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Special Weather Statement, NWS Norman, OK

August 8, 2021Kingfisher County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this special weather statement at Aug 8, 2021, 2:52 AM CDT for Kingfisher County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 23 min. 2 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
Aug 8, 2021, 2:52 AM CDT (07:52 UTC)
Expired
Aug 8, 2021, 3:15 AM CDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
50

County Kingfisher County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:53 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
Aug 8, 3:00 AM CDTTSTM WND DMGAmes, OKA KOCO VIEWER SENT A PHOTO OF A TREE BLOWN OVER IN AMES FROM THUNDERSTORM WINDS.
Aug 8, 3:20 AM CDTHAIL 0.886 Nne Lacey, OK

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

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 234 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2021-08-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1651 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2021-08-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 153 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
1651 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-95 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2554 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
153 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
245 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.2

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The text

As transmitted.

603 
WWUS84 KOUN 080752
SPSOUN

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
252 AM CDT Sun Aug 8 2021
 
OKZ011-012-017-018-080815-
Major OK-Garfield OK-Kingfisher OK-Blaine OK-
252 AM CDT Sun Aug 8 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Kingfisher, northeastern Blaine, southwestern Garfield and
southeastern Major Counties through 315 AM CDT...

At 251 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ames, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Enid, Hennessey, Waukomis, Drummond, Ames, Vance Air Force Base,
Bison, Isabella and Lacey.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

&&

LAT...LON 3615 9837 3633 9836 3635 9778 3606 9781
TIME...MOT...LOC 0751Z 275DEG 30KT 3624 9821 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

MAD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 8:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper33 min
Aug 7, 10:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoodward25 min
Aug 7, 10:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNEllis38 min
Aug 7, 10:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNEllis31 min
Aug 7, 11:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoodward31 min
Aug 7, 11:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMajor32 min
Aug 8, 12:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNDewey31 min
Aug 8, 12:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa28 min
Aug 8, 1:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNRoger Mills29 min
Aug 8, 3:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield33 min
Aug 8, 4:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPayne31 min
Aug 8, 5:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNTillman27 min
Aug 8, 5:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNDewey31 min
Aug 8, 6:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNDewey28 min
Aug 8, 7:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCuster29 min
Aug 8, 7:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCaddo26 min
Aug 8, 7:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Canadian28 min
Aug 8, 8:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCaddo48 min
Aug 8, 1:37 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryOUNAlfalfa, Atoka, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian and 29 more30 hr

Nearby

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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.