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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 666, NWS Norman, OK

August 19, 2009Caddo County, Kiowa County, Washita County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 19, 2009, 12:25 AM CDT for Caddo County, Kiowa County, Washita County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 65 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: Aug 19, 2009, 12:25 AM CDT (05:25 UTC)
Expired: Aug 19, 2009, 1:30 AM CDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Caddo County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Washita County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:25 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
Aug 18, 11:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	3 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 Aug 18, 3:19 PM CDT, 9 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 3:19 PM CDT, 9 hours 6 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
Aug 18, 10:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Woodward	63 min
Aug 18, 11:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Jackson	57 min
Aug 19, 12:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Major, Woods	65 min
Aug 19, 12:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Canadian, Custer, Kingfisher	60 min
Aug 19, 12:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	46 min
Aug 19, 1:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche, Grady, Kingfisher and 4 more	54 min
Aug 19, 7:51 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Noble	3 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2009 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2009

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.