Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 16, 2006

Name: Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 16, 2006
Start: 2006-08-16T12:45
End: 2006-08-16T18:45
Location: Oklahoma

August 16, 2006 · NWS OUN · 12 events in 5 counties and zones

12 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 12

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Aug 16, 9:05 AM CST, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 9:05 AM CST, 3 hours 40 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1005 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

.UPDATE...
MADE ONLY MINOR CHANGES TO TODAYS FORECAST. WITH PROXIMITY OF
MOISTURE PLUME AS WELL AS BOTH A RESIDUAL SFC FRONT AND MINOR MID
LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVING THROUGH HIGH PLAINS TOWARD CENTRAL PLAIN
STATES TODAY. PRECIP CHANCES STILL APPEAR VIABLE ACROSS NW
TWO-THIRDS OF AREA THIS AFTN. UNFORTUNATELY SE MAY GET LEFT OUT
AGAIN. OTHERWISE INCREASED CLOUD COVER ACROSS MUCH OF AREA TODAY AND
EVEN WITH THIS... WENT AHEAD AND RAISED TEMPS A LITTLE ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL. UPDATES OUT SHORTLY.

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446 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

.DISCUSSION...MAIN CHANGE THIS MORNING WAS TO INCREASE RAIN CHANCES
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. MID LEVELS HAVE DRIED
SOMEWHAT...AND LIFT WILL BE WEAKER THAN THE PAST TWO DAYS...SO
PRECIP WILL NOT BE AS WIDESPREAD AS IT HAS BEEN. THERE WILL STILL BE
A GOOD CHANCE FOR RAIN...HOWEVER...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA. EARLY THIS MORNING...A DIFFUSE STATIONARY FRONT SNAKED ITS
WAY FROM HOLDENVILLE TO DUNCAN TO HOLLIS. THE FRONT WILL LIFT TO
NEAR AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 BY THE TIME OF PEAK HEATING WHEN
THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOST LIKELY TO FORM. WEAK CONVERGENCE ALONG THE
BOUNDARY AND EVAPOTRANSPIRATION FROM RECENT RAINS SHOULD BE ENOUGH
TO GENERATE NEW STORMS. WEAK LOW PRESSURE IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA MAY
LEAD TO A LITTLE HIGHER COVERAGE OF STORMS...AND WITH MOVEMENT TO
THE NORTHEAST...HAVE PLACED THE HIGHEST POPS FROM STILLWATER TO
PONCA CITY.

MEANWHILE...A CYCLONIC SHEAR AXIS APPEARS TO BE A PERMANENT FEATURE
OVER WEST TEXAS INTO THE PANHANDLES. WITH SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE IN
PLACE OVER THAN REGION...AND ENHANCED MID LEVEL WINDS AHEAD OF THE
SHEAR AXIS...MORE STORMS SHOULD MOVE INTO FAR WESTERN OKLAHOMA THIS
EVENING. SUFFICIENT MID LEVEL MOISTURE EXISTS FOR A FEW STORMS TO
POP UP CLOSER TO INTERSTATE 44 FROM LAWTON TO WICHITA FALLS AS WELL.

SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA CONTINUE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
DRIER AIR AND HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER EAST TEXAS...AND THESE
AREAS STAND THE LOWEST CHANCE FOR RAIN. THEY WILL ALSO BE THE
HOTTEST THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE LEAST CLOUD COVER. THE HIGH
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BUILD NORTHWARD ON THURSDAY...AND THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WILL LIFT OUT OF THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO
WARM...BUT PERSISTENT FLOW OVER THE PANHANDLES WILL MAINTAIN A
CHANCE FOR STORMS IN FAR WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND PERHAPS WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

BETTER AGREEMENT IN THE EXTENDED TONIGHT...WITH ALL THE 00Z MODELS
ADVERTISING THE NEXT FRONT TO ARRIVE IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA SATURDAY
MORNING. THIS FRONT DOES NOT HAVE QUITE THE PUSH BEHIND IT THAT THE
LAST ONE DID...AS THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT ENTERS A CONFLUENT FLOW
PATTERN OVER THE GREAT LAKES...AND WEAKENS. DRIER AIR OVER MUCH OF
OKLAHOMA AND THE EAST HALF OF TEXAS MAY TEND TO SCATTER THE PRECIP
ALONG THE FRONT...BUT THERE SHOULD BE AT LEAST A SMALL CHANCE FOR
RAIN AND SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER OVER THE WEEKEND. LATEST GUIDANCE
SUGGESTS THE FRONT COULD LINGER FOR SEVERAL DAYS...WHILE THE MAIN
BELT OF WESTERLIES REMAINS TO OUR NORTH.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  98  72 101  75 /  30  20  10  10
HOBART OK         97  71 100  74 /  30  30  10  10
WICHITA FALLS TX 100  75 104  75 /  20  10  10  10
GAGE OK           90  70  93  69 /  40  30  20  30
PONCA CITY OK     94  73 100  76 /  50  30  10  10
DURANT OK        103  76 104  77 /  10   0   0   0

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.
&&

BURKE/02

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 10:55 AM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1155 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-171200-
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-
1155 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

DISCUSSION...
A WEAK WARM FRONT ACROSS SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA LATE THIS MORNING IS
EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MEANWHILE...A
BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH FROM WESTERN KANSAS INTO NEW MEXICO WILL
CONTINUE TO DRIFT SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AS IT LIFTS TOWARD
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON. WITH HOT TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE
INSTABILITY...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF AROUND
60 MPH ALONG WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT THURSDAY AUG 17.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...80 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...15 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH DEVELOP OVER THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES
THURSDAY MAY REACH FAR WESTERN SECTIONS OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS BEFORE DISSIPATING. OTHERWISE...DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED
THROUGH FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES RETURN FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...MAINLY OVER CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE BETWEEN 100 AND 105...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS... THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. PEOPLE WITH OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 7 AM
THURSDAY.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 16, 12:21 PM CST, 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
121 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

OKZ029-161845-
CLEVELAND OK-
121 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CLEVELAND COUNTY.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES WEST OF ETOWAH AT 121 PM
CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE IN CLEVELAND COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF NORMAN...SHOULD
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN
ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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Special weather statement, Aug 16, 12:28 PM CST, 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
128 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

TXZ088-089-161845-
ARCHER TX-BAYLOR TX-
128 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR ARCHER AND BAYLOR COUNTIES.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER WESTOVER AT 128 PM CDT...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE IN ARCHER AND BAYLOR COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER
SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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Special weather statement, Aug 16, 12:37 PM CST, 8 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
137 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

OKZ029-030-161900-
POTTAWATOMIE OK-CLEVELAND OK-
137 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CLEVELAND AND POTTAWATOMIE
COUNTIES.

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM PINK TO 5 MILES SOUTH
OF ETOWAH AT 137 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE IN CLEVELAND AND POTTAWATOMIE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF
NORMAN...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR
WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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Event by event

12 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pottawatomie

When: August 16, 12:45 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County, Pink
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.267, -97.117

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When: August 16, 12:45 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County, 6 mi S of Stella
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.233, -97.217

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: August 16, 1:55 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Wellston
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.683, -97.067

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: August 16, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Wellston
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $200
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.683, -97.067

Tree limbs, 14 inches in diameter, were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: August 16, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, 6 mi SSW of Wellston
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $750
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.600, -97.100

Trees were blown down on Highway 102 and Memorial Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: August 16, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, 3 mi W of Chandler
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $500
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.700, -96.933

Trees were downed on Highway 66.