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Special Weather Statement, NWS Norman, OK

May 27, 2021Beckham County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this special weather statement at May 27, 2021, 1:37 AM CDT for Beckham County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 23 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 27, 2021, 1:37 AM CDT (06:37 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2021, 2:00 AM CDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK

County Beckham County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 168 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 321 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1447 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 88 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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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 May 27, 12:13 AM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 12:13 AM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 1:00 AM CDT, 37 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 26, 9:12 PM CDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
912 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0905 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 SSW FREEDOM           36.73N 99.13W
05/26/2021  M66 MPH          WOODWARD           OK   MESONET

&&

EM

Local storm report, May 26, 9:42 PM CDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
942 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0930 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 SSW FREEDOM           36.73N 99.13W
05/26/2021  M58 MPH          WOODWARD           OK   MESONET

&&

EM

Local storm report, May 26, 10:03 PM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1003 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0955 PM     TSTM WND GST     7 SSW ALVA              36.71N 98.72W
05/26/2021  M60 MPH          WOODS              OK   MESONET

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EM

Local storm report, May 26, 10:07 PM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1007 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1000 PM     TSTM WND GST     7 SSW ALVA              36.71N 98.72W
05/26/2021  M66 MPH          WOODS              OK   MESONET

&&

EM

Local storm report, May 26, 10:22 PM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1022 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1015 PM     TSTM WND GST     7 SSW ALVA              36.71N 98.72W
05/26/2021  M58 MPH          WOODS              OK   MESONET

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Special weather statement, May 27, 1:37 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 7:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	33 min
May 26, 7:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	30 min
May 26, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harper	47 min
May 26, 8:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harper, Woods, Woodward	39 min
May 26, 9:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harper, Woods, Woodward	44 min
May 26, 9:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Ellis, Harper, Woods, Woodward	49 min
May 26, 10:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Grant, Woods, Woodward	49 min
May 26, 11:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grant, Kay	51 min
May 27, 2:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham	38 min
May 27, 3:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine, Custer, Dewey	62 min
May 27, 4:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Major	63 min
May 27, 6:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield, Noble	36 min
May 27, 10:28 AM CDT	Flood Watch	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Garfield, Grady, Kay, Kingfisher and 8 more	12 hr
May 27, 11:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kingfisher	34 min
May 27, 12:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine	30 min
May 27, 12:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Dewey	34 min
May 27, 12:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan	46 min
May 27, 12:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Custer, Dewey	52 min
May 27, 12:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher	46 min
May 27, 12:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	25 min
May 27, 12:39 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan	3 hr
May 27, 12:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	35 min
May 27, 12:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble	42 min
May 27, 12:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher	39 min
May 27, 12:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Noble, Payne	47 min
May 27, 1:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Major, Noble	44 min
May 27, 1:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa, Grant	37 min
May 27, 1:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Kingfisher	46 min
May 27, 1:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woodward	28 min
May 27, 1:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Major, Woods, Woodward	39 min
May 27, 1:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kay, Noble	36 min
May 27, 1:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan	46 min
May 27, 1:30 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble	3 hr
May 27, 1:41 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Blaine, Kingfisher, Logan	4 hr
May 27, 1:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Noble, Payne	17 min
May 27, 1:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kingfisher, Logan	43 min
May 27, 1:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Kay	25 min
May 27, 1:59 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	15 hr
May 27, 2:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Major	27 min
May 27, 2:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kingfisher, Logan, Payne	45 min
May 27, 2:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant, Kay	43 min
May 27, 2:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Logan, Payne	56 min
May 27, 2:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Major	50 min
May 27, 2:46 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Payne	3 hr
May 27, 2:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma	3 hr
May 27, 2:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan	39 min
May 27, 3:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	19 min
May 27, 3:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Logan, Noble, Payne	42 min
May 27, 3:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Lincoln, Payne	3 hr
May 27, 3:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Major	48 min
May 27, 3:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Payne	48 min
May 27, 3:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Payne	30 min
May 27, 3:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Noble, Payne	41 min
May 27, 3:39 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Major, Noble, Payne	2 hr
May 27, 3:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Noble	33 min
May 27, 3:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Logan	29 min
May 27, 3:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Logan	24 min
May 27, 3:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Noble	37 min
May 27, 3:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Oklahoma	19 min
May 27, 4:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan	27 min
May 27, 4:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Payne	65 min
May 27, 4:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Dewey, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major	45 min
May 27, 4:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Logan, Noble, Payne	38 min
May 27, 4:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kingfisher	7 min
May 27, 4:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan	37 min
May 27, 4:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Blaine, Kingfisher	3 hr
May 27, 4:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	19 min
May 27, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Major	49 min
May 27, 5:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Oklahoma	45 min
May 27, 5:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma	41 min
May 27, 5:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Canadian, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma	3 hr
May 27, 5:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian	29 min
May 27, 5:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Kingfisher, Logan	106 min
May 27, 5:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kingfisher, Logan	38 min
May 27, 6:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Canadian, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	3 hr
May 27, 6:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and 2 more	42 min
May 27, 6:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Washita	31 min
May 27, 6:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Oklahoma	3 hr
May 27, 6:39 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain	111 min
May 27, 6:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Washita	15 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Oklahoma, 2021 Every special weather statement in 2021

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.