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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 554, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 2025, 12:01 PM CDT for Jefferson County, Oklahoma; Clay County, Texas. It was in force for 9 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 29, 2025, 12:01 PM CDT (17:01 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2025, 12:10 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Jefferson County, OK, Clay County, TX
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:02 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 May 29, 6:16 AM CDT, 5 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 29, 6:16 AM CDT, 5 hours 45 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 29, 9:51 AM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
1012 AM CDT Thu May 29 2025
OKZ039-044-045-291545-
Cotton OK-Stephens OK-Jefferson OK-
1012 AM CDT Thu May 29 2025
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central
Jefferson, southwestern Stephens and northeastern Cotton Counties
through 1045 AM CDT...
At 1012 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Corum, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Duncan, Comanche, Corum, Waurika Lake, and Empire City.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3431 9825 3449 9822 3447 9786 3425 9791
TIME...MOT...LOC 1512Z 277DEG 30KT 3439 9814
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
30Special weather statement, May 29, 10:23 AM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
1023 AM CDT Thu May 29 2025
OKZ038-044-291600-
Cotton OK-Comanche OK-
1023 AM CDT Thu May 29 2025
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central
Comanche and northwestern Cotton Counties through 1100 AM CDT...
At 1023 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Faxon, moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Geronimo and Faxon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3431 9848 3445 9866 3447 9866 3459 9857
3446 9831
TIME...MOT...LOC 1523Z 306DEG 21KT 3448 9857
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
30Special weather statement, May 29, 11:11 AM CDT, 50 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
1111 AM CDT Thu May 29 2025
OKZ045-291645-
Jefferson OK-
1111 AM CDT Thu May 29 2025
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Jefferson
County through 1145 AM CDT...
At 1111 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Sugden, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Waurika, Ryan, Sugden, and Oscar.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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LAT...LON 3404 9805 3419 9802 3416 9771 3395 9776
TIME...MOT...LOC 1611Z 280DEG 24KT 3410 9795
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
30Special weather statement, May 29, 11:14 AM CDT, 47 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
1155 AM CDT Thu May 29 2025
OKZ045-TXZ090-291730-
Jefferson OK-Clay TX-
1155 AM CDT Thu May 29 2025
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Jefferson and northeastern Clay Counties through 1230 PM CDT...
At 1155 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles southeast of Byers, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Ryan, Terral, and Sugden.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3397 9821 3412 9816 3414 9814 3410 9781
3388 9793 3388 9796 3389 9798 3385 9798
TIME...MOT...LOC 1655Z 287DEG 22KT 3404 9810
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
30The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper, Woodward | 52 min |
| May 28, 8:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 33 min |
| May 28, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Woodward | 41 min |
| May 28, 8:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woodward | 36 min |
| May 28, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Woodward | 47 min |
| May 28, 9:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 34 min |
| May 28, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Woods, Woodward | 30 min |
| May 28, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper, Woodward | 38 min |
| May 28, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Major, Woods, Woodward | 35 min |
| May 28, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Woodward | 46 min |
| May 28, 10:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Ellis | 30 min |
| May 28, 10:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper, Woodward | 32 min |
| May 28, 10:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Major | 31 min |
| May 28, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills, Woodward | 25 min |
| May 28, 10:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Alfalfa | 31 min |
| May 28, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills | 47 min |
| May 28, 11:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woods, Woodward | 30 min |
| May 28, 11:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grant | 29 min |
| May 28, 11:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Blaine, Dewey, Major, Woods, Woodward | 48 min |
| May 28, 11:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Custer | 32 min |
| May 29, 12:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Grant, Kingfisher, Major | 33 min |
| May 29, 12:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Custer | 31 min |
| May 29, 12:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 50 min |
| May 29, 12:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan | 32 min |
| May 29, 12:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Blaine | 30 min |
| May 29, 12:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham | 34 min |
| May 29, 1:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Noble | 33 min |
| May 29, 1:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham, Custer, Washita | 32 min |
| May 29, 1:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Caddo, Washita | 35 min |
| May 29, 2:11 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OUN | Major, Woods, Woodward | 30 hr |
| May 29, 2:17 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OUN | Pottawatomie, Seminole | 6 hr |
| May 29, 2:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Caddo, Canadian | 33 min |
| May 29, 2:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma | 34 min |
| May 29, 3:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie | 32 min |
| May 29, 5:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kiowa | 30 min |
| May 29, 6:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kiowa | 36 min |
| May 29, 7:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Jackson, Kiowa | 45 min |
| May 29, 7:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Tillman | 30 min |
| May 29, 7:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton, Tillman | 39 min |
| May 29, 7:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Washita | 30 min |
| May 29, 7:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kiowa | 28 min |
| May 29, 7:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton, Jefferson | 47 min |
| May 29, 8:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton | 36 min |
| May 29, 8:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson | 30 min |
| May 29, 9:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Comanche | 33 min |
| May 29, 9:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Comanche | 24 min |
| May 29, 10:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Stephens | 33 min |
| May 29, 10:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Comanche | 3 hr |
| May 29, 10:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cotton | 37 min |
| May 29, 11:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jefferson | 34 min |
| May 29, 11:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cotton | 31 min |
| May 29, 11:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jefferson | 35 min |
| May 29, 12:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jefferson | 30 min |
| May 29, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Custer, Washita | 47 min |
| May 29, 3:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Washita | 32 min |
| May 29, 4:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Caddo | 36 min |
| May 29, 4:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Oklahoma | 26 min |
| May 29, 4:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Caddo | 33 min |
| May 29, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Grady | 27 min |
| May 29, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Grady, McClain | 46 min |
| May 29, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, McClain | 39 min |
| May 29, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Pontotoc | 28 min |
| May 29, 6:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garvin | 27 min |
| May 29, 6:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Clay | 25 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.