Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1987

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 285, NWS Norman, OK

August 17, 1987Ellis County, Woodward County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 17, 1987, 6:32 PM CDT for Ellis County, Woodward County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 43 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
Aug 17, 1987, 6:32 PM CDT (23:32 UTC)
Expired
Aug 17, 1987, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Whole counties

Counties Ellis County, OK, Woodward 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 17, 6:35 PM CDTThunderstorm Wind 52Woodward, OK
Aug 17, 6:45 PM CDTThunderstorm Wind 52Ellis, 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.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 17, 3:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJefferson50 min
Aug 17, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Murray50 min
Aug 17, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJohnston44 min
Aug 17, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKay47 min
Aug 17, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKay50 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 1987Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1987

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.