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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Norman, OK

May 27, 2021Kingfisher County, Logan County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this flash flood warning at May 27, 2021, 5:47 PM CDT for Kingfisher County, Logan County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 106 min. 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 27, 2021, 5:47 PM CDT (22:47 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2021, 7:33 PM CDT
In force
106 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Kingfisher County, OK, Logan County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:50 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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 81 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 2021-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2431 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 2021-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 264 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
2431 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-121 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
765 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
264 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
360 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.5
Supercell composite
7.5

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The text

As transmitted.

903 
WGUS54 KOUN 272247
FFWOUN
OKC073-083-280045-
/O.NEW.KOUN.FF.W.0021.210527T2247Z-210528T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
547 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Kingfisher County in central Oklahoma...
  West Central Logan County in central Oklahoma...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 547 PM CDT, Doppler radar 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.

  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...
  Kingfisher, Crescent, Okarche, Dover and Loyal.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 35 near mile marker 164.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3572 9807 3574 9820 3607 9819 3601 9768
      3596 9735 3588 9767 3588 9768 3572 9791
      3572 9796 3572 9800 3572 9805

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 2 HOURS 

$$

TL
1 follow-up statement
410 
WGUS74 KOUN 280033
FFSOUN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
733 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021

OKC073-083-280043-
/O.CAN.KOUN.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210528T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kingfisher OK-Logan OK-
733 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR KINGFISHER AND WEST CENTRAL 
LOGAN COUNTIES...

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

A Flood Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for portions of 
central Oklahoma and east central Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3572 9807 3574 9820 3607 9819 3601 9768
      3596 9735 3588 9767 3588 9768 3572 9791
      3572 9796 3572 9800 3572 9805

$$

TL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 7:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper33 min
May 26, 7:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper30 min
May 26, 8:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarper47 min
May 26, 8:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarper, Woods, Woodward39 min
May 26, 9:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarper, Woods, Woodward44 min
May 26, 9:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Ellis, Harper, Woods, Woodward49 min
May 26, 10:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Grant, Woods, Woodward49 min
May 26, 11:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant, Kay51 min
May 27, 1:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham23 min
May 27, 2:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham38 min
May 27, 3:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine, Custer, Dewey62 min
May 27, 4:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Major63 min
May 27, 6:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield, Noble36 min
May 27, 10:28 AM CDTFlood WatchOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Garfield, Grady, Kay, Kingfisher and 8 more12 hr
May 27, 11:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKingfisher34 min
May 27, 12:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine30 min
May 27, 12:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNDewey34 min
May 27, 12:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Kingfisher, Logan46 min
May 27, 12:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Custer, Dewey52 min
May 27, 12:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Garfield, Kingfisher46 min
May 27, 12:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKay25 min
May 27, 12:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBlaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan3 hr
May 27, 12:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield35 min
May 27, 12:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Grant, Kay, Noble42 min
May 27, 12:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Garfield, Kingfisher39 min
May 27, 12:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Noble, Payne47 min
May 27, 1:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Major, Noble44 min
May 27, 1:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa, Grant37 min
May 27, 1:14 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNKingfisher46 min
May 27, 1:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoodward28 min
May 27, 1:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNMajor, Woods, Woodward39 min
May 27, 1:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKay, Noble36 min
May 27, 1:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Kingfisher, Logan46 min
May 27, 1:30 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGarfield, Grant, Kay, Noble3 hr
May 27, 1:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNBlaine, Kingfisher, Logan4 hr
May 27, 1:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNNoble, Payne17 min
May 27, 1:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKingfisher, Logan43 min
May 27, 1:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield, Grant, Kay25 min
May 27, 1:59 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNPottawatomie, Seminole15 hr
May 27, 2:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMajor27 min
May 27, 2:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKingfisher, Logan, Payne45 min
May 27, 2:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant, Kay43 min
May 27, 2:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Logan, Payne56 min
May 27, 2:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Major50 min
May 27, 2:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNLincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Payne3 hr
May 27, 2:51 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCanadian, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma3 hr
May 27, 2:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher, Logan39 min
May 27, 3:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln19 min
May 27, 3:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Logan, Noble, Payne42 min
May 27, 3:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNLincoln, Payne3 hr
May 27, 3:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Major48 min
May 27, 3:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Payne48 min
May 27, 3:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Payne30 min
May 27, 3:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Noble, Payne41 min
May 27, 3:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNGarfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Major, Noble, Payne2 hr
May 27, 3:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNNoble33 min
May 27, 3:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLogan29 min
May 27, 3:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLogan24 min
May 27, 3:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNNoble37 min
May 27, 3:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOklahoma19 min
May 27, 4:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher, Logan27 min
May 27, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Payne65 min
May 27, 4:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Dewey, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major45 min
May 27, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLogan, Noble, Payne38 min
May 27, 4:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKingfisher7 min
May 27, 4:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher, Logan37 min
May 27, 4:56 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBlaine, Kingfisher3 hr
May 27, 4:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLincoln19 min
May 27, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Major49 min
May 27, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Oklahoma45 min
May 27, 5:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma41 min
May 27, 5:25 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatOUNCanadian, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma3 hr
May 27, 5:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian29 min
May 27, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKingfisher, Logan38 min
May 27, 6:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCanadian, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie3 hr
May 27, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Grady, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and 2 more42 min
May 27, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWashita31 min
May 27, 6:21 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Oklahoma3 hr
May 27, 6:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain111 min
May 27, 6:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Canadian, Washita15 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.