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Special Weather Statement, NWS Norman, OK

April 14, 2021Love County, Marshall County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this special weather statement at Apr 14, 2021, 7:02 PM CDT for Love County, Marshall County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Apr 14, 2021, 7:02 PM CDT (00:02 UTC)
Expired
Apr 14, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK

Counties Love County, OK, Marshall County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 342 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, Shreveport, LA at 00:00Z on 2021-04-15Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Shreveport, LA at 00:00Z on 2021-04-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -18 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
557 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Apr 14, 6:08 PM CDT, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 6:08 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 14, 11:14 AM CDT, 7 hours 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Norman OK
1114 AM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-151615-
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-
1114 AM CDT Wed Apr 14 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...
Thunderstorms will increase this afternoon mainly across western
north Texas and the southern half of Oklahoma. Small hail may
occur with these storms, and a few storms could produce hail up
to quarter size near and south of the Red River. Widespread
severe storms are not expected, however.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday...

.Thunderstorms...
Thunderstorm chances will continue Thursday and especially
Friday. Severe thunderstorm chances appear to be low during these
times.

.Freeze...
Freezing temperatures are possible Saturday morning and again
Sunday morning across northwest Oklahoma.

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, Apr 14, 2:51 PM CDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
251 PM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

TXZ088-089-142015-
Archer TX-Baylor TX-
251 PM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR west central Archer and east
central Baylor Counties Until 315 PM CDT...

AT 249 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 5 miles north of
Westover, moving east at 25 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Hail up to the size of nickels...

Locations impacted include...
Lake Kickapoo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3351 9904 3362 9907 3370 9868 3352 9867
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 260DEG 23KT 3357 9900

BRB
Special weather statement, Apr 14, 3:16 PM CDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
316 PM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

TXZ089-142045-
Archer TX-
316 PM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR central Archer County Until 345
PM CDT...

AT 315 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Lake Kickapoo,
moving east at 25 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Hail up to one-half inch diameter...

Locations impacted include...
Archer City and Lake Kickapoo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Severe weather is not expected and no warnings are anticipated at
this time.

&&

LAT...LON 3354 9891 3366 9889 3378 9856 3360 9851
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 256DEG 22KT 3361 9880

Mahale
Special weather statement, Apr 14, 3:49 PM CDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
349 PM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

TXZ089-090-142115-
Clay TX-Archer TX-
349 PM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR west central Clay and
northeastern Archer Counties Until 415 PM CDT...

AT 348 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 5 miles northwest of
Scotland, moving east at 25 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Hail up to one-half inch diameter...

Locations impacted include...
Scotland and Lake Arrowhead.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Severe weather is not expected and no warnings are anticipated at
this time.

&&

LAT...LON 3363 9860 3370 9865 3386 9832 3363 9827
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 255DEG 20KT 3368 9855

Mahale
Special weather statement, Apr 14, 5:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 7:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMarshall33 min

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