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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1024, NWS Norman, OK

August 18, 2025Blaine County, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 18, 2025, 7:11 PM CDT for Blaine County, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma. 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: Aug 18, 2025, 7:11 PM CDT (00:11 UTC)
Expired: Aug 18, 2025, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Blaine County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 257 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 827 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 7 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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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 18, 6:45 PM CDT, 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 6:45 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 18, 5:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
542 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

OKZ005-010-011-182315-
Major OK-Woodward OK-Woods OK-
542 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of south central Woods,
northwestern Major and east central Woodward Counties through 615 PM
CDT...

At 541 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles southeast of Quinlan to 5 miles
southwest of Waynoka. Movement was north at 5 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...
Waynoka, Quinlan, and Bouse Junction.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3632 9877 3666 9887 3663 9910 3629 9901
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 199DEG 5KT 3637 9891 3653 9895

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

MDU

Special weather statement, Aug 18, 6:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
600 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

OKZ006-007-011-012-182330-
Major OK-Garfield OK-Alfalfa OK-Grant OK-
600 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southern Alfalfa,
southern Grant, Garfield and northeastern Major Counties through 630
PM CDT...

At 600 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 3 miles east of Breckenridge to 4 miles east of
Great Salt Plains Lake. Movement was southwest at 20 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...
Enid, Cherokee, Helena, Waukomis, Pond Creek, Garber, Lahoma,
Ringwood, Drummond, Lamont, Kremlin, Goltry, Breckenridge, Meno, Jet,
Nash, Hunter, Fairmont, Hillsdale, and Carrier.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3670 9746 3637 9746 3623 9798 3639 9828
      3678 9849 3687 9811
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 061DEG 19KT 3642 9767 3671 9812

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

MDU

Special weather statement, Aug 18, 6:43 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 18, 6:44 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 18, 6:44 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 18, 7:10 PM CDT, 1 minute 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
Aug 18, 7:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Dewey	35 min
Aug 18, 7:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	31 min
Aug 18, 7:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Custer	27 min
Aug 18, 7:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Dewey	46 min
Aug 18, 7:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Major	33 min
Aug 18, 8:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer, Dewey	39 min
Aug 18, 8:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Dewey, Major	47 min
Aug 18, 9:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Dewey	35 min
Aug 19, 12:19 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Love and 1 more	31 hr
Aug 19, 1:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian	29 min
Aug 19, 1:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Seminole	38 min
Aug 19, 1:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	33 min
Aug 19, 1:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	29 min
Aug 19, 1:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian	26 min
Aug 19, 1:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian	32 min
Aug 19, 2:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Dewey	34 min
Aug 19, 2:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	25 min
Aug 19, 2:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche	28 min
Aug 19, 2:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine	27 min
Aug 19, 3:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine	26 min
Aug 19, 3:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Dewey	32 min
Aug 19, 3:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine	28 min
Aug 19, 3:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine	26 min
Aug 19, 3:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Major	34 min
Aug 19, 3:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo	26 min
Aug 19, 3:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Payne	38 min
Aug 19, 3:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Noble, Payne	47 min
Aug 19, 4:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	29 min
Aug 19, 4:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Major	26 min
Aug 19, 4:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	36 min
Aug 19, 4:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kingfisher	24 min
Aug 19, 4:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Washita	33 min
Aug 19, 4:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	29 min
Aug 19, 4:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Kingfisher	26 min
Aug 19, 4:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	34 min
Aug 19, 4:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	32 min
Aug 19, 4:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	33 min
Aug 19, 5:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kingfisher	25 min
Aug 19, 5:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grant	26 min
Aug 19, 5:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Logan	35 min
Aug 19, 5:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Washita	34 min
Aug 19, 5:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	32 min
Aug 19, 5:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield	37 min
Aug 19, 5:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes	35 min
Aug 19, 5:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Logan	30 min
Aug 19, 5:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Grant	32 min
Aug 19, 5:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Washita	31 min
Aug 19, 5:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Oklahoma	24 min
Aug 19, 5:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garvin	36 min
Aug 19, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Oklahoma	30 min
Aug 19, 6:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	27 min
Aug 19, 6:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa	20 min
Aug 19, 6:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Oklahoma	29 min
Aug 19, 6:32 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Oklahoma	118 min
Aug 19, 6:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Johnston	26 min
Aug 19, 6:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland	24 min
Aug 19, 6:52 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Oklahoma	113 min
Aug 19, 6:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grady	23 min
Aug 19, 6:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	36 min
Aug 19, 4:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wilbarger	31 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.