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Tornado Warning 161, NWS Norman, OK

November 3, 2024Grady County, McClain County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at Nov 3, 2024, 3:15 PM CST for Grady County, McClain County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 30 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 3, 2024, 3:15 PM CST (21:15 UTC)
Expired: Nov 3, 2024, 3:45 PM CST
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Grady County, OK, McClain County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:18 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 3, 2:02 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 245 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: 1168 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 523 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 256 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 317 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.5
Supercell composite: 7.9

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Nov 3, 2:22 PM CST, 53 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Updated at 214 PM CST Sun Nov 3 2024 -Severe weather risk will continue through Monday, with damaging winds and tornadoes likely. -Considerable flash flooding potential through Monday. -Cooler and drier weather Tuesday and Wednesday, before rain/storm chances return.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 3, 2:22 PM CST, 53 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
222 PM CST Sun Nov 3 2024

...New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 214 PM CST Sun Nov 3 2024

-Severe weather risk will continue through Monday, with damaging
 winds and tornadoes likely.

-Considerable flash flooding potential through Monday.

-Cooler and drier weather Tuesday and Wednesday, before rain/storm
 chances return.

&&

.NEAR TERM...
(Rest of today and tonight)
Issued at 214 PM CST Sun Nov 3 2024

Warm front has made impressive northward movement today in wake of
last night/this mornings activity. This has allowed the warm
sector/moisture feed to surge northward across southwest Oklahoma
and is expected to spread into central and southern Oklahoma the
rest of this afternoon. Wind shear has become strong after some lull
this morning, and ample instability will spread over the mentioned
areas. Organized severe weather, primarily in the form of damaging
wind gusts and tornadoes are expected to spread eastward across
northern Texas and the southern half of Oklahoma this afternoon and
evening. In addition to the severe weather risk, additional rainfall
will lead to a continued risk for flooding.

In the wake of todays activity, effective frontal boundary expected
to stall or even lift back north tonight and tomorrow. This will
yield at least moderate potential for late night warm advection
storms across southern and central portions of Oklahoma then spread
northward into northern Oklahoma early tomorrow morning.&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Monday through Tuesday night)
Issued at 214 PM CST Sun Nov 3 2024

With main upper system swinging through tomorrow, additional
severe weather is anticipated, especially near and east of
Interstate-35 during the afternoon, some of which could be
significant. To end it all, wrap around showers expect across
northern Oklahoma into or through Monday night.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Wednesday through next Saturday)
Issued at 214 PM CST Sun Nov 3 2024

Drier and cool weather for Tuesday and Wednesday, before another
large upper trough approaches and increases the chances of rain by
the end of the week into next weekend. Heavy rain appears likely
again where it occurs, with the added flavor of a forecasted
tropical system in the northern Gulf which could increase flooding
potential into next weekend.

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1151 AM CST Sun Nov 3 2024

Mainly MVFR conditions (with IFR conditions in and near TSRA) most
terminals with several hours of SHRA and TSRA through the
forecast period. Main TSRA impacts will be across western north
Texas and southern Oklahoma this afternoon and evening, with
another round late tonight through Monday morning. TSRA should
start to exit the region late Monday afternoon and early evening.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  61  70  46  60 /  70  90  20   0
Hobart OK         58  71  41  63 /  80  90  20   0
Wichita Falls TX  62  75  47  64 /  60  80  10   0
Gage OK           50  62  37  62 /  40  80  60   0
Ponca City OK     59  69  46  60 /  50  90  40   0
Durant OK         65  77  53  66 /  90 100  60  20

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Flood Watch through Monday afternoon for OKZ007-008-012-013-
     017>020-023>032-035>048-050>052.

TX...Flood Watch through Monday afternoon for TXZ083>090.

&&

NEAR TERM...11
SHORT TERM...11
LONG TERM....11
AVIATION...11

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 3, 1:25 PM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
125 PM CST Sun Nov 3 2024

OKZ033-034-TXZ083-032000-
Harmon OK-Greer OK-Hardeman TX-
125 PM CST Sun Nov 3 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Harmon,
south central Greer and northwestern Hardeman Counties through 200 PM
CST...

At 124 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles northeast of Kirkland, moving north at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size 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...
Hollis, Gould, McKnight, and McQueen.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3460 10000 3488 9990 3478 9960 3472 9964
      3472 9967 3469 9967 3451 9981 3450 9984
      3449 9982 3436 9992 3442 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 201DEG 21KT 3450 9992

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Mahale

Special weather statement, Nov 3, 1:26 PM CST, 1 hour 49 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
126 PM CST Sun Nov 3 2024

OKZ043-048-032015-
Coal OK-Atoka OK-
126 PM CST Sun Nov 3 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Coal
and Atoka Counties through 215 PM CST...

At 126 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Tushka, moving north at 25 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...
Atoka, Coalgate, Stringtown, Lehigh, Tushka, Caney, Lane, Phillips,
Atoka Reservoir, Chockie, Bentley, Redden, Boggy Depot Park, and
northern McGee Creek Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3455 9574 3416 9606 3416 9641 3462 9626
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 201DEG 21KT 3432 9624

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

Mahale

Local storm report, Nov 3, 2:07 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
207 PM CST Sun Nov 3 2024

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

0206 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     4 E Tipton              34.51N 99.07W
11/03/2024  E60 MPH          Tillman            OK   Trained Spotter

            Trained spotter reports 60mph winds west of
            Manitou.

&&

MSD

Special weather statement, Nov 3, 2:25 PM CST, 50 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
225 PM CST Sun Nov 3 2024

OKZ018-019-024-032100-
Kingfisher OK-Logan OK-Canadian OK-
225 PM CST Sun Nov 3 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Kingfisher, southwestern Logan and eastern Canadian Counties through
300 PM CST...

At 225 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles northwest of Union City, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 mph and penny size 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...
El Reno, Kingfisher, Yukon, Piedmont, Union City, Okarche, Cashion,
Concho, and Richland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor NOAA Weather
Radio, local radio stations or available television stations for
additional information and possible warnings from the National
Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3577 9760 3572 9763 3573 9767 3566 9767
      3535 9790 3536 9792 3538 9794 3536 9795
      3541 9810 3588 9791
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 204DEG 38KT 3545 9797

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Bunker

Local storm report, Nov 3, 2:46 PM CST, 29 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
246 PM CST Sun Nov 3 2024

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

0230 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Medicine Park           34.73N 98.50W
11/03/2024  M67 MPH          Comanche           OK   Mesonet

            Medicine Park Mesonet.

&&

MDU

Local storm report, Nov 3, 2:57 PM CST, 18 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
257 PM CST Sun Nov 3 2024

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

0225 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 4 S Tipton              34.44N 99.14W
11/03/2024  M63 MPH          Tillman            OK   Mesonet

            Wake low wind event.

&&

MDU

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 2, 8:12 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Cotton	48 hr
Nov 2, 8:14 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche, Cotton	13 hr
Nov 2, 8:36 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	13 hr
Nov 2, 9:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garvin, McClain	3 hr
Nov 2, 9:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garvin	25 min
Nov 2, 10:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	McClain, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole	3 hr
Nov 2, 10:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa	37 min
Nov 2, 11:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pottawatomie	25 min
Nov 2, 11:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	52 min
Nov 2, 11:27 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cotton	3 hr
Nov 2, 11:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	28 min
Nov 2, 11:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson	3 hr
Nov 2, 11:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens	47 min
Nov 2, 11:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Lincoln, Pottawatomie	115 min
Nov 3, 12:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian	26 min
Nov 3, 12:09 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Grady	3 hr
Nov 3, 12:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole	51 min
Nov 3, 12:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Oklahoma	35 min
Nov 3, 12:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Stephens	34 min
Nov 3, 12:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	3 hr
Nov 3, 12:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain	42 min
Nov 3, 12:49 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Canadian, Logan, Oklahoma	3 hr
Nov 3, 12:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Grady, Stephens	3 hr
Nov 3, 1:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Tillman	42 min
Nov 3, 1:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Stephens	31 min
Nov 3, 1:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma	43 min
Nov 3, 1:21 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma	39 min
Nov 3, 1:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garvin, Grady, McClain, Stephens	30 min
Nov 3, 1:33 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Kingfisher, Logan, Payne	3 hr
Nov 3, 1:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	52 min
Nov 3, 1:47 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Kiowa	3 hr
Nov 3, 1:54 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma	51 min
Nov 3, 1:55 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	3 hr
Nov 3, 1:05 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain	40 min
Nov 3, 1:06 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grady, Stephens	39 min
Nov 3, 1:07 AM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Stephens	23 min
Nov 3, 1:13 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	3 hr
Nov 3, 1:15 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	45 min
Nov 3, 1:16 AM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma	29 min
Nov 3, 1:28 AM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Garvin, Grady, Stephens	32 min
Nov 3, 1:30 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens	45 min
Nov 3, 1:31 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	44 min
Nov 3, 1:37 AM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Garvin, Grady, McClain, Stephens	23 min
Nov 3, 1:41 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	3 hr
Nov 3, 1:54 AM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Garvin, McClain	36 min
Nov 3, 1:56 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Murray, Stephens	49 min
Nov 3, 1:58 AM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	32 min
Nov 3, 2:00 AM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie	45 min
Nov 3, 2:02 AM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Oklahoma	43 min
Nov 3, 2:07 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Grady	3 hr
Nov 3, 2:07 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Payne	23 min
Nov 3, 2:12 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Pottawatomie	48 min
Nov 3, 2:20 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Jefferson, Love, Stephens	40 min
Nov 3, 2:24 AM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Lincoln	36 min
Nov 3, 2:41 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Hughes, Lincoln, Payne, Pottawatomie, Seminole	49 min
Nov 3, 2:42 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Coal, Garvin, Hughes, Johnston, McClain, Murray and 3 more	48 min
Nov 3, 2:53 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Canadian, Logan, Oklahoma	2 hr
Nov 3, 3:01 AM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Hughes, Pottawatomie, Seminole	29 min
Nov 3, 3:04 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray	41 min
Nov 3, 3:23 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Kingfisher, Logan, Payne	112 min
Nov 3, 3:25 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc and 1 more	50 min
Nov 3, 3:26 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Hughes, Seminole	49 min
Nov 3, 3:26 AM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Hughes, Seminole	15 min
Nov 3, 3:40 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray	36 min
Nov 3, 3:41 AM CST	River Flood Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	26 hr
Nov 3, 3:49 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	86 min
Nov 3, 4:13 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal, Johnston	32 min
Nov 3, 4:14 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Love, Marshall	31 min
Nov 3, 4:24 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Murray	3 hr
Nov 3, 6:09 AM CST	River Flood Warning	OUN	Oklahoma	16 hr
Nov 3, 7:10 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan	35 min
Nov 3, 7:38 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Love	52 min
Nov 3, 8:17 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Carter, Love, Marshall	3 hr
Nov 3, 8:36 AM CST	River Flood Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	22 hr
Nov 3, 8:40 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Oklahoma	23 hr
Nov 3, 9:06 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	24 min
Nov 3, 9:09 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	36 min
Nov 3, 9:15 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Oklahoma	30 min
Nov 3, 9:16 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Seminole	29 min
Nov 3, 9:20 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harmon	25 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.