Storm near Norman
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
- Largest hail
- —none reported
- Strongest wind
- 60 mphgust
- Tornadoes
- 0none reported
- Reports
- 1within 10 mi
1 report
- 60 mph gust (estimated)9.9 mi W of central Norman1.1 mi WSW of Newcastle · Mcclain County · NWS Employee
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What the National Weather Service wrote
An embedded upper wave traversing the Central Plains, combined with increasing isentropic lift near a warm front, lead to widespread storm development across northern and central Oklahoma early on the 8th. Sufficient instability and wind shear lead to scattered reports of wind damage across central portions of the forecast area. In addition, a lightning strike to a residence under construction lead to a fire start.
Read the full description
By the evening, high-based convection across the Texas Panhandle organized into a small mesoscale convective system (MCS) and entered western/southwestern Oklahoma. Despite increasing stability in the boundary layer, storm organization and internal processes were sufficient to yield damaging wind events across west-central Oklahoma.