Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1987
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 1987, 6:59 PM CDT for Blaine County, Dewey County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 46 min. 2 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
- May 26, 1987, 6:59 PM CDT (23:59 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 1987, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Blaine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 7:00 PM CDT | Hail 0.75 | Blaine, OK | |
| May 26, 7:05 PM CDT | 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, May 26, 4:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
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STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 615 PM CST TUE MAY 26 1987 TIME(CDT) COUNTY REPORT 510 PM DEWEY 60 MPH WIND 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SEILING 535 PM BLAINE 70 MPH WIND BLEW OVER A TRAILER NEAR LONGDALE 535 PM MAJOR 60 MPH WIND 8 MILES NORTH OF CEDAR SPRINGS 600 PM MAJOR 60 MPH WIND 4 MILES SOUTH OF RINGWOOD
Special weather statement, May 26, 6:47 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
645 PM CDT TUE MAY 26 1987
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME WESTERN OKLAHOMA
UNTIL 10 PM AND FOR THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA UNTIL MIDNIGHT....
AT 630 PM CDT THE OKLAHOMA CITY RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA. VERY
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR ELK CITY TO NEAR
TALOGA TO JET. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
HAIL...STRONG WINDS...HEAVY RAINS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
MOVEMENT OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS TO THE NORTHEAST
AT ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR.The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Major | 41 min |
| May 26, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine | 49 min |
| May 26, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Major | 46 min |
| May 26, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer | 41 min |
| May 26, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant | 52 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.