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Flash Flood Warning 32, NWS Norman, OK

May 18, 20195 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this flash flood warning at May 18, 2019, 8:04 AM CDT for 5 counties in 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 18, 2019, 8:04 AM CDT (13:04 UTC)
Expired
May 18, 2019, 11:00 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Canadian County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Grady County, OK, McClain County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 20 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, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2019-05-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2398 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, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2019-05-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 236 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2398 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
639 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
236 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
270 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.0
Supercell composite
11.7

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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 May 18, 6:17 AM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 18, 6:17 AM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
617 AM CDT Sat May 18 2019

.AVIATION...

12z TAFs...Mostly MVFR conditions this morning outside of
thunderstorms currently moving in to southwestern OK. These storms
will continue moving to the northeast this morning, affecting TAF
sites across central OK through about 17z. Storms may redevelop
later this afternoon, with the highest confidence of this across
northern portions of Oklahoma. Otherwise should see conditons
return to VFR this afternoon for most of the area. Later this
evening expecting a front to shift winds to a northwesterly
direction for most sites by tomorrow morning.

Ware

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 255 AM CDT Sat May 18 2019/

DISCUSSION...
Severe thunderstorms are expected to be ongoing near or shortly
after sunrise across southwestern OK with the approach of an upper
short wave trough. Shear and thermodynamic profiles likely support
damaging wind and a few tornadoes. This area is expected to move
across southeastern Oklahoma later this morning. Meanwhile, a cold
front will slowly approach northwestern Oklahoma coincident with
the main upper trough. Increased instability and lift in this area
may support large hail in isolated thunderstorms. These systems
move east of Oklahoma this evening with cooler and drier air to
follow into Sunday. By Monday south winds will bring increased
moisture north again ahead of a very strong upper wave which is
expected to bring widespread severe weather with all severe
weather hazards. This also may bring heavy rainfall since several
smaller short-wave troughs are expected to traverse Oklahoma.
Refer to the Hazardous Weather Outlook for details. This first
wave will exit early Tuesday, but the long wave trough over the
western U.S. will remain there through next week. This will allow
a series of short- wave troughs to pass across the southern plains
where lower level moisture will once again be in place from
Wednesday. Thunderstorms are expected each day into next weekend.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  76  56  78  59 /  60  50   0  20
Hobart OK         81  53  79  60 /  50  10   0  30
Wichita Falls TX  82  56  82  64 /  60  10   0  20
Gage OK           81  51  77  55 /  50  10   0  30
Ponca City OK     75  56  75  56 /  60  40   0  10
Durant OK         76  61  83  64 /  80  40   0  10

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...None.
TX...None.
&&

09/23/08
Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 4:32 AM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
432 AM CDT Sat May 18 2019

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-182000-
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-
432 AM CDT Sat May 18 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 and flooding...
A large area of strong to severe storms is expected to affect
central and southern Oklahoma, and north Texas, this morning and
early afternoon. Additional storms may develop in western
Oklahoma this afternoon, then move northeast this evening. Any of
the storms may produce hail up to baseball size, damaging winds,
and flooding rain. A few tornadoes may occur, with the highest
risk in southeast Oklahoma this afternoon.

.SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT...

Storm spotter groups and emergency management personnel across
Oklahoma and north Texas should prepare for severe weather
operations through this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday...

.Thunderstorms and flooding...
Thunderstorms are in the forecast Sunday night through Friday. The
most significant and widespread severe weather is expected Monday
into Monday night across most of Oklahoma and north Texas. Very
large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes will be possible with
the strongest storms on Monday. The risk of severe storms will
diminish through the end of the week.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 18, 7:37 AM CDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
737 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0629 AM     HAIL             ELGIN                   34.78N 98.29W
05/18/2019  M1.00 INCH       COMANCHE           OK   PUBLIC

            PICTURE VIA TWITTER.

&&

JT
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 18, 6:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCotton33 min
May 18, 6:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrady28 min
May 18, 6:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNComanche24 min
May 18, 6:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Comanche, Grady48 min
May 18, 6:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Cotton30 min
May 18, 6:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma38 min
May 18, 7:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian28 min
May 18, 7:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOklahoma27 min
May 18, 7:21 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNComanche, Tillman114 min
May 18, 7:26 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma2 hr
May 18, 7:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Logan, Oklahoma45 min
May 18, 7:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Comanche, Kiowa43 min
May 18, 7:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrady27 min
May 18, 7:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian25 min
May 18, 7:37 AM CDTTornado WarningOUNComanche24 min
May 18, 7:56 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCaddo, Comanche, Grady, Stephens3 hr
May 18, 7:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Canadian, Grady, Kiowa, Washita47 min
May 18, 7:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Grady46 min
May 18, 8:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLogan27 min
May 18, 8:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOklahoma34 min
May 18, 8:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian24 min
May 18, 8:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher52 min
May 18, 8:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland, Logan, Oklahoma31 min
May 18, 8:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie52 min
May 18, 8:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarvin, Jefferson33 min
May 18, 9:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Garvin, Jefferson, McClain, Murray, Stephens40 min
May 18, 9:09 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCleveland, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Payne, Pottawatomie3 hr
May 18, 9:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarvin, McClain, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole43 min
May 18, 9:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Garvin, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc44 min
May 18, 10:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHughes, Seminole38 min
May 18, 10:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Pontotoc, Seminole64 min
May 18, 10:14 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGrant, Kay3 hr
May 18, 10:26 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGarvin, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc3 hr
May 18, 10:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHughes, Seminole24 min
May 18, 10:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Coal, Johnston, Marshall55 min
May 18, 10:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHughes37 min
May 18, 10:54 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Grady, Oklahoma3 hr
May 18, 11:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Coal, Hughes32 min
May 18, 11:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAtoka, Bryan, Coal39 min
May 18, 12:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAtoka, Bryan35 min
May 18, 5:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBryan40 min
May 18, 5:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWoods50 min
May 18, 5:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine31 min
May 18, 5:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoodward25 min
May 18, 5:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Dewey, Major49 min
May 18, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Woods48 min
May 18, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNMajor, Woods, Woodward46 min
May 18, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Woods47 min
May 18, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major52 min
May 18, 6:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper27 min
May 18, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Woods61 min
May 18, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Major, Woods67 min
May 18, 4:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBaylor20 min
May 18, 5:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBaylor, Foard, Wilbarger44 min
May 18, 5:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKnox26 min
May 18, 5:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBaylor, Foard, Knox, Wilbarger33 min
May 18, 6:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWilbarger37 min
May 18, 7:16 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBaylor, Foard, Knox, Wichita, Wilbarger119 min

Nearby

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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.