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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 474, NWS Norman, OK

May 22, 2024Atoka County, Coal County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2024, 12:32 PM CDT for Atoka County, Coal County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 43 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: May 22, 2024, 12:32 PM CDT (17:32 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2024, 1:15 PM CDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 2.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Atoka County, OK, Coal County, OK

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 22, 10:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

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 May 22, 10:50 AM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 10:50 AM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 2:21 AM CDT, 10 hours 11 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 22, 10:32 AM CDT, 2 hours before

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Local storm report, May 22, 10:35 AM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 22, 10:42 AM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 22, 10:54 AM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 22, 10:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 22, 12:06 PM CDT, 26 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
May 21, 8:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes	27 min
May 21, 8:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Hughes	24 min
May 22, 5:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	51 min
May 22, 6:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kingfisher	40 min
May 22, 6:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian	53 min
May 22, 6:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Kingfisher	32 min
May 22, 6:41 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Oklahoma	3 hr
May 22, 6:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Oklahoma	34 min
May 22, 6:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Oklahoma	42 min
May 22, 6:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Logan, Payne	49 min
May 22, 7:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, McClain	33 min
May 22, 7:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	24 min
May 22, 7:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	52 min
May 22, 7:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grady	52 min
May 22, 7:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Grady, Stephens	38 min
May 22, 8:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grady	43 min
May 22, 8:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Stephens	45 min
May 22, 8:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland	25 min
May 22, 8:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	McClain	36 min
May 22, 8:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes	26 min
May 22, 8:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Murray, Pottawatomie	54 min
May 22, 9:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Coal, Garvin, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc and 1 more	48 min
May 22, 10:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Johnston, Pontotoc	55 min
May 22, 10:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal, Hughes, Seminole	53 min
May 22, 10:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Atoka	23 min
May 22, 10:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka	32 min
May 22, 12:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal	24 min
May 22, 12:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal	50 min
May 22, 12:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Bryan, Marshall	45 min
May 22, 1:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Bryan	3 hr
May 22, 1:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan	45 min
May 22, 1:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan	31 min
May 22, 1:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan	30 min
May 22, 2:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka	14 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.