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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS Norman, OK

March 18, 1998Carter County, Garvin County, Murray County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 18, 1998, 10:52 PM CST for Carter County, Garvin County, Murray County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 53 min. 4 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: Mar 18, 1998, 10:52 PM CST (04:52 UTC)
Expired: Mar 18, 1998, 11:45 PM CST
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Whole counties

Counties Carter County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Murray County, OK

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 18, 10:55 PM CST	Thunderstorm Wind 64	Pauls Valley, OK	measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
Mar 18, 10:55 PM CST	Thunderstorm Wind	Elmore City, OK	Severe thunderstorm winds downed limbs, awnings, and television antennae throughout town.
Mar 18, 11:00 PM CST	Thunderstorm Wind	Pauls Valley, OK	Severe thunderstorm winds caused major damage at Pauls Valley Airport and minor roof damage in town. At the airport a maintenance shop, 14 hangars, and 8 to 10 planes were completely destroyed. Damage at the airport was estimated at $1,500,00. An Oklahoma N
Mar 18, 11:03 PM CST	Thunderstorm Wind	Lone Grove, OK	Severe thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a lumber yard.

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
Mar 18, 9:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm 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 Mar 18, 9:30 PM CST, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 18, 9:30 PM CST, 1 hour 22 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 18, 8:43 PM CST, 2 hours 9 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 18, 8:50 PM CST, 2 hours 2 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OKLAHOMA
845 PM WED MAR 18 1998

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0840 PM    LAKE KICKAPOO             TX   0.88 INCH HAIL.
03/18/98   ARCHER

0845 PM    4 SW ARCHER CITY          TX   1.00 INCH HAIL.
03/18/98   ARCHER

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Local storm report, Mar 18, 9:53 PM CST, 59 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OKLAHOMA
950 PM WED MAR 18 1998

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0945 PM    5 S WAURIKA               OK   0.75 INCH HAIL.
03/18/98   JEFFERSON

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Special weather statement, Mar 18, 10:08 PM CST, 44 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 18, 10:14 PM CST, 38 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OKLAHOMA
1010 PM WED MAR 18 1998

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1005 PM    2 W NINNEKAH              OK   WIND DAMAGE.
03/18/98   GRADY                          TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF
                                          HIGHWAYS 277 AND 81.
                                          REPORTED BY GRAY CO.
                                          S.O.

LINDLEY

Local storm report, Mar 18, 10:26 PM CST, 26 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OKLAHOMA
1020 PM WED MAR 18 1998

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1010 PM    BLANCHARD                 OK   NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED
03/18/98   MCCLAIN                        60 MPH THUNDERSTORM
                                          WINDS.

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 18, 9:37 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jefferson	53 min
Mar 18, 9:58 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grady, McClain	32 min
Mar 18, 10:19 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain	41 min
Mar 18, 11:07 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Love, Marshall	53 min
Mar 18, 11:07 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Johnston, Pontotoc	53 min
Mar 18, 11:17 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie	43 min
Mar 18, 11:29 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Seminole	31 min
Mar 18, 11:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Bryan	48 min
Mar 18, 11:54 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Hughes	51 min
Mar 19, 12:12 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal	48 min
Mar 18, 8:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Baylor	60 min
Mar 18, 8:28 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer	47 min
Mar 18, 9:07 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Clay	53 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.