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Special Weather Statement, NWS Norman, OK

September 8, 2020Grant County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this special weather statement at Sep 8, 2020, 2:21 PM CDT for 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Sep 8, 2020, 2:21 PM CDT (19:21 UTC)
Expired
Sep 8, 2020, 2:45 PM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK

County Grant County, OK

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Sep 8, 12:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 12:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 8, 11:39 AM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
1139 AM CDT Tue Sep 8 2020

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-091645-
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-
1139 AM CDT Tue Sep 8 2020

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

.Thunderstorms...
Thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon through tonight.
Although a few strong to possibly severe storms appear may occur,
widespread severe weather is not anticipated. Damaging wind gusts
are the main concern.

.Heavy rain and flooding...
Heavy rain will be possible late this afternoon through tonight.
The most likely area to see heavy rainfall will be the western
half of Oklahoma and western north Texas. Localized flooding is
possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday...

.Thunderstorms...
A few thunderstorms will be possible Wednesday mainly along and
east of Interstate 44, and then again Thursday along and east of
Interstate 35. Lower storm chances will return Friday through
early next week. Severe storms are unlikely during this period.

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, Sep 8, 2:21 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 8, 3:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCuster29 min
Sep 8, 3:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine27 min
Sep 8, 3:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWashita30 min
Sep 8, 3:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield36 min
Sep 8, 3:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa26 min
Sep 8, 3:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa32 min
Sep 8, 4:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson25 min
Sep 8, 4:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWashita26 min
Sep 8, 4:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa36 min
Sep 8, 4:30 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBlaine2 hr
Sep 8, 5:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKiowa23 min
Sep 8, 5:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCaddo31 min
Sep 8, 6:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBryan, Marshall25 min
Sep 8, 6:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa36 min
Sep 8, 6:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNTillman42 min
Sep 8, 6:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJohnston31 min
Sep 8, 6:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa44 min
Sep 8, 6:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJohnston26 min
Sep 8, 3:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNFoard24 min
Sep 8, 4:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNFoard34 min
Sep 8, 4:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNFoard, Knox3 hr
Sep 8, 4:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNFoard27 min
Sep 8, 4:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNFoard23 min
Sep 8, 5:01 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNFoard, Hardeman, Wilbarger3 hr
Sep 8, 5:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWilbarger26 min
Sep 8, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBaylor, Wilbarger45 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.