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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 695, NWS Norman, OK

July 23, 2017Lincoln County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 2017, 3:53 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 33 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 23, 2017, 3:53 PM CDT (20:53 UTC)
Expired: Jul 23, 2017, 4:26 PM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Lincoln 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 Jul 23, 2:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 2:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 3:25 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 23, 3:11 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 23, 3:43 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
343 PM CDT SUN JUL 23 2017

OKZ025-026-232100-
Oklahoma OK-Lincoln OK-
343 PM CDT SUN JUL 23 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR southeastern Oklahoma and
southern Lincoln Counties Until 400 PM CDT...

AT 339 PM CDT, the leading edge of strong and gusty thunderstorm
winds extended along a line extending from near Chandler to 3 miles
east of Jones, moving south at 20 MPH. The storms producing these
strong winds, extending from near Luther to Chandler will move
slowly south and east, producing very heavy rain.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Wind gusts to 50 MPH...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3558 9671 3542 9733 3562 9736 3575 9683
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 351DEG 16KT 3568 9689 3556 9723

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 23, 3:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	34 min
Jul 23, 3:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	17 min
Jul 23, 4:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Love	23 min
Jul 23, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Grady, McClain	46 min
Jul 23, 4:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Grady	45 min
Jul 23, 4:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Pottawatomie	43 min
Jul 23, 4:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa	26 min
Jul 23, 4:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole	38 min
Jul 23, 4:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Washita	23 min
Jul 23, 4:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	27 min
Jul 23, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Pottawatomie	49 min
Jul 23, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Washita	47 min
Jul 23, 5:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	30 min
Jul 23, 5:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Seminole	28 min
Jul 23, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole	46 min
Jul 23, 5:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa	31 min
Jul 23, 5:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Pottawatomie	19 min
Jul 23, 5:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham	37 min
Jul 23, 5:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grady	36 min
Jul 23, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham	48 min
Jul 23, 5:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa	32 min
Jul 23, 5:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kiowa	41 min
Jul 23, 5:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	McClain	25 min
Jul 23, 5:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garvin, Pontotoc	31 min
Jul 23, 6:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Kiowa	51 min
Jul 23, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Coal, Hughes, Pontotoc	22 min
Jul 23, 6:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Beckham	3 hr
Jul 23, 6:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Roger Mills	25 min
Jul 23, 6:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Grady	40 min
Jul 23, 6:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Kiowa	3 hr
Jul 23, 6:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka, Carter, Coal, Johnston	30 min
Jul 23, 6:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Roger Mills	30 min
Jul 23, 6:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Caddo, Kiowa	3 hr
Jul 23, 6:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Johnston	46 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.