Severe Thunderstorm Warning 359, NWS Norman, OK

Issued

Aug 1, 2002, 6:27 PM CDT (23:27 UTC)

Expired

Aug 1, 2002, 7:15 PM CDT

In force

48 min

Issued by

NWS Norman, OK

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Blaine County, OK

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

084 
WUUS54 KOUN 012327
SVROKC
OKC011-020015-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
627 PM CDT THU AUG 1 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BLAINE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 627 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 6
  MILES NORTHWEST OF WATONGA...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE EAGLE CITY...GREENFIELD AND
  WATONGA

WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE LIKELY WITH THIS SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3586 9826 3603 9863 3572 9863 3567 9839
JAMES

NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 1, 2:17 PM CDT, 4 hours 10 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
217 PM CDT THU AUG 1 2002

THE COLD FRONT HAS MADE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS THROUGH THE HIGH PLAINS
TODAY. THE MAIN PUSH HAS BEEN THROUGH EASTERN CO INTO NORTHEAST NM
AND THE WESTERN PANHANDLES. THE FRONT SHOULD MOVE INTO THE BODY OF
NORTHWEST OK BEFORE MIDNIGHT WITH A PERIOD OF GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND
DRIER AIR. LOW POPS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHWEST
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY, ALTHOUGH SUBSIDENCE UNDER THE MID-LEVEL HIGH
WILL BE TOUGH TO BATTLE TO GET STORMS GOING. BUT WITH PRE-FRONTAL
DEWPOINTS IN THE MIDDLE 70S AND A FRONT, I CANT REMOVE THE SLIGHT
CHANCE.

DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WERE LOWERED FOR FRIDAY IN THE EXTREME
NORTHWEST. ALTHOUGH THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND DISSOLVE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, THE COLD ADVECTION OVERNIGHT SHOULD ALLOW FOR
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE 80S IN PART OF NORTHWEST OK.

THE HOT AND RAINLESS WEEKEND FORECAST STILL LOOKS GOOD. WITH THE
UPPER RIDGE REMAINING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO
MID-WEEK, THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD PERSIST. THE ONLY EXCEPTION WOULD
BE ANY EASTERLY SUB-TROPICAL WAVE THAT MAY GET CAUGHT IN THE EAST
FLOW AROUND THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE HIGH CENTER. HOWEVER, MODEL
UNCERTAINTY WITH THESE WAVES AND THE DISTANT FUTURE TIME PERIOD
INVOLVED DOES NOT INSTILL SUFFICIENT CONFIDENCE IN THIS FORECAST TO
ADD PRECIPITATION NOW.

FCSTID =
OKC   73  97  73  97 /  10  10  10  10
HBR   73  98  73  98 /  10  10  10  10
SPS   74  98  74  99 /  10  10  10  10
GAG   68  92  71  98 /  20  20  10  10
PNC   72  95  73  97 /  20  20  10  10
DUA   74  97  74  97 /  10  10  10  10

.OUN...
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2002Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2002

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