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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Norman, OK

March 9, 202124 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this wind advisory at Mar 9, 2021, 2:36 AM CST for 24 counties in Oklahoma. It took effect at Mar 9, 2021, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 9, 2021, 2:36 AM CST (08:36 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 9, 2021, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Mar 10, 2021, 3:00 AM CST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
All 24 counties

Alfalfa County, OK, Beckham County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Ellis County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Grant County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harper County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Logan County, OK, Major County, OK, Noble County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Payne County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Washita County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:39 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 130 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2021-03-09Temperature 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 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2021-03-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 75 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2307 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
247 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

963 
WWUS74 KOUN 090836
NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Norman OK
236 AM CST Tue Mar 9 2021

OKZ004>025-034-035-100000-
/O.NEW.KOUN.WI.Y.0005.210309T1800Z-210310T0600Z/
Harper-Woods-Alfalfa-Grant-Kay-Ellis-Woodward-Major-Garfield-
Noble-Roger Mills-Dewey-Custer-Blaine-Kingfisher-Logan-Payne-
Beckham-Washita-Caddo-Canadian-Oklahoma-Greer-Kiowa-
Including the cities of Buffalo, Laverne, Alva, Cherokee, Helena,
Carmen, Medford, Pond Creek, Lamont, Wakita, Ponca City, 
Blackwell, Shattuck, Arnett, Gage, Fargo, Woodward, Fairview, 
Enid, Perry, Cheyenne, Hammon, Seiling, Vici, Taloga, Leedey, 
Weatherford, Clinton, Watonga, Geary, Okeene, Kingfisher, 
Hennessey, Okarche, Guthrie, Stillwater, Elk City, Sayre, 
Cordell, Burns Flat, Sentinel, Anadarko, Hinton, Yukon, Concho, 
El Reno, Mustang, Oklahoma City, Mangum, Granite, Hobart, 
and Snyder
236 AM CST Tue Mar 9 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, northern, northwest, southwest 
  and western Oklahoma.

* WHEN...From noon today to midnight CST tonight.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
659 
WWUS74 KOUN 091025
NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Norman OK
425 AM CST Tue Mar 9 2021

OKZ004>025-034-035-100000-
/O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0005.210309T1800Z-210310T0600Z/
Harper-Woods-Alfalfa-Grant-Kay-Ellis-Woodward-Major-Garfield-
Noble-Roger Mills-Dewey-Custer-Blaine-Kingfisher-Logan-Payne-
Beckham-Washita-Caddo-Canadian-Oklahoma-Greer-Kiowa-
Including the cities of Buffalo, Laverne, Alva, Cherokee, Helena,
Carmen, Medford, Pond Creek, Lamont, Wakita, Ponca City, 
Blackwell, Shattuck, Arnett, Gage, Fargo, Woodward, Fairview, 
Enid, Perry, Cheyenne, Hammon, Seiling, Vici, Taloga, Leedey, 
Weatherford, Clinton, Watonga, Geary, Okeene, Kingfisher, 
Hennessey, Okarche, Guthrie, Stillwater, Elk City, Sayre, 
Cordell, Burns Flat, Sentinel, Anadarko, Hinton, Yukon, Concho, 
El Reno, Mustang, Oklahoma City, Mangum, Granite, Hobart, 
and Snyder
425 AM CST Tue Mar 9 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, northern, northwest, southwest 
  and western Oklahoma.

* WHEN...From noon today to midnight CST tonight.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
279 
WWUS74 KOUN 091845
NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Norman OK
1245 PM CST Tue Mar 9 2021

OKZ004>025-034-035-100245-
/O.NEW.KOUN.WI.Y.0006.210310T1700Z-210311T0000Z/
/O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210310T0600Z/
Harper-Woods-Alfalfa-Grant-Kay-Ellis-Woodward-Major-Garfield-
Noble-Roger Mills-Dewey-Custer-Blaine-Kingfisher-Logan-Payne-
Beckham-Washita-Caddo-Canadian-Oklahoma-Greer-Kiowa-
Including the cities of Buffalo, Laverne, Alva, Cherokee, Helena,
Carmen, Medford, Pond Creek, Lamont, Wakita, Ponca City, 
Blackwell, Shattuck, Arnett, Gage, Fargo, Woodward, Fairview, 
Enid, Perry, Cheyenne, Hammon, Seiling, Vici, Taloga, Leedey, 
Weatherford, Clinton, Watonga, Geary, Okeene, Kingfisher, 
Hennessey, Okarche, Guthrie, Stillwater, Elk City, Sayre, 
Cordell, Burns Flat, Sentinel, Anadarko, Hinton, Yukon, Concho, 
El Reno, Mustang, Oklahoma City, Mangum, Granite, Hobart, 
and Snyder
1245 PM CST Tue Mar 9 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. In
  northwestern Oklahoma on Wednesday afternoon, winds will be 
  from the southwest.

* WHERE...Portions of central, northern, northwest, southwest 
  and western Oklahoma.

* WHEN...For the first Wind Advisory, until midnight CST 
  tonight. For the second Wind Advisory, from 11 AM to 6 PM CST 
  Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

OKZ026>031-033-036>042-044>046-050-TXZ083>090-100245-
/O.NEW.KOUN.WI.Y.0006.210310T1700Z-210311T0000Z/
Lincoln-Grady-McClain-Cleveland-Pottawatomie-Seminole-Harmon-
Jackson-Tillman-Comanche-Stephens-Garvin-Murray-Pontotoc-Cotton-
Jefferson-Carter-Love-Hardeman-Foard-Wilbarger-Wichita-Knox-
Baylor-Archer-Clay-
Including the cities of Chandler, Stroud, Prague, Meeker, 
Davenport, Wellston, Chickasha, Tuttle, Purcell, Newcastle, 
Blanchard, Norman, Moore, Shawnee, Seminole, Wewoka, Hollis, 
Altus, Frederick, Lawton, Duncan, Pauls Valley, Lindsay, 
Wynnewood, Sulphur, Davis, Ada, Walters, Temple, Waurika, 
Ringling, Ryan, Ardmore, Marietta, Thackerville, Quanah, Crowell,
Vernon, Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, Munday, Knox City, Seymour, 
Archer City, Holliday, Lakeside City, Scotland, and Henrietta
1245 PM CST Tue Mar 9 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southern and 
  southwest Oklahoma and northern Texas.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 6 PM CST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
281 
WWUS74 KOUN 100312
NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Norman OK
912 PM CST Tue Mar 9 2021

OKZ013-018>025-034-035-101115-
/O.CAN.KOUN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210310T0600Z/
/O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0006.210310T1700Z-210311T0000Z/
Noble-Kingfisher-Logan-Payne-Beckham-Washita-Caddo-Canadian-
Oklahoma-Greer-Kiowa-
Including the cities of Perry, Kingfisher, Hennessey, Okarche, 
Guthrie, Stillwater, Elk City, Sayre, Cordell, Burns Flat, 
Sentinel, Anadarko, Hinton, Yukon, Concho, El Reno, Mustang, 
Oklahoma City, Mangum, Granite, Hobart, and Snyder
912 PM CST Tue Mar 9 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING IS CANCELLED...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected on Wednesday.

* WHERE...Portions of central, northern, southwest and western 
  Oklahoma.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 6 PM CST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

OKZ004>012-014>017-101115-
/O.EXT.KOUN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210310T0900Z/
/O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0006.210310T1700Z-210311T0000Z/
Harper-Woods-Alfalfa-Grant-Kay-Ellis-Woodward-Major-Garfield-
Roger Mills-Dewey-Custer-Blaine-
Including the cities of Buffalo, Laverne, Alva, Cherokee, Helena,
Carmen, Medford, Pond Creek, Lamont, Wakita, Ponca City, 
Blackwell, Shattuck, Arnett, Gage, Fargo, Woodward, Fairview, 
Enid, Cheyenne, Hammon, Seiling, Vici, Taloga, Leedey, 
Weatherford, Clinton, Watonga, Geary, and Okeene
912 PM CST Tue Mar 9 2021

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...For the first Wind Advisory tonight, south winds 20 to 25
  mph with gusts up to 45 mph. For the second Wind Advisory on
  Wednesday, southwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northern, northwest and western Oklahoma.

* WHEN...For the first Wind Advisory, until 3 AM CST Wednesday. 
  For the second Wind Advisory, from 11 AM to 6 PM CST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

OKZ026>031-033-036>042-044>046-050-TXZ083>090-101115-
/O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0006.210310T1700Z-210311T0000Z/
Lincoln-Grady-McClain-Cleveland-Pottawatomie-Seminole-Harmon-
Jackson-Tillman-Comanche-Stephens-Garvin-Murray-Pontotoc-Cotton-
Jefferson-Carter-Love-Hardeman-Foard-Wilbarger-Wichita-Knox-
Baylor-Archer-Clay-
Including the cities of Chandler, Stroud, Prague, Meeker, 
Davenport, Wellston, Chickasha, Tuttle, Purcell, Newcastle, 
Blanchard, Norman, Moore, Shawnee, Seminole, Wewoka, Hollis, 
Altus, Frederick, Lawton, Duncan, Pauls Valley, Lindsay, 
Wynnewood, Sulphur, Davis, Ada, Walters, Temple, Waurika, 
Ringling, Ryan, Ardmore, Marietta, Thackerville, Quanah, Crowell,
Vernon, Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, Munday, Knox City, Seymour, 
Archer City, Holliday, Lakeside City, Scotland, and Henrietta
912 PM CST Tue Mar 9 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southern and 
  southwest Oklahoma and northern Texas.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 6 PM CST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
730 
WWUS74 KOUN 100910
NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Norman OK
310 AM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

OKZ004>012-014>017-110000-
/O.EXP.KOUN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210310T0900Z/
/O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0006.210310T1700Z-210311T0000Z/
Harper-Woods-Alfalfa-Grant-Kay-Ellis-Woodward-Major-Garfield-
Roger Mills-Dewey-Custer-Blaine-
Including the cities of Buffalo, Laverne, Alva, Cherokee, Helena,
Carmen, Medford, Pond Creek, Lamont, Wakita, Ponca City, 
Blackwell, Shattuck, Arnett, Gage, Fargo, Woodward, Fairview, 
Enid, Cheyenne, Hammon, Seiling, Vici, Taloga, Leedey, 
Weatherford, Clinton, Watonga, Geary, and Okeene
310 AM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northern, northwest and western Oklahoma.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

OKZ013-018>031-033>042-044>046-050-TXZ083>090-110000-
/O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0006.210310T1700Z-210311T0000Z/
Noble-Kingfisher-Logan-Payne-Beckham-Washita-Caddo-Canadian-
Oklahoma-Lincoln-Grady-McClain-Cleveland-Pottawatomie-Seminole-
Harmon-Greer-Kiowa-Jackson-Tillman-Comanche-Stephens-Garvin-
Murray-Pontotoc-Cotton-Jefferson-Carter-Love-Hardeman-Foard-
Wilbarger-Wichita-Knox-Baylor-Archer-Clay-
Including the cities of Perry, Kingfisher, Hennessey, Okarche, 
Guthrie, Stillwater, Elk City, Sayre, Cordell, Burns Flat, 
Sentinel, Anadarko, Hinton, Yukon, Concho, El Reno, Mustang, 
Oklahoma City, Chandler, Stroud, Prague, Meeker, Davenport, 
Wellston, Chickasha, Tuttle, Purcell, Newcastle, Blanchard, 
Norman, Moore, Shawnee, Seminole, Wewoka, Hollis, Mangum, 
Granite, Hobart, Snyder, Altus, Frederick, Lawton, Duncan, 
Pauls Valley, Lindsay, Wynnewood, Sulphur, Davis, Ada, Walters, 
Temple, Waurika, Ringling, Ryan, Ardmore, Marietta, Thackerville,
Quanah, Crowell, Vernon, Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, Munday, 
Knox City, Seymour, Archer City, Holliday, Lakeside City, 
Scotland, and Henrietta
310 AM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds around 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, northern, southern, 
  southwest and western Oklahoma and northern Texas.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 9, 12:45 PM CSTWind AdvisoryOUNAlfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter and 36 more29 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.