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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 849, NWS Norman, OK

August 16, 2024Alfalfa County, Woods County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 16, 2024, 6:14 PM CDT for Alfalfa County, Woods County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 46 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
Aug 16, 2024, 6:14 PM CDT (23:14 UTC)
Expired
Aug 16, 2024, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Alfalfa County, OK, Woods County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 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
Aug 16, 3:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 162 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 2024-08-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 50 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2024-08-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 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
50 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-323 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2397 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
73 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 Aug 16, 6:09 PM CDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 6:09 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 3:14 PM CDT, 3 hours before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
314 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-172015-
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-
314 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight...

.Heat...
Widespread 105 to 114 degree heat indices are expected across
Oklahoma and western north Texas this afternoon and early evening.

.Thunderstorms...
Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible late this afternoon
and evening, primarily across the northern half of Oklahoma into
central Oklahoma. Hazards include wind up to 75 mph and hail up
to 2 inches.

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

.Heat...
Dangerous temperatures and heat indices are expected to continue
through at least the weekend. Locations across the northeast may
experience slightly cooler weather by the early part of next week.

.Fire Weather...
Elevated fire weather conditions may develop Sunday afternoon
across southwest Oklahoma and adjacent parts of north Texas.

.Thunderstorms...
There are low chances of thunderstorms across northern Oklahoma
Sunday night into Monday morning and Monday night into Tuesday
morning.

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, Aug 16, 3:09 PM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
309 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024

OKZ009-010-162045-
Woodward OK-Ellis OK-
309 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Ellis and
southwestern Woodward Counties through 345 PM CDT...

At 309 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles southeast of Gage, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Woodward, Shattuck, Arnett, Gage, Fargo, Sharon, Harmon, and Tangier.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3613 10000 3644 10000 3654 9922 3613 9940
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 259DEG 34KT 3627 9965

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

WR
Local storm report, Aug 16, 6:00 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 15, 7:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGreer38 min
Aug 15, 7:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNNoble30 min
Aug 15, 7:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCaddo34 min
Aug 15, 7:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarmon34 min
Aug 15, 7:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMcClain30 min
Aug 15, 7:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNNoble29 min
Aug 15, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarmon, Jackson49 min
Aug 15, 8:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa30 min
Aug 15, 8:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNNoble26 min
Aug 15, 8:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPayne25 min
Aug 15, 8:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson32 min
Aug 15, 8:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa30 min
Aug 15, 8:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson24 min
Aug 15, 8:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPayne29 min
Aug 15, 8:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman38 min
Aug 15, 8:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Logan, Noble, Payne53 min
Aug 15, 9:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln32 min
Aug 15, 9:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNTillman47 min
Aug 15, 9:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPayne14 min
Aug 15, 9:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln37 min
Aug 15, 9:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield37 min
Aug 15, 9:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln35 min
Aug 15, 9:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNTillman31 min
Aug 15, 10:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCotton, Tillman41 min
Aug 15, 11:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPayne26 min
Aug 15, 11:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNLincoln, Payne52 min
Aug 16, 12:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln64 min
Aug 16, 2:34 AM CDTExcessive Heat WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Marshall and 2 more17 hr
Aug 16, 2:41 PM CDTExcessive Heat WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Coal and 20 more30 hr
Aug 16, 2:41 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryOUNAlfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche and 18 more30 hr
Aug 16, 3:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNEllis, Woodward36 min
Aug 16, 3:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey, Ellis, Woodward27 min
Aug 16, 3:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNDewey, Ellis, Woodward47 min
Aug 16, 4:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNCuster, Dewey, Ellis, Major, Roger Mills, Woodward50 min
Aug 16, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNCuster, Dewey, Roger Mills48 min
Aug 16, 6:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCuster25 min
Aug 16, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant33 min
Aug 16, 6:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWashita26 min
Aug 16, 6:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Washita38 min
Aug 16, 6:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNDewey37 min
Aug 15, 8:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHardeman33 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.