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Signifciant wind damage very possible near Hess, Tipton and toward Snyder and Lawton


Severe thunderstorm warning – Comanche County

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1143 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2009

COMANCHE OK-
1143 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2009

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN COMANCHE COUNTY…

AT 1143 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTH OF ELGIN…MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE…
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS…
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH…

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ELGIN…FLETCHER…LAKE ELLSWORTH
  AND STERLING.


Penny size hail, Elgin


55 mph wind, Hollis


Substantial winds possible – Olustee, Elmer, Odell , Tipton


30 to 45 mph winds so far around Eldorado


Short-term forecast

NOW…
…REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE RED RIVER OF
SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AS A STRONG BOW-ECHO
MAKES ITS WAY EASTWARD LATE THIS EVENING. LOCATIONS IN THE IMMEDIATE
PATH OF THIS STORM SYSTEM EXTEND FROM QUANAH…AND EL DORADO…TO
ALTUS…VERNON…AND FREDERICK. WESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE.

ELSEWHERE…WIDESPREAD STRONG AND SEVERE STORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER
MUCH OF WEST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA…OVER INTO PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION OF STRONG AND SEVERE
STORMS WILL EXTEND FROM HOLLIS…MANGUM…AND ELK CITY…OVER
THROUGH CORDELL…APACHE…AND CHICKASHA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A SLOW
BUT STEADY EAST AND SOUTHEAST STORM MOVEMENT IS EXPECTED IN THESE
AREAS.

THE SEVERE WEATHER CONCERNS OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT ACROSS WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND
THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA.


Severe Thunderstorm Warning Harmon, Tillman, Greer, Kiowa, Jackson

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1125 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2009

JACKSON OK-KIOWA OK-GREER OK-TILLMAN OK-HARMON OK-HARDEMAN TX-
WILBARGER TX-FOARD TX-
1125 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2009

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
FOR FOARD…NORTHWESTERN WILBARGER…HARDEMAN…SOUTHEASTERN
HARMON…WESTERN TILLMAN…SOUTHEASTERN GREER…SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA
AND JACKSON COUNTIES…

AT 1122 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES WEST OF
MANGUM TO 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF ELDORADO TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
QUANAH TO 22 MILES WEST OF CROWELL…MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. 
RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF DESTRUCTIVE WINDS WITH
THIS LINE OF STORMS. 

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE…
DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS OF 75 TO 80 MPH…

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE…ALTUS…
  BLAIR…CHILLICOTHE…COPPER BREAKS STATE PARK…CROWELL…
  DAVIDSON…DUKE…ELDORADO…ELMER…FARGO…FREDERICK…
  FRIENDSHIP…HEADRICK…HESS…HESTER…HUMPHREYS…LOCKETT…
  MANGUM…MARGARET…MARTHA…MCQUEEN…MEDICINE MOUND…ODELL…
  OKLAUNION…OLUSTEE…QUANAH…RAYLAND…THALIA…TIPTON…VERNON
  AND WARREN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

PARTICULARLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. MOVE TO A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.


Eldorado

Altus Emergency Management says a citizen has reported an unconfirmed funnel northwest of Eldorado in far southwestern  Oklahoma.


Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Caddo, Comanche, Greer, Kiowa, Beckham, Washita

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1118 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
  WESTERN CADDO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA…
  EXTREME NORTHWESTERN COMANCHE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA…
  NORTHEASTERN GREER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA…
  KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA…
  EASTERN BECKHAM COUNTY IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA…
  WASHITA COUNTY IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA…

* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT

* AT 1117 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CANUTE TO 3 MILES
  SOUTH OF RETROP TO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WILLOW…MOVING EAST AT 35
  MPH.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE…
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS…
DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS OF 65 TO 70 MPH…

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ALFALFA…ALTUS-LUGERT LAKE…
  BESSIE…BRINKMAN…BURNS FLAT…CANUTE…CARNEGIE…CLOUD CHIEF…
  COLONY…COOPERTON…CORDELL…CORN…COWDEN…DILL CITY…EAKLY…
  EXTREME NORTHWESTERN FORT COBB RESERVOIR…EXTREME NORTHWESTERN
  WICHITA MOUNTAINS WILDLIFE REFUGE…FOSS…GOTEBO…GRANITE…
  HOBART…LONE WOLF…MOUNTAIN VIEW…RETROP…ROCKY…ROOSEVELT…
  SENTINEL AND WILLOW.