Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 364, NWS Norman, OK

June 17, 1998Greer County, Jackson County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 1998, 7:16 PM CDT for Greer County, Jackson County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 44 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
Jun 17, 1998, 7:16 PM CDT (00:16 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 1998, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

Counties Greer County, OK, Jackson County, OK

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 17, 7:23 PM CDTHail 1Duke, OK
Jun 17, 7:25 PM CDTHail 1.75Mangum, OKGolfball sized hail was reported by spotter on the Greer and Jackson County line.
Jun 17, 7:25 PM CDTHail 1.75Duke, OKGolfball sized hail was reported by spotter on the Greer and Jackson County line.
Jun 17, 7:43 PM CDTHail 1.75Granite, OK
Jun 17, 7:45 PM CDTHail 2Granite, OKHail up to 2 inches in diameter damaged several vehicles.

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 17, 3:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 3:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKiowa, Washita47 min
Jun 18, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNStephens53 min
Jun 18, 5:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarvin54 min
Jun 18, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJefferson, Stephens47 min
Jun 18, 6:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Garvin, Murray49 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998

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.