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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Norman, OK

April 27, 2024Baylor County, Knox County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2024, 3:41 PM CDT for Baylor County, Knox County, Texas. It was in force for 49 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: Apr 27, 2024, 3:41 PM CDT (20:41 UTC)
Expired: Apr 27, 2024, 4:30 PM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 2.75 in

Counties Baylor County, TX, Knox County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:39 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
Apr 27, 1:10 PM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 221 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: 2578 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 513 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 223 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 170 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.8
Supercell composite: 14.9

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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 Apr 27, 1:22 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 1:22 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
122 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Sunday)
Issued at 112 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

Dangerous convective environment in place today and into tonight.
Storms have already fired out west with severe and tornado
warnings already issued this morning. A special balloon sounding
issued by the NSSL near Weatherford shows a concerning profile
with 2500 J/kg SBCAPE, 0-1km SRH near 25 kts, effective shear of
60 knots all indicative of a volatile air mass in place. A PDS
Tornado Watch has already been issued for western Oklahoma and
western north Texas with the expectation this will likely be
expanded eastward within the next several hours. Guidance has
trended a bit slower with the forward progression of supercell
thunderstorms, and the latest indication is central Oklahoma
should be impacted by dangerous supercell thundrestorms capable of
producing strong to violent tornadoes within the 3 PM to 9 PM time
frame.

Complicating this is the high potential for very heavy rainfall
which will quickly lead to flash flooding issues where these
storms set up. The WPC has issued a high risk of flash flooding
for parts of east-central Oklahoma, though it should be stressed
that there is uncertainty with the placement of this. Central and
southern Oklahoma are at risk of dangerous flash flooding issues.

Repeated rounds of thunderstorms are expected, and the public
should not let their guard down after a storm has passed.
Many public events are occurring today and with people out of the
office/school, there is a high concern in our office of people
being out on the roads or away from shelters. We urge those who
can to remain near a shelter today as the environment resembles
that of previous historic tornadic outbreaks. Please heed
warnings!

Thompson

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Sunday night through next Friday)
Issued at 112 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

Thunderstorms should exit our forecast area tomorrow morning.
ADditional forecast details will be given with later packages.

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1131 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

Severe thunderstorms will continue to develop across western and
northern Oklahoma and western north Texas through the afternoon
with the potential for large hail and strong tornadoes. Recent
short-term guidance has suggested that storms will be arriving a
bit later into central Oklahoma (around 3-5 PM), and these storms
will also bring the threat of large hail and tornadoes
(potentially strong). Tonight, there is a high potential for
repeated thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall across parts of
central, southern, and southeastern Oklahoma. This activity could
exit our forecast area as early as 7-8 AM.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  60  79  55  79 / 100  20   0  10
Hobart OK         56  80  51  81 /  70   0   0  10
Wichita Falls TX  59  81  56  83 / 100  10   0   0
Gage OK           50  77  46  81 /  10  10  10  10
Ponca City OK     60  79  49  77 / 100  40  10  10
Durant OK         63  77  61  82 /  90  90  10  10

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Flood Watch through Sunday evening for OKZ004>008-010>013-
     015>020-022>032-035-037>048-050>052.

TX...Flood Watch through Sunday evening for TXZ086-089-090.

&&

SHORT TERM...01
LONG TERM....01
AVIATION...01

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 2:57 AM CDT, 12 hours 44 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
257 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-280800-
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-
257 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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 moderate risk of severe thunderstorms today across
a large portion of northern into central and southern Oklahoma and
portions of western north Texas. An enhanced risk covers much of
the remainder of western north Texas and Oklahoma.

Multiple rounds of severe storms will be possible across the area
today and tonight. Hail to the size of baseballs, damaging wind
gusts of up to 80 mph and tornadoes, some of which could be
strong, will all be possible.

.Heavy Rainfall...
Multiple rounds of thunderstorms will also result in a risk for
flooding by late today and tonight particularly near and east of
I-35.

Fire Weather...
Near critical fire weather conditions are possible this afternoon
across northwest Oklahoma.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday...

.Thunderstorms...
There will be a chance of severe thunderstorms Sunday across
southeast Oklahoma. A chance of thunderstorms will return across
the area Wednesday and continue through Friday. Although
widespread severe is not expected a few strong to severe storms
appear possible.

.Flooding...
Chance of heavy rainfall and possible flooding will continue
Sunday morning across southeast Oklahoma.

.Fire Weather...
Near critical fire weather conditions may develop Tuesday
afternoon across northwest Oklahoma.

Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow
our weather forecast office on Twitter and Facebook.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 27, 3:07 PM CDT, 34 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
307 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

0241 PM     Hail             Hobart                  35.03N 99.10W
04/27/2024  E1.25 Inch       Kiowa              OK   Public

            Report from mPING, time is radar estimated.

&&

JH

Local storm report, Apr 27, 3:20 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
320 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

0232 PM     Hail             2 W Tonkawa             36.70N 97.35W
04/27/2024  E2.25 Inch       Kay                OK   Public

            Report from mPING, time is radar estimated.

&&

JH

Local storm report, Apr 27, 3:24 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
324 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

0317 PM     Hail             1 NW Braman             36.94N 97.35W
04/27/2024  E1.00 Inch       Kay                OK   Public

            Report from mPING, time is radar estimated.

&&

JH

Special weather statement, Apr 27, 3:29 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
329 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

OKZ016-017-022-023-272100-
Washita OK-Caddo OK-Custer OK-Blaine OK-
329 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northeastern Washita,
northwestern Caddo, southeastern Custer and southwestern Blaine
Counties through 400 PM CDT...

At 329 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Cordell to near Corn. Movement was
northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...
Weatherford, Cordell, Hydro, Corn, Bessie, Colony, Cloud Chief, and
Cowden.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3564 9884 3563 9833 3518 9870 3528 9905
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 214DEG 45KT 3528 9894 3536 9877

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

MDU

Local storm report, Apr 27, 3:34 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
334 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

0327 PM     Tornado          6 SW Morrison           36.23N 97.09W
04/27/2024                   Payne              OK   Law Enforcement

            1 mile west of US-177, 1 mile south of Noble
            County line.

&&

JH

Local storm report, Apr 27, 3:41 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
341 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

0306 PM     Tornado          3 W Knox City           33.42N 99.87W
04/27/2024                   Knox               TX   Trained Spotter

            tornado at FM 222 and 1292.

&&

JH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 27, 8:11 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Johnston, Murray	37 hr
Apr 27, 9:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine	29 min
Apr 27, 9:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham	35 min
Apr 27, 9:30 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	OUN	Hughes, Seminole	6 hr
Apr 27, 9:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	30 hr
Apr 27, 9:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Roger Mills	35 min
Apr 27, 9:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine	34 min
Apr 27, 9:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis, Roger Mills	40 min
Apr 27, 10:10 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Dewey, Roger Mills	35 min
Apr 27, 10:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Major	47 min
Apr 27, 10:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills	51 min
Apr 27, 10:32 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Custer, Dewey, Roger Mills	32 min
Apr 27, 10:34 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Garfield, Major	41 min
Apr 27, 10:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Major	40 min
Apr 27, 10:56 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Garfield	19 min
Apr 27, 11:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Dewey, Major, Woods, Woodward	44 min
Apr 27, 11:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Garfield, Grant	19 min
Apr 27, 11:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills	44 min
Apr 27, 11:24 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Grant	16 min
Apr 27, 11:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham	25 min
Apr 27, 11:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Dewey, Major, Woods	67 min
Apr 27, 11:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grant, Kay	37 min
Apr 27, 11:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Major, Roger Mills, Woodward	46 min
Apr 27, 12:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	35 min
Apr 27, 12:27 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Alfalfa, Blaine, Dewey, Major, Woods, Woodward	2 hr
Apr 27, 12:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant	49 min
Apr 27, 12:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Harmon, Jackson	47 min
Apr 27, 12:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham	25 min
Apr 27, 12:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	50 min
Apr 27, 12:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Blaine, Dewey, Major, Woods, Woodward	2 hr
Apr 27, 12:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Major	31 min
Apr 27, 12:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer, Dewey, Roger Mills	46 min
Apr 27, 1:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Major	44 min
Apr 27, 1:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham	28 min
Apr 27, 1:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Garfield, Grant	28 min
Apr 27, 1:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson	51 min
Apr 27, 1:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Roger Mills	47 min
Apr 27, 1:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma	43 min
Apr 27, 1:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grant	51 min
Apr 27, 1:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Grady	24 min
Apr 27, 1:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Major, Woods	47 min
Apr 27, 1:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Grant	44 min
Apr 27, 1:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Dewey, Major, Woods	34 min
Apr 27, 2:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer, Dewey, Roger Mills	27 min
Apr 27, 2:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Greer, Jackson, Kiowa, Washita	41 min
Apr 27, 2:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble	52 min
Apr 27, 2:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Logan	33 min
Apr 27, 2:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Major	28 min
Apr 27, 2:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Kay	37 min
Apr 27, 2:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Dewey, Major, Woodward	34 min
Apr 27, 2:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Kiowa, Washita	48 min
Apr 27, 2:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Payne	31 min
Apr 27, 2:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Kay	29 min
Apr 27, 2:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Noble, Payne	49 min
Apr 27, 2:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Kiowa, Washita	47 min
Apr 27, 3:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	OUN	Kay	19 min
Apr 27, 3:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Kay, Major, Noble	41 min
Apr 27, 3:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble	7 min
Apr 27, 3:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Noble, Payne	46 min
Apr 27, 3:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Kay	3 hr
Apr 27, 3:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Noble, Payne	38 min
Apr 27, 3:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Washita	31 min
Apr 27, 3:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garfield	3 hr
Apr 27, 3:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Washita	41 min
Apr 27, 3:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Grant	40 min
Apr 27, 3:38 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka	19 hr
Apr 27, 3:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Washita	52 min
Apr 27, 3:39 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Hughes, Seminole	23 hr
Apr 27, 3:40 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Cotton	17 hr
Apr 27, 3:41 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche, Cotton	17 hr
Apr 27, 3:42 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Grady	17 hr
Apr 27, 3:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grant, Kay	44 min
Apr 27, 3:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grant, Kay	39 min
Apr 27, 3:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Noble	22 min
Apr 27, 4:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Kay	5 min
Apr 27, 4:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian	39 min
Apr 27, 4:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble	27 min
Apr 27, 4:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Tillman	41 min
Apr 27, 4:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Kingfisher	39 min
Apr 27, 4:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Noble	23 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.