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Special Weather Statement, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this special weather statement at May 14, 2021, 4:03 PM CDT for Kiowa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 27 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
- May 14, 2021, 4:03 PM CDT (21:03 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2021, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
County Kiowa County, OK
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 257 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
- 51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -519 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 807 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 364 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 385 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
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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 May 14, 3:19 PM CDT, 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 14, 3:19 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Norman OK 1040 AM CDT Fri May 14 2021 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-151545- 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- 1040 AM CDT Fri May 14 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern... western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north Texas. .DAY ONE...Through Tonight... .Thunderstorms... A few thunderstorms will occur in western Oklahoma through early afternoon. Severe storms are not expected during this time. Additional thunderstorms will move into western and northern Oklahoma early to mid evening. Damaging winds to 70 mph will be the primary threat, although large hail up to golf ball size is possible. Thunderstorms will continue moving eastward into the night and will likely be less of a threat late in the night as they weaken. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday... .Thunderstorms... Thunderstorms are possible early Saturday morning across portions of northern Oklahoma. Some strong to severe storms capable of producing wind gusts up to 60 mph and hail up to the size of quarters will be possible with this activity. Additional thunderstorms are expected late Saturday afternoon thru early Sunday morning. Severe thunderstorms capable of producing hail up to the size of golf balls and wind gusts exceeding 60 mph will be possible across portions of northwestern, western, and southwestern Oklahoma, and western north Texas before midnight Sunday morning. A low threat of severe thunderstorms will continue into early Sunday morning across portions of central and southern Oklahoma. Thunderstorm chances will continue Monday thru Thursday area wide, with at least low chances of severe thunderstorms. .Heavy Rainfall... At least localized flooding will be possible area wide Sunday thru Thursday. Many locations from northern to southern Oklahoma could receive over 3 inches of total rainfall. 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, May 14, 12:33 PM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK 1233 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021 OKZ021-033-034-141800- Harmon OK-Beckham OK-Greer OK- 1233 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR north central Harmon... southwestern Beckham and northwestern Greer Counties Until 100 PM CDT... AT 1232 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 4 miles southeast of Shamrock, moving east at 15 MPH. HAZARDS INCLUDE... Dime size hail... This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of north central Harmon, southwestern Beckham and northwestern Greer Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. && LAT...LON 3519 10000 3516 9970 3494 9980 3502 10000 TIME...MOT...LOC 1732Z 289DEG 13KT 3517 10019 BRB
Special weather statement, May 14, 2:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK 232 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021 OKZ034>036-142000- Kiowa OK-Greer OK-Jackson OK- 232 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR west central Kiowa...central Greer and north central Jackson Counties Until 300 PM CDT... AT 229 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Mangum, moving southeast at 25 MPH. HAZARDS INCLUDE... Hail up to the size of nickels... Wind gusts to 50 MPH... LAT...LON 3490 9967 3504 9953 3492 9921 3468 9946 TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 309DEG 23KT 3492 9953 JT
Special weather statement, May 14, 3:35 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 12:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham | 27 min |
| May 14, 2:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Greer | 28 min |
| May 14, 2:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Jackson, Kiowa | 12 min |
| May 14, 3:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kiowa | 25 min |
| May 14, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kiowa | 28 min |
| May 14, 4:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Comanche | 24 min |
| May 14, 4:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Comanche, Stephens | 63 min |
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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.