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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 209, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2007, 7:19 PM CDT for Archer County, Clay County, Texas. It was in force for 41 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 8, 2007, 7:19 PM CDT (00:19 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2007, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Archer County, TX, Clay County, TX
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 8, 5:29 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
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 8, 3:43 PM CDT, 3 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 8, 3:43 PM CDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
343 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL OVER A LARGE PART OF OKLAHOMA
AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
FIRST AND FOREMOST... CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS THIS
AFTERNOON OVER PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA... AS
WELL AS WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY EXISTS JUST SOUTH
OF THE RED RIVER TOWARD THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH METROPLEX AND WEST
TOWARD ABILENE. MODERATELY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS EXIST ALONG AND
SOUTH OF THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY. FAIRLY STRONG SURFACE HEATING HAS
OCCURRED NEAR THIS REGION... WITH THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING TO
DEVELOP NEAR AND NORTH OF ABILENE TEXAS. CONDITIONS WILL BE
MARGINALLY FAVORABLE FOR ANY THUNDERSTORM TO BECOME SEVERE...
ESPECIALLY NEAR THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA UNTIL THIS EVENING.
SECONDLY... WE RECEIVED SEVERAL REPORTS OF FLOODING WITH
PRECIPITATION THAT FELL EARLIER TODAY... WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY
PRECIPITATION EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WAVE THAT
HELPED PRECIPITATION EARLY TODAY HAS MOVED OFF TO THE EAST...
TAKING PRECIPITATION WITH IT. ANOTHER WAVE WAS NOW MOVING THROUGH
WEST TEXAS ATTM... WITH A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
MOVING EAST TOWARD WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. THIS
AREA OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING EAST THIS EVENING
INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LOW LEVEL JET SHOULD GET CRANKING
TONIGHT AND HELP ENHANCE PRECIPITATION RATES DURING THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS. ONE FLY IN THE OINTMENT IS WHAT EFFECT SQUALL LINE
LOCATED OVER WESTERN AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS WILL HAVE ON RAINFALL
INTENSITIES/TOTALS OVERNIGHT. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT AFFECTS
OF LOW LEVEL JET MAY BE CUT OFF OVER NORTHERN TEXAS... WHICH WOULD
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE RAINFALL TOTALS OVERNIGHT. ALL MODELS CRANK
OUT SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TOTALS OVER A LARGE PART OF THE AREA BY
TOMORROW MORNING. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A CHANCE THAT TOTALS MAY NOT
GET AS HIGH AS CURRENTLY FORECAST... THINK THAT RAINFALL IS ALL
BUT A GIVEN. GIVEN THE RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED OVER MUCH OF THE
AREA THIS MORNING... COMBINED WITH WHAT HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST
COUPLE OF DAYS... ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE
THE FLOODING SITUATION. IF RAINFALL TOTALS DUE OCCUR AS
FORECAST... ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL OCCUR OVER
PARTS OF THE AREA.
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL FINALLY MOVE EAST TOWARD THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS TOMORROW AFTERNOON. MOST OF THE MODELS BRING THE LOW ALONG
AND JUST SOUTH OF THE RED RIVER. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF
HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA. RAINFALL TOTALS
BY THE END OF THE WEEK WILL LIKELY EXCEED TWO TO FOUR MORE INCHES
OVER AT LEAST THE SOUTHERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS... AND POSSIBLY FARTHER NORTH. WITH ALL OF THE RAINFALL
EXPECTED... A FLOOD WATCH WAS ISSUED FOR ALL BUT NORTHWEST
OKLAHOMA THROUGH TONIGHT... WITH AN ADDITIONAL WATCH ALONG AND
SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 44 THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
WE SHOULD BEGIN TO DRY OUT BY THE WEEKEND... WITH PRECIPITATION
POSSIBLY COMING BACK INTO THE PICTURE BY EARLY TO MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK 61 72 59 76 / 70 50 50 40
HOBART OK 60 74 58 79 / 70 50 40 40
WICHITA FALLS TX 63 72 60 76 / 80 60 70 40
GAGE OK 54 77 54 79 / 50 30 20 20
PONCA CITY OK 60 74 58 76 / 70 40 30 40
DURANT OK 64 75 61 74 / 70 60 60 50
&&
.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR OKZ019-020-023>032-
037>048-050>052.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR OKZ007-008-011>018-021-
022-033>036.
TX...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR TXZ085>090.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR TXZ083-084.
&&
24/TYHazardous weather outlook, May 8, 4:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 8, 5:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 542 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 OKZ034>036-082300- JACKSON OK-KIOWA OK-GREER OK- 542 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR GREER...JACKSON AND KIOWA COUNTIES. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 4 MILES SOUTH OF ALTUS-LUGERT LAKE TO HEADRICK AT 542 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN GREER...JACKSON AND KIOWA COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 30
Local storm report, May 8, 5:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, May 8, 6:25 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 625 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 OKZ038-082345- COMANCHE OK- 625 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR COMANCHE COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER INDIAHOMA AT 625 PM CDT... MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN COMANCHE COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 30
Local storm report, May 8, 6:30 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
630 PM CDT TUE MAY 08 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0625 PM HAIL SNYDER 34.66N 98.95W
05/08/2007 E0.75 INCH KIOWA OK AMATEUR RADIO
0628 PM HAIL SNYDER 34.66N 98.95W
05/08/2007 E1.00 INCH KIOWA OK TRAINED SPOTTER
SOUTH SIDE OF SNYDER. REPORTED VIA BROADCAST MEDIA
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DWSpecial weather statement, May 8, 7:03 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 703 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 TXZ085-086-088-089-090015- WILBARGER TX-WICHITA TX-ARCHER TX-BAYLOR TX- 703 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR ARCHER...BAYLOR...WICHITA AND WILBARGER COUNTIES. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAKE KEMP TO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ARCHER CITY AT 703 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. SMALL HAIL... WINDS AROUND 50 MPH... FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN ARCHER...BAYLOR...WICHITA AND WILBARGER COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 30
Special weather statement, May 8, 7:16 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 716 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 OKZ023-035-090030- CADDO OK-KIOWA OK- 716 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR SOUTHERN CADDO AND NORTHEAST KIOWA COUNTIES. A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 38 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CARNEGIE AT 716 PM CDT. THE STORM WAS MVOING NORTH AT 15 MPH. PEOPLE IN CADDO AND KIOWA COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. WR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 7:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Comanche | 29 min |
| May 8, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Tillman | 32 min |
| May 8, 7:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Comanche | 3 hr |
| May 8, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kiowa | 39 min |
| May 8, 7:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Comanche | 36 min |
| May 8, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Comanche | 44 min |
| May 8, 8:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Caddo | 31 min |
| May 8, 8:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Caddo | 3 hr |
| May 8, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Comanche | 32 min |
| May 8, 10:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Grady | 3 hr |
| May 8, 10:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Canadian | 3 hr |
| May 8, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian, Grady | 44 min |
| May 8, 11:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian | 49 min |
| May 8, 11:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Canadian | 27 min |
| May 8, 11:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Bryan | 3 hr |
| May 9, 12:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Kingfisher | 3 hr |
| May 9, 12:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Canadian | 36 min |
| May 9, 12:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Kingfisher | 39 min |
| May 9, 12:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Canadian | 32 min |
| May 9, 12:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Logan, Oklahoma | 26 min |
| May 9, 12:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kingfisher | 46 min |
| May 9, 1:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Logan | 46 min |
| May 9, 1:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Logan | 3 hr |
| May 9, 1:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Payne | 64 min |
| May 9, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kiowa | 29 min |
| May 9, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kiowa | 37 min |
| May 9, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Washita | 38 min |
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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.