Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued November 18 at 2:15AM CST until November 18 at 2:45AM CST by NWS Norman OK
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 18, 2024 - 12:15am
Expires:
November 18, 2024 - 12:45am
Description:
At 213 AM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles south of Childress to near Swearingen to 5
miles southeast of Guthrie, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...West Texas Mesonet site near Paducuh reported 65 mph wind
gust.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Quanah, Crowell, Benjamin, Chillicothe, Eldorado, Thalia, Gilliland,
Margaret, Goodlett, Vera, Medicine Mound, Truscott, Lazare, and
Copper Breaks State Park.
Instruction:
A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Harmon, OK; Jackson, OK; Foard, TX; Hardeman, TX; Knox, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Norman OK