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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Norman, OK

May 24, 2016Jackson County, Tillman County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this flash flood warning at May 24, 2016, 1:20 AM CDT for Jackson County, Tillman County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 24, 2016, 1:20 AM CDT (06:20 UTC)
Expired: May 24, 2016, 4:15 AM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Jackson County, OK, Tillman County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 170 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1076 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -46 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 715 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 208 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 301 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.2
Supercell composite: 11.0

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The text

As transmitted.

550 
WGUS54 KOUN 240620
FFWOUN
OKC065-141-240915-
/O.NEW.KOUN.FF.W.0021.160524T0620Z-160524T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
120 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHWESTERN TILLMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 415 AM CDT
    
* AT 120 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN NEAR HEADRICK UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY
  FALLEN.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3464 9918 3464 9900 3454 9899 3453 9918

$$

03

1 follow-up statement

202 
WGUS74 KOUN 240911
FFSOUN

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
411 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

OKC065-141-240920-
/O.EXP.KOUN.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160524T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JACKSON OK-TILLMAN OK-
411 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL JACKSON AND NORTHWESTERN
TILLMAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 415 AM CDT...

FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED...AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A
THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD
CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 3464 9918 3464 9900 3454 9899 3453 9918

$$

03

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 23, 7:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harper, Woodward	37 min
May 23, 7:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Ellis	33 min
May 23, 7:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Woods	40 min
May 23, 7:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harper, Woodward	46 min
May 23, 7:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Woodward	26 min
May 23, 8:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Woodward	31 min
May 23, 8:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	30 min
May 23, 8:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	28 min
May 23, 8:31 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Woodward	4 hr
May 23, 8:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis, Harper	40 min
May 23, 8:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Woodward	31 min
May 23, 8:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Ellis	35 min
May 23, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis, Harper, Woods, Woodward	62 min
May 23, 9:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harper, Woods, Woodward	50 min
May 23, 9:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Ellis, Harper, Woodward	114 min
May 23, 9:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis, Harper	34 min
May 23, 9:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Harper	31 min
May 23, 9:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harper, Woods, Woodward	28 min
May 23, 11:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham	38 min
May 23, 11:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson	31 min
May 24, 12:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Greer	38 min
May 24, 12:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson	28 min
May 24, 12:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harmon	26 min
May 24, 12:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson	39 min
May 24, 12:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Washita	35 min
May 24, 12:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	54 min
May 24, 12:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harmon	35 min
May 24, 1:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson	41 min
May 24, 1:07 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	3 hr
May 24, 1:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	52 min
May 24, 1:32 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Tillman	28 min
May 24, 1:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Tillman	34 min
May 24, 2:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Tillman	52 min
May 24, 2:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson	51 min
May 24, 2:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Tillman	58 min
May 24, 2:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	56 min
May 24, 3:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson	41 min
May 24, 3:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	38 min
May 24, 4:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Stephens	58 min
May 24, 4:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jefferson	20 min
May 24, 4:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	45 min
May 24, 4:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Stephens	25 min
May 24, 4:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Murray	46 min
May 24, 5:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray	58 min
May 24, 6:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka	64 min
May 24, 1:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant	37 min
May 24, 1:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Noble	26 min
May 24, 1:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kay, Noble	42 min
May 24, 2:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Noble	52 min
May 24, 2:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Noble, Payne	3 hr
May 24, 2:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Noble	3 hr
May 24, 2:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Noble, Payne	32 min
May 24, 3:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Noble, Payne	45 min
May 24, 3:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Payne	36 min
May 24, 3:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Payne	25 min
May 24, 3:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Payne	2 hr
May 24, 3:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Noble, Payne	48 min
May 24, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Noble, Payne	31 min
May 24, 4:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Payne	46 min
May 24, 6:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.