Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flood Watches in 2016
Flood Watch 4, NWS Norman, OK
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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</html>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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 8:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham, Ellis, Harmon, Harper, Roger Mills | 58 min |
| May 22, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harmon | 48 min |
| May 22, 10:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Beckham, Greer, Harmon | 4 hr |
| May 22, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Harmon, Jackson | 18 min |
| May 22, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harmon | 40 min |
| May 22, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Jackson | 48 min |
| May 22, 10:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Harmon | 5 hr |
| May 22, 11:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Greer, Jackson | 27 min |
| May 22, 11:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harmon, Jackson | 38 min |
| May 22, 11:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harmon, Jackson | 51 min |
| May 22, 11:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 50 min |
| May 22, 11:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Alfalfa | 62 min |
| May 22, 11:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Caddo | 28 min |
| May 22, 11:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Jackson, Kiowa | 35 min |
| May 22, 11:50 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | OUN | Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Custer, Dewey and 7 more | 3 hr |
| May 23, 12:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Harmon, Jackson | 3 hr |
| May 23, 12:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson, Tillman | 49 min |
| May 23, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson | 43 min |
| May 23, 12:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Jackson, Tillman | 6 hr |
| May 23, 12:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman | 51 min |
| May 23, 12:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton, Tillman | 51 min |
| May 23, 1:41 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Comanche, Cotton, Tillman | 3 hr |
| May 23, 1:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens, Tillman | 47 min |
| May 23, 1:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cleveland, McClain | 24 min |
| May 23, 1:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens | 32 min |
| May 23, 2:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harmon, Jackson | 44 min |
| May 23, 2:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Garvin, Murray, Stephens | 49 min |
| May 23, 2:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Caddo, Carter, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Grady and 3 more | 3 hr |
| May 23, 2:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Jefferson, Love, Stephens | 46 min |
| May 23, 2:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson, Tillman | 48 min |
| May 23, 3:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| May 23, 3:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Garvin, Jefferson, Johnston, Love, Marshall and 2 more | 46 min |
| May 23, 3:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Tillman | 25 min |
| May 23, 3:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Johnston, Love and 2 more | 47 min |
| May 23, 4:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Atoka, Bryan | 52 min |
| May 23, 7:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cleveland, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie | 46 min |
| May 23, 8:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jefferson | 29 min |
| May 23, 9:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Cotton, Jefferson, Tillman | 3 days |
| May 23, 9:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Love | 5 days |
| May 23, 9:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Cotton | 4 days |
| May 23, 11:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Johnston | 37 min |
| May 23, 11:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Johnston, Marshall | 31 min |
| May 23, 12:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Bryan | 28 min |
| May 23, 1:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Bryan | 27 min |
| May 23, 1:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield | 28 min |
| May 23, 2:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Noble | 35 min |
| May 23, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Payne | 27 min |
| May 22, 9:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Foard | 33 min |
| May 22, 9:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Foard | 38 min |
| May 22, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Foard, Hardeman | 27 min |
| May 22, 11:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Foard, Hardeman | 51 min |
| May 23, 1:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Hardeman, Wilbarger | 3 hr |
| May 23, 5:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Archer, Baylor, Wichita | 49 min |
| May 23, 6:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Wichita | 27 min |
| May 23, 6:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Clay | 26 min |
| May 23, 6:25 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Archer, Clay, Wichita | 110 min |
| May 23, 6:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Wichita | 30 min |
| May 23, 7:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Clay | 28 min |
| May 23, 7:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Clay | 33 min |
| May 23, 7:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Clay | 18 min |
| May 23, 7:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Clay | 112 min |
| May 23, 8:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Archer, Clay, Wichita | 4 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.