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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Status

New Event Expired

Start Time

Tue 04/30/2024 06:28 PM EDT

End Time

Tue 04/30/2024 07:15 PM EDT

Significance

Warning

Storm Location

13 mi SW of Benjamin, TX

Storm Motion

Moving NE at 24 mph

Impacts

High impact

Thunderstorm damage threatconsiderable
Hail threatradar indicated
Max hail size1.50 in
Wind threatradar indicated
Max wind gust70 mph

Locations Affected

Benjamin, TX ∙ Knox City, TX

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Norman OK 528 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024 The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Knox County in northern Texas... * Until 615 PM CDT. * At 528 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles west of Benjamin, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Munday, Knox City, Benjamin, and Truscott. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3372 10000 3383 9986 3341 9961 3340 9999 TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 238DEG 21KT 3357 10002 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH