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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 94, NWS Norman, OK

April 9, 20135 counties in Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2013, 11:52 PM CDT for 5 counties in Texas. It was in force for 38 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: Apr 9, 2013, 11:52 PM CDT (04:52 UTC)
Expired: Apr 10, 2013, 12:30 AM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Baylor County, TX, Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Knox County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 9, 5:33 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 Apr 9, 10:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 10:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 8:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
800 PM CDT TUE APR 9 2013

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-101000-
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-
800 PM CDT TUE APR 9 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH
OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

LOCATION...
THE SLIGHT RISK COVERS ALL OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

TIMING...
THE BEST TIME FRAME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THROUGH
2 AM TONIGHT.

IMPACTS... HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS...WIND GUSTS 60 TO 70
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS
AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA IN AND NEAR THE COLD FRONT. HAIL TO THE SIZE
OF GOLF BALLS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREA SHOULD PLAN FOR THE POTENTIAL OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS
THROUGH TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION... SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT AS LIFT FROM AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT COMBINE WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN A MODERATELY
UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE.

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG AND NEAR THE COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES
THROUGH SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT. THE
THREAT OF SEVERE HAIL WILL ALSO WELL BEHIND THE COLD FRONT DURING
THE NIGHT AS ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS PERSIST.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT WEDNESDAY APR 10.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...90 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND PERHAPS SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE NORTHWEST HALF OF OKLAHOMA AND FAR WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...MAINLY
NORTHWEST OF I-44. ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE
LIKELY TONIGHT. SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON
TREES...POWERLINES...AND OTHER ELEVATED OBJECTS. ROADS...
BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES WILL ALSO BECOME ICY ACROSS NORTHWEST AND
PARTS OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT.

SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HALF
OF OKLAHOMA AND FAR WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...MAINLY NORTHWEST OF I-44.
TENDER PLANTS WILL NEED TO BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INDOORS.

HEAVY PRECIPITATION THROUGH TONIGHT MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING.

WINDY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH MAY OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT
AWAY FROM THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA ON WEDNESDAY...BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE.

STORM CHANCES RETURN ON SATURDAY...HOWEVER ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER
IS NOT EXPECTED.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND PERHAPS SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE NORTHWEST HALF OF OKLAHOMA AND FAR WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...MAINLY
NEAR AND NORTHWEST OF I-44...WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOME ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON TREES...POWERLINES...AND OTHER
ELEVATED OBJECTS. ROADS... BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES MAY BE ICY
ACROSS NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND PARTS OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...MAINLY NORTHWEST OF SEMINOLE
OKLAHOMA TO HENRIETTA TEXAS LINE...AND WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON
THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND WESTERN
OKLAHOMA. TENDER PLANTS WILL NEED TO BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INDOORS.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED BY 5 AM
CDT WEDNESDAY...WITH UPDATES AS NEEDED.

11/26/MBS/II

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 9, 10:55 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 9, 11:06 PM CDT, 46 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 9, 11:08 PM CDT, 44 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 9, 11:33 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 9, 11:34 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 9, 11:35 PM CDT, 17 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
Apr 9, 7:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham	35 min
Apr 9, 7:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woodward	42 min
Apr 9, 8:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham, Ellis, Roger Mills, Woodward	48 min
Apr 9, 9:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa, Major	23 min
Apr 9, 9:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	45 min
Apr 9, 10:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine, Custer, Washita	23 min
Apr 9, 10:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	32 min
Apr 9, 10:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	24 min
Apr 9, 10:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa	36 min
Apr 9, 10:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine	35 min
Apr 9, 11:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	24 min
Apr 9, 11:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Custer, Washita	50 min
Apr 10, 12:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian	50 min
Apr 10, 12:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo, Kiowa	45 min
Apr 10, 12:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo, Comanche	67 min
Apr 10, 6:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Kingfisher	49 min
Apr 10, 3:55 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	OUN	Carter, Cleveland, Coal, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin and 18 more	17 hr
Apr 9, 7:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer	61 min
Apr 9, 7:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Clay	58 min
Apr 9, 9:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Clay	30 min
Apr 9, 9:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wichita	25 min
Apr 9, 9:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Wichita	45 min
Apr 9, 9:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Clay	50 min
Apr 9, 11:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Knox	25 min
Apr 10, 12:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Knox	23 min
Apr 10, 12:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wilbarger	34 min

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