Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS Norman, OK

Issued

Jun 3, 1995, 3:17 AM CDT (08:17 UTC)

Expired

Jun 3, 1995, 5:15 AM CDT

In force

118 min

Issued by

NWS Norman, OK

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Washita County, OK

000 
TTAA00 KOKC 030818
FFWOKC
OKC149-031015-

BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
317 AM CDT SAT JUN 03 1995

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OKLAHOMA CITY HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 515 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA
     WASHITA

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
     BESSIE...BURNS FLAT...CLOUD CHIEF...CORDELL...DILL CITY...
     LAKE VALLEY AND ROCKY

AT 317 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN IN THE CENTRAL PART OF
WASHITA COUNTY... INCLUDING THE CITY OF CORDELL. RADAR INDICATES OVER
2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE AREA SINCE 2 AM.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY.  RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD
TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS.  DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY
FLOWING WATERS BY FOOT OR BY AUTO.  DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE
OVER A ROAD COVERED BY WATER.  THE ROAD COULD BE WASHED OUT
UNDER THE WATER SURFACE. PERSONS WITH LIVESTOCK OR PROPERTY IN
LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT THEM
FROM HIGH WATER.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.  REMEMBER...MOST
DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.  IT ONLY TAKES A
FOOT OR TWO OF FLOWING WATER TO WASH MOST CARS AWAY.


LAT...LON 3521  9880 3511  9904 3527  9924 3546  9912
          3543  9885

CS

NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 2, 9:16 PM CDT, 6 hours 1 minute earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
915 PM CDT FRI JUN 2 1995

UPDATED ZNS TO REDUCE POPS MOST SXNS WITH EXCEPTION OF XTRM SERN ZNS.
DRYLINE WL RMN WELL WEST OF FA OVRNGT. .. ALTHO CUD SOME RMNTS OF WTX
CNVCTN DRFTG INTO WRN ZNS LATE TNGT.

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.OKC...NONE.
.TX...NONE.

In the hours before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
0053 AM CDT SAT JUN 3 1995

TIME(CDT)   .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
DATE        ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1645 PM        2E CHANDLER            OK       1.00 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
6/2/95          LINCOLN                        AND 40-45 MPH WINDS

2346 PM          IN SAYRE             OK       1.00 INCH DIA HA@IL
6/2/95           BECKHAM                       BY P.D.

CW

Flash Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 1995Every flash flood warning in 1995

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.