Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jun 2, 2016, 12:43 AM CDT for Clay County, Texas. It was in force for 5 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2016, 12:43 AM CDT (05:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2016, 5:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Clay County, TX
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:43 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 5:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Ssw Hurnville, TX | FARM TO MARKET 1197 IMPASSABLE NORTH OF HENRIETTA |
| Jun 2, 5:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Wnw Henrietta, TX | US 287 S IMPASSABLE FROM BROWN TO KLEIN ROAD |
| Jun 2, 5:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 8 E Henrietta, TX | US 82 IMPASSABLE BETWEEN HENRIETTA AND RINGGOLD |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 136 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 457 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1045 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted.
115
WGUS54 KOUN 020543
FFWOUN
TXC077-020845-
/O.NEW.KOUN.FF.W.0049.160602T0543Z-160602T0845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1243 AM CDT THU JUN 2 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHERN TEXAS...
* UNTIL 345 AM CDT
* AT 1239 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY
RAIN OVER MUCH OF CLAY COUNTY. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THAT
STATE HIGHWAY 148 IS CLOSED BETWEEN HENRIETTA AND PETROLIA.
FLOODING IS ALSO LIKELY TO AFFECT U S HIGHWAY 287. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN BETWEEN
HENRIETTA AND PETROLIA...AND ADDITIONAL AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL
EXTENDED FROM HENRIETTA SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF LAKE
ARROWHEAD. RUNOFF FROM THIS AREA OF RAIN WILL FLOW EAST AND CAUSE
DOWNSTREAM FLOODING.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
HENRIETTA...WINDTHORST...BELLEVUE...NEWPORT...BLUEGROVE...SOUTHEASTERN
LAKE ARROWHEAD...BUFFALO SPRINGS...VASHTI...JOY AND SHANNON.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3347 9842 3366 9842 3374 9831 3387 9832
3403 9819 3405 9811 3400 9808 3399 9795
3394 9797 3392 9796 3390 9798 3347 9798
$$
CMS3 follow-up statements
758
WGUS74 KOUN 020646
FFSOUN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
146 AM CDT THU JUN 2 2016
TXC077-020845-
/O.CON.KOUN.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-160602T0845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CLAY TX-
146 AM CDT THU JUN 2 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM CDT FOR
CLAY COUNTY...
AT 141 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT UP
TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN BETWEEN HENRIETTA AND PETROLIA.
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED IN AND SOUTH OF
HENRIETTA...COVERING MUCH OF CLAY COUNTY. RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF STREAMS AND RIVERS DOWNSTREAM FROM
THE AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN. STATE HIGHWAY 148 WAS REPORTED CLOSED NORTH
OF HENRIETTA...AND US 287/81 IS WITHIN THE AREA OF TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
HENRIETTA...BELLEVUE...NEWPORT...BLUEGROVE...BUFFALO SPRINGS...VASHTI...JOY
AND SHANNON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3347 9842 3366 9842 3374 9831 3387 9832
3403 9819 3405 9811 3400 9808 3399 9795
3394 9797 3392 9796 3390 9798 3347 9798
$$
CMS166
WGUS74 KOUN 020648 CCA
FFSOUN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
148 AM CDT THU JUN 2 2016
TXC077-020845-
/O.COR.KOUN.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-160602T0845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CLAY TX-
148 AM CDT THU JUN 2 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM CDT FOR
CLAY COUNTY...
AT 141 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT UP
TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN BETWEEN HENRIETTA AND PETROLIA.
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED IN AND SOUTH OF
HENRIETTA...COVERING MUCH OF CLAY COUNTY. RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF STREAMS AND RIVERS DOWNSTREAM FROM
THE AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN. STATE HIGHWAY 148 WAS REPORTED CLOSED NORTH
OF HENRIETTA...AND US 287 IS WITHIN THE AREA OF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
HENRIETTA...BELLEVUE...NEWPORT...BLUEGROVE...BUFFALO SPRINGS...VASHTI...JOY
AND SHANNON.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3347 9842 3366 9842 3374 9831 3387 9832
3403 9819 3405 9811 3400 9808 3399 9795
3394 9797 3392 9796 3390 9798 3347 9798
$$
CMS552
WGUS54 KOUN 020829
FFWOUN
TXC077-021045-
/O.EXT.KOUN.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-160602T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
329 AM CDT THU JUN 2 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHERN TEXAS...
* UNTIL 545 AM CDT
* AT 324 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING HAS
CLOSED STATE HIGHWAY 148 NORTH OF HENRIETTA...AND WATER WAS AT
LEAST PARTIALLY OVER OTHER MAJOR HIGHWAYS IN CLAY COUNTY. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 7 OR 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN NORTH OF
HENRIETTA...BASED ON RADAR ESTIMATES. ALTHOUGH HEAVY RAIN HAS
ENDED...AT LEAST TEMPORARILY...FLOODING WILL SPREAD TO AREAS
DOWNSTREAM OF THE EARLIER HEAVY RAIN.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
HENRIETTA...WINDTHORST...BELLEVUE...NEWPORT...BLUEGROVE...SOUTHEASTERN
LAKE ARROWHEAD...BUFFALO SPRINGS...VASHTI...JOY AND SHANNON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3347 9842 3366 9842 3374 9831 3387 9832
3403 9819 3405 9811 3400 9808 3399 9795
3394 9797 3392 9796 3390 9798 3347 9798
$$
CMSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 8:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Wilbarger | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 9:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Wichita | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 10:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Clay | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 11:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Clay | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 5:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OUN | Clay | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 7:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Wilbarger | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 11:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Archer, Wichita | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 2:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Cooke | 4 days |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.