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Special Weather Statement, NWS Norman, OK

May 19, 2017Cleveland County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this special weather statement at May 19, 2017, 3:39 PM CDT for Cleveland County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: May 19, 2017, 3:39 PM CDT (20:39 UTC)
Expired: May 19, 2017, 4:15 PM CDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK

County Cleveland County, OK

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at May 19, 3:19 PM CDT, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 19, 3:19 PM CDT, 20 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
319 PM CDT Fri May 19 2017

.DISCUSSION...
Strong to severe thunderstorms continue to develop across mainly
western north Texas this afternoon. Other widely scattered
showers and a few storms are developing mainly north of a cold
front in northwest Oklahoma. Anvil debris and other light
showers are keeping parts of central and southern Oklahoma
relatively cool this afternoon.

Part of an outflow boundary that pushed well into north Texas has
been lifting slowly northward this afternoon. This boundary may
lift slowly into far southern Oklahoma later this afternoon,
however, western north Texas convection may keep this boundary
just south of the Red River.

Overall the risk of strong to severe storms will continue into
the evening, perhaps overnight, before a cold front sweeps across
southern Oklahoma by early Saturday morning.

Will continue the current Flood Watch through early Saturday
morning. It does appear that western north Texas and southern
Oklahoma will have the best opportunity for widespread showers
and thunderstorms through late this evening/early Saturday
morning.

Overall most of the weekend will be dry with below average
temperatures.

Another trough will approach the southern Plains around Monday of
next week. This will bring another opportunity for showers and
thunderstorms, especially across southern Oklahoma and western
north Texas.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  55  70  49  76 /  60  10   0   0
Hobart OK         51  72  48  78 /  40   0   0   0
Wichita Falls TX  57  74  51  81 /  80  10   0   0
Gage OK           46  67  46  77 /  20   0   0  10
Ponca City OK     53  67  45  75 /  50  10   0   0
Durant OK         65  75  53  80 /  90  50  10   0

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Flood Watch through Saturday morning for OKZ006>008-011>013-
     017>020-023>032-037>048-050>052.

TX...Flood Watch through Saturday morning for TXZ085-086-088>090.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, May 19, 12:05 PM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
1205 PM CDT Fri May 19 2017

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-201715-
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-
1205 PM CDT Fri May 19 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern...
western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north
Texas.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight...

.THUNDERSTORMS...
There is an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms today and
tonight across portions of north Texas and southern Oklahoma.
There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms across much of the
remainder of Oklahoma, except for northwest Oklahoma.

LOCATION...
The enhanced risk is southeast of a line from Seymour and
Burkburnett Texas to Duncan and Seminole Oklahoma.

Surrounding the enhanced risk, there is also a slight risk across
much of Oklahoma southeast of a line from Alva to Cheyenne to
Hollis Oklahoma, and also includes the remainder of western north
Texas.

TIMING...
Through Midnight tonight.

IMPACTS...
Hail up to the size of golf balls, winds to 80 mph will be
possible with the strongest storms, with the highest chances in
the enhanced risk area.

There is a low chance of tornadoes.

Heavy rainfall will be possible over much of the risk areas.

DISCUSSION...
Showers and thunderstorms will continue to develop and move across
the area this afternoon and tonight. Some of the storms could
become severe with large hail, damaging winds, and very heavy
rainfall. There will be a low chance of a tornado with these
storms.

Thunderstorms will continue overnight, although the risk of severe
weather will decrease late this evening.

.SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT...
Storm spotter groups and emergency management personnel across
Oklahoma and north Texas should prepare for severe weather
operations during the day into this evening.

.Flooding...
More widespread heavy rainfall will be possible through tonight.
This heavy rain could lead to flash flooding and river flooding in
some locations.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday...

.THUNDERSTORMS...
Isolated thunderstorms will be possible in southeastern Oklahoma
Saturday morning before moving out of the area.

There will be chances of thunderstorms again Sunday night through
Tuesday.

Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow
our weather forecast office on Twitter and Facebook.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 19, 2:50 PM CDT, 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
250 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0237 PM     HAIL             4 SSW LAKE KEMP         33.71N 99.23W
05/19/2017  E1.00 INCH       BAYLOR             TX   PUBLIC

&&

MAD

Special weather statement, May 19, 2:53 PM CDT, 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
253 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

OKZ037-044-TXZ084>089-192100-
Tillman OK-Cotton OK-Wichita TX-Wilbarger TX-Foard TX-Archer TX-
Knox TX-Baylor TX-
253 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR southeastern Tillman...southern
Cotton...Wichita...southern Wilbarger...southeastern Foard...
northwestern Archer...southeastern Knox and Baylor Counties Until 400
PM CDT...

AT 250 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were along a line extending from
6 miles northeast of Electra to 9 miles south of Harrold to 8 miles
northwest of Lake Diversion to near Lake Kemp to 6 miles northwest of
Seymour to 4 miles southwest of Red Springs, moving northeast at 45
MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Hail up to the size of nickels...
Wind gusts to 50 MPH...
Minor flooding in areas of poor drainage...
Frequent cloud to ground lightning...

Locations impacted include...
Burkburnett, Seymour, Munday, Iowa Park, Electra, Grandfield, Temple,
Randlett, Goree, Devol, Loveland, Lake Diversion, Bomarton, Mabelle,
Vera, Red Springs, Cookietown, Dundee, Harrold and Lake Kemp.

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 16.

LAT...LON 3427 9824 3342 9929 3346 9987 3431 9898
      3434 9853
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 223DEG 39KT 3408 9881 3395 9900 3386 9908 3379
9917 3366 9934 3357 9946

KURTZ

Local storm report, May 19, 3:28 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 19, 3:28 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
328 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

OKZ028>030-040-192100-
Pottawatomie OK-Garvin OK-Cleveland OK-McClain OK-
328 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR southwestern Pottawatomie...
northeastern Garvin...southeastern Cleveland and southeastern McClain
Counties Until 400 PM CDT...

AT 326 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Pauls Valley,
moving northeast at 45 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Hail up to the size of nickels...
Wind gusts to 40 MPH...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3494 9689 3496 9692 3496 9693 3489 9693
      3465 9714 3469 9749 3500 9723 3500 9684
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 219DEG 38KT 3476 9721

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Local storm report, May 19, 3:38 PM CDT, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
338 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0338 PM     HAIL             BURKBURNETT             34.09N 98.57W
05/19/2017  E1.00 INCH       WICHITA            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MAD

Special weather statement, May 19, 3:39 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
339 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

OKZ028-029-192115-
Cleveland OK-McClain OK-
339 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR central Cleveland and west
central McClain Counties Until 415 PM CDT...

AT 337 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were along a line extending from
near Norman to near Noble to 3 miles northeast of Washington, moving
northeast at 45 MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3526 9724 3509 9732 3506 9751 3520 9745
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 235DEG 37KT 3516 9736 3513 9740 3509 9744

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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 18, 7:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens, Tillman	3 hr
May 18, 7:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Woods	32 min
May 18, 7:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Major, Woods	45 min
May 18, 7:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Oklahoma	29 min
May 18, 7:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	27 min
May 18, 7:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma	51 min
May 18, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln	33 min
May 18, 7:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Cotton, Garvin, Grady, Jefferson, Murray and 2 more	41 min
May 18, 7:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Grant	65 min
May 18, 7:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	47 min
May 18, 7:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain	26 min
May 18, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Major	50 min
May 18, 8:00 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie	3 hr
May 18, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Grady, Jefferson, Love, Murray and 2 more	48 min
May 18, 8:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain	44 min
May 18, 8:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens	3 hr
May 18, 8:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie	51 min
May 18, 8:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln	42 min
May 18, 8:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Tillman	53 min
May 18, 8:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant	30 min
May 18, 8:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	30 min
May 18, 8:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Coal, Garvin, Hughes, Johnston, Murray and 1 more	52 min
May 18, 8:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	49 min
May 18, 8:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole	47 min
May 18, 9:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Jefferson	52 min
May 18, 9:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Murray	3 hr
May 18, 9:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Hughes, Seminole	46 min
May 18, 9:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens	43 min
May 18, 9:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Hughes, Pontotoc	27 min
May 18, 9:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant	36 min
May 18, 9:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Jefferson	20 min
May 18, 9:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Coal, Johnston, Marshall, Murray, Pontotoc	42 min
May 18, 9:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Jefferson, Love	39 min
May 18, 9:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Hughes	35 min
May 18, 9:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Stephens	46 min
May 18, 10:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc	3 hr
May 18, 10:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant	24 min
May 18, 10:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Johnston, Murray	49 min
May 18, 10:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Love	50 min
May 18, 10:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Johnston, Pontotoc	40 min
May 18, 10:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Carter, Love	36 min
May 18, 11:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Coal, Johnston, Pontotoc	11 min
May 18, 11:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Love, Marshall	25 min
May 18, 11:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Johnston	49 min
May 18, 11:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Johnston, Marshall	43 min
May 18, 11:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Johnston, Marshall	34 min
May 19, 12:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Johnston	23 min
May 19, 12:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian	25 min
May 19, 1:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian	25 min
May 19, 1:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Logan, Oklahoma	47 min
May 19, 1:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan and 2 more	50 min
May 19, 2:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	23 hr
May 19, 2:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Canadian, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma and 1 more	49 min
May 19, 2:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Logan, Oklahoma	118 min
May 19, 3:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Logan, Payne	45 min
May 19, 3:37 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Lincoln, Logan, Payne	113 min
May 19, 6:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Tillman	31 min
May 19, 6:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Tillman	33 min
May 19, 8:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	41 min
May 19, 8:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian, Kingfisher	44 min
May 19, 8:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	39 min
May 19, 9:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	38 min
May 19, 9:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield, Kingfisher, Major	48 min
May 19, 9:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Jefferson, Murray, Pontotoc	45 min
May 19, 9:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, Oklahoma	30 min
May 19, 10:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant	42 min
May 19, 10:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Major, Woods, Woodward	15 hr
May 19, 11:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes	45 min
May 19, 11:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, Oklahoma	26 min
May 19, 12:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	25 min
May 19, 12:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garvin	46 min
May 19, 2:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson	38 min
May 19, 2:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	67 min
May 19, 3:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jefferson, Love	45 min
May 19, 3:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Tillman	42 min
May 19, 3:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garvin	32 min
May 19, 3:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Jefferson, Tillman	54 min
May 19, 3:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter	34 min
May 19, 4:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Murray	42 min
May 19, 4:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole	23 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.