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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Norman, OK

April 13, 2019Clay County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 13, 2019, 2:06 AM CDT for Clay County, Texas. It was in force for 39 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: Apr 13, 2019, 2:06 AM CDT (07:06 UTC)
Expired: Apr 13, 2019, 2:45 AM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

County Clay County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:05 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 severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 12, 11:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 12, 11:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 12, 11:21 AM CDT, 14 hours 45 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 13, 1:05 AM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, Apr 13, 1:26 AM CDT, 40 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
Apr 13, 2:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	27 min
Apr 13, 3:31 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland and 21 more	20 hr
Apr 13, 3:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter	31 min
Apr 13, 9:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Cotton	3 days
Apr 13, 4:03 PM CDT	High Wind Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens, Tillman	117 min
Apr 13, 4:03 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens, Tillman	7 hr
Apr 13, 1:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer	25 min
Apr 13, 1:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Clay	34 min
Apr 13, 1:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Clay	43 min
Apr 13, 9:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Wichita, Wilbarger	3 days
Apr 13, 3:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Baylor, Wichita	48 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.