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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Norman, OK

March 17, 2022Caddo County, Canadian County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 17, 2022, 6:21 PM CDT for Caddo County, Canadian County, 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
Mar 17, 2022, 6:21 PM CDT (23:21 UTC)
Expired
Mar 17, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
2.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 17, 3:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 309 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 12:00Z on 2022-03-17Temperature 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 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2022-03-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 188 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1942 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
188 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
288 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Mar 17, 4:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 4:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 17, 12:02 PM CDT, 6 hours 19 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
1202 PM CDT Thu Mar 17 2022

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-181715-
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-
1202 PM CDT Thu Mar 17 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...
There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms during the late
afternoon and evening across southern and central Oklahoma, and
parts of western north Texas. The slight risk area is generally
east of a line from Yukon, to Binger and Carnegie, to Frederick,
to Henrietta, Texas. There is a marginal risk to the west of the
slight risk area, and southeast of a line from Perry, to Canton,
Elk City, Altus, and Wichita Falls, Texas. Scattered strong to
severe thunderstorms are possible with hail up to the size of golf
balls and wind gusts of 60 to 80 mph. There is a very low
potential of a tornado, particularly across south-central and
southeast Oklahoma.

.SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT...
Storm spotter groups and emergency management personnel across
central and southern Oklahoma should prepare for severe weather
operations late this afternoon and evening.

.Fire Weather...
Near critical to critical fire weather conditions are expected
again this afternoon across north Texas and southwestern Oklahoma.

.Strong Winds...
Strong northerly winds are expected this
afternoon and overnight, especially across northwestern and
western Oklahoma where wind gusts of up to 45 mph will be
possible.

.Winter Weather...
A light rain snow mix is possible across northwest Oklahoma
tonight. Minor snow accumulations up to an inch are possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday...

.Fire Weather...
Elevated fire weather conditions are possible on Friday across
western Oklahoma and western north Texas. Near critical fire
weather conditions are possible on Sunday afternoon across western
Oklahoma and western north Texas.

.Thunderstorms...
There is a chance of thunderstorms on Monday, mainly across
southern Oklahoma and western north Texas.

Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 17, 5:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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Local storm report, Mar 17, 6:14 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
614 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2022

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

0600 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 SSE FORT COBB RESERVO 35.16N 98.46W
03/17/2022  M60 MPH          CADDO              OK   MESONET

&&

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Local storm report, Mar 17, 6:18 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
618 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2022

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

0603 PM     HAIL             CARNEGIE                35.11N 98.60W
03/17/2022  E1.25 INCH       CADDO              OK   PUBLIC

&&

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 17, 3:23 AM CDTRed Flag WarningOUNComanche, Cotton, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa and 1 more17 hr
Mar 17, 3:25 AM CDTWind AdvisoryOUNAlfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter and 31 more33 hr
Mar 17, 3:21 PM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryOUNEllis, Harper, Woods, Woodward12 hr
Mar 17, 5:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNComanche37 min
Mar 17, 5:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Comanche, Kiowa50 min
Mar 17, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo45 min
Mar 17, 5:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa35 min
Mar 17, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Kiowa45 min
Mar 17, 6:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Kiowa, Washita40 min
Mar 17, 6:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine36 min
Mar 17, 6:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian29 min
Mar 17, 6:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNCaddo, Canadian33 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.