson- Tillman-Comanche-Stephens-Garvin-Murray-Pontotoc-Coal-Cotton- Jefferson-Carter-Johnston-Atoka-Love-Marshall-Bryan-Hardeman- Foard-Wilbarger-Wichita-Knox-Baylor-Archer-Clay- 1243 PM CST Sun Jan 24 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern... western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north Texas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... .Thunderstorms... A few severe storms will be possible late today through tonight across parts of southern Oklahoma and north Texas. There is a slight risk across portions of north Texas and most of southern Oklahoma. Hail to the size of half dollars and wind gusts exceeding 60 mph will be the main threats. A few strong storms may also occur in central and western Oklahoma, capable of producing small hail and gusty winds. The threat of severe weather will end around 4 AM. .Winter Weather... Light freezing rain will be possible late tonight across northwest Oklahoma. A glaze of ice may occur on some elevated surfaces by Monday morning. .SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT... Storm spotter groups and emergency management personnel across southern Oklahoma and western north Texas should prepare for severe weather operations late Sunday evening through Monday morning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday... .Winter Weather... Light wintry precipitation may continue Monday morning across far northwest Oklahoma. Light wintry precipitation is possible Tuesday in far northwest Oklahoma and then again Tuesday night into Wednesday across northern and parts of central Oklahoma. Very little ice and snow accumulations are expected. Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow our weather forecast office on Twitter and Facebook.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 24, 1:36 PM CST, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 8:10 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | Beckham, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Cotton, Custer and 10 more | 14 hr |
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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.