Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 324, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 1996, 3:35 PM CDT for Cleveland County, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 40 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
- Jun 3, 1996, 3:35 PM CDT (20:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 1996, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
Counties Cleveland County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 3:35 PM CDT | Hail 0.75 | Del City, OK | |
| Jun 3, 3:39 PM CDT | Hail 1 | Oklahoma City, 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.
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.
NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 3, 10:44 AM CDT, 4 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 10:44 AM CDT, 4 hours 51 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 3, 12:28 PM CDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
OKZ004>053-TXZ083>090-041200- THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 1230 PM CDT MON JUN 3 1996 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS TO THE WEST AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ALVA TO LAWTON TO COALGATE. A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE TO SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA TO NORTH TEXAS WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE AIRMASS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THIS BOUNDARY IS VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE. PREVIOUS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS MORNING IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE HAS STABILIZED THE ATMOSPHERE SOMEWHAT... BUT THE CLOUDS ARE CLEARING AND THE AIRMASS SHOULD ONCE AGAIN DESTABILIZE. THUNDERSTORM RE-DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING ALONG THE STATIONARY FRONT...WITH ANY ACTIVITY IN THE PANHANDLE MOVING SOUTHEAST AND CLIPPING WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. THE MAIN THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL REMAIN TO THE WEST IN THE PANHANDLE...BUT A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS FURTHER EAST WILL LIKELY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. SPOTTER GROUPS IN WESTERN AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS SHOULD LISTEN FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. BSC
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 2:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
OKZ004>053-TXZ083>090-041200- THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...UPDATED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 200 PM CDT MON JUN 3 1996 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. THE STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS NORTH TEXAS HAS BECOME DIFFUSE...WHILE ANOTHER BOUNDARY HAS STRENGTHENED OVER CENTRAL OKLAHOMA FROM GAGE TO OKLAHOMA CITY TO MCALESTER. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES AND THESE STORMS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO COME FURTHER NORTH INTO CENTRAL OKLAHOMA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. FORECAST STORM MOTION WILL BE TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH AND LOW LEVEL WIND FIELDS SUGGEST THAT LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD LISTEN FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION. BSC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Major | 41 min |
| Jun 3, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kingfisher | 54 min |
| Jun 3, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson | 40 min |
| Jun 3, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Pottawatomie, Seminole | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Logan, Oklahoma | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Hughes, Seminole | 46 min |
| Jun 3, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grady | 41 min |
| Jun 3, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Washita | 51 min |
| Jun 3, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln | 31 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.