Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 347
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at May 14, 1998, 11:15 PM CDT for 28 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 14, 1998, 11:15 PM CDT (04:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 1998, 5:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 28 counties
Alfalfa County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Grady County, OK, Grant County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Lincoln County, OK, Logan County, OK, Major County, OK, McClain County, OK, Noble County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Payne County, OK, Stephens County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Washita County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
Warnings issued inside it
7 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Harmon, Jackson | 40 min |
| May 15, 2:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Kiowa, Washita | 60 min |
| May 15, 2:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Harmon, Jackson | 60 min |
| May 15, 3:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Tillman | 45 min |
| May 15, 3:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer, Dewey | 55 min |
| May 15, 3:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Comanche, Kiowa, Washita | 60 min |
| May 15, 3:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Major, Woods | 53 min |
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Beckham, Dewey, Ellis, Greer, Harmon, Harper and 3 more | 5 hr |
| May 15, 12:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Cotton, Tillman | 5 hr |
| May 15, 2:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter and 34 more | 6 hr |
| May 15, 3:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Love, Marshall | 6 hr |
| May 15, 5:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Kay, Nowata, Osage, Washington | 6 hr |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.