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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 242, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2002, 6:17 AM CDT for Wilbarger County, Texas. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 2002, 6:17 AM CDT (11:17 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2002, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Wilbarger County, TX
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 27, 4:15 AM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 27, 4:15 AM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 415 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2002 THE FIRST BATCH OF CONVECTION IS IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND HEADING EAST OUT OF THE AREA... BUT THE SECOND BATCH HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED FROM MY NORTH TEXAS ZONES NORTHWEST INTO THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. SOUTHERN PLAINS WIND PROFILERS SHOW SHORTWAVE RIDGING FROM THE EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE NW INTO COLORADO. BUT ANY RESPITE FROM THIS RIDGING WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS THE WATER VAPOR SATELLITE SHOWS A HEALTHY SHORTWAVE TROF MOVING THROUGH NEW MEXICO AT THE MOMENT. PRELIM FIRST PERIOD POPS BELOW WILL LIKELY BE CHANGED AT ZONE TIME BASED ON RADAR AND SATELLITE TRENDS. THE MAIN UPPER TROF IS STILL SCHEDULE TO SPIN ITS WHEELS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS FOR A DAY OR TWO MAINTAINING THE CHANCE OF RAIN INTO MID WEEK AND SEE NO REASON TO CHANGE THE HIGH POPS IN THE CURRENT FORECAST. NO MAJOR CHANGES ARE PLANNED TO THE EXTENDED AT THIS TIME EITHER. ...SPEG. OKC 80 66 78 63 / 50 60 40 70 HBR 83 65 79 62 / 50 50 40 60 SPS 86 67 82 64 / 40 50 40 60 GAG 83 62 78 57 / 40 60 40 60 PNC 80 66 77 62 / 40 60 40 70 DUA 83 67 80 64 / 40 50 40 50 .OUN... OK...NONE. TX...NONE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harper | 44 min |
| May 26, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis | 47 min |
| May 26, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa | 46 min |
| May 27, 7:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Noble, Payne | 43 min |
| May 27, 8:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Noble, Payne | 45 min |
| May 27, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Woods | 33 min |
| May 27, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Woodward | 44 min |
| May 27, 5:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Foard, Hardeman | 39 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2002Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2002
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.