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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 93, NWS Norman, OK

April 9, 2023Greer County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2023, 2:49 PM CDT for Greer 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: Apr 9, 2023, 2:49 PM CDT (19:49 UTC)
Expired: Apr 9, 2023, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Greer County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:49 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 Apr 9, 12:09 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 12:09 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 11:42 AM CDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 9, 2:04 PM CDT, 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 9, 2:46 PM CDT, 3 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
Apr 9, 2:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Greer	41 min
Apr 9, 2:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer	46 min
Apr 9, 2:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Greer	44 min
Apr 9, 3:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Washita	33 min
Apr 9, 3:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson	37 min
Apr 9, 3:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Washita	43 min
Apr 9, 3:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson	51 min
Apr 9, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson	47 min
Apr 9, 4:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Jackson, Tillman	42 min
Apr 9, 4:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	35 min
Apr 9, 4:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson, Tillman	34 min
Apr 9, 3:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hardeman	55 min
Apr 9, 5:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Foard	44 min
Apr 9, 5:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Foard, Knox	45 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.