Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2014

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 231, NWS Norman, OK

July 13, 2014Payne County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2014, 6:57 PM CDT for Payne County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 48 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: Jul 13, 2014, 6:57 PM CDT (23:57 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2014, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Payne County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 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 Jul 13, 6:19 PM CDT, 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 6:19 PM CDT, 38 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 12:03 PM CDT, 6 hours 54 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1203 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2014

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-141715-
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-
1203 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN...
WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.HEAT...
HOT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL TOP OUT
IN THE UPPER 90S AND LOWER 100S...WITH HEAT INDICES IN THE UPPER
90S TO NEAR 103. IF WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE...DRINK PLENTY OF
WATER AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS. BE SURE TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS OF
HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES AND MAKE SURE PETS AND LIVESTOCK HAVE
PLENTY OF WATER.

.THUNDERSTORMS...
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA ALONG A COLD
FRONT. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE AND SPREAD SOUTH
OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS THIS FRONT STALLS ACROSS
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD WITH THE
STRONGEST STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.THUNDERSTORMS...
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AS A STRONGER
COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. STORM CHANCES
WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT DIVES TOWARD THE
RED RIVER. BEHIND THE FRONT...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL
SWING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION...BRINGING INCREASED CHANCES FOR
STORMS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. STORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST
THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE FRONT LINGERS ACROSS THE REGION.

DEPENDING ON STORM MOTION AND COVERAGE...HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD
TO FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY.

GET GRAPHICS AND MORE DETAILS AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN...AND FOLLOW
OUR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK.

KURTZ/BARNES

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 13, 5:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Special weather statement, Jul 13, 5:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Special weather statement, Jul 13, 6:39 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Special weather statement, Jul 13, 6:42 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Special weather statement, Jul 13, 6:47 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Local storm report, Jul 13, 6:55 PM CDT, 2 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 3:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Custer	50 min
Jul 13, 3:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer, Roger Mills	47 min
Jul 13, 4:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Custer	37 min
Jul 13, 4:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Washita	34 min
Jul 13, 5:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham, Custer	26 min
Jul 13, 5:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kingfisher	28 min
Jul 13, 5:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham	31 min
Jul 13, 5:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian	38 min
Jul 13, 6:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kingfisher	51 min
Jul 13, 6:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Payne	33 min
Jul 13, 6:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Roger Mills	28 min
Jul 13, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kingfisher	50 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2014 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2014

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.