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Freeze Watch 2, NWS Norman, OK

October 25, 201223 counties in Oklahoma; Hardeman County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this freeze watch at Oct 25, 2012, 4:19 AM CDT for 23 counties in Oklahoma; Hardeman County, Texas. It took effect at Oct 27, 2012, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 25, 2012, 4:19 AM CDT (09:19 UTC)
In effect from: Oct 27, 2012, 4:00 AM CDT
Expired: Oct 25, 2012, 2:31 PM CDT
In force
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK

All 24 counties

Beckham County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Grady County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Logan County, OK, Major County, OK, McClain County, OK, Noble County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Payne County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Washita County, OK, Hardeman County, TX

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freeze watch 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 freeze watch went out at Oct 25, 12:34 AM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 25, 12:34 AM CDT, 3 hours 45 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
Oct 25, 4:19 AM CDT	Hard Freeze Watch	OUN	Alfalfa, Ellis, Grant, Harper, Kay, Woods and 1 more	10 hr
Oct 25, 2:31 PM CDT	Freeze Watch	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cotton, Garvin, Hughes and 9 more	23 hr
Oct 25, 2:31 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grant, Harper and 6 more	18 hr
Oct 25, 2:31 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Atoka, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo and 42 more	43 hr

Nearby

Freeze Watches in Oklahoma, 2012 Freeze Watches in Texas, 2012 Every freeze watch in 2012

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.