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Flash Flood Warning 148, NWS Norman, OK

September 20, 2019Carter County, Jefferson County, Love County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this flash flood warning at Sep 20, 2019, 6:23 PM CDT for Carter County, Jefferson County, Love 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 20, 2019, 6:23 PM CDT (23:23 UTC)
Expired
Sep 20, 2019, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Carter County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Love County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 142 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2019-09-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1145 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2019-09-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 128 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1145 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
640 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
166 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning 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 flash flood warning went out at Sep 20, 2:54 PM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 20, 2:54 PM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 20, 12:40 PM CDT, 5 hours 43 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
1240 PM CDT Fri Sep 20 2019

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-211115-
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-
1240 PM CDT Fri Sep 20 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern...
western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north
Texas.

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight...

.Thunderstorms...
Showers and thunderstorms will continue to develop across southern
and western Oklahoma and western north Texas through the
afternoon. Additional storms will form across western Texas with a
general movement to the northeast. A few strong storms will be
possible through this evening, especially across southwest
Oklahoma and western north Texas. Some o the storms will also
produce torrential downpours which may result in areas of
flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday...

.Thunderstorms...
Showers and thunderstorms will be possible across at least
portions of the area through the middle of next week. Locally
heavy rain will be the main concern throughout much of that time.
However, a few strong to severe storms will be possible both
Saturday and Sunday.

Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow
our weather forecast office on Twitter and Facebook.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 20, 1:16 PM CDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
116 PM CDT Fri Sep 20 2019

OKZ051-052-201845-
Marshall OK-Bryan OK-
116 PM CDT Fri Sep 20 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR east central Marshall and
northwestern Bryan Counties Until 145 PM CDT...

AT 114 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Durant, moving
east at 15 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Hail up to one-half inch diameter...
Wind gusts to 50 MPH...

Locations impacted include...
Durant, Caddo, Silo, Mead, Armstrong, Blue, Utica, eastern Lake
Texoma and Calera.

LAT...LON 3383 9624 3389 9659 3390 9659 3389 9661
      3390 9664 3412 9651 3411 9646 3413 9645
      3415 9615
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 267DEG 13KT 3397 9640

MAD
Special weather statement, Sep 20, 1:53 PM CDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
153 PM CDT Fri Sep 20 2019

TXZ087-088-201930-
Knox TX-Baylor TX-
153 PM CDT Fri Sep 20 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR east central Knox and
southwestern Baylor Counties Until 230 PM CDT...

AT 150 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Bomarton,
moving east at 15 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Hail up to one-half inch diameter...
Wind gusts to 50 MPH...

Locations impacted include...
Seymour, Red Springs and Bomarton.

LAT...LON 3344 9951 3363 9952 3369 9917 3342 9916
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 267DEG 13KT 3355 9941

MAD
Local storm report, Sep 20, 2:32 PM CDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 20, 3:13 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 20, 1:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBryan29 min
Sep 20, 2:11 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBryan3 hr
Sep 20, 2:18 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBryan3 hr
Sep 20, 2:29 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNJohnston, Marshall3 hr
Sep 20, 2:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNBryan3 hr
Sep 20, 2:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCarter, Jefferson, Love3 hr
Sep 20, 2:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNAtoka, Bryan, Johnston, Marshall3 hr
Sep 20, 2:53 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNAtoka, Bryan, Coal, Johnston3 hr
Sep 20, 3:34 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBryan3 hr
Sep 20, 3:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCarter, Murray3 hr
Sep 20, 4:24 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNLove3 hr
Sep 20, 5:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNLove, Marshall3 hr
Sep 20, 5:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGarvin, Grady3 hr
Sep 20, 5:54 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCarter, Jefferson, Love3 hr
Sep 20, 6:04 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBryan, Carter, Johnston, Love, Marshall3 hr
Sep 20, 1:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBaylor37 min
Sep 20, 3:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBaylor32 min
Sep 20, 4:55 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNClay3 hr
Sep 20, 6:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNFoard, Knox55 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 2019Every flash flood warning in 2019

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.