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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 473, NWS Norman, OK

June 30, 2004Beckham County, Greer County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2004, 9:29 PM CDT for Beckham County, Greer County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 46 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
Jun 30, 2004, 9:29 PM CDT (02:29 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2004, 10:15 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Beckham County, OK, Greer County, OK

The radar

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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.

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 7:09 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 8:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 30, 8:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
815 PM CDT WED JUN 30 2004

OKZ009-010-014-015-021-010130-
BECKHAM OK-DEWEY OK-ELLIS OK-ROGER MILLS OK-WOODWARD OK-
815 PM CDT WED JUN 30 2004

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR BECKHAM...DEWEY...ELLIS...
ROGER MILLS AND WOODWARD COUNTIES.

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 11 MILES NORTH OF
MOORELAND...TO JUST WEST OF VICI...TO 4 MILES NORTH OF ERICK AT 815
PM...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED AT
THIS TIME. HOWEVER...HAIL TO THE SIZE OF DIMES AND WIND GUSTS OF 40
TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED JUST
NORTH OF ERICK IN BECKHAM COUNTY...AND THIS STORM WILL AFFECT SAYRE
IN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES TO 1 HOUR.

PEOPLE IN BECKHAM...DEWEY...ELLIS...ROGER MILLS AND WOODWARD
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF WOODWARD...SHOULD MONITOR THE
WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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Special weather statement, Jun 30, 8:38 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 30, 8:56 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
856 PM CDT WED JUN 30 2004

OKZ009>011-014>016-010215-
CUSTER OK-DEWEY OK-ELLIS OK-MAJOR OK-ROGER MILLS OK-WOODWARD OK-
856 PM CDT WED JUN 30 2004

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CUSTER...DEWEY...ELLIS...
MAJOR...ROGER MILLS AND WOODWARD COUNTIES.

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 9 MILES SOUTH OF
QUINLAN TO 12 MILES WEST OF REYDON AT 856 PM...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
15 MPH. ISOLATED STORMS AHEAD OF THE LINE WERE LOCATED NEAR LEEDEY
AND WEST OF FOSS RESERVOIR.

SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE IN CUSTER...DEWEY...ELLIS...MAJOR...ROGER MILLS AND WOODWARD
COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR
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Local storm report, Jun 30, 9:12 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 30, 9:13 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
913 PM CDT WED JUN 30 2004

OKZ009>011-014>016-010245-
CUSTER OK-DEWEY OK-ELLIS OK-MAJOR OK-ROGER MILLS OK-WOODWARD OK-
913 PM CDT WED JUN 30 2004

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CUSTER...DEWEY...ELLIS...
MAJOR...ROGER MILLS AND WOODWARD COUNTIES.

THE LEADING EDGE OF A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM
CEDARDALE...TO LEEDEY...TO JUST SOUTHEAST OF REYDON AT 913 PM...
MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. ISOLATED STORMS EAST OF THIS LINE
WERE LOCATED NEAR TALOGA AND FOSS RESERVOIR...ALSO MOVING EASTWARD.

ALONG WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE IN CUSTER...DEWEY...ELLIS...MAJOR...ROGER MILLS AND WOODWARD
COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR
WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham45 min
Jun 30, 10:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham33 min
Jun 30, 10:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNRoger Mills59 min
Jun 30, 10:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster55 min
Jun 30, 10:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Kingfisher49 min
Jun 30, 10:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham30 min
Jun 30, 11:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Kingfisher, Washita44 min
Jun 30, 11:32 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCuster, Roger Mills3 hr
Jul 1, 12:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKiowa63 min
Jul 1, 12:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham60 min
Jul 1, 1:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Greer61 min
Jul 1, 5:10 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCuster, Washita4 hr
Jul 1, 6:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNComanche2 hr
Jul 1, 9:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo51 min
Jul 1, 9:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCaddo3 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.