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Flash Flood Warning 46, NWS Norman, OK

July 10, 2021Lincoln County, Payne County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jul 10, 2021, 8:49 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Payne County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 101 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
Jul 10, 2021, 8:49 PM CDT (01:49 UTC)
Expired
Jul 10, 2021, 10:30 PM CDT
In force
101 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Lincoln County, OK, Payne County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 104 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2495 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 156 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
2495 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1225 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
185 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.4
Supercell composite
14.8

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The text

As transmitted.

604 
WGUS54 KOUN 110149
FFWOUN
OKC081-119-110500-
/O.NEW.KOUN.FF.W.0046.210711T0149Z-210711T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
849 PM CDT Sat Jul 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Lincoln County in central Oklahoma...
  Southeastern Payne County in central Oklahoma...

* Until midnight CDT.

* At 849 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 inch in 1 hour. Flash 
  flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Cushing and Ripley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3601 9696 3603 9662 3600 9662 3599 9662
      3597 9662 3596 9662 3595 9662 3594 9662
      3590 9662 3592 9696

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1 INCH IN 1 HOUR

$$

JP
1 follow-up statement
037 
WGUS74 KOUN 110330
FFSOUN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
1030 PM CDT Sat Jul 10 2021

OKC081-119-110340-
/O.CAN.KOUN.FF.W.0046.000000T0000Z-210711T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lincoln OK-Payne OK-
1030 PM CDT Sat Jul 10 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND 
SOUTHEASTERN PAYNE COUNTIES...

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

LAT...LON 3601 9696 3603 9662 3600 9662 3599 9662
      3597 9662 3596 9662 3595 9662 3594 9662
      3590 9662 3592 9696

$$

JP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLogan, Payne18 min
Jul 10, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Logan, Payne52 min
Jul 10, 7:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKingfisher28 min
Jul 10, 7:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNLincoln, Logan, Payne3 hr
Jul 10, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Payne47 min
Jul 10, 8:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine43 min
Jul 10, 8:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Canadian, Kingfisher61 min
Jul 10, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie50 min
Jul 10, 8:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham48 min
Jul 10, 8:36 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNLincoln, Logan, Oklahoma3 hr
Jul 10, 8:53 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNLincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie3 hr
Jul 10, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Grady, Washita61 min
Jul 10, 9:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNOklahoma3 hr
Jul 10, 9:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie49 min
Jul 10, 9:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOkfuskee40 min
Jul 10, 9:31 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCleveland, McClain, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie, Seminole3 hr
Jul 10, 9:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Cleveland, Grady, McClain25 min
Jul 10, 9:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBlaine, Caddo, Canadian, Grady3 hr
Jul 10, 9:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNOklahoma2 hr
Jul 10, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Grady, Kiowa, Washita45 min
Jul 10, 10:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie43 min
Jul 10, 10:19 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNSeminole3 hr
Jul 10, 10:23 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCaddo, Grady3 hr
Jul 10, 10:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Comanche, Grady, Kiowa, Washita38 min
Jul 10, 10:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHughes, McClain, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole51 min
Jul 10, 10:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrady30 min
Jul 10, 10:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarvin, Grady42 min
Jul 10, 10:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrady36 min
Jul 10, 11:11 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCaddo, Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Stephens3 hr
Jul 10, 11:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Comanche, Grady, Kiowa, Stephens63 min
Jul 10, 11:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCoal, Hughes, Johnston, Pontotoc60 min
Jul 10, 11:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNComanche3 hr
Jul 10, 11:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNStephens25 min
Jul 10, 11:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens52 min
Jul 10, 11:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Garvin, Murray, Stephens46 min
Jul 10, 11:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Cotton, Kiowa, Tillman46 min
Jul 11, 12:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Coal58 min
Jul 11, 12:23 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNComanche, Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens, Tillman3 hr
Jul 11, 12:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Comanche, Cotton, Jefferson, Love, Marshall and 1 more67 min
Jul 11, 12:32 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCoal, Hughes, Pontotoc3 hr
Jul 11, 12:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Johnston, Love, Marshall47 min
Jul 11, 12:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson, Tillman44 min
Jul 11, 12:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson, Kiowa, Tillman42 min
Jul 11, 12:54 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCarter, Garvin, Jefferson, Murray, Stephens3 hr
Jul 11, 1:05 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNAtoka, Coal, Johnston, Pontotoc3 hr
Jul 11, 1:24 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNComanche, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman3 hr
Jul 11, 1:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNTillman51 min
Jul 11, 1:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBryan42 min
Jul 11, 1:36 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCotton, Jefferson, Tillman3 hr
Jul 11, 2:23 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNComanche3 hr
Jul 11, 12:15 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOUNComanche, Cotton34 hr

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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.