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Flash Flood Watch 8, NWS Norman, OK

July 6, 201547 counties in Oklahoma; 8 counties in Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this flash flood watch at Jul 6, 2015, 3:36 AM CDT for 47 counties in Oklahoma; 8 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jul 6, 2015, 3:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 52 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 6, 2015, 3:36 AM CDT (08:36 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 6, 2015, 3:00 PM CDT
Expired: Jul 8, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 52 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Flood severity: None

All 55 counties

Alfalfa County, OK, Atoka County, OK, Beckham 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, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Ellis County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Grady County, OK, Grant County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Hughes County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Johnston County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Lincoln County, OK, Logan County, OK, Love County, OK, Major 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, Roger Mills County, OK, Seminole County, OK, Stephens County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Washita County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK, Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Clay County, TX, Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Knox County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:39 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 5, 10:57 PM CDT, 4 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 10:57 PM CDT, 4 hours 39 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 6, 3:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Ellis	39 min
Jul 6, 4:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis, Roger Mills	28 min
Jul 6, 4:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woodward	45 min
Jul 6, 4:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Roger Mills	28 min
Jul 6, 4:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	32 min
Jul 6, 5:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	43 min
Jul 6, 5:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Grant	48 min
Jul 6, 6:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Roger Mills	37 min
Jul 6, 6:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Dewey	35 min
Jul 6, 6:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Dewey, Roger Mills	38 min
Jul 6, 6:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	36 min
Jul 6, 6:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble	4 hr
Jul 6, 6:53 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Woods	4 hr
Jul 6, 6:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	33 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.