Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 494, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 8, 1997, 6:34 PM CDT for Kay County, Noble County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 41 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
- Oct 8, 1997, 6:34 PM CDT (23:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 8, 1997, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
Counties Kay County, OK, Noble County, OK
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 7:10 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind | White Eagle, OK | A barn was destroyed by severe thunderstorm winds. |
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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian | 45 min |
| Oct 8, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo | 45 min |
| Oct 8, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson, Stephens | 51 min |
| Oct 8, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian | 45 min |
| Oct 8, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson, Stephens | 47 min |
| Oct 8, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Logan | 45 min |
| Oct 8, 6:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Logan | 40 min |
| Oct 8, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian, Oklahoma | 66 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.