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Freeze Warning 3, NWS Norman, OK

April 5, 201848 counties in Oklahoma; 8 counties in Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this freeze warning at Apr 5, 2018, 4:08 PM CDT for 48 counties in Oklahoma; 8 counties in Texas. It took effect at Apr 6, 2018, 9:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 5, 2018, 4:08 PM CDT (21:08 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 6, 2018, 9:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 7, 2018, 10:00 AM CDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
All 56 counties

Alfalfa County, OK, Atoka County, OK, Beckham County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Bryan County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Carter County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Coal County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Ellis County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Grady County, OK, Grant County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Harper County, OK, Hughes County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Johnston County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Lincoln County, OK, Logan County, OK, Love County, OK, Major County, OK, Marshall County, OK, McClain County, OK, Murray County, OK, Noble County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Payne County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Seminole County, OK, Stephens County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Washita County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK, Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Clay County, TX, Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Knox County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freeze 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 freeze warning went out at Apr 5, 4:04 PM CDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 4:04 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 4:06 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
406 PM CDT Thu Apr 5 2018

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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-
406 PM CDT Thu Apr 5 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight...

.Thunderstorms...
There is a chance for showers and thunderstorms after midnight
across the southeast half of Oklahoma. Severe weather is unlikely.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday...

.Thunderstorms...
Thunderstorm chances continue Friday and expand across much of
Oklahoma. There is a slight risk for severe thunderstorms across
southeast Oklahoma, southeast of Ardmore, Ada, and Holdenville. A
marginal risk for severe thunderstorms is forecast east of areas
from Wichita Falls, Anadarko, Enid, and Ponca City. Thunderstorm
chances will decrease through the evening as colder air arrives from
the north.

.Cold Weather...
A widespread freeze is expected Saturday morning. Freezing
temperatures are expected in northern Oklahoma Sunday morning.

.Winter Precipitation...
Light amounts of freezing rain, snow, and sleet are possible late
Friday and early Saturday morning across a large part of Oklahoma.

.Fire Weather...
Elevated fire weather conditions are expected in western Oklahoma
and adjacent parts of northern Texas on Wednesday.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 4:08 PM CDTFreeze WatchOUNAtoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Jefferson, Johnston and 2 more10 hr

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in Oklahoma, 2018Freeze Warnings in Texas, 2018Every freeze warning in 2018

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.