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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 221, NWS Norman, OK

May 4, 2020Love County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 4, 2020, 9:45 PM CDT for Love County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 30 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 4, 2020, 9:45 PM CDT (02:45 UTC)
Expired
May 4, 2020, 10:15 PM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Love County, OK

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 153 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:47 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 4, 4:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 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 May 4, 6:20 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 4, 6:20 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 4, 12:01 PM CDT, 9 hours 44 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
1201 PM CDT Mon May 4 2020

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-051015-
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-
1201 PM CDT Mon May 4 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

There is a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms today generally
east of a line from Ponca City to Oklahoma City and Duncan. Within
the slight risk area is an Enhanced Risk which covers parts of
northeast into southeast Oklahoma, including the cities of
Seminole, Holdenville, Coalgate, and Atoka.

The most likely time for severe storms today will be between 4 pm
and 11 pm. Thunderstorms are expected to develop along a cold
front during the late afternoon hours across central and
northeast Oklahoma, then spread south through the evening as the
cold front advances southward.

The primary hazards are very large hail up to the size of
baseballs and damaging winds, but there is also some potential for
a tornado as well. The tornado risk will be highest in the
Enhanced Risk area through early evening.

.Fire Weather...
Elevated to Near Critical fire weather conditions are expected
across southwest Oklahoma and western north Texas. Triple digit
heat will combine with a moderate wind and very low humidity to
elevate conditions.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday...

.Thunderstorms...
Storm chances return Wednesday night through Thursday night.
Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible late Thursday into
early Friday.

.Fire Weather...
Elevated fire weather conditions are expected to develop
across western Oklahoma and western north Texas Tuesday
afternoon.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 4, 6:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 4, 6:44 PM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
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Local storm report, May 4, 6:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 4, 7:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJohnston, Murray, Pontotoc35 min
May 4, 7:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Jefferson, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray63 min
May 4, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Coal, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc24 min
May 4, 8:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJohnston35 min
May 4, 8:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJefferson, Love67 min
May 4, 8:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJohnston34 min
May 4, 9:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLove23 min
May 4, 9:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLove, Marshall33 min
May 4, 10:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLove50 min
May 5, 4:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBryan40 min
May 5, 5:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBryan47 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.