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Special Weather Statement, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2017, 6:04 PM CDT for Woods County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 5, 2017, 6:04 PM CDT (23:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2017, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
County Woods County, OK
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NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 5, 2:39 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 2:39 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 4:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK 452 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2017 OKZ004-009-010-052230- Woodward OK-Harper OK-Ellis OK- 452 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR southwestern Woodward...southern Harper and northwestern Ellis Counties Until 530 PM CDT... AT 447 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were along a line extending from 3 miles southwest of Fort Supply to 8 miles southeast of Follett, moving east at 40 MPH. HAZARDS INCLUDE... Hail up to one-half inch diameter... Wind gusts to 50 MPH... Heavy rainfall resulting in reduced visibility... Frequent cloud to ground lightning... Locations impacted include... Woodward, Shattuck, Gage, Fargo, Fort Supply, May, Tangier and Catesby. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. && LAT...LON 3660 10000 3672 9930 3630 9930 3626 10000 TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 265DEG 36KT 3653 9960 3636 10002 03
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 5:14 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK 514 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2017 TXZ088-089-052245- Archer TX-Baylor TX- 514 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR western Archer and central Baylor Counties Until 545 PM CDT... AT 508 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Lake Kickapoo, moving east at 20 MPH. Another strong thunderstorm was located over Seymour. HAZARDS INCLUDE... Hail up to one-half inch diameter... Wind gusts 45 to 50 MPH... LAT...LON 3341 9935 3375 9933 3382 9856 3349 9864 TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 278DEG 16KT 3370 9883 SIX
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 5:18 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
539 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2017
OKZ004-010-052315-
Woodward OK-Harper OK-
539 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR central Woodward and southeastern
Harper Counties Until 615 PM CDT...
AT 534 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of
Woodward, moving east at 35 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Hail up to one-half inch diameter...
Wind gusts over 50 MPH...
Reduced visibility due to heavy rainfall...
Frequent cloud to ground lightning...
Locations impacted include...
Woodward, Mooreland and Alabaster Caverns State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 3679 9926 3679 9924 3675 9911 3665 9902
3660 9897 3650 9896 3638 9948 3666 9957
3680 9928
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 259DEG 31KT 3655 9939
03Special weather statement, Aug 5, 5:44 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK 544 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2017 TXZ087-088-052315- Knox TX-Baylor TX- 544 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR southeastern Knox and southern Baylor Counties Until 615 PM CDT... AT 540 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Goree, moving east at 20 MPH. HAZARDS INCLUDE... Hail up to one-half inch diameter... Wind gusts 40 to 45 MPH... LAT...LON 3340 9959 3350 9960 3355 9899 3340 9899 TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 263DEG 18KT 3343 9950 SIX
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 6:04 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
604 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2017
OKZ005-006-052345-
Alfalfa OK-Woods OK-
604 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR northwestern Alfalfa and
northeastern Woods Counties Until 645 PM CDT...
AT 603 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 13 miles south of
Aetna, moving east at 20 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Hail up to the size of nickels...
Wind gusts over 50 MPH...
Frequent cloud to ground lightning...
Locations impacted include...
Alva, Burlington, Amorita, Byron, Driftwood and Capron.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 3699 9825 3681 9835 3678 9898 3695 9903
3700 9888
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 252DEG 17KT 3689 9892
03The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Woods | 12 min |
| Aug 5, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harmon | 31 min |
| Aug 5, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Ellis | 38 min |
| Aug 5, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper, Woodward | 65 min |
| Aug 5, 5:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harmon | 27 min |
| Aug 5, 5:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woodward | 36 min |
| Aug 5, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Woods | 62 min |
| Aug 5, 6:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Ellis, Woodward | 59 min |
| Aug 5, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Woodward | 61 min |
| Aug 5, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa | 39 min |
| Aug 5, 6:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham | 36 min |
| Aug 5, 3:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Baylor | 32 min |
| Aug 5, 4:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Archer | 23 min |
| Aug 5, 5:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Archer, Baylor | 31 min |
| Aug 5, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Baylor | 31 min |
| Aug 5, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer, Baylor | 47 min |
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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.