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Flash Flood Warning 54, NWS Norman, OK

August 1, 2021Kay County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this flash flood warning at Aug 1, 2021, 12:05 AM CDT for Kay 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
Aug 1, 2021, 12:05 AM CDT (05:05 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2021, 3:15 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Kay County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:04 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 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 165 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 2021-08-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1977 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-08-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1977 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1902 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

541 
WGUS54 KOUN 010505
FFWOUN
OKC071-010815-
/O.NEW.KOUN.FF.W.0054.210801T0505Z-210801T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
1205 AM CDT Sun Aug 1 2021

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Kay County in northern Oklahoma...

* Until 315 AM CDT.

* At 1205 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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...
  Ponca City and southwestern Kaw Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3663 9728 3683 9714 3672 9691 3672 9692
      3669 9693 3669 9700 3669 9701 3669 9702
      3670 9703 3669 9706 3665 9706 3664 9705
      3661 9705 3660 9704

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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1 follow-up statement
212 
WGUS74 KOUN 010648
FFSOUN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
148 AM CDT Sun Aug 1 2021

OKC071-010815-
/O.CON.KOUN.FF.W.0054.000000T0000Z-210801T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kay OK-
148 AM CDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT EARLY THIS 
MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KAY COUNTY...

At 148 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 4 inches of rain have 
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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...
  Ponca City and southwestern Kaw Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3663 9728 3683 9714 3672 9691 3672 9692
      3669 9693 3669 9700 3669 9701 3669 9702
      3670 9703 3669 9706 3665 9706 3664 9705
      3661 9705 3660 9704

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 31, 7:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa38 min
Jul 31, 7:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoods18 min
Jul 31, 7:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa30 min
Jul 31, 7:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper36 min
Jul 31, 8:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa26 min
Jul 31, 8:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoodward30 min
Jul 31, 8:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper34 min
Jul 31, 9:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper31 min
Jul 31, 9:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant27 min
Jul 31, 9:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKay21 min
Jul 31, 9:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper18 min
Jul 31, 9:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoodward29 min
Jul 31, 9:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKay29 min
Jul 31, 10:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKay34 min
Jul 31, 10:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant30 min
Jul 31, 10:49 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNWoods3 hr
Jul 31, 11:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant27 min
Jul 31, 11:29 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNKay3 hr
Jul 31, 11:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNNoble41 min
Jul 31, 11:59 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNEllis, Harper3 hr
Aug 1, 12:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNNoble, Payne39 min
Aug 1, 2:25 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGarfield3 hr
Aug 1, 2:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLogan47 min
Aug 1, 4:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian42 min

Nearby

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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.