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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this flash flood warning at Apr 26, 2024, 7:50 AM CDT for Atoka County, Coal County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 4 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
- Apr 26, 2024, 7:50 AM CDT (12:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2024, 11:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Atoka County, OK, Coal County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 211 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
- 1752 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 583 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 344 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 430 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.5
- Supercell composite
- 17.2
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 Apr 26, 2:10 AM CDT, 5 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 2:10 AM CDT, 5 hours 40 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 210 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM... .SHORT TERM... (Today and tonight) Issued at 208 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 Strong to severe storms moving through southwest Oklahoma and western north Texas will expand northeast and continue to move east and northeast across the area early this morning. This activity is expected to move east of the area by mid/late morning, exiting southeast Oklahoma. After the storms exit, the remainder of the day looks to be a bit more tranquil (at least wrt rain/storms) with very warm and windy conditions. There is a very low chance of redevelopment near I-35 corridor this afternoon, but currently chances look too low to mention in forecast at this point. Meanwhile across portions of western and northwestern Oklahoma, where they will be west of a dryline elevated to near critical fire weather conditions are expected to develop by this afternoon. Will likely issue a fire danger statement for this area. As we go through the night tonight, the dryline will retreat back westward and will be near the 100th meridian by daybreak Saturday. With the retreating dryline and breezy south winds continuing through the night, temperatures will only fall into the mid 60s across much of the area with slightly cooler conditions across the west, in the slightly drier air. && .LONG TERM... (Saturday through Thursday) Issued at 208 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 Another strong upper trough will approach the southern Plains Saturday. In advance of the main system a minor disturbance may provide sufficient lift early in the day for an initial round of storms to develop across northern Texas and move into southwest and then into central Oklahoma. The environment at that time will already be conducive for severe storms, capable of producing large hail, damaging wind gusts and at least some chance for a tornado or two. This would also add some complexity to what might occur later in the day as the main trough approaches the area. Early morning convection could linger, which might limit the instability, but could also provide additional boundaries for convection later on. However, even with this potential caveat, expect scattered storms to develop near the dryline across western Oklahoma south into western north Texas as the main upper storm system moves out into the Plains Saturday afternoon. With CAPE values of 2000 to 3000 J/kg and strengthening wind fields expected by afternoon and into the evening hours, supercell thunderstorms capable of producing all severe hazards, which includes tornadoes, will be possible. This activity will then grow upscale into a line of storms that will make its way slowly east overnight. Heavy, potentially flooding rainfall, will also be a concern with this overnight activity. Again some lingering storms may continue to impact parts of southeast Oklahoma through the day Sunday. Unsettled weather looks to continue through much of next week, although no strong signal for much in the way of organized severe. However sufficient moisture will be present to produce modest instability most days, so some isolated severe storms not out of the question, especially the second half of the week. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1040 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024 MVFR ceilings are expected to persist into Friday morning at most TAF sites. A line of thunderstorms is expected to enter western Oklahoma after 06z and move into central Oklahoma before sunrise. Some severe storms with large hail are expected. Storms will move east of all TAF sites apart from KDUA around 13z. Gusty south winds will persist. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 83 66 76 59 / 20 0 80 80 Hobart OK 86 61 79 56 / 0 0 70 50 Wichita Falls TX 86 66 77 59 / 10 0 80 80 Gage OK 86 56 84 54 / 0 0 30 20 Ponca City OK 84 66 79 59 / 30 0 80 80 Durant OK 79 68 81 63 / 90 10 70 80 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. TX...None. && SHORT TERM...30 LONG TERM....30 AVIATION...09
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Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 2:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Canadian | 23 min |
| Apr 26, 2:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Oklahoma | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 2:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Logan, Oklahoma | 24 min |
| Apr 26, 2:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Tillman | 32 min |
| Apr 26, 2:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton, Tillman | 49 min |
| Apr 26, 3:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Alfalfa | 30 min |
| Apr 26, 3:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Comanche | 26 min |
| Apr 26, 3:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grant | 19 min |
| Apr 26, 3:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grady, Jefferson, Stephens | 30 min |
| Apr 26, 4:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Grady, Jefferson, Stephens | 27 min |
| Apr 26, 4:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, McClain | 50 min |
| Apr 26, 4:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Lincoln, Oklahoma | 50 min |
| Apr 26, 4:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Carter, Garvin, McClain | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 4:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie | 47 min |
| Apr 26, 4:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie | 28 min |
| Apr 26, 4:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie | 50 min |
| Apr 26, 4:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Garvin, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc | 47 min |
| Apr 26, 5:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole | 41 min |
| Apr 26, 5:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Pottawatomie | 24 min |
| Apr 26, 5:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Johnston, Love, Marshall | 38 min |
| Apr 26, 5:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Hughes, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 5:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln | 18 min |
| Apr 26, 5:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Pontotoc | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 5:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Atoka, Bryan, Johnston, Marshall | 49 min |
| Apr 26, 6:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Hughes, Pontotoc | 50 min |
| Apr 26, 6:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Atoka, Coal | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 6:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Atoka, Bryan, Coal | 65 min |
| Apr 26, 6:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Carter, Jefferson, Johnston, Love, Marshall | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 7:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Atoka, Carter, Coal, Johnston, Marshall, Murray and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 7:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Johnston, Murray | 44 min |
| Apr 26, 8:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Pontotoc | 30 min |
| Apr 26, 8:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Coal | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 10:55 AM CDT | Flood Watch | OUN | Alfalfa, Atoka, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian and 36 more | 50 hr |
| Apr 26, 1:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Bryan | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 1:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Atoka | 22 min |
| Apr 26, 2:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Atoka | 20 min |
| Apr 26, 4:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Seminole | 30 min |
| Apr 26, 1:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Foard, Knox | 41 min |
| Apr 26, 1:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Hardeman | 14 min |
| Apr 26, 1:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Baylor, Foard, Knox, Wilbarger | 47 min |
| Apr 26, 2:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Wichita | 23 min |
| Apr 26, 2:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Baylor, Knox | 32 min |
| Apr 26, 3:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Archer, Clay | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 4:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Archer, Clay | 30 min |
| Apr 26, 4:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Archer | 24 min |
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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.