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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 295, NWS Norman, OK

May 8, 2015Foard County, Hardeman County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2015, 3:55 PM CDT for Foard County, Hardeman County, Texas. It was in force for 50 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: May 8, 2015, 3:55 PM CDT (20:55 UTC)
Expired: May 8, 2015, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 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
May 8, 12:51 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 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 May 7, 6:43 PM CDT, 21 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 6:43 PM CDT, 21 hours 12 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
May 7, 7:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Johnston, Love, Marshall	2 hr
May 7, 7:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Love	25 min
May 7, 7:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Love	34 min
May 7, 8:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan	33 min
May 7, 8:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Bryan, Marshall	41 min
May 7, 9:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka	34 min
May 7, 9:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Bryan, Marshall	2 hr
May 7, 11:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Bryan	3 hr
May 8, 2:23 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Bryan	28 hr
May 8, 4:36 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	OUN	Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche and 17 more	5 hr
May 8, 12:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson	45 min
May 8, 1:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa	50 min
May 8, 1:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Greer, Jackson, Kiowa	50 min
May 8, 1:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harmon	48 min
May 8, 2:26 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	54 hr
May 8, 2:26 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton	3 days
May 8, 2:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo, Washita	42 min
May 8, 2:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson	49 min
May 8, 2:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Washita	3 hr
May 8, 3:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Jackson, Kiowa	39 min
May 8, 3:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian	37 min
May 8, 3:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Kiowa, Washita	50 min
May 8, 3:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Jackson, Tillman	50 min
May 8, 4:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Grady, Kingfisher	43 min
May 8, 4:16 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Washita	3 hr
May 8, 4:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Kiowa, McClain and 1 more	6 hr
May 8, 4:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	OUN	Tillman	47 min
May 8, 4:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Kiowa, Washita	38 min
May 8, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma	50 min
May 8, 4:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Tillman	38 min
May 8, 4:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	51 min
May 8, 5:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	OUN	Cotton, Tillman	40 min
May 8, 5:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Grady	50 min
May 8, 5:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens, Tillman	68 min
May 8, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	48 min
May 8, 6:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland	29 min
May 8, 6:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	26 min
May 8, 6:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Lincoln, Pottawatomie	52 min
May 8, 6:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson	46 min
May 8, 6:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Kay, Noble, Payne	3 hr
May 8, 6:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Stephens	31 min
May 8, 6:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie, Seminole	4 hr
May 8, 6:39 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Lincoln, Logan, Noble, Oklahoma, Payne	3 hr
May 8, 6:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Tillman	64 min
May 8, 6:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Jefferson, Stephens	75 min
May 8, 6:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens	4 hr
May 8, 6:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole	52 min
May 8, 6:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	OUN	Jefferson	35 min
May 8, 6:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole	31 min
May 8, 2:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Foard, Hardeman	49 min
May 8, 3:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Foard, Hardeman	43 min
May 8, 5:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Knox	52 min
May 8, 5:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Knox	42 min
May 8, 6:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Clay	52 min

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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.