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Red Flag Warning 35, NWS Norman, OK

December 2, 20088 counties in Oklahoma; 8 counties in Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this red flag warning at Dec 2, 2008, 2:23 AM CST for 8 counties in Oklahoma; 8 counties in Texas. It took effect at Dec 2, 2008, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 2, 2008, 2:23 AM CST (08:23 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 2, 2008, 12:00 PM CST
Expired: Dec 2, 2008, 5:00 PM CST
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK

Counties Beckham County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Clay County, TX, Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Knox County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:22 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 red flag 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 red flag warning went out at Dec 1, 11:38 PM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 11:38 PM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes before

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Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Oklahoma, 2008 Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2008 Every red flag warning in 2008

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.