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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Norman, OK

February 10, 20094 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 10, 2009, 2:56 PM CST for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 49 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: Feb 10, 2009, 2:56 PM CST (20:56 UTC)
Expired: Feb 10, 2009, 3:45 PM CST
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Canadian County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Logan County, OK, Oklahoma 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
Feb 10, 12:49 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 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 Feb 10, 1:50 PM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 1:50 PM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 10, 11:50 AM CST, 3 hours 6 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 10, 2:12 PM CST, 44 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
212 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009

OKZ025-102030-
OKLAHOMA OK-
212 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR OKLAHOMA COUNTY.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BETHANY AT
212 PM CST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

PEOPLE IN OKLAHOMA COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EDMOND AND
OKLAHOMA CITY...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN
FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

WR

Local storm report, Feb 10, 2:29 PM CST, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
229 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009

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

0222 PM     HAIL             YUKON                   35.51N 97.75W
02/10/2009  E1.75 INCH       CANADIAN           OK   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORTED BY KWTV-TV

&&

SMITH

Local storm report, Feb 10, 2:33 PM CST, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
233 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009

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

0222 PM     HAIL             2 W YUKON               35.51N 97.79W
02/10/2009  E2.50 INCH       CANADIAN           OK   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORTED BY BROADCAST MEDIA

&&

SMITH

Special weather statement, Feb 10, 2:43 PM CST, 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 10, 2:54 PM CST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
254 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
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0240 PM     HAIL             5 NE YUKON              35.55N 97.68W
02/10/2009  M2.00 INCH       CANADIAN           OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCURRED AT THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 3 AND 4.

0242 PM     HAIL             4 N BETHANY             35.56N 97.64W
02/10/2009  M2.75 INCH       OKLAHOMA           OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCURRED 1 MILE EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 3 AND 4.

&&

CRILEY

Local storm report, Feb 10, 2:56 PM CST, 0 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
Feb 10, 1:40 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Grady	50 min
Feb 10, 1:56 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Tillman	49 min
Feb 10, 2:17 PM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Canadian, Oklahoma	28 min
Feb 10, 2:29 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Grady	46 min
Feb 10, 2:37 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Kiowa, Washita	38 min
Feb 10, 2:44 PM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Logan, Oklahoma	31 min
Feb 10, 3:08 PM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Canadian, Oklahoma	37 min
Feb 10, 3:10 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Kiowa	50 min
Feb 10, 3:13 PM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Logan, Payne	32 min
Feb 10, 3:16 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian	44 min
Feb 10, 3:32 PM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Canadian	28 min
Feb 10, 3:43 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Logan	17 min
Feb 10, 3:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Grady	46 min
Feb 10, 3:45 PM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Payne	30 min
Feb 10, 3:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Kiowa, Tillman	17 min
Feb 10, 4:01 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Logan, Noble, Payne	44 min
Feb 10, 4:03 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Logan, Oklahoma	27 min
Feb 10, 4:12 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Tillman	48 min
Feb 10, 4:16 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Logan, Oklahoma, Payne	3 hr
Feb 10, 4:20 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Payne	40 min
Feb 10, 4:26 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche	34 min
Feb 10, 4:29 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Logan, Oklahoma	61 min
Feb 10, 4:47 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Logan, Payne	43 min
Feb 10, 4:50 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Grady	40 min
Feb 10, 4:55 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Stephens	35 min
Feb 10, 5:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton	30 min
Feb 10, 5:17 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Stephens	43 min
Feb 10, 5:28 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Logan, Noble, Payne	47 min
Feb 10, 5:43 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Grady, McClain	47 min
Feb 10, 3:32 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Baylor, Wichita, Wilbarger	43 min
Feb 10, 5:48 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Wichita	27 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.