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Freeze Warning 9, NWS Norman, OK

October 14, 201817 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this freeze warning at Oct 14, 2018, 2:52 PM CDT for 17 counties in Oklahoma. It took effect at Oct 15, 2018, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 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: Oct 14, 2018, 2:52 PM CDT (19:52 UTC)
In effect from: Oct 15, 2018, 4:00 AM CDT
Expired: Oct 15, 2018, 10:00 AM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK

Counties Alfalfa County, OK, Beckham County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Ellis County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Grant County, OK, Harper County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Major County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Washita County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:53 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 Oct 13, 6:59 PM CDT, 19 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 13, 6:59 PM CDT, 19 hours 53 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 13, 4:27 PM CDT, 22 hours 25 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
Oct 14, 9:27 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	OUN	Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Ellis and 6 more	6 hr
Oct 14, 2:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Jefferson, Johnston, Love, Murray	116 min
Oct 14, 2:56 PM CDT	Flood Watch	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Jefferson, Johnston and 3 more	22 hr
Oct 14, 2:09 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Archer, Baylor, Clay, Wichita	3 hr

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in Oklahoma, 2018 Every 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.