Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flash Flood Warnings in 2022

Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Norman, OK

June 7, 2022Washita County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jun 7, 2022, 5:46 AM CDT for Washita 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 7, 2022, 5:46 AM CDT (10:46 UTC)
Expired: Jun 7, 2022, 8:16 AM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Washita County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:48 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

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 287 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 580 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2618 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 48 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 7, 2:07 AM CDT, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 2:07 AM CDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 7, 4:16 AM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
416 AM CDT Tue Jun 7 2022

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-080915-
Harper-Woods-Alfalfa-Grant-Kay-Ellis-Woodward-Major-Garfield-
Noble-Roger Mills-Dewey-Custer-Blaine-Kingfisher-Logan-Payne-
Beckham-Washita-Caddo-Canadian-Oklahoma-Lincoln-Grady-McClain-
Cleveland-Pottawatomie-Seminole-Hughes-Harmon-Greer-Kiowa-Jackson-
Tillman-Comanche-Stephens-Garvin-Murray-Pontotoc-Coal-Cotton-
Jefferson-Carter-Johnston-Atoka-Love-Marshall-Bryan-Hardeman-
Foard-Wilbarger-Wichita-Knox-Baylor-Archer-Clay-
416 AM CDT Tue Jun 7 2022

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern...
western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north
Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

.Thunderstorms...
Storms are possible over parts of central and west central Oklahoma
through the early morning hours. Some thunderstorms could become
severe with damaging wind gusts and hail. Flooding of low lying
and poorly drained areas could also be a concern in areas that
have seen recent heavy rain.

Additional thunderstorms will be possible again late tonight into
early Wednesday morning. The highest chances will be across the
northern half of Oklahoma. Damaging winds and large hail will be
possible with these storms as well as heavy rains leading to
flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday...

.Thunderstorms...
Thunderstorms will remain possible across Oklahoma and western
north Texas through Friday. The storms will mainly occur during
the late evening into early morning hours each day and will be
most numerous across the northern half of Oklahoma. Some severe
storms will be possible each night with damaging winds and hail
the main concerns. Locally heavy rain could also cause a flooding
concern in some locations.

Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow
our weather forecast office on Twitter and Facebook.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 7, 1:59 AM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Special weather statement, Jun 7, 4:08 AM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Special weather statement, Jun 7, 4:55 AM CDT, 51 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Special weather statement, Jun 7, 5:25 AM CDT, 21 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 7, 1:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Ellis	31 min
Jun 7, 4:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Custer	52 min
Jun 7, 4:44 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Custer, Washita	3 hr
Jun 7, 4:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian, Custer	35 min
Jun 7, 5:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Washita	39 min
Jun 7, 5:15 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer	3 hr
Jun 7, 5:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian	41 min
Jun 7, 5:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grady	35 min
Jun 7, 5:37 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo	3 hr
Jun 7, 5:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	28 min
Jun 7, 5:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garvin, Grady, McClain	26 min
Jun 7, 5:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Grady	3 hr
Jun 7, 5:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Grady	47 min
Jun 7, 6:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	McClain	36 min
Jun 7, 6:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, McClain	45 min
Jun 7, 6:17 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian	2 hr
Jun 7, 6:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garvin, Pontotoc	42 min
Jun 7, 6:38 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Caddo, Grady	119 min
Jun 7, 6:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, McClain	30 min
Jun 7, 6:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grady	29 min
Jun 7, 6:48 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cleveland, McClain	3 hr
Jun 7, 6:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland	24 min
Jun 7, 7:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal	27 min
Jun 7, 7:05 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Grady	3 hr
Jun 7, 7:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garvin, McClain, Pontotoc	45 min
Jun 7, 7:19 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Grady, McClain	3 hr
Jun 7, 7:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka	26 min
Jun 7, 7:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	McClain	34 min
Jun 7, 7:31 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and 1 more	3 hr
Jun 7, 7:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, McClain	44 min
Jun 7, 7:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Coal	39 min
Jun 7, 7:37 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Coal, Garvin, McClain, Pontotoc	3 hr
Jun 7, 7:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Coal, Hughes, Pontotoc	40 min
Jun 7, 7:51 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma	3 hr
Jun 7, 7:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garvin, McClain, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole	52 min
Jun 7, 7:59 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, McClain	3 hr
Jun 7, 7:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka	61 min
Jun 7, 8:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole	41 min
Jun 7, 8:05 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Hughes, Pontotoc	25 min
Jun 7, 8:15 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Coal, Garvin, McClain, Pontotoc	3 hr
Jun 7, 8:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	OUN	Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc	27 min
Jun 7, 8:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Hughes	36 min
Jun 7, 8:30 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Hughes, Pontotoc	3 hr
Jun 7, 8:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Garvin, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc	40 min
Jun 7, 8:38 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Grady, Washita	3 hr
Jun 7, 8:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pottawatomie	36 min
Jun 7, 8:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Atoka, Coal	34 min
Jun 7, 9:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Hughes, Johnston	23 min
Jun 7, 9:10 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Johnston	3 hr
Jun 7, 9:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Coal	34 min
Jun 7, 9:45 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer	16 hr
Jun 7, 9:48 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	4 hr
Jun 7, 9:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka	16 min
Jun 7, 10:05 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Grady, McClain	2 hr
Jun 7, 10:40 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Oklahoma	2 hr
Jun 7, 11:05 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Garvin, Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole	3 hr
Jun 7, 12:10 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal	98 min
Jun 7, 2:33 PM CDT	Flood Watch	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble	13 hr
Jun 7, 6:19 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	8 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 2022 Every flash flood warning in 2022

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.