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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 628, NWS Norman, OK

August 8, 2013Foard County, Hardeman County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 8, 2013, 6:11 PM CDT for Foard County, Hardeman County, Texas. 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: Aug 8, 2013, 6:11 PM CDT (23:11 UTC)
Expired: Aug 8, 2013, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX

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
Aug 8, 3:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm 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 Aug 8, 3:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 3:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 8, 12:05 PM CDT, 6 hours 6 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1205 PM CDT THU AUG 8 2013

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-091200-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
1205 PM CDT THU AUG 8 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF OKLAHOMA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

LOCATION...
THE SLIGHT RISK AREA COVERS LOCATIONS NORTH OF A LINE FROM BENJAMIN TO
WICHITA FALLS IN WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...TO ARDMORE AND COALGATE IN SOUTH
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.

TIMING...
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

IMPACTS...
THE MAIN CONCERN WITH ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH...GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS
THE RISK AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION...
A FEW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON OVER PARTS
OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. THIS ACTIVITY WILL GENERALLY REMAIN
RELATIVELY WEAK...THOUGH A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER MAY ACCOMPANY STRONGER
CELLS.

A GREATER THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST
WELL INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SEVERAL SURFACE BOUNDARIES FROM OVERNIGHT
CONVECTION WILL LINGER ACROSS OKLAHOMA TODAY. THESE BOUNDARIES WILL ACT AS FOCI
FOR ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SUFFICIENT
INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR WILL BE PRESENT ACROSS THE SLIGHT RISK AREA FOR A FEW
SEVERE STORMS TO DEVELOP WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL AS WELL AS
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THESE STORMS WILL FORM INTO MULTIPLE CLUSTERS DURING THE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT PERIOD AS THEY MOVE TOWARD THE EAST AND CONTINUE TO POSE A
THREAT FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT FRIDAY AUG 8.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...70 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
STORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY INTO THE
WEEKEND AND THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK AS A WEAK COLD FRONT REMAINS
OVER THE AREA. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
ON FRIDAY ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. HEAVY RAINFALL AND
LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED BY 5AM
FRIDAY.

30/AUSTIN

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 8, 5:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 8, 5:23 PM CDT, 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 8, 5:50 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 8, 5:51 PM CDT, 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 8, 5:53 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 8, 5:56 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
556 PM CDT THU AUG 8 2013

TXZ087-088-082315-
BAYLOR TX-KNOX TX-
556 PM CDT THU AUG 8 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN BAYLOR AND SOUTHEASTERN
KNOX COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT...

AT 553 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM NEAR ROCHESTER TO JUST NORTHWEST THROCKMORTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. IF STORMS MAINTAIN STRENGTH WARNINGS WILL BE
NEEDED SOON ACROSS KNOX AND BAYLOR COUNTIES.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
POTENTIALLY SEVERE WINDS GUSTING OVER 55 MPH...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MUNDAY...KNOX CITY...GOREE...WESTOVER...BOMARTON...VERA AND
RHINELAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY. BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A WARNING
IS ISSUED OR IF STORMS THREATEN YOU.

&&

LAT...LON 3340 9983 3366 9967 3349 9895 3348 9895
      3340 9906
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 216DEG 30KT 3335 9976 3325 9936

The office that day

Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 7, 10:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson, Tillman	50 min
Aug 7, 10:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Greer, Tillman	25 min
Aug 7, 11:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Oklahoma	27 min
Aug 7, 11:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	27 min
Aug 7, 11:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham, Kiowa, Washita	37 min
Aug 7, 11:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis, Harper	48 min
Aug 8, 12:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo, Kiowa, Washita	35 min
Aug 8, 12:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Ellis, Harper	28 min
Aug 8, 12:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Custer, Roger Mills	23 min
Aug 8, 12:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer, Dewey, Roger Mills	49 min
Aug 8, 1:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Major	21 min
Aug 8, 2:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa, Blaine, Kingfisher, Major, Woods	43 min
Aug 8, 2:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Grant, Major, Woods	48 min
Aug 8, 2:50 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Alfalfa, Woods	3 hr
Aug 8, 3:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grant	45 min
Aug 8, 3:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grant, Kay	52 min
Aug 8, 11:46 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Major, Woods, Woodward	10 hr
Aug 8, 3:38 PM CDT	Flood Watch	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Harper, Kay, Major and 3 more	21 hr
Aug 8, 4:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	15 min
Aug 8, 5:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	28 min
Aug 8, 5:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	22 min
Aug 8, 5:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	24 min
Aug 8, 6:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	31 min
Aug 8, 6:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	25 min
Aug 8, 6:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa	23 min
Aug 8, 6:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kiowa	52 min
Aug 8, 3:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Baylor	35 min
Aug 8, 4:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Baylor	20 min
Aug 8, 4:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Baylor	43 min
Aug 8, 5:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hardeman	22 min
Aug 8, 5:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Baylor	19 min
Aug 8, 6:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Baylor, Knox	59 min
Aug 8, 6:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Foard, Hardeman, Wilbarger	48 min

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