Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS Norman, OK

Issued

Oct 22, 2000, 11:45 PM CDT (04:45 UTC)

Expired

Oct 23, 2000, 2:45 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Norman, OK

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

Counties Cleveland County, OK, Grady County, OK, McClain County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK

The Norman radar (KTLX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

000 
WGUS54 KOUN 230447
FFWOUN
OKC027-051-087-109-230745-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1145 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN CLEVELAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
  NORTHERN GRADY COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
  NORTHERN MCCLAIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
  OKLAHOMA COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 245 AM CDT

* AT 1145 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS
CONTINUING TO FALL OVER MUCH OF OKLAHOMA...NORTHERN CLEVELAND...
NORTHERN MCCLAIN AND NORTHERN GRADY COUNTIES. RADAR RAINFALL
ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE
AREA THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS...CONTAINING VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. THIS WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLASH
FLOODING.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE AMBER...ARCADIA...BLANCHARD...
  CHICKASHA...CHOCTAW...COLE...DEL CITY...EDMOND...GOLDSBY...
  HARRAH...JONES...LUTHER...MIDDLEBERG...MIDWEST CITY...MINCO...
  MOORE...NEWCASTLE...NICHOLS HILLS...NICOMA PARK...NINNEKAH...
  NORGE...NORMAN...OKLAHOMA CITY...POCASSET...SPENCER...STELLA...
  TABLER...THE VILLAGE...TINKER AIR FORCE BASE...TUTTLE AND WARR
  ACRES

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLES INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO yGREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.
VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 3570 9745 3560 9762 3533 9770 3534 9808
          3487 9809 3524 9716 3570 9714

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NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Oct 22, 8:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
830 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2000

SEVERE T-STORMS CONTINUE IN CENTRAL OK WITH STORMS INCREASING BACK
INTO SW OK AND N CENTRAL TX. SITUATION EXPECTED TO EVOLVE INTO MORE
OF A HEAVY RAIN/FLOOD THREAT OVERNIGHT FROM SW INTO CENTRAL PARTS OF
AREA AS TRAINING CONTINUES. WE WILL ISSUE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR REST
OF THE NIGHT FOR TX ZONES AND MUCH OF CENTRAL/SW OK.

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.OUN...
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT OKZ018>020-023>032-035>047-050-051.
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT TXZ083>090.

In the hours before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
619 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2000

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

0510 PM    LAWTON                    OK   60 MPH WIND GUST
10/22/00   COMANCHE                       COUNTY SHERIFF

0536 PM    5 S CALUMET               OK   TORNADO
10/22/00   CANADIAN                       NWS EMPLOYEE

0545 PM    2 W CYRIL                 OK   .75 INCH HAIL
10/22/00   CADDO                          AMATEUR RADIO

0552 PM    4 S ANADARKO              OK   60 MPH WIND GUST
10/22/00   CADDO                          yAMATEUR RADIO

FM

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
932 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2000

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

0425 PM    5 E BINGER                OK   TORNADO
10/22/00   CADDO                          OHP REPORT

0555 PM    1 W RUSH SPRINGS          OK   .88 INCH HAIL
10/22/00   GRADY                          GRADY CO EOC

0705 PM    VALLEY BROOK              OK   TORNADO
10/22/00   OKLAHOMA                       VALLEY BROOK PD

0630 PM    3 W STONEWALL             OK   TORNADO
10/22/00   PONTOTOC                       AMATEUR RADIO REPORT

0905 PM    CHANDLER                  OK   60 MPH WIND GUST
10/22/00   LINCOLN                        LINCOLN CO EOC

FM

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1131 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2000

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

1045 PM    4 NE FREDERICK            OK   FLOODING
10/22/00   TILLMAN                        US HWY 183 CLOSED DUE TO
                                          HIGH WATER. OHP REPORT

1115 PM    ANADARKO                  OK   FLOODING
10/22/00   CADDO                          WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING
                                          FORCING EVACUATIONS IN NW
 ?                                         PART OF ANADARKO.
                                          AMATEUR RADIO REPORT

FM

Flash Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 2000Every flash flood warning in 2000

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.