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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Norman, OK

April 30, 2024Comanche County, Cotton County, Tillman County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this flash flood warning at Apr 30, 2024, 10:47 PM CDT for Comanche County, Cotton County, Tillman County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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
Apr 30, 2024, 10:47 PM CDT (03:47 UTC)
Expired
May 1, 2024, 2:00 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Tillman County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 30, 11:48 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD3 Ssw Chattanooga, OKReport of water across portions of Oklahoma State Highway 5.

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, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 160 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 2024-05-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2804 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 2024-05-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 167 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
2804 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1037 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
167 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
255 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.1
Supercell composite
13.2

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The text

As transmitted.

537 
WGUS54 KOUN 010347
FFWOUN
OKC031-033-141-010700-
/O.NEW.KOUN.FF.W.0021.240501T0347Z-240501T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
1047 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Comanche County in southwestern Oklahoma...
  Northwestern Cotton County in southwestern Oklahoma...
  Central Tillman County in southwestern Oklahoma...

* Until 200 AM CDT.

* At 1047 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 3 inches of rain have 
  fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up 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...
  Frederick, Chattanooga, Faxon, Hollister and Loveland.

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.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are 
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 3444 9911 3445 9911 3451 9879 3451 9852
      3433 9853 3426 9860 3437 9901

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Mahale

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 30, 7:02 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBlaine, Dewey118 min
Apr 30, 7:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Grant, Woods47 min
Apr 30, 7:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Grant, Woods46 min
Apr 30, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Major30 min
Apr 30, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman41 min
Apr 30, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman40 min
Apr 30, 7:27 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedOUNTillman48 min
Apr 30, 7:36 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNComanche, Jackson, Kiowa39 min
Apr 30, 7:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNKiowa, Tillman3 hr
Apr 30, 7:41 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNJackson, Kiowa, Tillman34 min
Apr 30, 7:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNAlfalfa, Grant39 min
Apr 30, 8:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine27 min
Apr 30, 8:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNCaddo, Comanche, Kiowa42 min
Apr 30, 8:05 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCaddo, Comanche, Kiowa40 min
Apr 30, 8:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Kiowa, Tillman49 min
Apr 30, 8:14 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNTillman46 min
Apr 30, 8:17 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNComanche, Kiowa3 hr
Apr 30, 8:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGreer, Jackson, Kiowa41 min
Apr 30, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Grant, Kay53 min
Apr 30, 8:24 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCaddo, Comanche36 min
Apr 30, 8:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKay41 min
Apr 30, 8:55 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCaddo26 min
Apr 30, 8:59 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNTillman46 min
Apr 30, 9:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNJackson, Kiowa45 min
Apr 30, 9:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNComanche, Kiowa, Tillman44 min
Apr 30, 9:07 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNComanche, Kiowa, Tillman53 min
Apr 30, 9:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Grant, Kay50 min
Apr 30, 9:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKay38 min
Apr 30, 9:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNComanche, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman50 min
Apr 30, 9:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNComanche, Grady23 min
Apr 30, 9:44 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatOUNComanche, Cotton, Tillman46 min
Apr 30, 9:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche43 min
Apr 30, 9:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Grant50 min
Apr 30, 9:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNComanche3 hr
Apr 30, 10:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNAlfalfa, Grant3 hr
Apr 30, 10:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNTillman52 min
Apr 30, 10:10 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCotton, Tillman50 min
Apr 30, 10:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKay, Noble47 min
Apr 30, 10:20 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNTillman40 min
Apr 30, 10:31 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNTillman44 min
Apr 30, 10:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant, Kay49 min
Apr 30, 10:49 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCotton, Tillman41 min
Apr 30, 10:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNKay, Noble23 min
Apr 30, 11:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield26 min
Apr 30, 11:06 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNJefferson, Stephens39 min
Apr 30, 11:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCotton, Jefferson, Stephens, Tillman62 min
Apr 30, 11:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCarter, Murray3 hr
Apr 30, 11:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNGarfield, Kay, Noble38 min
Apr 30, 11:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNComanche, Cotton, Stephens3 hr
Apr 30, 11:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Murray41 min
Apr 30, 11:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Woods35 min
Apr 30, 11:51 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGrant, Kay3 hr
Apr 30, 11:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNNoble, Payne34 min
May 1, 12:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Jefferson, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray44 min
May 1, 12:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCotton, Jefferson39 min
May 1, 12:31 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble3 hr
May 1, 12:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray45 min
May 1, 12:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJefferson28 min
May 1, 1:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLove37 min
May 1, 1:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMarshall33 min
May 1, 1:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBryan39 min
May 1, 2:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield32 min
May 1, 3:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield38 min
May 1, 4:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian27 min
May 1, 4:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine36 min
May 1, 5:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKingfisher29 min
May 1, 5:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant25 min
May 1, 5:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian27 min
May 1, 5:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant26 min
May 1, 5:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrady20 min
May 1, 6:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarvin16 min
May 1, 6:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarvin, McClain26 min
May 1, 6:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, Johnston, McClain and 2 more33 min
May 1, 7:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrady24 min
May 1, 8:38 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCleveland, McClain3 hr
May 1, 8:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland26 min
May 1, 8:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCoal31 min
May 1, 9:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Coal47 min
May 1, 9:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAtoka31 min
May 1, 9:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCoal29 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.