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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 628, NWS Norman, OK

November 4, 20224 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 4, 2022, 8:21 AM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 4, 2022, 8:21 AM CDT (13:21 UTC)
Expired
Nov 4, 2022, 9:00 AM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Alfalfa County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Grant County, OK, Major County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 161 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 12:00Z on 2022-11-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 666 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2022-11-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 286 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
666 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
729 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
286 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
279 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
5.6

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Nov 4, 5:40 AM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 4, 5:40 AM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 4, 3:01 AM CDT, 5 hours 20 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
301 AM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-050815-
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-
301 AM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern...
western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north
Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

.Thunderstorms...
Scattered thunderstorms across far northwest Oklahoma early this
morning are expected to spread eastward over the region today.

The greatest severe weather risk will be across southeast
Oklahoma, where tornadoes, damaging wind gusts, and large hail are
possible during the afternoon and evening hours. This area of
greatest concern will be near and east of Ardmore, Ada, and
Holdenville.

Farther to the north and west, strong to severe thunderstorms may
develop along a cold front and dryline as they move from west to
east this morning into the afternoon. The primary hazards will be
damaging wind gusts and large hail with a low tornado risk.

Thunderstorms should end from west to east Friday afternoon
through the evening hours.

.Fire Weather...
Brief, elevated fire weather conditions are possible across
western north Texas this afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday...

.Thunderstorms...
The next chance for thunderstorms will be Monday into Tuesday,
mainly across southeast and central Oklahoma. Organized severe
storms are not expected.

Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow
our weather forecast office on Twitter and Facebook.

Mahale

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 4, 6:22 AM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 4, 2:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper35 min
Nov 4, 3:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarper27 min
Nov 4, 3:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper21 min
Nov 4, 4:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper20 min
Nov 4, 4:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper34 min
Nov 4, 4:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper19 min
Nov 4, 5:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper37 min
Nov 4, 6:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoodward38 min
Nov 4, 6:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarmon23 min
Nov 4, 6:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGreer, Harmon38 min
Nov 4, 7:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham35 min
Nov 4, 7:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCuster28 min
Nov 4, 7:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Dewey, Washita53 min
Nov 4, 8:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMajor36 min
Nov 4, 8:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield31 min
Nov 4, 8:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMajor29 min
Nov 4, 8:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKay38 min
Nov 4, 9:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant29 min
Nov 4, 9:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Major45 min
Nov 4, 9:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant31 min
Nov 4, 10:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMajor44 min
Nov 4, 10:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWashita34 min
Nov 4, 11:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant25 min
Nov 4, 11:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson24 min
Nov 4, 11:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson23 min
Nov 4, 12:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa29 min
Nov 4, 12:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa, Grant53 min
Nov 4, 12:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Caddo, Custer, Kiowa, Washita20 min
Nov 4, 12:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMarshall35 min
Nov 4, 1:08 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNBryan52 min
Nov 4, 1:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNTillman35 min
Nov 4, 1:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine29 min
Nov 4, 1:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Tillman39 min
Nov 4, 1:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Cotton, Tillman41 min
Nov 4, 1:40 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan50 min
Nov 4, 1:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield33 min
Nov 4, 2:05 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNAtoka, Bryan3 hr
Nov 4, 2:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNComanche36 min
Nov 4, 2:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNAtoka46 min
Nov 4, 2:20 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNAtoka25 min
Nov 4, 2:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBryan27 min
Nov 4, 2:38 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNBryan37 min
Nov 4, 2:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJefferson, Stephens20 min
Nov 4, 3:03 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan27 min
Nov 4, 3:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Johnston, Marshall5 hr
Nov 4, 3:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMarshall24 min
Nov 4, 3:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray48 min
Nov 4, 3:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNAtoka, Coal, Johnston, Marshall, Pontotoc3 hr
Nov 4, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBryan44 min
Nov 4, 4:06 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNAtoka, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Pontotoc4 hr
Nov 4, 4:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCoal, Hughes27 min
Nov 4, 11:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNFoard, Hardeman30 min
Nov 4, 2:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNArcher, Wichita26 min
Nov 4, 2:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNArcher, Clay, Wichita48 min

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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.