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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 855, NWS Norman, OK

August 17, 2024Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 17, 2024, 7:12 AM CDT for Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Aug 17, 2024, 7:12 AM CDT (12:12 UTC)
Expired
Aug 17, 2024, 7:45 AM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Pontotoc County, OK

The radar

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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 Aug 17, 5:36 AM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 5:36 AM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 17, 3:38 AM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
338 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-180845-
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-
338 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

.Heat...
Widespread 105 to 115 degree heat indices are expected across
Oklahoma and western north Texas this afternoon and early evening.

.Thunderstorms...
Isolated storms will remain possible early this morning across
southeast Oklahoma. Additional thunderstorms may develop this
afternoon and evening and across southern Oklahoma and adjacent
parts of north Texas. Any thunderstorms during the afternoon or
evening will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday...

.Heat...
Dangerous temperatures and heat indices are expected to continue
through at least Sunday. Locations across the northeast may
experience slightly cooler weather by the early part of next week.

.Fire Weather...
Elevated fire weather conditions may develop Sunday afternoon
across southwestern Oklahoma and adjacent parts of north Texas.

.Thunderstorms...
There are low chances of thunderstorms across northern Oklahoma
Sunday night into Monday morning and Monday night into Tuesday
morning.

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, Aug 17, 1:47 AM CDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 17, 6:39 AM CDT, 33 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 17, 7:05 AM CDT, 7 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 16, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Greer, Kiowa, Washita49 min
Aug 16, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant, Kay43 min
Aug 16, 7:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCaddo28 min
Aug 16, 7:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKay22 min
Aug 16, 8:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKay25 min
Aug 16, 8:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNNoble29 min
Aug 16, 8:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham32 min
Aug 16, 8:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKay30 min
Aug 16, 10:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMajor36 min
Aug 17, 1:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrady28 min
Aug 17, 6:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln36 min
Aug 17, 7:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPontotoc25 min
Aug 17, 7:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln30 min
Aug 17, 7:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPontotoc27 min
Aug 17, 8:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJohnston25 min
Aug 17, 9:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPontotoc37 min
Aug 17, 10:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHughes31 min
Aug 17, 10:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMurray21 min
Aug 17, 3:11 PM CDTExcessive Heat WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Carter, Cleveland, Coal, Garfield and 16 more30 hr
Aug 17, 3:11 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryOUNAlfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland and 31 more30 hr

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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.