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Flash Flood Warning 99, NWS Norman, OK

November 8, 2024Garfield County, Grant County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this flash flood warning at Nov 8, 2024, 6:28 AM CST for Garfield County, Grant 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: Nov 8, 2024, 6:28 AM CST (12:28 UTC)
Expired: Nov 8, 2024, 9:30 AM CST
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Garfield County, OK, Grant County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 156 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: 1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 462 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 283 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 437 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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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 Nov 8, 5:30 AM CST, 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 8, 5:30 AM CST, 58 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 8, 1:02 AM CST, 5 hours 26 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
102 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024

TXZ089-080730-
Archer TX-
102 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Archer
County through 130 AM CST...

At 101 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles southeast of Lake Kickapoo, moving north at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Archer City and Lake Kickapoo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3351 9867 3353 9885 3379 9886 3374 9854
TIME...MOT...LOC 0701Z 190DEG 15KT 3356 9875

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Nov 8, 1:32 AM CST, 4 hours 56 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
132 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024

TXZ086-089-080800-
Wichita TX-Archer TX-
132 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Archer
and southeastern Wichita Counties through 200 AM CST...

At 131 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles north of Archer City, moving north at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Wichita Falls, Iowa Park, Holliday, Lakeside City, and Pleasant
Valley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Severe weather is not expected and no warnings are anticipated at
this time.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3361 9857 3363 9874 3396 9875 3391 9846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0731Z 189DEG 18KT 3369 9865

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Nov 8, 1:33 AM CST, 4 hours 55 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
133 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024

TXZ090-080800-
Clay TX-
133 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Clay
County through 200 AM CST...

At 132 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles southeast of Windthorst, moving north at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Lake Arrowhead, Bluegrove, Shannon, and Joy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Severe weather is not expected and no warnings are anticipated at
this time.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3347 9840 3375 9838 3370 9806 3346 9815
      3347 9838
TIME...MOT...LOC 0732Z 190DEG 25KT 3344 9830

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Nov 8, 3:23 AM CST, 3 hours 5 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 8, 3:28 AM CST, 3 hours 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
Nov 7, 6:16 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	29 min
Nov 7, 6:38 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche	3 hr
Nov 7, 7:23 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche, Tillman	3 hr
Nov 7, 7:55 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Comanche, Tillman	3 hr
Nov 8, 1:00 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Kingfisher and 4 more	3 hr
Nov 8, 1:34 AM CST	River Flood Warning	OUN	Blaine, Canadian	18 hr
Nov 8, 1:37 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Oklahoma	58 hr
Nov 8, 1:41 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	34 hr
Nov 8, 1:57 AM CST	River Flood Warning	OUN	Major, Woods, Woodward	59 hr
Nov 8, 3:23 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche, Grady, Tillman	37 min
Nov 8, 4:25 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Kingfisher, Major and 1 more	3 hr
Nov 8, 6:53 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Grant	3 hr
Nov 8, 7:19 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma	3 hr
Nov 8, 7:31 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Murray	3 hr
Nov 8, 9:21 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garvin, Jefferson, Stephens	54 min
Nov 8, 11:23 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Greer, Harmon	37 min
Nov 8, 11:50 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	25 min
Nov 8, 12:08 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson	37 min
Nov 8, 12:38 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham, Greer	22 min
Nov 8, 12:52 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Tillman	23 min
Nov 8, 1:10 PM CST	River Flood Warning	OUN	Kingfisher, Logan	12 hr
Nov 8, 1:12 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Grant, Kay, Noble	42 hr
Nov 8, 1:14 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Dewey, Major, Woodward	5 days
Nov 8, 1:21 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	24 min
Nov 8, 1:22 PM CST	River Flood Warning	OUN	Cotton	66 hr
Nov 8, 1:23 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Tillman	37 min
Nov 8, 1:34 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche, Kiowa, Tillman	3 hr
Nov 8, 1:34 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	26 min
Nov 8, 1:36 PM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	24 min
Nov 8, 1:38 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jefferson	52 min
Nov 8, 1:56 PM CST	Tornado Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	16 min
Nov 8, 1:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens, Tillman	46 min
Nov 8, 2:13 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson	3 hr
Nov 8, 2:25 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens	50 min
Nov 8, 2:37 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Comanche, Kiowa, Tillman	3 hr
Nov 8, 3:06 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson, Stephens	39 min
Nov 7, 8:18 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wilbarger	27 min
Nov 8, 1:02 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer	28 min
Nov 8, 1:15 AM CST	River Flood Warning	OUN	Wilbarger	12 hr
Nov 8, 1:32 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer	28 min
Nov 8, 1:33 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Clay	27 min
Nov 8, 6:44 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Clay	2 hr
Nov 8, 7:35 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Clay	3 hr
Nov 8, 10:35 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Foard, Hardeman, Knox	3 hr
Nov 8, 12:27 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wilbarger	18 min
Nov 8, 1:10 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Baylor, Wilbarger	3 hr
Nov 8, 1:16 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer	29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.