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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Norman, OK

March 2, 2025Harmon County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2025, 3:02 PM CST for Harmon County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 17 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: Mar 2, 2025, 3:02 PM CST (21:02 UTC)
Expired: Mar 2, 2025, 3:19 PM CST
In force: 17 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Harmon County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 2, 2:13 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Mar 2, 12:07 PM CST, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 12:07 PM CST, 2 hours 55 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 2, 1:56 PM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
156 PM CST Sun Mar 2 2025

TXZ084-087-022030-
Foard TX-Knox TX-
156 PM CST Sun Mar 2 2025

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Foard
and northwestern Knox Counties through 230 PM CST...

At 156 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles east of Chalk, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Foard
and northwestern Knox Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor NOAA Weather
Radio, local radio stations or available television stations for
additional information and possible warnings from the National
Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3393 10005 3409 9982 3385 9971 3378 10000
      3383 10000 3384 10005
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 240DEG 24KT 3385 10003

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Mahale

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 2, 2:07 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harmon, Jackson	38 min
Mar 2, 2:41 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harmon, Jackson	49 min
Mar 2, 2:46 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson	15 min
Mar 2, 3:18 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson	29 min
Mar 2, 3:46 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Greer, Jackson	44 min
Mar 2, 4:27 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson	48 min
Mar 2, 4:57 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	48 min
Mar 1, 9:18 PM CST	Fire Weather Watch	OUN	Baylor, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wilbarger	5 hr
Mar 2, 2:32 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	OUN	Foard, Hardeman, Knox	17 hr
Mar 2, 1:56 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Foard	34 min
Mar 2, 2:16 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Foard, Hardeman	44 min
Mar 2, 3:15 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hardeman	45 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.