Alert archive / Oklahoma / Tornado Watches in 1998
Tornado Watch 568
The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Jun 13, 1998, 4:30 PM CDT for 38 counties in Oklahoma; Wichita County, Wilbarger County, Texas. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 13, 1998, 4:30 PM CDT (21:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 1998, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 40 counties
Alfalfa County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Carter County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Creek County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Grady County, OK, Grant County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Johnston County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Lincoln County, OK, Logan County, OK, Major County, OK, Marshall County, OK, McClain County, OK, Murray County, OK, Noble County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Payne County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK, Seminole County, OK, Stephens County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Washita County, OK, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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Warnings issued inside it
35 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine | 40 min |
| Jun 13, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay | 44 min |
| Jun 13, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Kingfisher | 52 min |
| Jun 13, 5:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Blaine, Kingfisher | 29 min |
| Jun 13, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Washita | 50 min |
| Jun 13, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Grant | 27 min |
| Jun 13, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kingfisher | 35 min |
| Jun 13, 5:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Kingfisher | 35 min |
| Jun 13, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Logan | 49 min |
| Jun 13, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Custer | 45 min |
| Jun 13, 6:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Logan | 49 min |
| Jun 13, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Canadian | 30 min |
| Jun 13, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kingfisher | 33 min |
| Jun 13, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield | 39 min |
| Jun 13, 6:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Canadian | 49 min |
| Jun 13, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Payne | 43 min |
| Jun 13, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Kiowa, Washita | 39 min |
| Jun 13, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield | 32 min |
| Jun 13, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay, Noble | 39 min |
| Jun 13, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Oklahoma | 39 min |
| Jun 13, 7:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Canadian, Oklahoma | 48 min |
| Jun 13, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Grady | 43 min |
| Jun 13, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Noble | 50 min |
| Jun 13, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 31 min |
| Jun 13, 8:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Noble | 24 min |
| Jun 13, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pawnee | 51 min |
| Jun 13, 8:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Oklahoma | 50 min |
| Jun 13, 8:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Noble | 32 min |
| Jun 13, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Grady, McClain | 46 min |
| Jun 13, 8:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pawnee | 54 min |
| Jun 13, 8:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Canadian, Grady | 30 min |
| Jun 13, 8:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Oklahoma | 47 min |
| Jun 13, 9:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Lincoln | 45 min |
| Jun 13, 9:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek | 49 min |
| Jun 13, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Pottawatomie | 51 min |
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
Nearby
Tornado Watches in Oklahoma, 1998Tornado Watches in Texas, 1998Every tornado watch 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.