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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 404, NWS Norman, OK

June 6, 2009Greer County, Jackson County, Kiowa County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 6, 2009, 7:32 PM CDT for Greer County, Jackson County, Kiowa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 58 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 6, 2009, 7:32 PM CDT (00:32 UTC)
Expired: Jun 6, 2009, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 58 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Greer County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Kiowa County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Jun 6, 4:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm 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 Jun 6, 6:50 PM CDT, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 6:50 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 6:38 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 6, 4:29 PM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
429 PM CDT SAT JUN 6 2009

TXZ087-062200-
KNOX TX-
429 PM CDT SAT JUN 6 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR KNOX COUNTY.

A STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
KNOX CITY AT 428 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.  A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR KNOX COUNTY BY 445 PM.

SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

Special weather statement, Jun 6, 4:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
444 PM CDT SAT JUN 6 2009

TXZ083>085-062215-
HARDEMAN TX-WILBARGER TX-FOARD TX-
444 PM CDT SAT JUN 6 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR FOARD...HARDEMAN AND
WILBARGER COUNTIES.

A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED BETWEEN CROWELL AND GILLILAND
AT 441 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE
AND A WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED WITHIN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES.

Local storm report, Jun 6, 6:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 6, 6:38 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 6, 6:56 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 6, 7:17 PM CDT, 15 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
Jun 6, 7:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harmon, Jackson	48 min
Jun 6, 7:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Tillman	62 min
Jun 7, 12:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Tillman	69 min
Jun 7, 5:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Woods, Woodward	45 min
Jun 7, 5:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis, Harper, Woodward	33 min
Jun 7, 5:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa	50 min
Jun 7, 5:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Woods	27 min
Jun 7, 6:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Woods	41 min
Jun 7, 6:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Tillman	66 min
Jun 6, 7:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Foard, Knox	3 hr
Jun 6, 7:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Baylor, Foard, Knox, Wilbarger	51 min
Jun 6, 8:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Baylor, Foard, Knox, Wilbarger	60 min
Jun 6, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Baylor, Knox	47 min
Jun 6, 10:12 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Baylor, Foard, Knox, Wilbarger	3 hr
Jun 6, 10:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Baylor, Knox	63 min
Jun 7, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Foard, Hardeman, Wilbarger	45 min
Jun 7, 6:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Baylor, Foard, Knox, Wilbarger	64 min

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.