Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 268, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 1997, 4:08 PM CDT for Grant County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 16, 1997, 4:08 PM CDT (21:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 1997, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
County Grant County, OK
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
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 16, 3:36 PM CDT, 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 3:36 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 16, 12:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
OKZ004>053-TXZ083>090-162030- THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1230 PM CDT MON JUN 16 1997 ...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM QUANAH TEXAS TO LAWTON TO SEMINOLE. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE FLOODING RAIN...DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER PARTS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...NORTH OF THE MODERATE RISK AREA AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CHEYENNE TO GUTHRIE TO STILLWATER. THE MAIN THREATS WITHIN THE SLIGHT RISK AREA WILL BE FLOODING RAIN AND DAMAGING WINDS. A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDED ACROSS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA INTO FAR WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AT NOON. AT THE SAME TIME AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WAS ACCELERATING IN ITS EASTWARD MOVEMENT AS IT CROSSED EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. HIGH LEVELS OF INSTABILITY AND VERY MOIST LOW LEVEL AIR WERE IN PLACE ACROSS THE SLIGHT AND MODERATE RISK AREAS. AS THE UPPER STORM APPROACHES THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. THE FRONT WILL PROBABLY FOCUS THE INITIAL STORM DEVELOPMENT. THE STORMS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO EXPAND IN COVERAGE AND WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS IS A SPECIAL THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK DUE TO THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER. ROUTINE OUTLOOKS WILL RESUME NEXT SPRING. CMS/CB
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 12:36 PM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
OKZ004>053-TXZ083>090-162030- THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1230 PM CDT MON JUN 16 1997 ...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM QUANAH TEXAS TO LAWTON TO SEMINOLE. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE FLOODING RAIN...DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER PARTS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...NORTH OF THE MODERATE RISK AREA AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CHEYENNE TO GUTHRIE TO STILLWATER. THE MAIN THREATS WITHIN THE SLIGHT RISK AREA WILL BE FLOODING RAIN AND DAMAGING WINDS. A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDED ACROSS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA INTO FAR WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AT NOON. AT THE SAME TIME AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WAS ACCELERATING IN ITS EASTWARD MOVEMENT AS IT CROSSED EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. HIGH LEVELS OF INSTABILITY AND VERY MOIST LOW LEVEL AIR WERE IN PLACE ACROSS THE SLIGHT AND MODERATE RISK AREAS. AS THE UPPER STORM APPROACHES THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. THE FRONT WILL PROBABLY FOCUS THE INITIAL STORM DEVELOPMENT. THE STORMS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO EXPAND IN COVERAGE AND WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS IS A SPECIAL THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK DUE TO THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER. ROUTINE OUTLOOKS WILL RESUME NEXT SPRING. CMS/CB
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 3:45 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
OKZ004>053-TXZ083>090-162030- THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 345 PM CDT MON JUN 16 1997 ...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT OVER PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM HENRIETTA TEXAS TO LAWTON TO SEMINOLE. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE FLOODING RAIN...DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL... ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT OVER THE REST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA... A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDED ACROSS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA INTO FAR WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AT 330 PM. AT THE SAME TIME AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WAS MOVING EAST INTO THE WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. HIGH LEVELS OF INSTABILITY AND VERY MOIST LOW LEVEL AIR WERE IN PLACE ACROSS THE SLIGHT AND MODERATE RISK AREAS. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPMENT IS LIKELY ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AS WELL AS WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. INSTABILITY IS EXTREME IN SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHEAST...AND NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...AND VERY HIGH ELSEWHERE IN THE RISK AREAS. EVEN THOUGH THE WIND PROFILE SHOWS LITTLE IN THE WAY OF SHEAR...THE RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL EXIST DUE TO THE HIGH LEVELS OF INSTABILITY...ESPECIALLY IN THE MODERATE RISK AREA. STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ACTIVATION LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS IS A SPECIAL THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK DUE TO THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER. ROUTINE OUTLOOKS WILL RESUME NEXT SPRING. CMS
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 3:46 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jun 15, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis | 30 min |
| Jun 15, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Woods | 34 min |
| Jun 16, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harper, Woodward | 40 min |
| Jun 16, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Woods | 46 min |
| Jun 16, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant | 59 min |
| Jun 16, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Major, Woods | 56 min |
| Jun 16, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay | 54 min |
| Jun 16, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Noble | 55 min |
| Jun 16, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Pushmataha | 53 min |
| Jun 16, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Noble | 40 min |
| Jun 16, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Roger Mills | 51 min |
| Jun 16, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham | 51 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 1997Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1997
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.