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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 945, NWS Norman, OK

July 25, 2025Jackson County, Tillman County, Oklahoma; Wichita County, Wilbarger County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 2025, 7:40 PM CDT for Jackson County, Tillman County, Oklahoma; Wichita County, Wilbarger County, Texas. It was in force for 50 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 25, 2025, 7:40 PM CDT (00:40 UTC)
Expired: Jul 25, 2025, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Jackson County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX

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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 25, 4:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Updated at 448 PM CDT Fri Jul 25 2025
Scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening.
Dangerous heat continues into the middle of next week.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 4:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
453 PM CDT Fri Jul 25 2025

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 448 PM CDT Fri Jul 25 2025

 - Scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and
   evening.

 - Dangerous heat continues into the middle of next week.

&&

.NEAR TERM...
(Rest of today and tonight)
Issued at 1239 PM CDT Fri Jul 25 2025

Another day of scattered afternoon/evening thunderstorms, primarily
along a boundary stretching from southwest to north central
Oklahoma. A similar environment to yesterday will yield a risk for
downburst winds and localized flooding. These storms will initially
be diurnally driven, but a modest low level jet may help sustain
convection into the overnight hours.

Heat is the other story that continues today with heat indices
rising into the 102 to 108 range across all but northwestern and
parts of western Oklahoma. A heat advisory remains in effect for
southern Oklahoma and north texas.

Day

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Saturday through Sunday night)
Issued at 1239 PM CDT Fri Jul 25 2025

The upper level ridge shifts west over our area this weekend,
suppressing rain chances and locking in the heat. CAMs suggest some
isolated diurnal showers will be possible on Saturday, but most
areas should remain dry.

Heat indices will continue in the 102 to 110 range over the weekend.
A heat advisory has been issued for Satuday across all but northwest
Oklahoma, and another heat advisory will likely be needed Sunday.

Day

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Monday through Thursday)
Issued at 115 AM CDT Fri Jul 25 2025

Deterministic models and ensemble members indicate the ridge may
strengthen further by early to middle part of next week across the
Southern Plains. Therefore, temperatures are forecast to slowly
rise through Wednesday with highs in the upper 90s and low 100s
deg F with limited/near zero chances for rain.

Toward the latter half of next week, there is some potential that
the ridge may retrograde far enough to the west to place the
Southern Plains into northwest or northerly flow aloft. Given this
potential, there is at least a low chance (20 to 30%) of showers
of storms late Wednesday through Friday. In addition, if the ridge
retrogrades far enough to the west, a cold front may even advance
to the south. However, forecast uncertainty on the location of the
ridge remains high. For example, probabilistic guidance indicates
a 10 to 15 deg F spread between the 10th and 90th percentile high
temperatures by Thursday and Friday.

Mahale

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 448 PM CDT Fri Jul 25 2025

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible this
evening, with a marginal risk of severe storms capable of
producing wind gusts up to 70 mph. Greater storm chances are for
KPNC and KSWO. Moderate southerly winds with gusts of 15 to 20 mph
are expected with VFR ceilings.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  76  97  76  96 /  20  10   0   0
Hobart OK         75 101  76  99 /  20   0   0   0
Wichita Falls TX  76 100  77  97 /   0   0   0  10
Gage OK           69  98  73  98 /  20   0   0   0
Ponca City OK     74  96  76  96 /  40  10   0   0
Durant OK         76  95  77  95 /   0  20   0  10

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Heat Advisory from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Saturday for OKZ005>008-
     011>013-017>020-023>048-050>052.

     Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for OKZ032>048-050>052.

TX...Heat Advisory from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Saturday for TXZ083>090.

     Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for TXZ083>090.

&&

NEAR TERM...14
SHORT TERM...14
LONG TERM....10
AVIATION...01

In the hours before

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Special weather statement, Jul 25, 6:53 PM CDT, 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 25, 7:00 PM CDT, 40 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
Jul 25, 7:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Tillman	30 min
Jul 25, 7:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Noble	24 min
Jul 25, 7:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grant	20 min
Jul 25, 7:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garfield	3 hr
Jul 25, 7:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	29 min
Jul 25, 7:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Noble	42 min
Jul 25, 7:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	24 min
Jul 25, 8:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	22 min
Jul 25, 8:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Major, Noble	39 min
Jul 25, 8:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	21 min
Jul 25, 10:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Major	24 min
Jul 26, 12:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine	30 min
Jul 26, 2:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa	30 min
Jul 26, 11:46 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	OUN	Alfalfa, Atoka, Blaine, Bryan, Canadian, Cleveland and 18 more	32 hr
Jul 26, 3:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka	27 min
Jul 26, 4:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Marshall	26 min
Jul 26, 4:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Bryan, Marshall	30 min
Jul 26, 4:47 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Marshall	3 hr
Jul 26, 4:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Bryan, Marshall	10 min
Jul 26, 5:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Marshall	11 min
Jul 26, 5:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Washita	34 min
Jul 26, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson	48 min
Jul 26, 5:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Custer, Washita	27 min
Jul 26, 5:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Custer, Washita	3 hr
Jul 26, 5:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Custer, Washita	20 min
Jul 26, 6:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Custer, Washita	30 min
Jul 26, 6:17 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Custer, Washita	3 hr
Jul 26, 6:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Washita	32 min
Jul 26, 6:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Custer, Washita	19 min
Jul 25, 7:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Baylor, Foard, Knox, Wilbarger	31 min
Jul 25, 7:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wilbarger	25 min
Jul 25, 7:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Wilbarger	23 min
Jul 25, 7:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Wilbarger	34 min
Jul 25, 10:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Foard	24 min
Jul 25, 10:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Foard	34 min
Jul 25, 10:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Foard, Knox	25 min
Jul 26, 6:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hardeman	37 min
Jul 26, 6:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Foard	34 min
Jul 26, 6:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Foard, Hardeman	41 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.