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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 293, NWS Norman, OK

June 3, 2023Atoka County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2023, 3:18 PM CDT for Atoka County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 27 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: Jun 3, 2023, 3:18 PM CDT (20:18 UTC)
Expired: Jun 3, 2023, 3:45 PM CDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Atoka County, OK

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 3, 2:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 2:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 2:21 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 2:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 3, 2:30 PM CDT, 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 3, 2:36 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 3, 2:43 PM CDT, 35 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 3, 2:45 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 3, 2:55 PM CDT, 23 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
Jun 2, 7:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	45 min
Jun 2, 7:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Custer, Greer, Kiowa, Washita	28 min
Jun 2, 7:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Custer, Washita	6 hr
Jun 2, 7:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Custer, Kiowa, Washita	27 min
Jun 2, 7:49 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Custer, Washita	3 hr
Jun 2, 8:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Custer, Dewey, Jackson, Kiowa, Washita	26 min
Jun 2, 8:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Comanche, Custer, Dewey, Kiowa and 1 more	6 hr
Jun 2, 8:23 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Kingfisher, Logan	24 hr
Jun 2, 8:23 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Major, Woods, Woodward	36 hr
Jun 2, 8:25 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Greer, Jackson	20 hr
Jun 2, 8:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine, Kiowa	43 min
Jun 2, 9:13 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Grady, Kingfisher	4 hr
Jun 2, 9:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	35 min
Jun 2, 10:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	23 min
Jun 2, 10:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jefferson, Stephens	16 min
Jun 2, 11:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Love, Stephens	35 min
Jun 2, 11:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche	3 hr
Jun 3, 12:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Love, Murray	24 min
Jun 3, 12:28 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer	20 hr
Jun 3, 1:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan	24 min
Jun 3, 3:22 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Custer, Washita	35 hr
Jun 3, 8:38 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Blaine, Canadian	7 hr
Jun 3, 1:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pontotoc	26 min
Jun 3, 1:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Pontotoc	45 min
Jun 3, 1:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Marshall	35 min
Jun 3, 1:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Pontotoc	3 hr
Jun 3, 1:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Murray	33 min
Jun 3, 2:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter	30 min
Jun 3, 2:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Marshall	3 hr
Jun 3, 2:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Johnston	30 min
Jun 3, 2:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc	3 hr
Jun 3, 2:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Johnston, Marshall	35 min
Jun 3, 3:10 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Johnston	3 hr
Jun 3, 3:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan, Coal	36 min
Jun 3, 3:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Coal	3 hr
Jun 3, 3:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Bryan	19 min
Jun 3, 4:02 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Blaine, Canadian	4 hr
Jun 3, 4:04 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	28 hr
Jun 3, 4:09 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka	3 hr
Jun 3, 4:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka, Bryan	45 min
Jun 3, 4:44 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Hughes	3 hr
Jun 3, 4:47 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Bryan	3 hr
Jun 3, 4:52 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka	3 hr
Jun 3, 4:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka	35 min
Jun 3, 6:33 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Greer, Jackson	3 hr
Jun 2, 7:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Foard, Hardeman, Knox	49 min
Jun 2, 8:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Foard, Hardeman, Knox	29 min
Jun 2, 9:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer, Baylor, Wichita	23 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.