Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 54, NWS Norman, OK
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.
- 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
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
$$
Zwink1 follow-up statement
212
WGUS74 KOUN 010648
FFSOUN
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
148 AM CDT Sun Aug 1 2021
OKC071-010815-
/O.CON.KOUN.FF.W.0054.000000T0000Z-210801T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kay OK-
148 AM CDT Sun Aug 1 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KAY COUNTY...
At 148 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 4 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Ponca City and southwestern Kaw Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3663 9728 3683 9714 3672 9691 3672 9692
3669 9693 3669 9700 3669 9701 3669 9702
3670 9703 3669 9706 3665 9706 3664 9705
3661 9705 3660 9704
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
ZwinkThe office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 7:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Alfalfa | 38 min |
| Jul 31, 7:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woods | 18 min |
| Jul 31, 7:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Alfalfa | 30 min |
| Jul 31, 7:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 36 min |
| Jul 31, 8:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Alfalfa | 26 min |
| Jul 31, 8:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woodward | 30 min |
| Jul 31, 8:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 34 min |
| Jul 31, 9:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 31 min |
| Jul 31, 9:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grant | 27 min |
| Jul 31, 9:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kay | 21 min |
| Jul 31, 9:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 18 min |
| Jul 31, 9:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woodward | 29 min |
| Jul 31, 9:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kay | 29 min |
| Jul 31, 10:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kay | 34 min |
| Jul 31, 10:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grant | 30 min |
| Jul 31, 10:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Woods | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 11:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grant | 27 min |
| Jul 31, 11:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Kay | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 11:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Noble | 41 min |
| Jul 31, 11:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Ellis, Harper | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 12:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Noble, Payne | 39 min |
| Aug 1, 2:25 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Garfield | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 2:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Logan | 47 min |
| Aug 1, 4:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Canadian | 42 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.