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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 875, NWS Norman, OK

September 12, 2019Custer County, Washita County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 12, 2019, 9:08 PM CDT for Custer County, Washita County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 27 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: Sep 12, 2019, 9:08 PM CDT (02:08 UTC)
Expired: Sep 12, 2019, 9:35 PM CDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Custer County, OK, Washita County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Sep 12, 2:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

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 Sep 12, 6:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 12, 6:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 12, 11:29 AM CDT, 9 hours 39 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
1129 AM CDT Thu Sep 12 2019

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-131630-
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-
1129 AM CDT Thu Sep 12 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight...

.Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall...
There is a risk of severe storms this afternoon and evening
across much of western, central, and north central Oklahoma. The
main threats will be damaging wind gusts up to 65 mph and heavy
rainfall. The most likely time for severe storms will be from 3 pm
to 10 pm.

Additional showers and thunderstorms may linger across southern
Oklahoma and northern Texas overnight with a continued risk for
heavy rainfall and flooding, though the severe risk should be
diminished by this time.

.SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT...

Storm spotter groups and emergency management personnel should
ready for severe weather operations through this evening.

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

.Thunderstorms...
Showers and thunderstorms may linger into the morning hours on
Friday. Organized severe weather is not expected.

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

Mahale

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 12, 5:39 PM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 12, 5:41 PM CDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 12, 5:47 PM CDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 12, 6:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 12, 6:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 12, 6:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 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
Sep 12, 7:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham	45 min
Sep 12, 7:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Logan, Payne	42 min
Sep 12, 7:06 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garfield, Lincoln, Logan, Noble, Payne	3 hr
Sep 12, 7:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble	3 hr
Sep 12, 7:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Logan	47 min
Sep 12, 7:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	59 min
Sep 12, 7:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Logan, Payne	55 min
Sep 12, 8:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Oklahoma	58 min
Sep 12, 8:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Custer	3 hr
Sep 12, 8:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Kay	3 hr
Sep 12, 9:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Greer	59 min
Sep 12, 9:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Oklahoma	65 min
Sep 12, 10:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pottawatomie	64 min
Sep 13, 12:48 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Custer, Dewey	3 hr
Sep 13, 1:09 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Grady, McClain	3 hr
Sep 13, 1:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Payne	3 hr
Sep 13, 2:53 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Lincoln, Payne	3 hr
Sep 13, 7:41 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens	3 hr
Sep 13, 7:04 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Archer, Baylor, Clay, Wichita	3 hr

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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.