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Flash Flood Warning 30, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this flash flood warning at May 8, 2019, 2:43 AM CDT for Logan County, Oklahoma 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 8, 2019, 2:43 AM CDT (07:43 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2019, 5:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Logan County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 57 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
- 1355 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1174 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 5.9
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 8, 12:28 AM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 8, 12:28 AM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Norman OK 1228 AM CDT Wed May 8 2019 .AVIATION... Main impact will be a line of storms currently sweeping eastward across the state, including several severe storms. There is also some indication that a secondary line may develop from central Texas reaching up into southern Oklahoma later tonight. Toward the end of the TAF period, a cold front will enter northwest Oklahoma. Some scattered storms may develop along this front, however uncertainty is high. Day && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 612 PM CDT Tue May 7 2019/ DISCUSSION... AVIATION... For the 00z TAFs: Minor adjustments were made to timing of convection, but overall the previous TAFs were changed little. Primary convective hazards will be damaging winds with storms that impact TAF sites, particularly as upscale growth occurs later this evening and a line of storms moves east overnight. Added PROB30 toward the end of the forecast period for possibility of redevelopment tomorrow afternoon. PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 311 PM CDT Tue May 7 2019/ DISCUSSION... Scattered thunderstorms have developed over the central and northern TX panhandle this afternoon, and now extend well south into west TX. Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms are beginning to develop within WAA across northern OK, with isolated activity elsewhere. Have been watching a MCV moving into western north TX most of the day. Some minor enhancement can be seen in visible under cirrus coverage there, and this feature could spawn a few storms over the SW within the next couple of hours. These could have a chance of becoming severe within better deep layer shear. Otherwise, still expect widespread thunderstorm activity later tonight as height falls spread east with upper trough. A few discrete storms may develop ahead of a merging linear complex before sunrise across northwestern OK. This currently seems like the most likely area for tornadic supercells near an outflow boundary and backed surface flow. QLCS tornadoes will also be possible after sunset, especially over western OK. The complex will near the I-35 corridor around 7-9Z, with stronger embedded cells on its southwestern flank. Flooding will remain a concern especially over northern OK where soils, creeks, and rivers are bloated. It will remain busy through most of the night. The severe threat tomorrow remains a bit questionable and will depend greatly on the progression of the linear complex. If skies can rapidly clear from west to east, expect at least a couple of discrete cells to develop along a dryline over central OK, with additional development along the cold front possible over northern OK. Steep mid level lapse rates ahead of the dryline, sufficient deep layer shear, and moderate low layer shear, all modes of severe weather will be possible IF storms manage to redevelop. The cold front will enter the I-44 corridor around 06Z Thu, and exit south by sunrise. Much colder temps are still expected behind it through the end of the week and into the weekend. Rain chances will return to the forecast late Fri into early Sun as a southern stream mid to upper shortwave trough lifts over the Southern Plains. Severe weather chances appear low during this time, although a few strong to severe storms will be possible. A closed low will follow this feature through early next week, but it's unclear at this time whether or not severe weather will be possible given weaker flow aloft. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 52 62 45 65 / 20 10 0 0 Hobart OK 50 61 43 63 / 10 10 0 10 Wichita Falls TX 55 67 47 66 / 20 10 10 10 Gage OK 43 55 38 63 / 20 10 0 10 Ponca City OK 50 58 43 65 / 50 10 0 0 Durant OK 61 72 48 68 / 20 30 0 10 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...Flood Watch until 10 AM CDT this morning for OKZ004>020. TX...None. && 30/14/14
Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 11:25 PM CDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Norman OK 1125 PM CDT Tue May 7 2019 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-090430- 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- 1125 PM CDT Tue May 7 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern... western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north Texas. .DAY ONE...Tonight... .Thunderstorms... There is an enhanced risk of severe storms tonight across portions of north central into central and southwest Oklahoma and western north Texas. The a slight risk surrounds the enhanced risk with marginal covering the remainder of the area. Location... The enhanced risk area is east of a line from Crowel and Quanah Texas to Hobart, to Watonga and Enid and west of a line from Chandler to Pauls Valley Oklahoma and Archer City Texas. Timing... Through 500 AM Wednesday morning. Impacts... Hail to the size of golf balls. Damaging winds up to 80 mph. Tornadoes. Flooding rainfall. Discussion... A couple of lines of severe storms across western Oklahoma will continue to move east and northeast across much of the area overnight. A few embedded supercells will also accompany these lines and will have the potential to produce tornadoes as well as large hail and damaging wind gusts, especially across western Oklahoma. As we go through the early morning hours, damaging wind gusts and very heavy rainfall will be the main hazards. .Heavy Rainfall... Flooding of low lying areas will be possible through the overnight hours. The highest risk of flooding will be along and north of I-40. .SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT... Storm spotter groups and emergency management personnel across Oklahoma and western north Texas should prepare for severe weather operations this evening and overnight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday... .Thunderstorms... Severe thunderstorms will again be possible Wednesday afternoon and evening along a fast moving cold front. Coverage is expected to remain isolated to scattered...however...all severe weather hazards will be possible. There is also a chance of thunderstorms late Friday into Saturday... but severe storms are not expected at this time. .Heavy Rainfall... Heavy rainfall will be possible Wednesday morning which may cause flash flooding. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Roger Mills | 43 min |
| May 7, 7:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Harper, Woods, Woodward | 3 hr |
| May 7, 7:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woods | 31 min |
| May 7, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer | 14 min |
| May 7, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Woods | 49 min |
| May 7, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Roger Mills | 46 min |
| May 7, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham | 41 min |
| May 7, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer | 51 min |
| May 7, 7:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Beckham, Harmon | 38 min |
| May 7, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Major, Woods, Woodward | 26 min |
| May 7, 7:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Harper, Woods | 3 hr |
| May 7, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Greer, Harmon | 40 min |
| May 7, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Roger Mills | 39 min |
| May 7, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Ellis, Woodward | 47 min |
| May 7, 8:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Alfalfa | 28 min |
| May 7, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harmon | 27 min |
| May 7, 8:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Beckham | 40 min |
| May 7, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer, Dewey | 39 min |
| May 7, 8:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Greer, Harmon | 48 min |
| May 7, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Woods | 42 min |
| May 7, 8:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Custer, Dewey | 25 min |
| May 7, 8:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cleveland | 36 min |
| May 7, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harmon, Jackson | 48 min |
| May 7, 8:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Woods | 3 hr |
| May 7, 8:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Greer, Harmon, Jackson | 41 min |
| May 7, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Custer, Roger Mills | 48 min |
| May 7, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills, Woodward | 45 min |
| May 7, 9:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Oklahoma | 36 min |
| May 7, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Greer | 49 min |
| May 7, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Grant | 45 min |
| May 7, 9:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Payne | 29 min |
| May 7, 9:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Grant, Kay | 3 hr |
| May 7, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Harmon, Jackson | 49 min |
| May 7, 9:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Roger Mills | 3 hr |
| May 7, 9:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Beckham, Greer, Harmon | 3 hr |
| May 7, 9:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cleveland | 33 min |
| May 7, 9:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Beckham | 28 min |
| May 7, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma | 52 min |
| May 7, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Noble, Payne | 50 min |
| May 7, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant | 45 min |
| May 7, 10:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Dewey, Major, Woods, Woodward | 3 hr |
| May 7, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Jackson, Kiowa | 41 min |
| May 7, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Dewey | 35 min |
| May 7, 10:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Cleveland, Oklahoma | 3 hr |
| May 7, 10:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield | 25 min |
| May 7, 10:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Kiowa | 38 min |
| May 7, 10:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Caddo | 30 min |
| May 7, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant, Kay | 45 min |
| May 7, 10:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Jackson | 29 min |
| May 7, 10:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Blaine, Custer | 26 min |
| May 7, 10:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Major, Woods | 3 hr |
| May 7, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson | 27 min |
| May 7, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Major, Noble | 52 min |
| May 7, 10:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OUN | Woods | 5 hr |
| May 7, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine | 47 min |
| May 7, 10:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Washita | 46 min |
| May 7, 11:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Beckham, Custer, Roger Mills, Washita | 3 hr |
| May 7, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Greer, Jackson, Kiowa | 35 min |
| May 7, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kiowa, Washita | 46 min |
| May 7, 11:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Kiowa, Washita | 43 min |
| May 7, 11:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Blaine, Caddo, Custer | 48 min |
| May 7, 11:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay | 60 min |
| May 7, 11:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Washita | 28 min |
| May 7, 11:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Woods | 4 hr |
| May 7, 11:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Washita | 43 min |
| May 7, 11:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Noble, Payne | 68 min |
| May 8, 12:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Custer, Washita | 3 hr |
| May 8, 12:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kiowa | 27 min |
| May 8, 12:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 8, 12:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer, Washita | 49 min |
| May 8, 12:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson, Kiowa | 47 min |
| May 8, 12:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan | 25 min |
| May 8, 12:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Greer, Harmon | 50 min |
| May 8, 12:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay | 31 min |
| May 8, 12:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Kiowa | 42 min |
| May 8, 12:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Washita | 3 hr |
| May 8, 12:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Garfield, Kay, Noble | 3 hr |
| May 8, 12:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Blaine, Custer | 2 hr |
| May 8, 1:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Kiowa, Washita | 38 min |
| May 8, 1:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Caddo, Kiowa | 34 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.