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Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Norman, OK

May 13, 2023Kingfisher County, Logan County, Payne County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this flash flood warning at May 13, 2023, 12:14 AM CDT for Kingfisher County, Logan County, Payne 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: May 13, 2023, 12:14 AM CDT (05:14 UTC)
Expired: May 13, 2023, 3:15 AM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Kingfisher County, OK, Logan County, OK, Payne County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 85 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: 3755 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1086 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 98 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.0
Supercell composite: 6.5

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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 May 12, 11:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 12, 11:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 1:09 PM CDT, 11 hours 5 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
109 PM CDT Fri May 12 2023

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-131815-
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-
109 PM CDT Fri May 12 2023

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

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

.Thunderstorms...
Thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. Initial
development will likely be in central and southwest Oklahoma, with
a risk of large hail and damaging winds. Storms will grow into a
line as they move southeastward into southeast Oklahoma, with
damaging winds becoming the primary risk.

.Heavy Rain...
Slow moving thunderstorms this afternoon into the early evening
may lead to areas of flash flooding. A flood watch is in effect
for western north Texas and the southern half of Oklahoma.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday...

.Thunderstorms...
Thunderstorms will be possible every day from Saturday through
Thursday. On Saturday, a few strong to severe storms will be
possible with damaging winds and large hail the hazards. Flooding
will be a concern as well Saturday and Sunday, especially across
western north Texas and the southern half of Oklahoma.

.Heavy Rain...
A flood watch is in effect across western north Texas and the
southern half of Oklahoma for Saturday and Sunday.

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, May 12, 11:41 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 12, 11:48 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 12, 11:51 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 13, 12:04 AM CDT, 10 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 13, 12:05 AM CDT, 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 13, 12:08 AM CDT, 6 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 12, 7:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	28 min
May 12, 7:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kay	49 min
May 12, 7:38 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Kay	3 hr
May 12, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kay, Noble	50 min
May 12, 8:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	OUN	Kay, Noble	23 min
May 12, 8:08 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Kay	3 hr
May 12, 8:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Kay, Noble	29 min
May 12, 8:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Kay, Noble	35 min
May 12, 8:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kay	22 min
May 12, 8:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Kay, Noble	19 min
May 12, 9:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kay, Noble	43 min
May 12, 9:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Logan	30 min
May 12, 9:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Logan	42 min
May 12, 10:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Noble	15 min
May 12, 10:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Logan	35 min
May 12, 10:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Logan	30 min
May 12, 10:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kingfisher, Logan, Noble, Payne	52 min
May 12, 10:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine	34 min
May 12, 11:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Logan, Payne	3 hr
May 12, 11:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kingfisher, Logan, Payne	38 min
May 12, 11:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Washita	31 min
May 12, 11:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Payne	29 min
May 12, 11:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine	36 min
May 12, 11:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma	66 min
May 12, 11:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	49 min
May 12, 11:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Washita	39 min
May 12, 11:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Kingfisher	3 hr
May 13, 12:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Payne	41 min
May 13, 12:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine, Kingfisher	52 min
May 13, 12:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Custer	28 min
May 13, 12:35 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Lincoln, Logan, Payne	3 hr
May 13, 12:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian, Lincoln, Logan, Payne	31 min
May 13, 12:56 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Blaine, Canadian	3 hr
May 13, 12:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Custer	33 min
May 13, 1:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma	51 min
May 13, 1:36 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Blaine, Canadian, Kingfisher	3 hr
May 13, 2:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grady	37 min
May 13, 2:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garvin	33 min
May 13, 2:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	McClain	31 min
May 13, 3:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garvin	35 min
May 13, 3:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pontotoc	31 min
May 13, 2:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Stephens	30 min
May 13, 2:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grady	46 min
May 13, 2:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Grady	50 min
May 13, 3:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	41 min
May 13, 3:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Grady	117 min
May 13, 3:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Grady	52 min
May 13, 4:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Oklahoma	44 min
May 13, 4:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland	32 min
May 13, 4:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Seminole	29 min
May 13, 4:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma	39 min
May 13, 5:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	28 min
May 13, 5:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pontotoc	26 min
May 13, 5:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Oklahoma	40 min
May 13, 5:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Logan, Oklahoma	3 hr
May 13, 5:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Logan, Oklahoma	36 min
May 13, 5:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pottawatomie	32 min
May 13, 5:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	29 min
May 13, 6:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln, Logan	55 min
May 13, 6:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pottawatomie	27 min
May 13, 6:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Payne	25 min
May 13, 6:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Payne	51 min
May 12, 7:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Baylor, Wichita, Wilbarger	38 min
May 12, 7:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Baylor, Clay	46 min
May 12, 8:17 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Archer, Baylor	3 hr
May 12, 8:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wichita	23 min
May 12, 8:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Archer	3 hr
May 12, 8:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Baylor, Clay	46 min
May 12, 8:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Wichita	41 min
May 12, 8:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Wichita	3 hr
May 12, 9:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Clay, Wichita	46 min
May 12, 9:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Clay	31 min
May 12, 10:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Archer, Clay	3 hr
May 12, 10:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Clay	29 min
May 12, 11:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Clay	30 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 2023 Every flash flood warning in 2023

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.