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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 428, NWS Norman, OK

June 8, 20094 counties in Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2009, 7:10 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 31 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 8, 2009, 7:10 PM CDT (00:10 UTC)
Expired: Jun 8, 2009, 7:41 PM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 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 8, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 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 8, 6:54 PM CDT, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 6:54 PM CDT, 16 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 2:55 PM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 4:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
420 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2009

TXZ088-082145-
BAYLOR TX-
420 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR BAYLOR COUNTY.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOMARTON AT
421 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY.

PEOPLE IN BAYLOR COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY.
LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

MAXWELL

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 4:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
446 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2009

TXZ088-082215-
BAYLOR TX-
446 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR BAYLOR COUNTY.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WESTOVER AT
446 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL... HEAVY RAIN... AND GUSTY WINDS.

STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY.

PEOPLE IN BAYLOR COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY.
LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 5:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 8, 6:16 PM CDT, 54 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 9, 5:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Kingfisher	63 min
Jun 9, 5:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Grant, Woods	59 min
Jun 9, 5:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kay	54 min
Jun 9, 6:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grant	48 min
Jun 9, 6:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kay	26 min
Jun 9, 6:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble	61 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.