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Special Weather Statement, NWS Norman, OK

March 22, 20214 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this special weather statement at Mar 22, 2021, 11:53 AM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Mar 22, 2021, 11:53 AM CDT (16:53 UTC)
Expired
Mar 22, 2021, 12:30 PM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK

Counties Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Grady County, OK, Stephens County, OK

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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 Mar 22, 6:34 AM CDT, 5 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 22, 6:34 AM CDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 22, 11:25 AM CDT, 28 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
1125 AM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-231630-
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-
1125 AM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight...

.Thunderstorms...
There is a Slight Risk of severe storms this afternoon and
evening. The Slight Risk area covers locations near and south of a
line extending from Elk City and Weatherford, to Pauls Valley,
and to Ada.

Hail up to the size of golf balls and damaging wind gusts around
60 to 70 mph are the primary hazards. The tornado threat is very
low and primarily confined to locations near and south of Gage, to
Oklahoma City, and to Holdenville. This includes all of western
north Texas. North of the Slight Risk area, a Marginal Risk for
there is a Marginal Risk for Severe Thunderstorms. Hail up to the
size of quarters will be the primary hazard.

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to develop
over the eastern Texas panhandle this afternoon and move eastward
through the evening hours. In addition to the severe weather
impacts mentioned, brief heavy rain with the storms will likely
produce minor flooding in areas with poor drainage.

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

.Thunderstorms...
Isolated, non-severe thunderstorms will be possible Wednesday and
early Thursday.

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, Mar 22, 11:53 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
1153 AM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

OKZ023-027-038-039-044-045-221730-
Grady OK-Cotton OK-Stephens OK-Caddo OK-Comanche OK-Jefferson OK-
1153 AM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR Grady...Cotton...Stephens...
southeastern Caddo...eastern Comanche and northwestern Jefferson
Counties Until 1230 PM CDT...

AT 1150 AM CDT, gusty southeast winds were along a line extending
from near Lake Chickasha to 6 miles east of Lawton to 6 miles east
of Cookietown. These winds are associated with a wake low behind the
area of rainfall that is moving to the east.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Wind gusts 40 to 50 MPH...

Locations impacted include...
Lawton, Duncan, Chickasha, Blanchard, Anadarko, Marlow, Walters,
Waurika, Tuttle, Elgin, Comanche, Minco, Apache, Geronimo, Rush
Springs, Bray, Fletcher, Cyril, Temple and Sterling.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Severe weather is not expected and no warnings are anticipated at
this time.

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LAT...LON 3403 9810 3415 9811 3412 9816 3416 9837
      3408 9842 3406 9849 3416 9861 3463 9855
      3538 9829 3538 9802 3535 9796 3538 9794
      3535 9790 3536 9786 3533 9785 3533 9767
      3468 9767 3399 9802
TIME...MOT...LOC 1650Z 274DEG 19KT 3517 9810 3461 9831 3426 9835

Mahale

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 22, 2:18 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOUNMajor, Woods, Woodward19 hr
Mar 22, 3:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Greer, Harmon, Jackson40 min
Mar 22, 4:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson35 min
Mar 22, 4:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCaddo, Comanche35 min
Mar 22, 4:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa32 min
Mar 22, 4:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa37 min
Mar 22, 5:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa, Tillman36 min
Mar 22, 6:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJefferson29 min
Mar 22, 12:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNClay45 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.