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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 145, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 1986, 11:06 PM CST for Custer County, Dewey County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 44 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 1986, 11:06 PM CST (05:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 1986, 11:50 PM CST
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 11:15 PM CST | Hail 0.75 | Custer, OK | |
| Apr 26, 11:15 PM CST | Hail 0.75 | Custer, OK | |
| Apr 26, 11:20 PM CST | Hail 1 | Dewey, OK | |
| Apr 26, 11:30 PM CST | Hail 0.75 | Dewey, OK |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 5:15 PM CST, 5 hours 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA FALLS TX
510 PM CST SAT APR 26
RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOW BEING DETECTED WEST FO THE
WICHITA FALLS AREA FROM SNYDER TEXAS TO ABOUT 30 MILES WEST OF THE
WICHITA FALLS AREA. THIS AREA EXTENDS INTO OKLAHOMA TO NEAR BUTLER.
SOME OF THE HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN NORTHWESTERN HARDEMAN
COUNTY, ALSO IN CENTRAL WILBARGER COUNTY AND NORTHEAST OF CROWELL IN
FOARD COUNTY.
MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR.
LISTEN TO COMMERCIAL RADIO AND T.V. STATIONS OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR ANY UPDATED INFORMATION
RAMIREZ
.Special weather statement, Apr 26, 6:50 PM CST, 4 hours 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA FALLS TX 640 PM CST SAT APR 26 1986 A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A LARGE PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. COUNTIES INCLUDE ARCHER BAYLOR CLAY FOARD HARDEMAN KNOX WICHITA WILBARGER YOUNG AND JACK AND YOUNG COUNTIES OF TEXAS. COUNTY COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS AREA. AT 615PM NO SEVERE WEATHER IS INDICATED ON RADAR FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE COUNTIES. VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED IN STONEWALL COTLE AND HARDEMAN COUNTIES OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. AT 646 PM QUANNAH EOC CALLED AND REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DIME TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL COVERING ABOUT 2/3 OF THE GROUND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. RAMIREZ
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 9:03 PM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 6:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Washita | 45 min |
| Apr 26, 6:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harmon | 40 min |
| Apr 26, 6:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kiowa | 40 min |
| Apr 26, 6:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer | 30 min |
| Apr 26, 7:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 7:05 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OUN | Kiowa | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 7:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Washita | 41 min |
| Apr 26, 7:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OUN | Kiowa | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 7:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Major | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 7:47 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OUN | Greer, Jackson | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 7:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OUN | Caddo | 45 min |
| Apr 26, 8:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kiowa | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 8:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Washita | 38 min |
| Apr 26, 8:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer, Dewey | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 8:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kiowa | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 8:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian | 47 min |
| Apr 26, 9:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 10:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Washita | 43 min |
Nearby
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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.