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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 415, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 7, 2009, 6:00 PM CDT for Foard County, Hardeman County, Wilbarger County, Texas. It was in force for 45 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 7, 2009, 6:00 PM CDT (23:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2009, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:04 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 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 7, 2:10 PM CDT, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 2:10 PM CDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 210 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2009 .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT THAT WILL ARRIVE IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA EARLY MONDAY WILL AFFECT WEATHER NEARLY ALL WEEK. IN THE MEANTIME A DRY LINE MOVING INTO WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA MAY BECOME A FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING WHEN THE PROXIMITY OF AN UPPER- LEVEL TROUGH BRINGS MORE FAVORABLE LAPSE RATES. LOW POPS EXIST FOR PART OF NORTHERN OKLAHOMA TONIGHT FOR THIS. MOST OF THE WEEK A LARGE-SCALE UPPER TROUGH WILL KEEP FAST SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH THE PROBABILITY OF WEAK AND EMBEDDED SMALLER WAVES. EFFECTIVE WEATHER WILL BE MADE BY THE COINCIDENCE OF THESE FEATURES AND THE FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH ACROSS OKLAHOMA. ALL OF THIS WILL BE TEMPERATED AT TIMES BY STRONG TEMPERATURES IN THE MID-LEVELS. THE CURRENT IDEA IS THAT THE COLD FRONT MONDAY WILL DO LITTLE TO GENERATE SHOWERS UNDERNEATH A STRONG INVERSION UNTIL THE EVENING. BY THIS TIME THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA WHERE THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR. THE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE NORTHERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA TUESDAY. BY TUESDAY NIGHT UPPER FLOW AND A LOWER-LEVEL JET WILL BE CONDUCIVE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER A LARGER AREA. THE PASSAGE OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IN THE POLAR WESTERLIES IS EXPECTED TO PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO OKLAHOMA WEDNESDAY WHEN THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL AGAIN BE ENHANCED. THE FRONTAL ZONE WILL LIKELY LINGER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE ACTIVE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND. THERE ARE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES EACH DAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... OKLAHOMA CITY OK 67 91 70 92 / 10 10 30 20 HOBART OK 68 93 69 95 / 10 10 20 20 WICHITA FALLS TX 70 97 72 97 / 10 10 20 10 GAGE OK 55 88 62 88 / 10 10 20 20 PONCA CITY OK 68 89 70 88 / 10 10 30 30 DURANT OK 70 91 72 92 / 10 10 30 20 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. TX...NONE. && 06/09
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 7, 5:47 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 7, 4:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 404 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2009 OKZ004-005-072130- HARPER OK-WOODS OK- 404 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR HARPER AND WOODS COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SELMAN AT 405 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN HARPER AND WOODS COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 24
Local storm report, Jun 7, 4:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
447 PM CDT SUN JUN 07 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0435 PM TSTM WND GST 2 WSW WOODWARD 36.42N 99.42W
06/07/2009 M58 MPH WOODWARD OK MESONET
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TYSpecial weather statement, Jun 7, 4:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 449 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2009 OKZ004-005-009-010-072215- WOODWARD OK-HARPER OK-WOODS OK-ELLIS OK- 449 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR ELLIS...HARPER...WOODS AND WOODWARD COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALABASTER CAVERNS STATE PARK AT 447 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED ACROSS MUCH OF FAR NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA. ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE STORMS WERE RELATIVELY WEAK ACCORDING TO RADAR... CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR VERY STRONG DOWNDRAFTS AND VERY STRONG WINDS... POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 50 MPH... WITH ANY OF THE SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. PEOPLE IN ELLIS...HARPER...WOODS AND WOODWARD COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF WOODWARD...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 24
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 5:52 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 552 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2009 TXZ083-084-072315- HARDEMAN TX-FOARD TX- 552 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR FOARD AND HARDEMAN COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COPPER BREAKS STATE PARK AT 551 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. HAIL TO THE SIZE OF DIMES AND WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY. PEOPLE IN FOARD AND HARDEMAN COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Jackson, Kiowa | 58 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, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Baylor, Foard, Knox, Wilbarger | 64 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.