Tornado Warning 4, NWS Norman, OK

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OKLAHOMA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
110 PM CST THU MAR 21 1991

THIS THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK IS VALID ONLY FOR OKLAHOMA ZONES 4 THROUGH
21. A THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES IS
AVAILABLE UNDER LBBSPSAMA...AND A THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN
OKLAHOMA IS AVAILABLE UNDER OKCSPSTUL.

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 39 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM FOR SOUTHWEST THROUGH CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA...AND TORNADO WATCH 40 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
EVENING. THE GREATEST THREAT IS TO THE RIGHT OF A ALTUS-PONCA CITY LINE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL...AND TORNADOES ARE THE GREATEST THREAT FROM THIS
SYSTEM.
THIS AFTERNOON A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA WAS DEVELOPING IN WESTERN KANSAS.
A DRY LINE WAS DEVELOPING FROM WEST OF ALTUS TO JUST WEST OF PONCA CITY. SOME
STORMS HAVE ALREADY BEEN FIRING IN SEVERAL LINES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
BETWEEN HUGHES AND TILLLMAN COUNTIES. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN MOVING INTO
OR DEVELOPING INTO THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE BETWEEN THE NEXT
1 TO 2 HOURS. AS THE DRYLINE ADVANCES EAST THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE
RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AND POSSIBLY AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA BY MID AFTERNOON.

LOOKING AHEAD...THE DRYLINE PASSAGE WILL END THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
FOR MID EVENING INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

WE RECOMMEND SPOTTER GROUPS ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
BE ACTIVATED NOW .

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA FALLS TX
330 PM CST THU MAR 21 1991

TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FOR THIS PORTION OF
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CLAY COUNTY EXPIRED AT 330 PM CST.

AT 330 PM CST RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSHOWERS IN CLAY CLUNTY
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING INTO OKLAHOMA.

BETWEEN 1PM AND 3PM HAIL FROM DIME TO GOLF BALL SIZE FELL ON
WILBARGER..ARCHER..WICHITA AND CLAY COUNTIES.

LATE STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA FALLS TX
3:40 PM CST THU MAR 22 1991

1:44 PM CST DIME SIZE HAIL- OKLAUNION (WILBARGER CO.)

1:50 PM CST 1 INCH HAIL- SCOTLAND (ARCHER CO)

2:02 PM CST DIME SIZE HAIL- IOWA PARK (WICHITA CO)

2:03 PM CST DIME SIZE HAIL- 6 S. HENRIETTA (CLAY CO)

2:08 PM CST GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL- HORSESHOE BEND (S. WICHITA CO)

2:08 PM CST DIME SIZE HAIL- JUST S OF HENRIETTA (CLAY CO)

2:12 PM CST QUARTER SIZEz HAIL- HENRIETTA (CLAY CO)

2:14 PM CST DIME SIZE HAIL- JUST S OF LAKE WICHITA (ARCHER CO)
2:35 PM CST GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL- JUST S OF LAKE WICHITA (ARCHER CO)

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA FALLS TX
400 PM CST THU MAR 21 1991

TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FOR THIS PORTION OF
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA. A TORNADO WATCH FOR
CLAY...JACK...MONTAGUE AND YOUNG COUNTIES WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL
9PM CST THIS THURSDAY EVENING.

AT 400 PM...THE WICHITA FALLS RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS
OVER PORTIONS OF YOUNG AND JACK COUNTIES. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS THAT AFFECTED PORTIONS OF CLAY AND MONTAGUE
COUNTIES EARLIER HAVE MOVED INTO OKLAHOMA.

HOWEVER...PERSONS IN CLAY AND MONTAGUE COUNTIES SHOULD EXPECT
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE NEXT HOUR. BRIEF PERIODS
OF VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY SURFACE WIND AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL
SHOULD BE EXPECTED. SCOTLAND IN EASTERN ARCHER COUNTY REPORTED
.62 HUNDREDS WITH SIGNIFICANT HAIL EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA FALLS TX
430 PM CST THU MAR 21 1991

TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FOR THIS PORTION OF
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA. A TORNADO WATCH FOR
CLAY...JACK...MONTAGUE AND YOUNG COUNTIES WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL
9PM CST THIS THURSDAY EVENING.

AT 430 PM...THE WICHITA FALLS RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS IN PROGRESS
PRODUCING LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WIND AND POSSIBLE SMALL
HAIL OVER PORTIONS OF CLAY AND MONTAGUE COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST PORTION
WAS LOCATED ALONG THE CLAY/MONTAGUE BORDER JUST SOUTH OF THE RED RIVER.

ELSEWHERE...ANOTHER DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM WAS NOTED NEAR OLNEY
ALONG THE YOUNG/ARCHER COUNTY LINE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.

TODAYS HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 82 DEGREES.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA FALLS TX
500 PM CST THU MAR 21 1991

TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FOR THIS PORTION OF
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA. A TORNADO WATCH FOR
CLAY...JACK...MONTAGUE AND YOUNG COUNTIES WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL
9PM CST THIS THURSDAY EVENING.

AT 500 PM...THE HEAVIEST THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WAS OCCURRING IN NORTHERN
MONTAGUE COUNTY. PERSONS ALLONG AND NORTH OF US82 IN MONTAGUE COUNTY...
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF SAINT JO AND NACONA SHOULD EXPECT VERY
HEAVY THUNDERSTORM TYPE WEATHER IN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES.

ELSEWHERE...ANOTHER HEAVY THUNDERSTORM WAS OCCURRING ALONG THE ARCHER/
CLAY COUNTY LINE EAST OF ARCHER CITY. MOVEMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS
WAS NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. ONLY A SCATTERING OF LIGHTER THUNDERSHOWERS
WERE NOTED BETWEEN ABILINE...YOUNG AND JACK COUNTIES.