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Flash Flood Warning 153, NWS Norman, OK

August 31, 2025Atoka County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this flash flood warning at Aug 31, 2025, 8:07 PM CDT for Atoka County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 2 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 31, 2025, 8:07 PM CDT (01:07 UTC)
Expired: Aug 31, 2025, 10:30 PM CDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Atoka County, OK

The radar

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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 31, 6:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 6:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 31, 6:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 31, 6:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 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
Aug 31, 7:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Johnston, Pontotoc	3 hr
Aug 31, 7:27 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka	40 min
Aug 31, 7:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	34 min
Aug 31, 7:49 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Johnston, Pontotoc	3 hr
Aug 31, 8:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Johnston	3 hr
Aug 31, 8:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	32 min
Aug 31, 8:16 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka, Coal	3 hr
Aug 31, 8:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Johnston	3 hr
Aug 31, 9:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Bryan, Johnston, Marshall	3 hr
Sep 1, 3:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	34 min
Sep 1, 3:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harper	49 min
Sep 1, 3:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harper	43 min
Sep 1, 4:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	50 min
Sep 1, 4:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Ellis	52 min
Sep 1, 5:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Dewey, Ellis, Woodward	47 min
Sep 1, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills, Woodward	45 min
Sep 1, 6:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	25 min
Sep 1, 6:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Custer, Dewey	39 min
Sep 1, 6:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Roger Mills	27 min
Sep 1, 6:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Grant	32 min
Sep 1, 6:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kay	46 min
Sep 1, 4:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Foard	27 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.