Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS Norman, OK

Issued

Jul 16, 1997, 7:45 PM CDT (00:45 UTC)

Expired

Jul 16, 1997, 9:45 PM CDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Norman, OK

Area

Whole counties

County Kay County, OK

000 
TTAA00 KOKC 170053
FFWOKC
OKC071-170245-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
745 PM CDT WED JUL 16 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  945 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
 
   ...NORTHWESTERN KAY COUNTY
 
AT 745 PM RADAR INDICATED THAT RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE APPROACHING 5 INCHES
IN A SMALL AREA OF KAY COUNTY NEAR THE KANSAS STATE LINE NORTH OF
BRAMAN. THIS RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE PAST 2 TO 3 HOURS AND WILL
PRODUCE FLOODING OF POORLY DRAINED AND LOW LYING AREAS. THE THUNDERSTORM
COMPLEX PRODUCING THIS RAIN IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO
20 MILES AN HOUR.
 
MOTORISTS ARE REMINDED NOT TO DRIVE INTO FLOWING WATER...OR WATER OF
UNKNOWN DEPTH.

NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 16, 3:43 PM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
330 PM CDT WED JUL 16 1997

MCV CONTS TO MOVE SLOWLY EWD ACRS NRN OK THIS AFTN. WILL CONTINUE WITH
POPS FOR NCNTRL AND CNTRL ZONES FOR THIS EVENING BASED ON THIS FTR.
MORE CONVECTION HAS DVLPD OVR THE HIGH PLAINS OF CO. WITH NWLY UPR FLO
PREVAILING WILL OPT TO KEEP LO POPS IN THE NW. NGM/ETA S/W NOW OVER SRN KS
SWD ACRS OK AS UPR STRETCHES EWD INTO THE CNTRL PLAINS. WITH MOIST AMS RMNG
IN PLACE AND HOT TMPS EXPECTED TO CONT CUD SEE SCT TSTMS DVLP WITH THIS
FTR THUS WILL INCLUDE LO POPS FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT MOST AREAS.
BY FRIDAY THIS FTR IS PROGGED TO CONT SWD INTO SRN OK AND WILL LIMIT POPS
TO SRN PTNS OF THE FA.

FCSTID = 02

OKC   71  95  71  94 /  10  20  20  20
HBR   71  99  71  98 /  10  10  10  20
SPS   71 100  72  99 /  10  10  10  20
GAG   67  98  67  98 /  20  20  20  10
PNC   76  97  76  96 /  20  20  10  10
DUA   72  96  72  95 /  10  10  10  20

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

Flash Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 1997Every flash flood warning in 1997

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