Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 8, 1992, 6:35 PM CST for Major County, Woods County, Woodward County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 40 min. 4 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
- Mar 8, 1992, 6:35 PM CST (00:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 1992, 7:15 PM CST
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Major County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 6:40 PM CST | Hail 0.75 | Major, OK | |
| Mar 8, 6:40 PM CST | Hail 1 | Woodward, OK | |
| Mar 8, 7:00 PM CST | Hail 0.75 | Woods, OK | |
| Mar 8, 7:20 PM CST | Hail 1.75 | Woods, 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 nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 167 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 597 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1626 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
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 8, 1:48 PM CST, 4 hours 47 minutes before
TXZ019-020-082025- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA FALLS TX 125 PM CST SUN MAR 8 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HARDEMAN...FOARD...KNOX... WILBARGER...BAYLOR...WICHITA...ARCHER...YOUNG...CLAY...JACK... AND MONTAGUE COUNTIES OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 900 PM CST... AT 120 PM CST RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 40 MILES TO THE SOUTH- EAST OF ABILENE. MOVEMENT IS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES PER HOUR. OTHERWISE...ONLY RAINSHOWERS WERE INDICATED BETWEEN THROCKMORTON AND ALBANY. MOVEMENT IS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. CONDITIONS ARE RIGHT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH MAY CONTAIN LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. LATER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT DEVELOPES.
Special weather statement, Mar 8, 2:09 PM CST, 4 hours 26 minutes before
TXZ019-020-082110- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA FALLS TX 210 PM CST SUN MAR 8 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HARDEMAN...FOARD...KNOX... WILBARGER...BAYLOR...WICHITA...ARCHER...YOUNG...CLAY...JACK... AND MONTAGUE COUNTIES OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 900 PM CST... AT 205 PM CST RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 20 MILES TO THE EAST ABILENE. MOVEMENT IS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES PER HOUR. OTHERWISE... ONLY RAINSHOWERS WERE INDICATED EAST OF MUNDAY NEAR GOREE...FROM ALBANY TO NEAR NEWCASTLE...AND JUST SOUTH OF PALO PINTO AND MINERAL WELLS. MOVEMENT TO THE NORHTEST AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. CONDITIONS ARE RIGHT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUN0DERSTORMS WHICH MAY CONTAIN LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. LATER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT DEVELOPES.
Special weather statement, Mar 8, 2:39 PM CST, 3 hours 56 minutes before
TXZ019-020-082240- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA FALLS TX 240 PM CST SUN MAR 8 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HARDEMAN...FOARD...KNOX... WILBARGER...BAYLOR...WICHITA...ARCHER...YOUNG...CLAY...JACK... AND MONTAGUE COUNTIES OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 900 PM CST... AT 235 PM CST RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN EASTERN YOUNG COUNTY TO THE WEST OF NEWCASTLE ON THE YOUNG AND THROCKMORTON COUNTY LINE. MOVEMENT IS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MIES PER HOUR AND WILL TAKE THIS POTENTIALLY SERVERE STORM TO NEAR OLNEY WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. EXPECT GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL... AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. SEVERE WEATHER HAS NOT BEEN DETECTED OR REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. CONDITIONS ARE RIGHT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH MAY CONTAIN LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. LATER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT DEVELOPES.
Special weather statement, Mar 8, 2:41 PM CST, 3 hours 54 minutes before
TXZ019-020-082240- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA FALLS TX 240 PM CST SUN MAR 8 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HARDEMAN...FOARD...KNOX... WILBARGER...BAYLOR...WICHITA...ARCHER...YOUNG...CLAY...JACK... AND MONTAGUE COUNTIES OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 900 PM CST... AT 235 PM CST RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN WESTERN YOUNG COUNTY TO THE WEST OF NEWCASTLE ON THE YOUNG AND THROCKMORTON COUNTY LINE. MOVEMENT IS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MIES PER HOUR AND WILL TAKE THIS POTENTIALLY SERVERE STORM TO NEAR OLNEY WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. EXPECT GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL... AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. SEVERE WEATHER HAS NOT BEEN DETECTED OR REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. CONDITIONS ARE RIGHT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH MAY CONTAIN LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES.
Special weather statement, Mar 8, 3:11 PM CST, 3 hours 24 minutes before
TXZ019-020-082240- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA FALLS TX 310 PM CST SUN MAR 8 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HARDEMAN...FOARD...KNOX... WILBARGER...BAYLOR...WICHITA...ARCHER...YOUNG...CLAY...JACK... AND MONTAGUE COUNTIES OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 900 PM CST... AT 305 PM CST RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHERN YOUNG COUNTY JUST NORTH OLNEY BORDERING ARCHER COUNTY. MOVEMENT OF THE STORM AT 30 MILES PER HOUR TO THE NORTHEAST WILL TAKE THE STORM INTO ARCHER COUNTY. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE JUST SOUTH OF OLNEY AS REPORTED BY THE OLNEY POLICE DEPT. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SSOULD SEEK COVER IMMEDIATELY FRON THIS DANGEROUS STORM. CONDITIONS ARE RIGHT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF POSSIBLY TORNADOES. OTHERWISE NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY EXISTED IN NORTH TEXAS. LATER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED.
Local storm report, Mar 8, 4:51 PM CST, 1 hour 44 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 450 PM CST SUN MAR 8 1992 ... REPORTS FROM MARCH 8... TIME(CST) COUNTY REPORT 405 PM TILLMAN GOLFBALL SIZE HAIxL AT GRANDFIELD. 423 PM COMANCHE NICKEL SIZE HAIL AT CHATTANOOGA.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 6:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kingfisher | 59 min |
| Mar 8, 6:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OUN | Custer | 27 min |
| Mar 8, 6:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Tillman | 58 min |
| Mar 8, 6:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey | 69 min |
| Mar 8, 6:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Tillman | 66 min |
| Mar 8, 7:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Woods | 66 min |
| Mar 8, 7:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Major | 61 min |
| Mar 8, 7:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson | 55 min |
| Mar 8, 7:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo | 53 min |
| Mar 8, 7:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton, Tillman | 63 min |
| Mar 8, 8:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian, Kingfisher | 57 min |
| Mar 8, 8:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson | 66 min |
| Mar 8, 8:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Grant | 61 min |
| Mar 8, 8:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield | 46 min |
| Mar 8, 8:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter | 67 min |
| Mar 8, 8:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Kingfisher | 63 min |
| Mar 8, 8:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Stephens | 65 min |
| Mar 8, 9:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant | 68 min |
| Mar 8, 9:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OUN | Carter | 60 min |
| Mar 8, 9:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Murray | 65 min |
| Mar 8, 9:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OUN | Murray | 41 min |
| Mar 8, 10:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton | 60 min |
| Mar 8, 10:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garvin | 59 min |
| Mar 8, 10:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OUN | Murray | 63 min |
| Mar 8, 10:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Stephens | 59 min |
| Mar 8, 10:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OUN | Pontotoc | 67 min |
| Mar 8, 11:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Hughes | 46 min |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.