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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jul 4, 1:14 PM CST, 5 hours 56 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 214 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 2006 .DISCUSSION... MOIST AND WEAKLY CAPPED ATMOSPHERE CONT ACROSS THE AREA. TSTMS CONT TO DEVELOP THIS AFTN DUE TO HEATING... WEAK COLD FRONT... AND UPR LOW OVR TX. TSTMS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT THIS EVENING OVR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FA AFTER SUNSET DUE TO LOSS OF HEATING. HOWEVER... TSTMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT ALONG/NEAR THE FRONT. TSTMS ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN UPSLOPE FLOW THIS AFTN/EVENING AND COULD MOVE ALONG THE BOUNDARY INTO PORTIONS OF THE FA LATER TONIGHT. SHWRS/TSTMS WILL CONT TO BE POSSIBLE AS THE FRONT SLOWLY SAGS SOUTHWARD TONIGHT/WED. DRIER AIR EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE FA WED FROM NE. THIS DRIER AIR WILL CAUSE RAIN CHANCES TO SHIFT TO SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FA WED NIGHT/THU. WEAK UPR RIDGE WILL DEVELOP OVR AREA LATE THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER... WITH REMNANT OF THE FRONT NEAR FA SHWRS/TSTMS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE RED RIVER INTO FRI. ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH/MOVE INTO THE AREA OVR THE WEEKEND. SFC MOISTURE WILL ALSO RETURN TO THE AREA. WITH THE INCREASING MOISTURE AND BOUNDARY... SHWRS/TSTMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... OKLAHOMA CITY OK 69 86 66 87 / 50 30 10 10 HOBART OK 68 85 65 87 / 60 40 30 10 WICHITA FALLS TX 71 86 69 89 / 50 50 30 20 GAGE OK 64 84 60 87 / 70 40 20 10 PONCA CITY OK 67 86 64 86 / 50 20 10 10 DURANT OK 71 88 69 90 / 40 40 30 20 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. TX...NONE. && 02/25
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1200 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 2006
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-051200-
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-
1200 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS PERSISTED THROUGH THE
MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS AS A NEARLY STATIONARY UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER TEXAS
CONTINUED TO PULL DEEP MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA. ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
THE HIGHEST CHANCES OVER WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON AND OVER WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND WESTERN
OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME MODERATELY UNSTABLE
THIS AFTERNOON BUT WIND SHEAR WILL REMAIN VERY WEAK. NO ORGANIZED
SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD
PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT WEDNESDAY JUL 5.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...10 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT
REMAINS IN OR NEAR THE AREA. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL DECREASE
SATURDAY AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT INCREASES OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 7 AM
WEDNESDAY.
IISPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 413 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 2006 OKZ024>026-030-042130- LINCOLN OK-CANADIAN OK-OKLAHOMA OK-POTTAWATOMIE OK- 413 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CANADIAN...LINCOLN... OKLAHOMA AND POTTAWATOMIE COUNTIES. A GUST FRONT AHEAD OF A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 5 MILES EAST OF CONCHO TO EDMOND...TO 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF PRAGUE AT 413 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. THE STORMS BEHIND THE GUST FRONT ARE ONLY MOVING SOUTH AT ABOUT 5 TO 10 MPH. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. PEOPLE IN CANADIAN...LINCOLN...OKLAHOMA AND POTTAWATOMIE COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DEL CITY...EDMOND...EL RENO...MIDWEST CITY AND OKLAHOMA CITY...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS WIND SHIFT WILL AFFECT FIRE FIGHTING EFFORTS OVER CANADIAN COUNTY. PLEASE ADVISE FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION. 11
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 435 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 2006 OKZ025-029>031-042200- OKLAHOMA OK-POTTAWATOMIE OK-SEMINOLE OK-CLEVELAND OK- 435 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CLEVELAND...OKLAHOMA... POTTAWATOMIE AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES. A GUSTY FRONT AHEAD OF A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM NICOMA PARK...TO SHAWNEE...TO 6 MILES WEST OF CROMWELL AT 435 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS FORMING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THIS GUST FRONT ARE MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS THIS GUST FRONT MOVES THROUGH YOUR AREA. BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD BE ADVISED. PEOPLE IN CLEVELAND...OKLAHOMA...POTTAWATOMIE AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MIDWEST CITY...NORMAN...OKLAHOMA CITY AND SHAWNEE...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 11
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 533 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 2006 OKZ024-025-027>031-042300- CANADIAN OK-OKLAHOMA OK-POTTAWATOMIE OK-SEMINOLE OK-CLEVELAND OK- GRADY OK-MCCLAIN OK- 533 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CANADIAN...CLEVELAND... GRADY...MCCLAIN...OKLAHOMA...POTTAWATOMIE AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF UNION CITY...TO JUST SOUTH OF WILL ROGERS WORLD AIRPORT...TO SEMINOLE AT 533 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR. ABOUT 5 TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF THIS LINE...A GUST FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTH...CHANGING THE WINDS TO A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AND PROVIDING A 10 TO 20 DEGREE DROP IN TEMPERATURE. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. PEOPLE IN CANADIAN...CLEVELAND...GRADY...MCCLAIN...OKLAHOMA... POTTAWATOMIE AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOORE... NORMAN AND OKLAHOMA CITY...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 651 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 2006 OKZ005-050015- WOODS OK- 651 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR NORTHERN WOODS COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 19 MILES NORTH OF CAPRON AT 651 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN WOODS COUNTY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 803 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 2006 OKZ033-050130- HARMON OK- 803 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR HARMON COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER GOULD AT 803 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 806 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 2006 OKZ046-047-051-050130- JOHNSTON OK-CARTER OK-MARSHALL OK- 806 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CARTER...JOHNSTON AND MARSHALL COUNTIES. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 2 MILES NORTH OF MANNSVILLE TO 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF DICKSON AT 806 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN CARTER...JOHNSTON AND MARSHALL COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF ARDMORE...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The Norman radar (KTLX), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:29 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tree limbs, three inches in diameter, were downed. Shingles were also blown off a house.
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