Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2020
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 617, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 1, 2020, 7:06 PM CDT for Alfalfa County, Garfield County, Grant County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 24 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
- Aug 1, 2020, 7:06 PM CDT (00:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2020, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Alfalfa County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Grant County, OK
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:08 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 Aug 1, 6:19 PM CDT, 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 6:19 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 619 PM CDT Sat Aug 1 2020 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Sunday) Issued at 250 PM CDT Sat Aug 1 2020 Very pleasant conditions currently thanks to a modified polar airmass. This will be reinforced through tonight and tomorrow as a secondary surface high moves down the central plains. Some showers and thunderstorms are being observed along this front across north central KS, and could make their way into northern OK by tonight. Higher PoPs are anticipated for tomorrow afternoon through early Monday morning mainly across portions of western OK and adjacent north TX within WAA and northerly flow regime on the eastern periphery of the upper ridge. Any stronger storms, however, should remain over the TX panhandle. && .LONG TERM... (Sunday night through next Friday) Issued at 250 PM CDT Sat Aug 1 2020 Most of the extended period will be dominated by northwest flow aloft as an upper ridge holds over the southwestern US. This will lead to a continuation of below normal temperatures and at least occasional storm chances as disturbances track around the periphery of the ridge. Precipitation chances appear highest across western and northern Oklahoma closer to convection moving off the higher terrain to our west, especially through midweek. Later in the week, the upper ridge is forecast to expand eastward, which should favor northern and eastern Oklahoma more for thunderstorm activity. This will also lead to increasing temperatures late in the week into the weekend, with highs returning to the 90s for most of the area with 100s for portions of southwest Oklahoma and western north Texas. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 601 PM CDT Sat Aug 1 2020 VFR conditions and north winds generally less than 12kt. are expected through the daytime Sunday. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 66 87 64 83 / 10 0 10 10 Hobart OK 66 92 66 86 / 0 20 30 20 Wichita Falls TX 67 93 67 89 / 0 0 20 10 Gage OK 62 88 61 84 / 0 20 30 20 Ponca City OK 65 84 60 82 / 20 0 0 10 Durant OK 67 93 67 89 / 0 10 10 10 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. TX...None. && SHORT TERM...03 LONG TERM....08 AVIATION...09
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 11:50 AM CDT, 7 hours 16 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Norman OK 1150 AM CDT Sat Aug 1 2020 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-021700- 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- 1150 AM CDT Sat Aug 1 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern... western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north Texas. .DAY ONE...Through Tonight... .Thunderstorms... Isolated thunderstorms are possible in northern Oklahoma this evening. Severe storms are not expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday... .Thunderstorms... Periodic thunderstorm chances are expected Sunday through much of next week. The greatest chances currently appear to be Tuesday night and Wednesday night. Widespread severe storms are unlikely, but a few strong to severe storms are possible through the week. Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow our weather forecast office on Twitter and Facebook.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 7:00 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 7:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grant | 30 min |
| Aug 1, 7:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grant | 30 min |
| Aug 1, 7:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Major | 28 min |
| Aug 1, 7:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woodward | 35 min |
| Aug 1, 7:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Alfalfa | 32 min |
| Aug 1, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Major, Woodward | 44 min |
| Aug 1, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Woodward | 43 min |
| Aug 1, 7:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield | 24 min |
| Aug 1, 8:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield, Major | 28 min |
| Aug 1, 8:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Ellis | 29 min |
| Aug 1, 8:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 18 min |
| Aug 2, 2:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham | 39 min |
| Aug 2, 2:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham | 63 min |
| Aug 2, 3:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harmon | 30 min |
| Aug 2, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harmon, Jackson | 37 min |
| Aug 2, 3:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kiowa | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 3:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kiowa | 30 min |
| Aug 2, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson | 51 min |
| Aug 2, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Comanche | 34 min |
| Aug 2, 4:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kiowa | 37 min |
| Aug 2, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Foard | 35 min |
| Aug 2, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Foard, Hardeman, Knox | 37 min |
| Aug 2, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Foard, Knox | 52 min |
Nearby
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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.