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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 17, 1986, 7:32 PM CST for Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 43 min. 1 report 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
- Mar 17, 1986, 7:32 PM CST (01:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 17, 1986, 8:15 PM CST
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Whole counties
County Roger Mills 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 7:35 PM CST | Hail 0.88 | Roger Mills, 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, Mar 17, 2:58 PM CST, 4 hours 34 minutes before
OKLAHOMA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 300 PM CST MON MAR 17 1986 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER ALL OF OKLAHOMA EXCEPT FOR THE PANHANDLE AND EXTREME WEST. THE RISK AREA IS EAST OF A HOLLIS-CHEYENNE-SELING-ALVA LINE. A VERY STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON WILL SWEEP ACROSS OKLAHOMA TONIGHT. AT THE SURFACE AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS DEVELOPING OVER EASTERN COLORADO.. RESULTING IN STRONG SOUTH WINDS OVER ALL OF OKLAHOMA. WINDS ALOFT ARE ALSO VERY STRONG.. WITH WEST WINDS OF OVER 130 MPH AT THE JET STREAM LEVEL. THIS WIND PATTERN IS FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDER STORMS. HOWEVER ANOTHER IMPORTANT INGREDIENT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS MISSING - LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. DESPITE THE SOUTH WIND.. MOISTURE AT LOW LEVELS PRESENTLY IS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPMENT. THE MOISTURE NEEDED IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD FROM TEXAS AND SHOULD MOVE INTO OKLAHOMA BY EVENING. A DRY LINE MARKING THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE MOISTURE IS DEVELOPING ACROSS WEST TEXAS.. AND WILL BE DRIVEN EASTWARD INTO OKLAHOMA TONIGHT BY THE UPPER SYSTEM. AS THE DRYLINE AND THE UPPER SYSTEM ENCOUNTER BETTER MOISTURE.. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP NEAR THE DRYLINE LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA. THE CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL INCREASE OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA AFTER SUNSET AS THE DRYLINE CONTINUES EASTWARD. THE STRONG WIND FIELD IS FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY A FEW TORNADOES.. HOWEVER THE CURRENT LACK OF DEEP MOISTURE AT LOW LEVELS MAY PREVENT A WIDESPREAD OUTBREAK. WE RECOMMEND THAT SPOTTER NETWORKS IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA BE ON STANDBY FOR POSSIBLE ACTION THIS AFTERNOON.. AND THOSE IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA BE READY FOR ACTIVATION LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE STRENGTH OF THIS STORM SYSTEM SUGGESTS THAT SEVERE WEATHER.. ONCE IT DEVELOPS.. COULD CONTINUE IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA WELL INTO THE NIGHT AND POSSIBLY INTO TUESDAY MORNING IN THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE STATE. NOWCASTS AND/OR SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED TO KEEP YOU INFORMED ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, Mar 17, 4:38 PM CST, 2 hours 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA FALLS TX 430 PM CST MON MAR 17 ...THUNDERSTORMS FORMING IN WESTERN NORTHCENTRAL TEXAS... AT 415PM THIS AFTERNOON RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS FORMING WEST OF WICHITA FALLS FROM CHILDRESS TO CROWELL. DEVELOPMENT OF THESE STORMS WERE RAPID AND WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN.. VERY GUSTY WIND..HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THE THUNDER- STORMS. MONITER YOUR RADIO..TELEVISION..OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR INFORMATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
Special weather statement, Mar 17, 6:32 PM CST, 1 hour before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 6:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OUN | Beckham, Washita | 38 min |
| Mar 17, 6:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Ellis, Woodward | 45 min |
| Mar 17, 7:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Major, Woods | 48 min |
| Mar 17, 7:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Woodward | 43 min |
| Mar 17, 8:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer, Dewey | 48 min |
| Mar 17, 9:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton, Stephens | 25 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.