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Flash Flood Warning 79, NWS Norman, OK

August 11, 20246 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this flash flood warning at Aug 11, 2024, 7:56 AM CDT for 6 counties in 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
Aug 11, 2024, 7:56 AM CDT (12:56 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2024, 11:00 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cleveland County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Grady County, OK, McClain County, OK, Murray County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 388 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2024-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2024-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 73 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1462 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
138 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Aug 11, 6:53 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 6:53 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 11, 3:44 AM CDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
344 AM CDT Sun Aug 11 2024

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-120845-
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-
344 AM CDT Sun Aug 11 2024

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

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

.Thunderstorms...
Showers and thunderstorms across the area this morning will
continue to move east out of the area during the afternoon hours.
A few strong and isolated severe storms will be possible with
quarter size hail possible. Heavy rainfall will also be possible.

.Heat...
Afternoon heat indices of 105 to 110 will be likely across
southwest Oklahoma and western north Texas this afternoon. A Heat
Advisory is in effect for that area.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday...

.Thunderstorms...
Low chances for thunderstorms will continue Sunday and Monday
night, mainly across northern Oklahoma.

Storm chances return Thursday and Friday.

.Heat...
Dangerous heat and heat indices are expected across much of the
area Monday through Saturday.

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, Aug 11, 5:14 AM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 11, 6:11 AM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 11, 7:15 AM CDT, 41 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 11, 7:23 AM CDT, 33 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 11, 7:45 AM CDT, 11 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 11, 7:51 AM CDT, 5 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 1:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNDewey31 min
Aug 11, 1:19 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryOUNComanche, Cotton, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more19 hr
Aug 11, 1:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNDewey23 min
Aug 11, 1:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNDewey30 min
Aug 11, 1:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey, Woodward25 min
Aug 11, 1:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine32 min
Aug 11, 2:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNDewey29 min
Aug 11, 2:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey27 min
Aug 11, 2:21 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNDewey30 min
Aug 11, 2:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGrady3 hr
Aug 11, 2:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoodward30 min
Aug 11, 2:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey, Ellis, Woodward9 min
Aug 11, 2:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey, Woodward22 min
Aug 11, 2:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNDewey4 hr
Aug 11, 2:55 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCleveland, Oklahoma3 hr
Aug 11, 2:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine18 min
Aug 11, 2:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNDewey31 min
Aug 11, 3:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrady28 min
Aug 11, 3:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWoodward14 min
Aug 11, 3:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland29 min
Aug 11, 3:31 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCleveland, McClain3 hr
Aug 11, 3:32 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNBlaine, Dewey5 hr
Aug 11, 3:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNDewey40 min
Aug 11, 3:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine, Dewey51 min
Aug 11, 3:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMcClain14 min
Aug 11, 4:03 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCleveland, McClain3 hr
Aug 11, 4:15 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNKingfisher3 hr
Aug 11, 4:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine34 min
Aug 11, 4:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMcClain27 min
Aug 11, 4:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian26 min
Aug 11, 4:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNMcClain23 min
Aug 11, 4:57 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Oklahoma3 hr
Aug 11, 5:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine, Canadian31 min
Aug 11, 5:17 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBlaine, Canadian, Kingfisher3 hr
Aug 11, 5:28 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNBlaine, Canadian, Cleveland, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma3 hr
Aug 11, 5:48 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain5 hr
Aug 11, 6:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie34 min
Aug 11, 6:48 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCoal, Hughes, McClain, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole3 hr
Aug 11, 7:18 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNDewey3 hr
Aug 11, 8:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNPottawatomie, Seminole18 hr
Aug 11, 8:18 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOUNBlaine, Canadian11 hr
Aug 11, 8:24 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOUNCleveland, McClain18 hr
Aug 11, 8:27 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNBlaine, Canadian, Cleveland, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma3 hr
Aug 11, 8:32 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNBlaine, Dewey3 hr
Aug 11, 9:26 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNAtoka, Carter, Coal, Johnston, Love, Marshall and 2 more3 hr
Aug 11, 9:45 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOUNDewey, Major, Woodward11 hr
Aug 11, 9:53 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNCoal, Hughes, McClain, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole2 hr
Aug 11, 10:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNOklahoma2 hr
Aug 11, 10:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNOklahoma12 hr
Aug 11, 11:03 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNCleveland, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Murray, Pontotoc117 min
Aug 11, 11:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNDewey, Major, Woodward3 hr
Aug 11, 1:04 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNPontotoc3 hr
Aug 11, 1:35 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryOUNAtoka, Bryan, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Coal and 27 more30 hr
Aug 11, 5:12 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOUNLincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie9 hr

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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.