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Special Weather Statement, NWS Norman, OK

May 11, 20225 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this special weather statement at May 11, 2022, 2:08 AM CDT for 5 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 52 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 11, 2022, 2:08 AM CDT (07:08 UTC)
Expired
May 11, 2022, 3:00 AM CDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
50

Counties Cleveland County, OK, Garvin County, OK, McClain County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 14 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 2022-05-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4369 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 00:00Z on 2022-05-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
4369 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-130 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
971 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

884 
WWUS84 KOUN 110708
SPSOUN

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
208 AM CDT Wed May 11 2022
 
OKZ018-019-024>030-039-040-110800-
Grady OK-Kingfisher OK-Oklahoma OK-Logan OK-Stephens OK-Canadian OK-
Pottawatomie OK-Cleveland OK-Garvin OK-McClain OK-Lincoln OK-
208 AM CDT Wed May 11 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern
Kingfisher, Garvin, southeastern Grady, northeastern Stephens,
southwestern Lincoln, Oklahoma, Cleveland, southern Logan,
northeastern Canadian, Pottawatomie and McClain Counties through 300
AM CDT...

At 208 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong 
thunderstorms along a line extending from 5 miles east of Okarche to 
near Norman to 4 miles northeast of Bray. Movement was east at 50 
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Oklahoma City, Norman, Edmond, Moore, Midwest City, Shawnee, Del
City, Guthrie, Newcastle, Tecumseh, Pauls Valley, Purcell,
Kingfisher, Yukon, Bethany, Mustang, Choctaw, Warr Acres, The Village
and Noble.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 35 between mile markers 65 and 158.
 Interstate 40 between mile markers 136 and 189.
 Interstate 44 between mile markers 107 and 157.
 Interstate 240 between mile markers 1 and 16.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

&&

LAT...LON 3591 9721 3530 9680 3464 9710 3460 9785
      3524 9759 3581 9800
TIME...MOT...LOC 0708Z 263DEG 41KT 3575 9789 3525 9753 3468 9776 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

WR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 10, 7:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNEllis27 min
May 10, 7:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNEllis54 min
May 10, 8:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woodward63 min
May 10, 9:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNBeckham, Ellis, Greer, Harmon, Roger Mills55 min
May 10, 9:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNEllis25 min
May 10, 9:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNBeckham, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Greer, Harmon and 2 more52 min
May 10, 10:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Greer, Roger Mills and 1 more45 min
May 10, 11:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNGreer, Harmon, Jackson51 min
May 10, 11:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoodward32 min
May 10, 11:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman and 1 more49 min
May 11, 1:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNComanche, Cotton45 min
May 11, 1:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine, Dewey, Harper, Major, Woodward51 min
May 11, 1:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian, Grady38 min
May 11, 2:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Major47 min
May 11, 3:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNAlfalfa, Blaine, Major, Woods50 min
May 11, 3:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWoods44 min
May 11, 3:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKingfisher40 min
May 11, 4:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa, Blaine, Major, Woods33 min
May 11, 4:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa, Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Harper, Major and 2 more25 min
May 11, 4:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa, Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Harper, Major and 2 more69 min
May 11, 4:58 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningOUNAlfalfa, Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Harper and 4 more2 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.