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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 379, NWS Norman, OK

May 7, 20085 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 7, 2008, 5:45 PM CDT for 5 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 60 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 7, 2008, 5:45 PM CDT (22:45 UTC)
Expired: May 7, 2008, 6:45 PM CDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Atoka County, OK, Bryan County, OK, Coal County, OK, Johnston County, OK, Marshall County, OK

The radar

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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 7, 1:33 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 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 7, 3:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 3:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
319 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008

.DISCUSSION...
THE LARGE AREA OF CONVECTION CURRENTLY COVERING MOST OF OUR
FORECAST AREA IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT NORTHEAST THIS EVENING AS THE
UPPER LOW MOVES INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA. UNTIL THEN... WE EXPECT THE
USUAL ARRANGEMENT OF ADVERSE WEATHER... RANGING FROM A RISK OF
TORNADIC SUPERCELLS ACROSS OUR SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
COUNTIES... TO A POSSIBILITY OF SMALL FUNNELS UNDER THE UPPER
LOW... TO SIMPLY RAIN AND SHOWERS ACROSS MOST OF THE NORTH.

AS THE LOW MOVES EAST INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING... THE
WESTERN EDGE OF THE RAIN SHOULD BEGIN TO CROSS OUR FORECAST
AREA... AND ALL RAIN IS EXPECTED TO END BY TOMORROW MORNING.

ANOTHER UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
STORMS AGAIN TOMORROW NIGHT... AND ANOTHER OVER THE WEEKEND.

ONLY THE FIRST PERIOD OF THIS FORECAST ISSUANCE WILL CONTAIN
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  53  80  56  79 /  50   0  30   0
HOBART OK         52  82  56  80 /  20   0  30   0
WICHITA FALLS TX  57  85  59  86 /  20   0  20  10
GAGE OK           49  78  50  81 /  20  10  30   0
PONCA CITY OK     53  71  56  76 /  70   0  40   0
DURANT OK         60  81  62  83 /  40   0  20  10

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.
&&

23/23

Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 4:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
418 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-081200-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
418 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA... AND ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

LOCATION...
THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM STILLWATER...
TO EL RENO... TO ANADARKO... TO HOLLIS OKLAHOMA. THIS INCLUDES ALL
OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

TIMING...
SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 10 PM.

IMPACTS...
HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS AND WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL BE THE
MAIN CONCERNS. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...
ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN THE
SLIGHT RISK AREA SHOULD PLAN FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS
PARTS OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THROUGH THIS EVENING AS AN
UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL INTO EASTERN
OKLAHOMA. A SURFACE LOW NEAR ANADARKO OKLAHOMA AT MID-AFTERNOON WILL
ALSO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS OKLAHOMA THROUGH THIS EVENING... WITH A
DRYLINE EXTENDING SOUTH INTO TEXAS. A FRONT ALSO EXTENDED ACROSS
CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AT MID-AFTERNOON. COLD TEMPERATURES
ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE UPPER LOW.
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP EAST OF THE SURFACE AND
UPPER LOW. SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE RISK AREA INTO
THIS EVENING. VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND MODERATE INSTABILITY WILL BE
SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT SUPERCELLS INTO THIS EVENING. WHILE LARGE HAIL
AND STRONG WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER CONCERNS...
TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE
SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL WILL END THIS EVENING AS THE UPPER LOW
MOVES INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT THURSDAY MAY 8.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA... 100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR... 100 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF OKLAHOMA AND
PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. THE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO
FLOODING... ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY MORNING... BUT SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 7 AM
THURSDAY.

MAXWELL

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 7, 4:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
443 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0423 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EMPIRE CITY             34.46N 98.04W
05/07/2008                   STEPHENS           OK   AMATEUR RADIO

            WIND GUST BLEW DOWN A 20 FOOT TALL PINE TREE.

&&

TAYLOR

Local storm report, May 7, 5:04 PM CDT, 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
504 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0500 PM     HAIL             DOUGHERTY               34.40N 97.05W
05/07/2008  E0.88 INCH       MURRAY             OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

DW

Local storm report, May 7, 5:10 PM CDT, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
510 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0500 PM     TORNADO          3 E YUKON               35.50N 97.69W
05/07/2008                   CANADIAN           OK   STORM CHASER

            TORNADO LASTED ABOUT ONE MINUTE. NEAR STATE HIGHWAY 66
            WEST OF THE KILPATRICK TURNPIKE.

&&

Local storm report, May 7, 5:27 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 7, 5:35 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
535 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0528 PM     TSTM WND GST     NOBLE                   35.14N 97.39W
05/07/2008  E75 MPH          CLEVELAND          OK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            ESTIMATED AT 70 TO 75 MPH.

&&

DW

Local storm report, May 7, 5:43 PM CDT, 2 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 6, 11:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Tillman	42 min
May 7, 12:58 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa	71 min
May 7, 2:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	47 min
May 7, 3:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	44 min
May 7, 3:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Grady	38 min
May 7, 4:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Stephens	21 min
May 7, 5:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Pottawatomie, Stephens	46 min
May 7, 6:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Johnston, Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole	52 min
May 7, 6:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole	23 min
May 7, 10:19 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Oklahoma	116 min
May 7, 12:13 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	22 hr
May 7, 2:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jefferson, Stephens	51 min
May 7, 2:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Murray	65 min
May 7, 3:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	43 min
May 7, 3:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Blaine, Caddo	3 hr
May 7, 3:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jefferson	38 min
May 7, 3:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche	40 min
May 7, 4:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Oklahoma	3 hr
May 7, 4:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Stephens	40 min
May 7, 4:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Love	65 min
May 7, 4:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Murray	52 min
May 7, 4:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Grady	42 min
May 7, 4:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Oklahoma	50 min
May 7, 5:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Oklahoma	25 min
May 7, 5:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Canadian, Oklahoma	3 hr
May 7, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Coal, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray and 1 more	61 min
May 7, 5:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Oklahoma	36 min
May 7, 5:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Pottawatomie	42 min
May 7, 5:39 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cleveland, Pottawatomie	2 hr
May 7, 5:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole	31 min
May 7, 6:07 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Logan	3 hr
May 7, 6:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Hughes	52 min
May 7, 6:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln	48 min
May 7, 6:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Coal, Johnston, Pontotoc	30 min
May 7, 6:36 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Logan	3 hr
May 6, 9:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Knox	34 min
May 6, 9:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Foard	42 min
May 6, 11:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Foard, Hardeman	46 min
May 7, 1:50 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Hardeman, Wilbarger	4 hr
May 7, 2:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Foard, Hardeman	28 min
May 7, 2:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Knox	58 min
May 7, 3:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Clay	25 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.