Strong to severe thunderstorms developed in advance of a cold front across McCurtain County in southeast Oklahoma late in the evening on February 11th. very cold temperatures aloft were present in the atmosphere resulting in large hail.
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Strong to severe thunderstorms developed in advance of a cold front across McCurtain County in southeast Oklahoma late in the evening on February 11th. The atmosphere across southeast Oklahoma was moderately unstable during the evening hours and as the upper level storm system approached...very cold temperatures aloft were present in the atmosphere resulting in large hail. Damaging wind gusts also were reported.
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 Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 11, 8:33 PM CST, 22 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 833 PM CST MON FEB 11 2008 ...AN UPDATE TO THE FORECAST WILL BE COMING... .DISCUSSION... LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS HAS A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT STRETCHING FROM THE RED RIVER AREA SOUTH OF DURANT OKLAHOMA TOWARD TALCO TEXAS...THEN EAST-NORTHEAST ALONG IH-30. THE EVENING SHREVEPORT SOUNDING INDICATED SUFFICIENT SHEAR THROUGH THE BOUNDARY LAYER FOR ORGANIZED STORM DEVELOPMENT...WITH A 35 TO 40 KNOT LOW-LEVEL JET ALREADY INDICATED BY THE PALESTINE TEXAS PROFILER. WITH INCREASED DYNAMICAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE APPROACHING SHORTWAVE TROUGH... CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ALONG THIS STRENGTHENING BAROCLINIC ZONE. IN ADDITION...MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES SHOULD STEEPEN CLOSER TO MIDNIGHT AS THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH HEADS OUR WAY. FOR THESE REASONS...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 49 HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER UNTIL 2 AM. IT LOOKS LIKE THE MAIN RISK WILL BE LARGE HAIL WITH THIS BATCH OF STORMS. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES AN HOUR WILL BE A SECONDARY RISK. THIS UPDATE WILL INCLUDE THIS WATCH. THE ONLY OTHER CHANGE I HAVE MADE TO THE FORECAST PACKAGE WAS TO SIMPLIFY SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM PROBABILITIES /AND ASSOCIATED WEATHER CONDITIONS/ THROUGH MIDNIGHT. ISC GRIDS HAVE BEEN SENT AND SHOULD BE POSTED TO THE INTERNET. AN UPDATED SUITE OF PRODUCTS WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY. /21/ && .AVIATION... KSHV RADAR LOOKING AT SCATTERED SHWRS/ISOL TSTMS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-30 W/ A JUST ISSUED SVR TSTM WATCH...#49 FOR OK/NE TX UNTIL 08Z. COLD FRONT ROLLING IN A BIT LATER MAY EVEN SEE ANOTHER WATCH IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. AREA TERMINALS ALL VFR FOR NOW...BUT CIGS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE AFTER 6Z AS STRATUS QUICKLY FORMS OVER MUCH OF CWA AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHRWS/TSTMS EXPECTED ALONG THE FRONT 6-12Z OVER THE WEST AND 12-18Z OVER THE EAST. OVERNIGHT...SFC WINDS WILL BE S-SW AROUND 10KTS. IFR/MVFR CIGS/VSBYS WILL LINGER BEHIND THE CONVECTION EARLY TUES...BUT OUR CIGS WILL IMPROVE TO VFR FROM NW TO SE BEHIND THE FRONT DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS NW WINDS INCREASE TO 12-18KTS W/ GUSTS. /24/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SHV 58 62 33 59 / 70 80 0 0 MLU 55 61 33 54 / 50 80 10 0 DEQ 45 47 25 56 / 90 40 0 0 TXK 50 52 30 56 / 80 70 0 0 ELD 57 59 30 56 / 70 80 0 0 TYR 52 56 32 60 / 70 80 0 0 GGG 54 58 30 60 / 70 80 0 0 LFK 59 63 33 61 / 40 80 0 0 && .SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. LA...NONE. OK...NONE. TX...NONE. && PUBLIC FORECASTER...BUTTS AVIATION FORECASTER...CHATELAIN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1200 PM CST MON FEB 11 2008 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096- 097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-121200- ANGELINA-BIENVILLE-BOSSIER-BOWIE-CADDO-CALDWELL-CAMP-CASS-CHEROKEE- CLAIBORNE-COLUMBIA-DE SOTO-FRANKLIN-GRANT-GREGG-HARRISON-HEMPSTEAD- HOWARD-JACKSON-LA SALLE-LAFAYETTE-LINCOLN-LITTLE RIVER-MARION- MCCURTAIN-MILLER-MORRIS-NACOGDOCHES-NATCHITOCHES-NEVADA-OUACHITA- PANOLA-RED RIVER LA-RED RIVER TX-RUSK-SABINE LA-SABINE TX- SAN AUGUSTINE-SEVIER-SHELBY-SMITH-TITUS-UNION AR-UNION LA-UPSHUR- WEBSTER-WINN-WOOD- 1200 PM CST MON FEB 11 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY A STRONG COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AND EXTREME NORTHWEST LOUISIANA. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 30 CORRIDOR OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST TOWARDS THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF NORTHEAST TEXAS AND EXTREME NORTHWEST LOUISIANA TOWARDS SUNRISE WITH LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY THREAT. ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH RAIN TOTALS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 30 CORRIDOR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ONGOING ACROSS NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AND EXTREME NORTHWEST LOUISIANA BY SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF NORTHEAST TEXAS AS WELL AS THE REMAINDER OF NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORM INTENSITY SHOULD WEAKEN SOME TUESDAY MORNING BUT HAIL WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY TUESDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF NORTHEAST TEXAS INTO NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER...HAM RADIO OPERATOR...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACTIVATION...COULD BE NEEDED LATER TONIGHT INTO THE PRE DAWN HOURS TUESDAY DUE TO THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. 17
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 330 PM CST MON FEB 11 2008 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096- 097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-120430- ANGELINA-BIENVILLE-BOSSIER-BOWIE-CADDO-CALDWELL-CAMP-CASS-CHEROKEE- CLAIBORNE-COLUMBIA-DE SOTO-FRANKLIN-GRANT-GREGG-HARRISON-HEMPSTEAD- HOWARD-JACKSON-LA SALLE-LAFAYETTE-LINCOLN-LITTLE RIVER-MARION- MCCURTAIN-MILLER-MORRIS-NACOGDOCHES-NATCHITOCHES-NEVADA-OUACHITA- PANOLA-RED RIVER LA-RED RIVER TX-RUSK-SABINE LA-SABINE TX- SAN AUGUSTINE-SEVIER-SHELBY-SMITH-TITUS-UNION AR-UNION LA-UPSHUR- WEBSTER-WINN-WOOD- 330 PM CST MON FEB 11 2008 ...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING TUESDAY ACROSS NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA... AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM...AND A COLD FRONT AT THE SURFACE... WILL DROP SOUTHWARD INTO THE FOUR STATE AREA...ENTERING EXTREME SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND DEPARTING CENTRAL LOUISIANA AROUND DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON TUESDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG AND NEAR THE COLD FRONT. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND MID MORNING TUESDAY... WHEN INSTABILITY WILL BE GREATEST. ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE... WITH ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE WITH THIS WEATHER SYSTEM. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF AND WHEN WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. 17
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 134 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:55 UTC.
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A trained spotter reported golfball sized hail 7 miles north of Broken Bow, Oklahoma.
A trained spotter reported a wind gust of 63 mph associated with a thunderstorm. The gust was measured with a hand-held anemometer.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, February 2008
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 77233, 77236, 77256.