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Tornado Warning 140, NWS Norman, OK

June 6, 2025Kay County, Noble County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2025, 2:59 AM CDT for Kay County, Noble County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 31 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: Jun 6, 2025, 2:59 AM CDT (07:59 UTC)
Expired: Jun 6, 2025, 3:30 AM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

Counties Kay County, OK, Noble County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:03 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
Jun 6, 12:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 155 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: 277 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -239 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1217 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 121 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 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 Jun 5, 11:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Updated at 1138 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025
Episodic rounds of showers and thunderstorms beginning this evening and continuing through the weekend. Severe weather will be possible.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 11:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
Issued by National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1145 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025

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

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 1138 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025

- Episodic rounds of showers and thunderstorms beginning this
  evening and continuing through the weekend. Severe weather will
  be possible.

&&

.NEAR TERM...
(Rest of tonight)
Issued at 1138 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025

Complex of storms across northern half of Oklahoma will continue to
push slowly east into eastern parts of the state this morning. Some
strong storms may be possible. Should see a short break from late
morning into midday beore additional convection will be possible
along residual boundaries from morning storms. A few of these could
become severe as we get some breaks in the cloud cover and
instability increases with daytime heating.

Expect a similar scenario tonight as what occurred last night as
storms develop across High Plains to our west and northwest and then
translate east and southeast across the area this evening and
overnight. Damaging wind gusts will be the primary hazard, but some
hail and in isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. Another round of
heavy rainfall will also be possible, perhaps slightly farther south
than previous night.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Friday through Saturday night)
Issued at 1138 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025

Again some lingering convection appears possible Saturday morning.
Otherwise, an upper shortwave will drop southeast through the
northern/central Plains into the mid-MS valley which will drive a
surface cold front south through the area. Convection is expected to
develop along this bounadary across southern Oklahoma. Again severe
storms and heavy rainfall will be possible. This complex will then
move southeast into the Arklatx Sunday morning.

Upper pattern shifts to more of a northwest flow regime Sunday.
Another High Plains complex is expected to develop and roll
southeast through the Texas panhandle toward southwest Oklahoma and
western north Texas Sunday night.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Sunday through next Thursday)
Issued at 1138 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025

Upper ridge may shift further east into the Plains by late Monday
into Tuesday with main area of convection shifting south of the
area, at least for a short time. Potential for a return to weak
southwest flow does exist by late in the week.

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1129 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025

A storm complex is developing along the Kansas / Oklahoma border
and is expected to surge southeastward overnight into the morning
through most of the forecast area. Reduced visibilities and
erratic gusty winds can be expected near thunderstorms. Low
stratus is also expected by morning. Ceilings should lift by
Friday afternoon.

Day

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  80  69  86  68 /  70  80  60  70
Hobart OK         82  66  90  67 /  70  70  40  60
Wichita Falls TX  83  72  93  72 /  60  30  20  30
Gage OK           80  61  82  62 /  30  90  20  90
Ponca City OK     78  66  84  65 /  20  90  30  80
Durant OK         85  73  91  75 /  20  40  60  20

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Flood Watch through Friday afternoon for OKZ004>020-024>026.

TX...None.
&&

NEAR TERM...30
SHORT TERM...30
LONG TERM....30
AVIATION...14

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 6, 12:39 AM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
Issued by National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1239 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025

OKZ005-006-060630-
Alfalfa-Woods-
1239 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN WOODS AND
NORTHWESTERN ALFALFA COUNTIES...

At 1239 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
Alva, moving east at 25 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Alva, Driftwood, Cherokee, Burlington, Ingersoll, and Capron.

&&

LAT...LON 3672 9895 3694 9896 3700 9836 3674 9834
TIME...MOT...LOC 0539Z 265DEG 20KT 3683 9880

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Local storm report, Jun 6, 2:45 AM CDT, 14 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
245 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025

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

0243 AM     Hail             3 E Tonkawa             36.69N 97.26W
06/06/2025  E1.25 Inch       Kay                OK   Public

            Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).

&&

MAD

Local storm report, Jun 6, 2:47 AM CDT, 12 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
247 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025

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

0245 AM     Hail             Enid                    36.40N 97.88W
06/06/2025  E1.00 Inch       Garfield           OK   Emergency Mngr

&&

MAD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 5, 7:09 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garvin	3 hr
Jun 5, 7:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Pontotoc	3 hr
Jun 5, 7:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Major	37 min
Jun 5, 7:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Coal, Pontotoc	3 hr
Jun 5, 7:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal	48 min
Jun 5, 8:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa, Major	41 min
Jun 5, 8:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant	29 min
Jun 5, 9:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	53 min
Jun 6, 12:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harper, Woods	57 min
Jun 6, 12:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	51 min
Jun 6, 12:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Woods	60 min
Jun 6, 1:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Woods	3 hr
Jun 6, 1:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harper, Major, Woods, Woodward	62 min
Jun 6, 1:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Major, Woods	61 min
Jun 6, 1:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills	57 min
Jun 6, 1:42 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Harper, Woods	3 hr
Jun 6, 1:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Dewey, Ellis, Major, Woodward	63 min
Jun 6, 2:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble	59 min
Jun 6, 2:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Alfalfa, Grant, Kay, Woods	3 hr
Jun 6, 2:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Major, Woods, Woodward	52 min
Jun 6, 2:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Kingfisher, Major	65 min
Jun 6, 2:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kay, Noble	46 min
Jun 6, 3:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Dewey, Garfield and 3 more	58 min
Jun 6, 3:18 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Harper, Woods, Woodward	3 hr
Jun 6, 3:20 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Major, Noble	3 hr
Jun 6, 3:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Canadian, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Payne	64 min
Jun 6, 4:01 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Logan	29 min
Jun 6, 4:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and 1 more	57 min
Jun 6, 4:26 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma	49 min
Jun 6, 4:35 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Noble, Payne	3 hr
Jun 6, 4:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Payne, Pottawatomie, Seminole	73 min
Jun 6, 4:52 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain	23 min
Jun 6, 4:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	3 hr
Jun 6, 5:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie and 1 more	57 min
Jun 6, 5:21 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Pottawatomie	39 min
Jun 6, 5:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Tillman	55 min
Jun 6, 5:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garvin, Hughes, Murray, Pontotoc, Seminole	65 min
Jun 6, 5:59 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, Lincoln, Logan, McClain and 3 more	3 hr
Jun 6, 6:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garvin, Murray	41 min
Jun 6, 6:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Coal, Johnston, Pontotoc	53 min
Jun 6, 6:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garvin, Grady, Hughes, McClain, Murray, Pontotoc and 3 more	3 hr
Jun 6, 6:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka, Carter, Coal, Johnston, Murray	68 min
Jun 6, 7:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Pontotoc	4 hr
Jun 6, 7:26 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc	4 hr
Jun 6, 7:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc, Stephens	3 hr
Jun 6, 7:49 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Johnston, Pontotoc	3 hr
Jun 6, 8:35 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc	3 hr
Jun 6, 8:39 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	2 hr
Jun 6, 8:47 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka, Coal	3 hr
Jun 6, 9:00 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	OUN	Kingfisher, Logan	12 hr
Jun 6, 9:00 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Major, Woods, Woodward	5 days
Jun 6, 9:00 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Grant, Kay, Noble	4 days
Jun 6, 9:00 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Blaine, Kingfisher, Major	29 hr
Jun 6, 9:00 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Harper, Woods, Woodward	64 hr
Jun 6, 9:08 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal	3 hr
Jun 6, 10:45 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	10 hr
Jun 6, 2:39 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Grant, Kay	9 hr
Jun 6, 2:49 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Payne	44 hr
Jun 6, 2:52 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Dewey, Major, Woodward	21 days

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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.