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Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS Norman, OK

July 24, 201332 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this flash flood watch at Jul 24, 2013, 3:40 PM CDT for 32 counties in Oklahoma. It took effect at Jul 25, 2013, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 24, 2013, 3:40 PM CDT (20:40 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 25, 2013, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired: Jul 26, 2013, 10:31 AM CDT
In force: 16 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Flood severity: None

All 32 counties

Atoka County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Bryan County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Carter County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Coal County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Grady County, OK, Grant County, OK, Hughes County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Johnston County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Lincoln County, OK, Logan County, OK, Love County, OK, Marshall County, OK, McClain County, OK, Murray County, OK, Noble County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Payne County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK, Seminole County, OK, Stephens County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Jul 24, 12:22 PM CDT, 3 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 12:22 PM CDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 23, 7:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	39 min
Jul 23, 8:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harper, Woods, Woodward	57 min
Jul 23, 8:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	20 min
Jul 23, 9:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harper, Woods	48 min
Jul 23, 9:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	29 min
Jul 23, 9:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant, Kay	35 min
Jul 23, 9:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Grant, Kay	42 min
Jul 23, 9:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa, Woods	36 min
Jul 23, 9:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Major, Woods	49 min
Jul 23, 10:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble	35 min
Jul 23, 10:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kay, Noble	36 min
Jul 23, 10:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Major	32 min
Jul 23, 11:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	28 min
Jul 24, 12:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	46 min
Jul 24, 12:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kay	25 min
Jul 24, 12:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Noble, Payne	32 min
Jul 24, 1:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, Hughes, McClain, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie, Seminole	31 min
Jul 24, 1:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Pontotoc	36 min
Jul 24, 2:20 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Kay	3 hr
Jul 24, 2:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Pontotoc	42 min
Jul 24, 3:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garvin, Johnston, McClain	27 min
Jul 24, 3:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Coal, Garvin, Johnston, McClain, Murray, Pontotoc and 1 more	50 min
Jul 24, 3:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Johnston, Love and 2 more	47 min
Jul 24, 4:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble, Payne	24 min
Jul 24, 4:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kingfisher, Logan	36 min
Jul 24, 5:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Oklahoma	45 min
Jul 24, 5:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian	28 min
Jul 24, 5:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma	48 min
Jul 24, 5:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grady	40 min
Jul 24, 6:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal, Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc	37 min
Jul 24, 6:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grady	23 min
Jul 24, 7:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Johnston, Murray	27 min
Jul 24, 7:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan, Carter, Comanche, Cotton, Jefferson, Johnston and 3 more	45 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.