An area of storms camed south out of Kansas into north central Oklahoma during the afternoon of the 30th producing a few severe wind gusts.
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The episode as NWS OUN wrote it up.
An area of storms camed south out of Kansas into north central Oklahoma during the afternoon of the 30th producing a few severe wind gusts.
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 30, 11:23 AM CST, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 1223 PM CDT Mon Jul 30 2018 .DISCUSSION... Please see the 18Z aviation discussion below. && .AVIATION... Temporary MVFR cigs will remain over a few of the terminals through this afternoon. In addition, thunderstorms will move into PNC in 2-3 hours. This should be the only terminal they impact. TSRA will end around 00Z. Low cigs should clear out after sunset. North winds around 10 kt are expected area wide by this afternoon. Mid to high clouds will remain present overnight into Tue AM. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 81 64 84 64 / 50 20 0 0 Hobart OK 85 64 87 65 / 30 10 0 0 Wichita Falls TX 86 68 89 67 / 50 20 0 0 Gage OK 81 61 83 63 / 30 0 0 0 Ponca City OK 81 61 84 62 / 40 20 10 0 Durant OK 88 67 87 66 / 80 20 0 0 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. TX...None. && 03/99/03
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Norman OK 1157 AM CDT Mon Jul 30 2018 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-311700- 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- 1157 AM CDT Mon Jul 30 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern... western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north Texas. .DAY ONE...Through Tonight... .Thunderstorms... There is a Marginal Risk for severe thunderstorms across portions of north central and central Oklahoma. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible through early this evening. The stronger storms may produce gusty winds and hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday... .Thunderstorms... There is a slight chance of thunderstorms over western Oklahoma and adjacent parts of Texas Wednesday night and Thursday night. Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow our weather forecast office on Twitter and Facebook. Mahale
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1042 AM CDT MON JUL 30 2018
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0435 AM TSTM WND DMG MAYSVILLE 34.82N 97.41W
07/30/2018 GARVIN OK PUBLIC
LARGE LIMB SNAPPED OFF A LIVE SILVER MAPLE TREE. REPORT
RECEIVED VIA TWITTER.
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FMSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK 143 PM CDT MON JUL 30 2018 OKZ008-301930- Kay OK- 143 PM CDT MON JUL 30 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR northwestern Kay County Until 230 PM CDT.... AT 140 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 4 miles south of South Haven, moving southeast at 30 MPH. HAZARDS INCLUDE... Hail up to the size of nickels... Wind gusts over 50 MPH... Locations impacted include... Braman, Chilocco, Blackwell Lake and Peckham. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. && LAT...LON 3685 9728 3698 9746 3700 9746 3700 9676 TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 294DEG 25KT 3698 9737 03
The Wichita radar (KICT), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:06 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tree branches were damaged from thunderstorm winds just south of the state line as noted from an NWS Wichita storm survey. The time is estimated.
Rotting tree snapped 10 feet up trunk and fell on house. Time estimated from radar.
No damage reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, July 2018
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: 773700, 773701, 773702, 773703.