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Flash Flood Warning 146, NWS Norman, OK

September 12, 2019Custer County, Dewey County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this flash flood warning at Sep 12, 2019, 6:40 PM CDT for Custer County, Dewey County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 12, 2019, 6:40 PM CDT (23:40 UTC)
Expired: Sep 13, 2019, 12:45 AM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 12, 6:20 PM CDT, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 12, 6:20 PM CDT, 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 12, 11:29 AM CDT, 7 hours 11 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 12, 5:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 12, 5:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Local storm report, Sep 12, 5:41 PM CDT, 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 12, 5:47 PM CDT, 53 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 12, 6:20 PM CDT, 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 12, 6:24 PM CDT, 16 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
Sep 12, 2:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	28 min
Sep 12, 2:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Ellis	25 min
Sep 12, 2:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis, Woodward	52 min
Sep 12, 2:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Noble	42 min
Sep 12, 2:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	24 min
Sep 12, 2:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	34 min
Sep 12, 2:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Major	26 min
Sep 12, 2:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Noble	50 min
Sep 12, 2:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Kay	3 hr
Sep 12, 2:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	17 min
Sep 12, 3:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Kay	6 hr
Sep 12, 3:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Dewey, Major, Woods, Woodward	38 min
Sep 12, 3:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant	34 min
Sep 12, 3:18 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garfield	3 hr
Sep 12, 3:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant	48 min
Sep 12, 3:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Grant, Kay	3 hr
Sep 12, 3:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Dewey, Major, Woodward	50 min
Sep 12, 3:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant	33 min
Sep 12, 3:47 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Dewey, Major, Woods, Woodward	3 hr
Sep 12, 3:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Noble	27 min
Sep 12, 3:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Dewey	39 min
Sep 12, 3:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Noble	32 min
Sep 12, 4:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Dewey, Major	43 min
Sep 12, 4:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	25 min
Sep 12, 4:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Grant	51 min
Sep 12, 4:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Garfield, Noble	3 hr
Sep 12, 4:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield	41 min
Sep 12, 4:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	30 min
Sep 12, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble	50 min
Sep 12, 4:43 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Blaine, Dewey, Major, Roger Mills	3 hr
Sep 12, 4:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine, Dewey	32 min
Sep 12, 4:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Noble	43 min
Sep 12, 5:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer, Dewey	42 min
Sep 12, 5:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	36 min
Sep 12, 5:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine, Dewey, Kingfisher	32 min
Sep 12, 5:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kay, Noble	55 min
Sep 12, 5:30 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Kay, Noble	3 hr
Sep 12, 5:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Custer, Dewey	3 hr
Sep 12, 5:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Payne	36 min
Sep 12, 5:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Kingfisher	28 min
Sep 12, 6:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Payne	25 min
Sep 12, 6:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine, Custer	36 min
Sep 12, 6:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Logan, Payne	50 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.