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Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Norman, OK

July 10, 2021Comanche County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jul 10, 2021, 11:31 PM CDT for Comanche County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 10, 2021, 11:31 PM CDT (04:31 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2021, 2:23 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Comanche County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:34 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 10, 11:54 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 Sw Fort Sill, OKWATER IS 9 INCHES HIGH AND MOVING INTO A HOME. VEHICLES STALLED.
Jul 11, 12:10 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 Nw Lawton, OK2 VEHICLES STRANDED IN WATER. WATER CONTINUES TO RISE.
Jul 11, 12:25 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Sse Lawton, OKWATER RESCUE. WATER COMING INTO VEHICLE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 118 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.

849 
WGUS54 KOUN 110431
FFWOUN
OKC031-110730-
/O.NEW.KOUN.FF.W.0049.210711T0431Z-210711T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
1131 PM CDT Sat Jul 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Comanche County in southwestern Oklahoma...

* Until 230 AM CDT.

* At 1131 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1 inch of rain has 
  fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1 hour. 
  Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible in the 
  warned area. 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...
  Lawton and southeastern Fort Sill.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 44 between mile markers 33 and 42.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3454 9855 3454 9829 3467 9829 3468 9854

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...2-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

JP
3 follow-up statements
668 
WGUS74 KOUN 110502
FFSOUN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
1202 AM CDT Sun Jul 11 2021

OKC031-110730-
/O.CON.KOUN.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-210711T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Comanche OK-
1202 AM CDT Sun Jul 11 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CDT EARLY THIS 
MORNING FOR CENTRAL COMANCHE COUNTY...

At 1202 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1 hour. 
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the 
warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.  Spotter reported 
water going into a house and vehicles stuck.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
         flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
         urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Lawton and southeastern Fort Sill.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 44 between mile markers 33 and 42.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3454 9855 3454 9829 3467 9829 3468 9854

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL...2-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

JP
324 
WGUS74 KOUN 110631
FFSOUN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
131 AM CDT Sun Jul 11 2021

OKC031-110730-
/O.CON.KOUN.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-210711T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Comanche OK-
131 AM CDT Sun Jul 11 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CDT EARLY THIS 
MORNING FOR CENTRAL COMANCHE COUNTY...

At 131 AM CDT, Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The rain 
has ended in the warned area.  However, flash flooding is already 
occurring. There has been multiple reports of water rescues and 
water into a house.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
         flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
         urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Lawton and southeastern Fort Sill.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 44 between mile markers 33 and 42.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3454 9855 3454 9829 3467 9829 3468 9854

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

JP
490 
WGUS74 KOUN 110723
FFSOUN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
223 AM CDT Sun Jul 11 2021

OKC031-110733-
/O.CAN.KOUN.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-210711T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Comanche OK-
223 AM CDT Sun Jul 11 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL COMANCHE COUNTY HAS BEEN REPLACED 
WITH A FLOOD WARNING...

LAT...LON 3454 9855 3454 9829 3467 9829 3468 9854

$$

Mahale

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, 8:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNLincoln, Payne101 min
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, 11:35 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.