Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1987
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 23, 1987, 12:35 AM CST for Greer County, Kiowa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 40 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 23, 1987, 12:35 AM CST (06:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 23, 1987, 1:15 AM CST
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Greer County, OK, Kiowa 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 23, 12:58 AM CST | Hail 0.75 | Kiowa, 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 22, 8:28 PM CST, 4 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA FALLS TX 830 PM CST SUN MAR 22 1987 A TORNADO WATCH IN IN EFFECT UNTIL 2AM CST FOR THE FOLLOWING NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES..ARCHER..BAYLOR..CLAY..FOARD..HARDEMAN..KNOX WICHITA..WILBARGER AND YOUNG. A PACIFIC COLD FRONT HAD ADVANCED TO EAST OF AMARILLO TO THE LUBBUCK VICINITY. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED RAPIDLY ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN THE NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE AND BETWEEN AMARILLO AND LUBBUCK. ISOLATED VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO NOTED IN WESTERN AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 22 MPH.
Special weather statement, Mar 22, 8:37 PM CST, 3 hours 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 835 PM CST SUN MAR 22 1987] AT 825 PM...OKLAHOMA CITY RADAR INDICATED THAT A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...THE EXTREME NORTHWEST CORNER OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTCENTRAL OKLAHOMA. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN NORTHERN HARPER AND WOODS COUNTIES. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO IN BECKHAM AND ROGER MILLS COUNTIES IN THE WESTCENTRAL PORTION OF OKLAHOMA. MOVEMENT OF OF ALL STORMS WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Mar 22, 9:01 PM CST, 3 hours 34 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Mar 22, 6:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis | 45 min |
| Mar 22, 6:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OUN | Ellis | 30 min |
| Mar 22, 6:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OUN | Harper | 37 min |
| Mar 22, 6:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OUN | Ellis | 33 min |
| Mar 22, 7:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Roger Mills | 37 min |
| Mar 22, 7:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OUN | Harper, Woods | 45 min |
| Mar 22, 8:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Roger Mills | 36 min |
| Mar 22, 8:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OUN | Roger Mills | 32 min |
| Mar 22, 8:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey | 43 min |
| Mar 22, 8:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper | 48 min |
| Mar 22, 9:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Roger Mills | 25 min |
| Mar 22, 9:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Roger Mills | 48 min |
| Mar 22, 10:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham | 48 min |
| Mar 22, 10:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Woodward | 45 min |
| Mar 22, 11:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson | 48 min |
| Mar 23, 12:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson | 46 min |
| Mar 23, 5:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Payne | 28 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.