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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 973, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 4, 2025, 5:09 AM CDT for Archer County, Clay County, Texas. It was in force for 51 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 4, 2025, 5:09 AM CDT (10:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2025, 6:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Archer County, TX, Clay County, TX
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 145 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 748 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1592 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
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 4, 12:38 AM CDT, 4 hours 31 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Updated at 1228 AM CDT Mon Aug 4 2025
- Showers and thunderstorms possible tonight through Monday morning. Storms may become severe, especially across western and central Oklahoma and into adjacent portions of western north Texas with damaging winds possible.
- Gradual warming trend through the next week with triple digits returning by the middle of next week.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 12:38 AM CDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 1238 AM CDT Mon Aug 4 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1228 AM CDT Mon Aug 4 2025 - Showers and thunderstorms possible tonight through Monday morning. Storms may become severe, especially across western and central Oklahoma and into adjacent portions of western north Texas with damaging winds possible. - Gradual warming trend through the next week with triple digits returning by the middle of next week. && .NEAR TERM... (Rest of tonight) Issued at 1141 PM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025 A line of storms is expected to continue to move through the western and central of the area tonight into Monday morning. Strong to severe wind gusts may accompany this line as it moves through the area. By sunrise, most of this activity should be south of the area, although there may be some lingering showers until mid morning. The remainder of Monday should be mostly dry with highs into the mid 80s to low 90s. Overnight lows Monday into Tuesday will dip down into the upper 60s to low 70s. Bunker && .SHORT TERM... (Monday through Tuesday night) Issued at 1141 PM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025 Tuesday will begin our warming trend as a mid-level ridge moves closer to the southern Plains. Afternoon highs will get up to the low to mid 90s across the entire area. There is a low chance of thunderstorms to move off the central Plains Tuesday afternoon and evening, but confidence in this activity is too low to warrant any mentionable precipitation chances. Wednesday will be even warmer with highs in the mid 90s to low 100s. Heat indices are expected to be in the 105-110F range for a good portion of the area, so if this trend continues, would expect heat products to be issued across much of the area. Once again, we will remain dry through Wednesday. Bunker && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday through next Sunday) Issued at 1141 PM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025 During the long term, we will see increased temperatures across the whole area as a mid-level ridge hangs out to the west. 850mb temperatures will begin to increase as the low-level thermal ridge strengthens. Southerly surface flow will continue to advect low- level moisture into the area with a potential for dangerous heat indices towards the end of the week. Any precipitation chances will be contingent on the progression of the ridge and any developing shortwaves. Northwesterly flow aloft can bring an increased potential for overnight convection off the High Plains. As of right now, the forecast remains dry, but some longer range guidance suggests that the the ridge breaks down by the end next weekend with the potential for cooler temperatures and additional rain chances. Bunker && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1228 AM CDT Mon Aug 4 2025 A thunderstorm complex moving across central and southern Oklahoma will impact terminals at OKC/OUN/LAW/SPS with gusty winds and MVFR conditions. Most of the precipitation is expected to end by 8Z at these sites. There is a lower chance of storms in and around PNC/SWO, but MVFR conditions are possible if storms occur. The precipitation has ended at WWR/CSM and mainly VFR conditions will prevail at these sites. If the storms hold together, they may impact the DUA site after 9Z. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 87 69 91 72 / 20 0 0 0 Hobart OK 90 68 95 73 / 10 0 0 0 Wichita Falls TX 91 71 96 74 / 20 0 0 0 Gage OK 89 66 93 71 / 0 10 0 0 Ponca City OK 85 67 89 70 / 10 0 0 10 Durant OK 89 70 93 71 / 40 0 0 0 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. TX...None. && NEAR TERM...13 SHORT TERM...13 LONG TERM....13 AVIATION...06
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Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harper, Woods, Woodward | 39 min |
| Aug 3, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper, Woods, Woodward | 52 min |
| Aug 3, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Major, Roger Mills and 2 more | 41 min |
| Aug 3, 10:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Major, Roger Mills, Woods and 1 more | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Major and 3 more | 47 min |
| Aug 3, 11:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Blaine, Caddo, Custer, Kiowa, Major, Washita | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 11:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Washita | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 11:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Caddo, Canadian, Grady, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma | 31 min |
| Aug 4, 1:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Carter, Cleveland, Garvin, McClain | 37 min |
| Aug 4, 1:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Canadian, Oklahoma | 63 min |
| Aug 4, 1:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cotton, Jefferson | 24 min |
| Aug 4, 1:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garvin, Murray, Pottawatomie | 27 min |
| Aug 4, 1:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jefferson | 25 min |
| Aug 4, 2:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson, Love | 23 min |
| Aug 4, 2:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Carter, Garvin, Murray | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole | 26 min |
| Aug 4, 2:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Carter, Love | 25 min |
| Aug 4, 2:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Hughes, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc | 31 min |
| Aug 4, 3:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Carter, Love, Marshall | 29 min |
| Aug 4, 3:05 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Carter, Murray | 115 min |
| Aug 4, 3:09 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc, Seminole | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Johnston | 30 min |
| Aug 4, 3:26 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Carter, Jefferson, Love, Marshall | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Love, Marshall | 30 min |
| Aug 4, 3:41 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Coal, Johnston, Pontotoc | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 4:04 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Marshall | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 12:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer, Wichita, Wilbarger | 30 min |
| Aug 4, 2:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Clay | 22 min |
| Aug 4, 2:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Clay | 27 min |
| Aug 4, 3:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Clay | 25 min |
| Aug 4, 4:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Clay | 30 min |
| Aug 4, 4:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Clay | 23 min |
| Aug 4, 6:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Wichita | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 6:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer, Clay | 27 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.