Flash Flood Warning 71, NWS Norman, OK

Issued

Oct 9, 1997, 4:50 AM CDT (09:50 UTC)

Expired

Oct 9, 1997, 7:45 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Norman, OK

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Jefferson County, OK

000 
TTAA00 KOKC 090952
FFWOKC
OKC067-091245-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
450 AM CDT THU OCT 09 1997

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 745 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA
     JEFFERSON

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
     RYAN AND WAURIKA

AT 447 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING OVER THE WESTERN
AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. THE OKLAHOMA MESONET
INDICATES THAT THREE AND ONE-QUARTER INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY
FALLEN IN THE WAURIKA AREA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. ADDITIONAL
HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY OVER THE COUNTY THROUGH 7 AM.

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
DEzATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.  IT ONLY TAKES A
FOOT OR TWO OF FLOWING WATER TO WASH MOST CARS AWAY.

CJS
LAT...LON 3388  9784 3400  9806 3427  9809 3424  9760

NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Oct 9, 4:08 AM CDT, 42 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
400 AM CDT THU OCT 9 1997

LOCAL RADARS CONTINUE TO INDICATE SCATTERED TSRA ACROSS SOUTHEAST
HALF OF THE CWA. THIS ACTIVITY IS AHEAD OF A SURFACE
BOUNDARY...LOCATED NEAR A KBVO...TO KHBR POSITION. EXPECT THE
BOUNDARY TO CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST...BEFORE STALLING ACROSS
THE RED RIVER REGION BY LATE  AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH LOW LEVEL FORCING
NEAR THE BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN THIS MORNING...EXPECT WDLY
SCT/SCT CONVECTION TO OCCUR AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS MAXIMIZED ACROSS THE
SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA. THE WEAKENING BOUNDARY WILL STILL
BE A FOCUS FOR SHRA AND TSRA OVERNIGHT. CONVECTION WILL BE AIDED BY
FAVORABLE JET STREAK DYNAMICS.

MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE CONSISTENT IN BRINGING ANOTHER STRONG SYSTEM
TO THE PLAINS FOR THE WEEKEND.

FCSTID = 22
OKC   81  63  80  66 /  10  20  20  20
HBR   82  58  81  67 /  10  10  20  20
SPS   85  64  82  66 /  20  20  20  20
GAG   80  57  83  61 /   0   0  10  20
PNC   79  58  80  66 /   0   0  20  20
DUA   83  67  82  67 /  50  50  20  20

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

In the hours before

LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED FOR TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OKLAHOMA
135 AM CDT THU OCT 09 1997

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

0635 PM    7 SE BILLINGS             OK   TORNADO
10/08/97   NOBLE                          REPORTED BY SPOTTER

...CORRECTED FOR TIME. THIS REPORT CORRECTS ALL LOCAL STORM REPORTS FOR
THIS TORNADO...

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

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