Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 90, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 7, 1997, 9:07 PM CDT for Beckham County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 53 min. 5 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
- May 7, 1997, 9:07 PM CDT (02:07 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 1997, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Whole counties
County Beckham County, OK
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 9:15 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 69 | Erick, OK | Severe thunderstorm winds up to 79 mph caused extensive damage throughout Erick. Numerous signs, utility poles, and trees were broken in and around town, including 30 utility poles that were downed. |
| May 7, 9:25 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 69 | Erick, OK | measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site |
| May 7, 9:30 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Sayre, OK | Severe thunderstorm winds blew part of the roof off of the Sayre elementary school library. Winds also uprooted large trees and downed at least one utility pole in town. Reports of more minor tree and roof damage were widepsread across Sayre. |
| May 7, 9:30 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 56 | Erick, OK | measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site |
| May 7, 9:45 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Elk City, OK | Severe thunderstorm winds in Elk City blew the roof off of one business and blew eight overhead doors out of several other businesses. On the edge of town an 11,000 pound tank trailer was blown onto its side and into a fence. Countless trees and limbs were sn |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 4:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 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 May 7, 3:44 PM CDT, 5 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 7, 3:44 PM CDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 330 PM CDT WED MAY 7 1997 SFC FNT THIS AFTN STRETCHING FROM N CNTRL KS INTO NWRN TX PANHANDLE. THIN LINE OF CU NOW SHOWING UP ON SAT ALG THE BNDRY. WINDS HAVE STARTED TO BACK AHD OF THE FRNT THE PAST FEW HOURS WITH WITH CONVERGENCENCE INCRSG ALG THE BNDRY. EXPECT ACTIVITY TO DVLP ALG THE FNT LATE THIS AFTN AND TONIGHT THEN MOVE EWD ACRS THE FA. VRY UNSTABLE AMS IN PLACE AHD OF THE FRONT. ALSO GOOD TURNING INDICATED IN THE WIND PROFILE ALTHO THE SPEEDS ARE NOT REAL STG. SO WILL MENTION POSSBL SEVERE IN MOST ZONES GRPS. ANOTHER AREA OF DVLPMNT MAY BE FRTHR S INTO THE TX PANHANDLE BETWEEN AMA AND CDS. ANY ACTIVITY DVLPG THERE WUD MOVE INTO SW OK W TX ZONES. WL SPREAD HI POPS ACRS THE FA FOR TONIGHT WITH SOMEWHAT LOWER POPS IN THE SE DUE TO THE UNCERTAINITY IN IN WHEN ACTIVITY MAY REACH THERE. FNT MOVES INTO THE FA OVERNIGHT AND PUSHES THRU THE SE DURING THE DAY FRIDAY PRETTY MUCH ENDING THE THRT OF FRTHR TSTM ACTIVITY. 02 OKC 58 71 49 73 / 70 30 10 10 HBR 55 72 47 75 / 60 20 10 10 SPS 61 75 51 71 / 60 30 10 10 GAG 50 72 41 74 / 60 10 10 10 PNC 54 73 46 74 / 70 30 10 10 DUA 65 75 52 74 / 50 60 10 10 .OKC... OK...NONE. TX...NONE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 7, 8:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
803 PM CDT WED MAY 7 1997
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION....
0752 PM DEER CREEK OK TORNADO
05/07/97 GRANT DEPUTY FROM GRANT CO SHERIFFS
OFFICE REPORTED 2 BRIEF
TOUCHDOWNS
0758 PM 7W BLACKWELL OK TORNADO
05/07/97 KAY KAY COUNTY SPOTTER REPORTED
BZLocal storm report, May 7, 8:24 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 825 PM CDT WED MAY 7 1997 TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... 0810 PM 12 SW ARNETT OK 0.88 INCH HAIL 05/07/97 ELLIS J
Local storm report, May 7, 8:25 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 825 PM CDT WED MAY 7 1997 TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... 0810 PM 12 SW ARNETT OK 0.88 INCH HAIL 05/07/97 ELLIS J
Local storm report, May 7, 8:35 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 835 PM CDT WED MAY 7 1997 TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... 0736 PM 2 W DEER CREEK OK 1.00 INCH HAIL AT INTERSECTION 05/07/97 GRANT OF HWYS 11 AND 74 BZ
Local storm report, May 7, 9:00 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 900 PM CDT WED MAY 7 1997 TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... 0840 PM 3 SW PONCA CITY OK 1.00 INCH HAIL 5/07/97 KAY BZ
Local storm report, May 7, 9:02 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 900 PM CDT WED MAY 7 1997 TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... 0840 PM 3 SW PONCA CIHTY OK 1.00 INCH HAIL 5/07/97 KAY BZ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 7:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Grant, Kay | 39 min |
| May 7, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis | 41 min |
| May 7, 8:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Kay, Noble | 50 min |
| May 7, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant | 45 min |
| May 7, 8:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Grant | 3 hr |
| May 7, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Roger Mills | 60 min |
| May 7, 8:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Kay, Noble | 40 min |
| May 7, 9:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Kay | 3 hr |
| May 7, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant, Kay | 46 min |
| May 7, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Roger Mills | 45 min |
| May 7, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer, Washita | 43 min |
| May 7, 10:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harmon | 42 min |
| May 7, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant | 52 min |
| May 7, 10:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Harmon | 51 min |
| May 7, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Custer, Kiowa, Washita | 62 min |
| May 7, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Dewey | 62 min |
| May 7, 10:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Jackson | 39 min |
| May 7, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian, Grady | 50 min |
| May 7, 11:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kingfisher | 62 min |
| May 7, 11:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Logan, Oklahoma | 55 min |
| May 7, 11:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, McClain | 55 min |
| May 7, 11:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Noble | 3 hr |
| May 8, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harmon, Jackson | 39 min |
| May 8, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson, Tillman | 45 min |
| May 8, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson, Tillman | 46 min |
| May 8, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton | 53 min |
| May 8, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Tillman | 47 min |
| May 8, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Baylor, Foard, Knox | 43 min |
| May 8, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Baylor, Knox | 45 min |
| May 8, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Baylor, Knox | 46 min |
| May 8, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Foard | 40 min |
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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.