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Flash Flood Warning 17, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this flash flood warning at May 1, 2019, 6:01 PM CDT for Johnston County, Marshall County, Pontotoc 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
- May 1, 2019, 6:01 PM CDT (23:01 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2019, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Johnston County, OK, Marshall County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 115 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
- 171 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -285 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 826 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.9
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 May 1, 3:29 PM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 1, 3:29 PM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
329 PM CDT Wed May 1 2019
.DISCUSSION...
Very strong instability and a couple of surface boundaries have
led to the development of numerous strong/severe thunderstorms
across western north Texas...into south-central Oklahoma. This
area of storms will most likely weaken over the next several
hours, as additional storms form on their periphery. The severe
weather threat will diminish slowly this evening as the near-
surface inversion sets in. As a cold front moves into Oklahoma
tonight, it will bring another relatively high chance for
thunderstorms to the northwest 2/3 or so of Oklahoma. As it
continues south on Thursday, it will reduce the chances for
showers/thunderstorms well behind it. The risk of severe storms
appears to be restricted to the near-Red River parts of our
forecast area tomorrow.
Existing wet ground conditions, plus the expectation of heavy rain
and some training with this evening's storms, warrants maintaining
the Flood Watch that we issued earlier today.
Somewhat cooler and drier air will continue to advance slowly
into Oklahoma/north Texas on Friday and Saturday. An upper/mid-
level wave passing through the southeast part of our forecast area
on Friday will result in higher rain chances on Friday, but with
less instability, the severe weather risk will be relatively low.
The weekend should be mild, with only low chances for rain, but
returning moisture will raise rain chances again early next week.
Depending on what actually happens, there may be another risk of
severe weather around Wednesday. Models differ too much by that
time to make any definitive forecasts at this point, however.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK 58 67 58 70 / 70 30 40 60
Hobart OK 56 64 56 70 / 70 20 50 70
Wichita Falls TX 63 73 61 73 / 50 40 50 60
Gage OK 46 61 49 69 / 60 10 50 60
Ponca City OK 55 66 56 70 / 60 30 40 50
Durant OK 64 77 62 73 / 70 50 40 70
&&
.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Flood Watch through Thursday morning for OKZ023>032-037>048-
050>052.
TX...Flood Watch through Thursday morning for TXZ085-086-088>090.
&&
12/23Hazardous weather outlook, May 1, 3:42 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Norman OK 342 PM CDT Wed May 1 2019 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-021000- 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- 342 PM CDT Wed May 1 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern... western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... .Thunderstorms... There is an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms today across south central Oklahoma and an adjacent part of northern Texas. There is a slight risk for the rest of southern Oklahoma and part of east central Oklahoma. A marginal risk exists over the rest of Oklahoma except for a small part of north central. Location... The enhanced risk includes areas southeast of Seymour, Wichita Falls, and Duncan. The slight risk includes areas southeast of Altus, Chickasha, Norman, and Prague. Timing... Storms are expected to until midnight. Impacts... Hail up to the size of baseballs. Damaging winds up to 70 mph. A few tornadoes. Excessive rainfall with flash flooding. .Heavy Rain... Heavy rainfall is expected to cause flooding across south central and southeastern Oklahoma. Flooding is most likely in areas that have saturated ground from previous rain. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday... .Thunderstorms... Thunderstorms are expected across southern Oklahoma and northern Texas Thursday, and again Friday through the weekend. Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow our weather forecast office on Twitter and Facebook.
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Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 7:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Caddo | 30 min |
| Apr 30, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole | 43 min |
| Apr 30, 7:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Cleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 7:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Carter, Cotton, Garvin, Grady, Jefferson, McClain and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 7:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cotton | 29 min |
| Apr 30, 7:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Comanche | 26 min |
| Apr 30, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton, Jefferson | 39 min |
| Apr 30, 7:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Comanche, Cotton | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 8:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Garvin, Hughes, McClain, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole | 115 min |
| Apr 30, 8:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jefferson | 32 min |
| Apr 30, 8:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Carter, Cotton, Garvin, Jefferson, Murray, Pontotoc and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Bryan | 40 min |
| Apr 30, 8:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Jefferson, Johnston and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Atoka, Bryan | 23 min |
| Apr 30, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Atoka, Coal, Johnston | 48 min |
| Apr 30, 9:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Atoka, Coal | 46 min |
| Apr 30, 9:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Carter, Murray | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Atoka, Bryan | 50 min |
| Apr 30, 9:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Atoka, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Pontotoc, Seminole | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Coal, Hughes | 18 min |
| Apr 30, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Atoka, Coal | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 10:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OUN | Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Johnston, Marshall and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 10:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harmon, Jackson | 42 min |
| Apr 30, 11:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Atoka, Carter, Coal, Johnston, Murray | 4 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jackson | 34 min |
| Apr 30, 11:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman | 51 min |
| Apr 30, 11:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Atoka, Coal | 4 hr |
| May 1, 12:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kiowa | 23 min |
| May 1, 12:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Comanche | 23 min |
| May 1, 12:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kiowa | 25 min |
| May 1, 1:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Hughes, Seminole | 26 min |
| May 1, 1:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Comanche | 25 min |
| May 1, 1:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Comanche | 23 min |
| May 1, 1:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Comanche | 117 min |
| May 1, 1:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grady, Stephens | 36 min |
| May 1, 1:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cleveland, McClain | 27 min |
| May 1, 1:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Stephens | 2 hr |
| May 1, 2:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Garvin, McClain | 26 min |
| May 1, 2:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cleveland | 24 min |
| May 1, 2:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton | 26 hr |
| May 1, 2:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Bryan | 3 days |
| May 1, 2:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garvin, Murray, Pottawatomie | 25 min |
| May 1, 2:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Atoka | 27 hr |
| May 1, 3:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Murray | 25 min |
| May 1, 3:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Hughes, Seminole | 23 min |
| May 1, 3:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OUN | Atoka, Carter, Coal, Johnston, Murray | 3 hr |
| May 1, 3:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Murray | 32 min |
| May 1, 4:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Atoka, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Pontotoc | 3 hr |
| May 1, 6:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Atoka, Coal | 3 hr |
| May 1, 9:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | Cotton | 11 hr |
| May 1, 10:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Coal | 35 min |
| May 1, 11:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Atoka | 37 min |
| May 1, 12:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Stephens | 22 min |
| May 1, 12:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garvin | 21 min |
| May 1, 12:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson | 38 min |
| May 1, 12:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Garvin, Murray, Stephens | 47 min |
| May 1, 1:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grady, McClain | 42 min |
| May 1, 1:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Jefferson | 31 min |
| May 1, 1:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Garvin | 53 min |
| May 1, 1:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Carter, Garvin, Grady, Jefferson, Stephens | 3 hr |
| May 1, 1:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens | 19 min |
| May 1, 1:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grady, McClain | 51 min |
| May 1, 1:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Garvin, McClain | 47 min |
| May 1, 2:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Carter, Jefferson, Stephens | 44 min |
| May 1, 2:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Stephens | 43 min |
| May 1, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Jefferson | 50 min |
| May 1, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | McClain | 33 min |
| May 1, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garvin, Grady, McClain | 29 min |
| May 1, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Pottawatomie | 20 min |
| May 1, 2:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Carter, Garvin, Grady, Stephens | 3 hr |
| May 1, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Garvin, Murray | 20 min |
| May 1, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Garvin, Stephens | 58 min |
| May 1, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson, Stephens | 41 min |
| May 1, 2:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton | 30 min |
| May 1, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, McClain | 12 min |
| May 1, 3:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Carter, Stephens | 27 min |
| May 1, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Love | 41 min |
| May 1, 3:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson, Stephens | 66 min |
| May 1, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Garvin, Murray | 48 min |
| May 1, 3:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Carter, Stephens | 27 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.