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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 316, NWS Norman, OK

May 9, 2015Bryan County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 9, 2015, 1:21 AM CDT for Bryan County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 39 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 9, 2015, 1:21 AM CDT (06:21 UTC)
Expired: May 9, 2015, 2:00 AM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Bryan County, OK

The radar

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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 9, 12:01 AM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 12:01 AM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 12:40 AM CDT, 41 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 8, 11:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 8, 11:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 8, 11:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 9, 12:07 AM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 9, 12:14 AM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 9, 1:03 AM CDT, 18 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 8, 7:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	23 min
May 8, 7:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Marshall	36 min
May 8, 7:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Jefferson, Love, Murray, Stephens	4 hr
May 8, 7:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Hughes	32 min
May 8, 7:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Cleveland, Garvin, Jefferson, Johnston, Love and 6 more	56 min
May 8, 8:06 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Greer, Jackson	23 hr
May 8, 8:08 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson, Tillman	5 days
May 8, 8:08 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Love	26 days
May 8, 8:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Marshall and 2 more	3 hr
May 8, 8:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Hughes, Pottawatomie, Seminole	38 min
May 8, 8:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Coal, Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole	45 min
May 8, 8:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Johnston, Love and 3 more	44 min
May 8, 8:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Coal, Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole	49 min
May 8, 9:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Hughes	24 min
May 8, 9:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Hughes	32 min
May 8, 9:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Johnston, Love, Marshall	44 min
May 8, 9:54 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Oklahoma	11 hr
May 8, 10:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Bryan, Marshall	49 min
May 8, 11:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan	32 min
May 9, 12:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan	31 min
May 9, 12:47 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Carter, Johnston, Murray	4 days
May 9, 1:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan	27 min
May 9, 1:47 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	37 hr
May 9, 2:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Bryan	4 days
May 9, 6:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson	32 min
May 9, 7:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Greer, Harmon	39 min
May 9, 7:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Tillman	38 min
May 9, 7:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche, Stephens	29 min
May 9, 8:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Roger Mills	27 min
May 9, 8:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Dewey	44 min
May 9, 8:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian, Carter, Garvin, Grady, Murray	26 min
May 9, 8:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Dewey, Ellis	35 min
May 9, 9:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham	35 min
May 9, 9:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray	3 hr
May 9, 10:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Marshall	26 min
May 9, 10:37 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Johnston, Marshall	4 hr
May 9, 10:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka, Marshall	37 min
May 9, 11:32 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan	4 hr
May 9, 11:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka	36 min
May 9, 11:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Stephens	52 min
May 9, 11:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Greer, Kiowa	33 min
May 9, 12:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jefferson, Stephens	40 min
May 9, 12:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa	37 min
May 9, 12:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Kiowa	46 min
May 9, 12:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	42 min
May 9, 12:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Grady, Stephens	53 min
May 9, 1:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian	23 min
May 9, 1:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Kiowa, Washita	46 min
May 9, 1:17 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Grady, Kiowa, Stephens and 2 more	3 hr
May 9, 1:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	5 hr
May 9, 1:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian	29 min
May 9, 1:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland	33 min
May 9, 1:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garvin, Grady, McClain, Stephens	43 min
May 9, 2:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	29 min
May 9, 2:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Oklahoma	28 min
May 9, 2:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pottawatomie	35 min
May 9, 2:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole	6 hr
May 9, 2:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan	30 min
May 9, 2:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Johnston	14 min
May 9, 2:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Johnston	32 min
May 9, 3:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Carter, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Murray and 1 more	3 hr
May 9, 3:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma	27 min
May 9, 3:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes	26 min
May 9, 3:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal	36 min
May 9, 4:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pontotoc	37 min
May 9, 4:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal	30 min
May 9, 4:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole	119 min
May 9, 4:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Hughes	42 min
May 9, 4:52 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole	4 hr
May 9, 4:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Tillman	50 min
May 9, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Love, Marshall	49 min
May 9, 5:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Love, Marshall	32 min
May 9, 5:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	26 min
May 9, 5:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	3 hr
May 9, 5:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Tillman	50 min
May 9, 5:49 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and 2 more	5 hr
May 9, 5:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Cotton	26 min
May 9, 6:00 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Jefferson, Love	4 days
May 9, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Bryan, Johnston, Marshall	50 min
May 9, 6:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Cotton	33 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.