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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 261, NWS Norman, OK

May 8, 2019Beckham County, Greer County, Harmon County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2019, 5:59 PM CDT for Beckham County, Greer County, Harmon County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 37 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: May 8, 2019, 5:59 PM CDT (22:59 UTC)
Expired: May 8, 2019, 6:36 PM CDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Beckham County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 8, 4:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 8, 4:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 8, 11:56 AM CDT, 6 hours 3 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
1156 AM CDT Wed May 8 2019

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-091700-
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-
1156 AM CDT Wed May 8 2019

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 marginal risk of severe storms this afternoon and
evening across much of Oklahoma and western north Texas.

Timing...
4 PM to 10 PM.

Impacts...
Hail up to the size of half dollars.
Damaging winds up to 60 mph.

Discussion...
A cold front will surge south across Oklahoma and north Texas,
providing a focus for thunderstorm development. Coverage is
expected to remain isolated to scattered, however, some of the
storms may produce hail and damaging wind gusts.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday...

.Thunderstorms...
There is a chance of thunderstorms late Friday into Saturday, and
again Monday and Tuesday, but severe storms are not expected at
this time.

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

Mahale

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 8, 12:15 PM CDT, 5 hours 44 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 8, 12:17 PM CDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 8, 4:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 8, 4:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 8, 5:15 PM CDT, 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 8, 5:38 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
538 PM CDT Wed May 8 2019

OKZ021-033-034-082315-
Harmon OK-Beckham OK-Greer OK-
538 PM CDT Wed May 8 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR northern Harmon...southwestern
Beckham and northwestern Greer Counties Until 615 PM CDT...

AT 534 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 11 miles northwest
of Vinson, moving east at 20 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Hail up to one-half inch diameter...
Wind gusts to 50 MPH...
Minor flooding in areas of poor drainage...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3513 10000 3516 9966 3484 9970 3492 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 270DEG 19KT 3503 9998

BRB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 7, 7:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Roger Mills	43 min
May 7, 7:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Harper, Woods, Woodward	3 hr
May 7, 7:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	31 min
May 7, 7:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer	14 min
May 7, 7:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Woods	49 min
May 7, 7:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis, Roger Mills	46 min
May 7, 7:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham	41 min
May 7, 7:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer	51 min
May 7, 7:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Beckham, Harmon	38 min
May 7, 7:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Dewey, Major, Woods, Woodward	26 min
May 7, 7:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Harper, Woods	3 hr
May 7, 8:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon	40 min
May 7, 8:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Roger Mills	39 min
May 7, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Dewey, Ellis, Woodward	47 min
May 7, 8:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	28 min
May 7, 8:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harmon	27 min
May 7, 8:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	OUN	Beckham	40 min
May 7, 8:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer, Dewey	39 min
May 7, 8:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon	48 min
May 7, 8:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Woods	42 min
May 7, 8:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Custer, Dewey	25 min
May 7, 8:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland	36 min
May 7, 8:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harmon, Jackson	48 min
May 7, 8:46 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Woods	3 hr
May 7, 8:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson	41 min
May 7, 8:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Roger Mills	48 min
May 7, 9:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills, Woodward	45 min
May 7, 9:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Oklahoma	36 min
May 7, 9:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer	49 min
May 7, 9:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Grant	45 min
May 7, 9:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Payne	29 min
May 7, 9:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Grant, Kay	3 hr
May 7, 9:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson	49 min
May 7, 9:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Roger Mills	3 hr
May 7, 9:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon	3 hr
May 7, 9:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland	33 min
May 7, 9:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Beckham	28 min
May 7, 9:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma	52 min
May 7, 9:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Noble, Payne	50 min
May 7, 10:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grant	45 min
May 7, 10:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Dewey, Major, Woods, Woodward	3 hr
May 7, 10:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Jackson, Kiowa	41 min
May 7, 10:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Dewey	35 min
May 7, 10:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cleveland, Oklahoma	3 hr
May 7, 10:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	25 min
May 7, 10:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Kiowa	38 min
May 7, 10:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	30 min
May 7, 10:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grant, Kay	45 min
May 7, 10:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson	29 min
May 7, 10:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine, Custer	26 min
May 7, 10:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Major, Woods	3 hr
May 7, 10:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson	27 min
May 7, 10:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Major, Noble	52 min
May 7, 10:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Woods	5 hr
May 7, 10:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine	47 min
May 7, 10:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Washita	46 min
May 7, 11:00 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Roger Mills, Washita	3 hr
May 7, 11:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Jackson, Kiowa	35 min
May 7, 11:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kiowa, Washita	46 min
May 7, 11:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Kiowa, Washita	43 min
May 7, 11:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Custer	48 min
May 7, 11:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kay	60 min
May 7, 11:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	OUN	Washita	28 min
May 7, 11:44 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Woods	4 hr
May 7, 11:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	OUN	Washita	43 min
May 7, 11:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Noble, Payne	68 min
May 8, 12:01 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Custer, Washita	3 hr
May 8, 12:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa	27 min
May 8, 12:07 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan and 1 more	3 hr
May 8, 12:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer, Washita	49 min
May 8, 12:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa	47 min
May 8, 12:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan	25 min
May 8, 12:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon	50 min
May 8, 12:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kay	31 min
May 8, 12:33 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Kiowa	42 min
May 8, 12:40 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Washita	3 hr
May 8, 12:49 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garfield, Kay, Noble	3 hr
May 8, 12:58 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Blaine, Custer	2 hr
May 8, 1:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Kiowa, Washita	38 min
May 8, 1:26 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Caddo, Kiowa	34 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.