Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flash Flood Warnings in 1990
Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this flash flood warning at Apr 26, 1990, 8:52 AM CDT for Garvin County, Murray County, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 1990, 8:52 AM CDT (13:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 1990, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Garvin County, OK, Murray County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KOKC 261354 RRA FFWOKC OKC019-049-085-099-123-067-137-261700- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 852 AM CDT THU APR 26 1990 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OKLAHOMA CITY HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL NOON CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING OKLAHOMA LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA ...CARTER COUNTY...GARVIN COUNTY...LOVE COUNTY...MURRAY COUNTY ...PONTOTOC COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA ...JEFFERSON COUNTY...STEPHENS COUNTY IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 7 AM THIS MORNING 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING AREA. A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS LOCATED OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS. THIS AREA IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD AND THE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS IN THE WARNING AREA. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL RUNOFF RAPIDLY AND LIKELY RESwULT IN FLASH FLOODING. MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche | 42 min |
| Apr 25, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grady | 49 min |
| Apr 25, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland | 49 min |
| Apr 25, 8:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Carter | 26 min |
| Apr 25, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Oklahoma | 46 min |
| Apr 25, 8:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Carter | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 10:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Garvin, Murray | 2 hr |
| Apr 25, 11:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 12:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Carter, Johnston, Marshall, Murray | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 12:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Love | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 12:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Garvin | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 12:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Hughes | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Carter, Murray, Pontotoc | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Love | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 8:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Carter, Jefferson, Love | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 8:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Stephens | 3 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.