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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 264, NWS Norman, OK

May 13, 2020Ellis County, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 13, 2020, 8:19 PM CDT for Ellis County, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 41 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 13, 2020, 8:19 PM CDT (01:19 UTC)
Expired: May 13, 2020, 9:00 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Ellis County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 168 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:22 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
May 13, 2:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 13, 7:21 PM CDT, 58 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 13, 7:22 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 13, 7:36 PM CDT, 43 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 13, 7:56 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 13, 8:04 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 13, 8:06 PM CDT, 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
May 13, 7:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon	55 min
May 13, 7:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Custer	24 min
May 13, 7:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Roger Mills	53 min
May 13, 7:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Washita	44 min
May 13, 7:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Washita	38 min
May 13, 8:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Roger Mills	41 min
May 13, 8:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Custer	39 min
May 13, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Washita	49 min
May 13, 8:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer, Washita	29 min
May 13, 8:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson, Tillman	45 min
May 13, 8:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Kiowa, Washita	39 min
May 13, 8:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills	40 min
May 13, 8:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Dewey	46 min
May 13, 9:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa	59 min
May 13, 9:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine	39 min
May 13, 9:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson, Tillman	46 min
May 13, 10:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	59 min
May 13, 10:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Tillman	49 min
May 13, 10:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Greer, Jackson, Kiowa	28 min
May 13, 10:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	25 min
May 13, 10:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Tillman	48 min
May 13, 11:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian	30 min
May 13, 11:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine, Kingfisher	37 min
May 13, 11:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	50 min
May 13, 11:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian	40 min
May 13, 11:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Tillman	43 min
May 13, 11:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	35 min
May 14, 12:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo, Kiowa	25 min
May 14, 12:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton, Grady, Stephens	50 min
May 14, 12:18 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	3 hr
May 14, 12:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	53 min
May 14, 12:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Grady, Kingfisher, Kiowa and 6 more	81 min
May 14, 12:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson, McClain, Stephens	62 min
May 14, 1:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Murray	28 min
May 14, 1:32 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche, Grady and 9 more	5 hr
May 14, 1:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Murray	31 min
May 14, 1:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	McClain	28 min
May 14, 2:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie	36 min
May 14, 2:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal, Johnston, Pontotoc, Seminole	30 min
May 13, 7:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hardeman	47 min
May 13, 7:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Foard, Hardeman	36 min
May 13, 8:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hardeman	49 min
May 13, 9:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Foard, Wilbarger	56 min
May 13, 9:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Knox, Wilbarger	58 min
May 13, 10:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Foard, Knox	50 min
May 13, 10:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wilbarger	47 min
May 13, 11:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Baylor, Knox	42 min
May 13, 11:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer, Baylor, Clay, Wichita	40 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.