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Flood Watch 4, NWS Norman, OK

May 23, 201613 counties in Oklahoma; 8 counties in Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this flood watch at May 23, 2016, 4:22 AM CDT for 13 counties in Oklahoma; 8 counties in Texas. It took effect at May 23, 2016, 3:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 29 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 23, 2016, 4:22 AM CDT (09:22 UTC)
In effect from
May 23, 2016, 3:00 PM CDT
Expired
May 24, 2016, 7:53 PM CDT
In force
29 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Flood severity
None
All 21 counties

Beckham County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Grady County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Stephens County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Washita 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 Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 8 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:24 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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this 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 flood watch went out at May 22, 6:45 PM CDT, 9 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 6:45 PM CDT, 9 hours 37 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 11:46 AM CDT, 16 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1146 AM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-231200-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-
BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-
CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-
TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-
JEFFERSON-CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-
FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
1146 AM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN...
WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.THUNDERSTORMS...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN FAR WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

LOCATION...
THE SLIGHT RISK EXTENDS WEST OF A LINE FROM NEAR FREEDOM TO
CLINTON TO FREDERICK AND TO JUST EAST OF SEYMOUR TEXAS. A MARGINAL
RISK EXTENDS TO THE SLIGHT RISK BEGINNING WEST OF A LINE FROM
JUST EAST OF BURLINGTON TO EL RENO TO DUNCAN TO RINGLING.

TIMING...
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BEGIN AFTER 7 PM
ACROSS FAR WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

IMPACTS...
LARGE DAMAGING HAIL... TO THE SIZE OF TENNIS BALLS AND DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH ARE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS. THE POTENTIAL FOR
TORNADOES IS VERY LOW AND PRIMARILY ACROSS FAR WESTERN OKLAHOMA
AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP THROUGH THE EARLY TO MID
AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE NON SEVERE.

LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING... STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND NEAR A DRYLINE IN THE OKLAHOMA AND
TEXAS PANHANDLES. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF LARGE DAMAGING
HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE EAST AND
SOUTHEAST REACHING FAR OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS DURING THE
MID TO LATE EVENING HOURS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ALONG WITH A RISK OF HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THE STRONGEST OF
THESE STORMS.

OVERNIGHT... ANY REMAINING STORMS WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST AND
SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN TEXAS. THIS
ACTIVITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE.

.SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL LOCATED
WITHIN THE SLIGHT RISK AREA SHOULD PREPARE FOR SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.THUNDERSTORMS...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND TUESDAY
OF THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK. THE RISK AREAS COVER MUCH OF OKLAHOMA
AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY FORM DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS AND IMPACT WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS...BEFORE MOVING EAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST WEDNESDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY.

GET GRAPHICS AND MORE DETAILS AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN...AND FOLLOW
OUR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK.

KURTZ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 22, 8:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham, Ellis, Harmon, Harper, Roger Mills58 min
May 22, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarmon48 min
May 22, 10:09 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBeckham, Greer, Harmon4 hr
May 22, 10:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGreer, Harmon, Jackson18 min
May 22, 10:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarmon40 min
May 22, 10:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGreer, Jackson48 min
May 22, 10:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNHarmon5 hr
May 22, 11:03 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNGreer, Jackson27 min
May 22, 11:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarmon, Jackson38 min
May 22, 11:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarmon, Jackson51 min
May 22, 11:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNRoger Mills50 min
May 22, 11:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa62 min
May 22, 11:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCaddo28 min
May 22, 11:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGreer, Jackson, Kiowa35 min
May 22, 11:50 PM CDTWind AdvisoryOUNAlfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Custer, Dewey and 7 more3 hr
May 23, 12:05 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNHarmon, Jackson3 hr
May 23, 12:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson, Tillman49 min
May 23, 12:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson43 min
May 23, 12:37 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNJackson, Tillman6 hr
May 23, 12:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson, Kiowa, Tillman51 min
May 23, 12:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCotton, Tillman51 min
May 23, 1:41 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNComanche, Cotton, Tillman3 hr
May 23, 1:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCotton, Jefferson, Stephens, Tillman47 min
May 23, 1:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland, McClain24 min
May 23, 1:58 AM CDTTornado WarningOUNCotton, Jefferson, Stephens32 min
May 23, 2:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarmon, Jackson44 min
May 23, 2:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Garvin, Murray, Stephens49 min
May 23, 2:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCaddo, Carter, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Grady and 3 more3 hr
May 23, 2:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Jefferson, Love, Stephens46 min
May 23, 2:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson, Tillman48 min
May 23, 3:06 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNJefferson3 hr
May 23, 3:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Garvin, Jefferson, Johnston, Love, Marshall and 2 more46 min
May 23, 3:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNTillman25 min
May 23, 3:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Johnston, Love and 2 more47 min
May 23, 4:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAtoka, Bryan52 min
May 23, 7:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie46 min
May 23, 8:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJefferson29 min
May 23, 9:47 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNCotton, Jefferson, Tillman3 days
May 23, 9:47 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNLove5 days
May 23, 9:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNCotton4 days
May 23, 11:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJohnston37 min
May 23, 11:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Johnston, Marshall31 min
May 23, 12:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBryan28 min
May 23, 1:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBryan27 min
May 23, 1:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield28 min
May 23, 2:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNNoble35 min
May 23, 4:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPayne27 min
May 22, 9:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNFoard33 min
May 22, 9:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNFoard38 min
May 22, 9:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNFoard, Hardeman27 min
May 22, 11:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNFoard, Hardeman51 min
May 23, 1:10 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNHardeman, Wilbarger3 hr
May 23, 5:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNArcher, Baylor, Wichita49 min
May 23, 6:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWichita27 min
May 23, 6:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNClay26 min
May 23, 6:25 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNArcher, Clay, Wichita110 min
May 23, 6:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWichita30 min
May 23, 7:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNClay28 min
May 23, 7:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNClay33 min
May 23, 7:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNClay18 min
May 23, 7:53 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNClay112 min
May 23, 8:18 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNArcher, Clay, Wichita4 hr

Nearby

Flood Watches in Oklahoma, 2016Flood Watches in Texas, 2016Every flood watch in 2016

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.