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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 876, NWS Norman, OK

July 8, 20254 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2025, 6:40 PM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 35 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: Jul 8, 2025, 6:40 PM CDT (23:40 UTC)
Expired: Jul 8, 2025, 7:15 PM CDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Blaine County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Custer County, OK, Washita County, OK

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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 Jul 8, 6:08 PM CDT, 32 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Updated at 606 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025
Scattered storms this afternoon/evening bring a risk of localized flooding and damaging winds.
Hot and humid conditions Thursday and Friday with heat indices near 105 deg F possible in the southeast.
Another chance for storms arrives with a front this weekend.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 6:08 PM CDT, 32 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
608 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 606 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

 - Scattered storms this afternoon/evening bring a risk of
   localized flooding and damaging winds.

 - Hot and humid conditions Thursday and Friday with heat indices
near 105 deg F possible in the southeast.

 - Another chance for storms arrives with a front this weekend.

&&

.NEAR TERM...
(Rest of today and tonight)
Issued at 120 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

An outflow boundary continues to move south across northern
Oklahoma this morning and the airmass is becoming uncapped. We are
seeing storms beginning to develop along this boundary early this
afternoon and this is expected to become more widespread this
afternoon. Mixed layer instability of 2000-3000 J/kg will be
sufficient for some strong to severe storms, with the strong winds
and hail. Many of the models and the NBM seem to be significantly
under representing the storm potential, so have increased POPs
from NBM for today and this evening. Storm potential will decrease
late this evening.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Wednesday through Thursday night)
Issued at 120 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

Some lingering storm potential will continue in the day and early
evening Wednesday, mainly in the southeast. Otherwise it looks
like the precipitation potential is at a minimum Wednesday night
into Thursday with more ridging aloft pushing into the Plains.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Friday through Monday)
Issued at 131 AM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

Hot and humid conditions are expected to continue into Friday, with
high temperatures in the 90s and heat index values potentially
reaching 105 degrees in the southeastern parts of the forecast area
again.

Forecast models show a cold front approaching the region Friday
night. There remains some uncertainty regarding the exact timing and
strength of this front, as it appears to give us only a glancing
blow. Still, its passage will bring another round of thunderstorm
chances, followed by a brief cooldown in temperatures this weekend
that will be most noticeable across northern Oklahoma.

Day

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 606 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

Scattered thunderstorms will continue to affect parts of the fa
this evening. Storms are expected to weaken/dissipate after
sunset. Strong variable winds will be possible near some of the
storms. Scattered showers/storms will be possible again Wednesday
afternoon in parts of the fa. VFR/MVFR ceilings are expected this
TAF period. Winds will generally be from the S and SE except those
locations where outflow boundary moves through which would cause
shifting winds for a brief period.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  71  93  72  95 /  30  10   0   0
Hobart OK         70  98  72 100 /  30   0   0   0
Wichita Falls TX  73  96  74  98 /  20  10  10   0
Gage OK           67  96  70  99 /  20   0   0   0
Ponca City OK     70  93  72  95 /  20  10  10   0
Durant OK         73  92  73  95 /  30  20  10   0

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...None.
TX...None.
&&

NEAR TERM...26
SHORT TERM...26
LONG TERM....14
AVIATION...25

In the hours 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
Jul 7, 7:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Lincoln, Payne	3 hr
Jul 7, 8:26 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Oklahoma	3 hr
Jul 7, 9:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Oklahoma	3 hr
Jul 7, 9:27 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Oklahoma	3 hr
Jul 7, 10:39 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cleveland, Oklahoma	3 hr
Jul 7, 11:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grady	28 min
Jul 8, 1:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	37 min
Jul 8, 1:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Logan	27 min
Jul 8, 2:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	30 min
Jul 8, 2:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Payne	29 min
Jul 8, 2:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Payne	29 min
Jul 8, 3:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Logan	33 min
Jul 8, 3:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Seminole	26 min
Jul 8, 3:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Ellis	26 min
Jul 8, 4:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis	52 min
Jul 8, 4:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Oklahoma	31 min
Jul 8, 4:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Oklahoma	27 min
Jul 8, 4:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kingfisher	34 min
Jul 8, 5:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kingfisher	36 min
Jul 8, 5:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major	45 min
Jul 8, 5:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Bryan	3 hr
Jul 8, 5:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka, Bryan	3 hr
Jul 8, 6:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine	32 min
Jul 8, 6:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grant, Kay	53 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.