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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 613, NWS Norman, OK

May 28, 2024Woodward County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2024, 10:00 AM CDT for Woodward County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 45 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: May 28, 2024, 10:00 AM CDT (15:00 UTC)
Expired: May 28, 2024, 10:45 AM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Woodward County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 160 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 209 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -284 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1443 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 204 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 333 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.3

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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 May 28, 6:14 AM CDT, 3 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 28, 6:14 AM CDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
614 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024

...New AVIATION...

.SHORT TERM...
(Today and tonight)
Issued at 1210 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024

Here we are, back in a stormy pattern, though different from
previous weeks. Rather than drylines and cold fronts, this week's
weather is brought to you mainly by warm air advection and northwest
flow.

At the time of writing, we sit with easterly surface flow and a warm
front draped across north Texas from about Sweetwater to Aspermont
to Denton. A swath of 3000-4000 joules of MUCAPE is advecting north
through western north Texas and set to overspread much of western
Oklahoma by morning. With a modest low level jet and moderate deep
layer shear developing, we could (20-30% chance; note, CAMs may have
a low bias in coverage as is sometimes seen in WAA schemes) see a
few storms (including a few strong to severe) develop in this region
of warm air advection. These would mainly be elevated hailers.

Instability peaks around 12Z, then gradually dwindles north to south
through the day. However, this is when upper level support finally
gets going across much of the region, allowing for an uptick in
showers and storms. With the loss of the low level jet and dwindling
instability, severe chances will be on the downtick despite
increasing coverage of storms.

CAMs depict another round of storms developing late this afternoon /
evening off the dryline in western Texas. These storms will make
their way eastward through the evening into western north Texas and
southwest Oklahoma, though what environment they encounter will
depend partly on convection earlier in the day. Most models suggest
a lack of instability, limiting the severe risk.

Day

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Wednesday through Monday)
Issued at 209 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024

As mentioned in the short term, this week's weather will be largely
driven by warm air advection and northwest flow, keeping rain
chances in the forecast daily (especially during overnight periods).
With sustained southerly flow, moisture and instability will likely
remain plentiful through the week (big picture view), though deep
layer shear tends to drop off after Tuesday. Flooding may become the
bigger issue as we see round after round of rainfall adding up by
late week.

With all the rain and cloud cover, temperatures will be a bit cooler
(highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s), albeit muggy. By this
weekend, however, we may see temperatures start to inch back up,
though synoptic uncertainty is high.

Day

&&

.AVIATION...
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 614 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024

Multiple waves of showers and thunderstorms are expected over the
next 24 hours, especially across southwestern Oklahoma and western
north Texas (including KSPS, KLAW and near KCSM). Apart from the
showers and thunderstorms themselves, VFR conditions are expected
in general through the day, but some stratus with MVFR ceilings
will become more common overnight.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  81  63  79  65 /  50  40  60  30
Hobart OK         82  63  80  65 /  70  60  50  40
Wichita Falls TX  83  65  81  66 /  70  60  50  30
Gage OK           81  59  80  62 /  50  50  40  40
Ponca City OK     81  62  80  63 /  30  30  40  20
Durant OK         81  65  80  66 /  50  50  60  20

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...None.
TX...None.
&&

SHORT TERM...14
LONG TERM....14
AVIATION...26

Hazardous weather outlook, May 28, 8:26 AM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

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In the hours before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 28, 12:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens	41 min
May 28, 1:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Jefferson, Murray, Stephens	50 min
May 28, 1:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Stephens	47 min
May 28, 1:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	45 min
May 28, 1:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Tillman	23 min
May 28, 1:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton	24 min
May 28, 1:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Murray, Stephens	47 min
May 28, 2:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garvin	33 min
May 28, 2:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	31 min
May 28, 2:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Murray	30 min
May 28, 3:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jefferson	41 min
May 28, 3:36 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Love	3 hr
May 28, 3:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Washita	28 min
May 28, 4:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pontotoc	29 min
May 28, 4:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa	24 min
May 28, 4:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Seminole	35 min
May 28, 4:17 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Love	3 hr
May 28, 4:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Washita	23 min
May 28, 4:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson, Tillman	46 min
May 28, 4:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kiowa, Washita	44 min
May 28, 4:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	32 min
May 28, 4:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harmon	28 min
May 28, 4:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson	52 min
May 28, 5:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson, Tillman	44 min
May 28, 5:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	36 min
May 28, 5:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Kiowa	3 hr
May 28, 5:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Kiowa, Tillman	47 min
May 28, 5:16 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Cotton	3 hr
May 28, 5:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson, Tillman	49 min
May 28, 5:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	50 min
May 28, 5:48 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cotton	3 hr
May 28, 5:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	38 min
May 28, 6:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Tillman	46 min
May 28, 8:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant	26 min
May 28, 8:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant	34 min
May 28, 9:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woodward	27 min
May 28, 9:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Ellis	30 min
May 28, 9:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woodward	24 min
May 28, 9:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis, Harper	51 min
May 28, 9:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woodward	36 min
May 28, 9:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	35 min
May 28, 9:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Woodward	46 min
May 28, 9:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Ellis	29 min
May 28, 9:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis, Woodward	39 min
May 28, 10:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Ellis, Harper, Woodward	44 min
May 28, 10:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	27 min
May 28, 10:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woodward	27 min
May 28, 10:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis, Woodward	40 min
May 28, 10:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Dewey, Ellis, Woodward	51 min
May 28, 10:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harper	19 min
May 28, 10:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Dewey, Major, Woodward	47 min
May 28, 10:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	24 min
May 28, 10:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis, Harper	50 min
May 28, 11:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills, Woodward	50 min
May 28, 11:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Ellis	36 min
May 28, 11:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Custer, Dewey	39 min
May 28, 11:57 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Dewey	3 hr
May 28, 12:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Ellis	29 min
May 28, 12:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis, Woodward	42 min
May 28, 12:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Custer, Washita	19 min
May 28, 1:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	28 min
May 27, 11:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Baylor	31 min
May 28, 12:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Wilbarger	37 min
May 28, 1:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Wilbarger	51 min
May 28, 2:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Clay, Wichita	42 min
May 28, 2:39 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Wichita	3 hr
May 28, 2:54 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Wichita	5 hr
May 28, 2:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Clay	48 min
May 28, 3:29 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Clay	3 hr
May 28, 3:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Clay	50 min
May 28, 5:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wichita	47 min
May 28, 6:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wichita, Wilbarger	24 min
May 28, 6:42 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Clay, Wichita	3 hr
May 28, 6:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer, Wichita	37 min
May 28, 7:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer	50 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.