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Areal Flood Warning 3, NWS Norman, OK

May 16, 2021Cleveland County, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this areal flood warning at May 16, 2021, 1:13 PM CDT for Cleveland County, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 4 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 16, 2021, 1:13 PM CDT (18:13 UTC)
Expired
May 16, 2021, 5:15 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cleveland County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 349 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2021-05-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2021-05-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 204 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1413 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
204 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
249 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 areal 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 areal flood warning went out at May 16, 6:16 AM CDT, 6 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 6:16 AM CDT, 6 hours 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 16, 9:35 AM CDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Norman OK
935 AM CDT Sun May 16 2021

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-171445-
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-
935 AM CDT Sun May 16 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight...

.Thunderstorms...
Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible through the afternoon
mainly across portions of southern and central Oklahoma and
western north Texas. If a few storms do become severe, hail up to
quarter size and wind gusts to 60 mph will be the primary threats.

By mid to late evening, thunderstorms may move out of the Texas
panhandle and into western and southwestern Oklahoma, and western
north Texas. Damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph will be the main
threat, although large hail is also possible. Storms will weaken
but could still result in strong wind gusts well into the night
as they move eastward toward central Oklahoma.

.Heavy Rainfall...
Localized flooding will be possible through tonight mainly across
portions of central and southern Oklahoma.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday...

.Thunderstorms...
Thunderstorm chances will continue thru Saturday. Severe
thunderstorm chances return early Monday evening to the western
half of Oklahoma and western north Texas. Very large hail up to
the size of baseballs, damaging winds exceeding 70 mph, and
perhaps a tornado or two will be possible.

Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible Tuesday and
Wednesday. Hail and gusty winds could accompany any of the
stronger thunderstorms.

.Heavy Rainfall...
Flooding will be possible mainly along and south of Interstate 44
Monday thru at least Wednesday. Many locations across this region
could receive over 3 inches of total rainfall by the end of the
week.

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 16, 3:36 AM CDTFlood WatchOUNAtoka, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland and 25 more3 days
May 16, 12:38 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma3 hr
May 16, 12:48 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNComanche, Grady, Stephens4 hr
May 16, 12:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNAtoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Johnston, Marshall and 2 more3 hr
May 16, 3:19 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNLincoln, Logan, Oklahoma4 hr
May 16, 3:27 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCleveland, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie and 2 more5 hr
May 16, 3:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCotton36 min
May 16, 3:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNStephens35 min
May 16, 3:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNTillman26 min
May 16, 3:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNSeminole31 min
May 16, 4:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNStephens24 min
May 16, 4:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCarter32 min
May 16, 4:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJefferson15 min
May 16, 4:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPontotoc28 min
May 16, 4:30 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCarter, Jefferson, Stephens30 min
May 16, 4:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Garvin, Jefferson, Love, Murray, Pontotoc and 1 more52 min
May 16, 4:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNSeminole30 min
May 16, 5:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNJefferson, Stephens3 hr
May 16, 5:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Jefferson, Love38 min
May 16, 5:25 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCarter, Murray, Stephens3 hr
May 16, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Jefferson, Love, Marshall78 min
May 16, 6:16 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNJefferson3 hr
May 16, 6:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNJefferson3 hr
May 16, 5:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHardeman33 min
May 16, 5:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHardeman, Wilbarger49 min
May 16, 5:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHardeman53 min
May 16, 5:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNFoard, Hardeman, Wilbarger42 min
May 16, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHardeman47 min
May 16, 6:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNFoard, Hardeman42 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.