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Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Norman, OK

May 3, 2021Carter County, Murray County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this flash flood warning at May 3, 2021, 6:50 PM CDT for Carter County, Murray 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 3, 2021, 6:50 PM CDT (23:50 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Carter County, OK, Murray County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 105 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 2021-05-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 993 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2021-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -30 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
993 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-487 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
923 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

526 
WGUS54 KOUN 032350
FFWOUN
OKC019-099-040300-
/O.NEW.KOUN.FF.W.0012.210503T2350Z-210504T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
650 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  East Central Carter County in southern Oklahoma...
  Southeastern Murray County in southern Oklahoma...

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 650 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 
  2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or 
  expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar and automated gauges.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Springer, Dougherty, Gene Autry and Lake Of The Arbuckles.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 35 near mile marker 37.

Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you 
can do so safely.

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. 
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. 
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate 
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 3440 9706 3445 9693 3445 9689 3436 9688
      3433 9691 3433 9693 3432 9693 3429 9693
      3425 9697 3424 9717 3431 9715

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

$$

03
2 follow-up statements
691 
WGUS74 KOUN 040037
FFSOUN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
737 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

OKC019-099-040300-
/O.CON.KOUN.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210504T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Carter OK-Murray OK-
737 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL CARTER AND SOUTHEASTERN MURRAY COUNTIES...

At 737 PM CDT, Although heavy rainfall has ended over the warned 
area, between 2 and 3 inches of rain fell in the past one to two 
hours. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Doppler radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
         drainage and low lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Springer, Dougherty, Gene Autry and Lake Of The Arbuckles.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 35 near mile marker 37.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you 
can do so safely.

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. 
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. 
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate 
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 3440 9706 3445 9693 3445 9689 3436 9688
      3433 9691 3433 9693 3432 9693 3429 9693
      3425 9697 3424 9717 3431 9715

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

$$

03
485 
WGUS74 KOUN 040252
FFSOUN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
952 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

OKC019-099-040302-
/O.EXP.KOUN.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210504T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Carter OK-Murray OK-
952 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR 
EAST CENTRAL CARTER AND SOUTHEASTERN MURRAY COUNTIES...

Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no 
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining 
road closures.

LAT...LON 3440 9706 3445 9693 3445 9689 3436 9688
      3433 9691 3433 9693 3432 9693 3429 9693
      3425 9697 3424 9717 3431 9715

$$

03

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 4:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper49 min
May 3, 5:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCarter25 min
May 3, 5:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Johnston, Love, Murray51 min
May 3, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Johnston, Murray51 min
May 3, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarvin, Murray26 min
May 3, 5:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper25 min
May 3, 5:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Johnston, Murray67 min
May 3, 6:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCarter, Garvin, Johnston, Love, Murray, Pontotoc5 hr
May 3, 6:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJohnston, Murray, Pontotoc58 min
May 3, 6:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLove36 min
May 3, 6:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarvin, McClain, Murray33 min
May 3, 6:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLove26 min
May 3, 6:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHughes35 min
May 3, 6:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCoal, Johnston, Pontotoc42 min
May 3, 6:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCoal, Hughes, Pontotoc40 min
May 3, 6:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Johnston, Murray37 min
May 3, 6:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJohnston36 min
May 3, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Love, Marshall8 min
May 3, 6:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc49 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.