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Flash Flood Warning 84, NWS Norman, OK

May 25, 2025Cleveland County, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this flash flood warning at May 25, 2025, 8:55 PM CDT for Cleveland County, Oklahoma 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: May 25, 2025, 8:55 PM CDT (01:55 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2025, 11:45 PM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Cleveland County, OK, Oklahoma 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.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 25, 8:06 PM CDT, 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 25, 8:36 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 25, 8:38 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
838 PM CDT Sun May 25 2025

OKZ026-030-031-260200-
Pottawatomie OK-Seminole OK-Lincoln OK-
838 PM CDT Sun May 25 2025

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northern Seminole,
southeastern Lincoln and northeastern Pottawatomie Counties through
900 PM CDT...

At 838 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Johnson to near Little to near Seminole.
Movement was northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Shawnee, Seminole, Prague, Cromwell, Johnson, Little, and Centerview.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3514 9677 3534 9673 3539 9694 3564 9662
      3540 9662 3540 9660 3541 9658 3539 9654
      3541 9654 3544 9657 3545 9655 3546 9654
      3543 9651 3543 9649 3546 9648 3546 9645
      3528 9644
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 235DEG 37KT 3540 9681 3537 9669 3524 9672

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

JT

Special weather statement, May 25, 8:42 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 25, 8:49 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
849 PM CDT Sun May 25 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0840 PM     Hail             8 S Omega               35.75N 98.18W
05/25/2025  E1.00 Inch       Kingfisher         OK   Public

            Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

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Special weather statement, May 25, 8:50 PM CDT, 5 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
May 25, 7:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Logan, Payne	47 min
May 25, 7:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie	26 min
May 25, 7:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Grady	52 min
May 25, 7:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Lincoln, Logan	3 hr
May 25, 7:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Logan, Payne	24 min
May 25, 7:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson	32 min
May 25, 7:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	43 min
May 25, 7:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole	38 min
May 25, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Noble, Payne	20 min
May 25, 7:57 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Oklahoma	7 hr
May 25, 8:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian, Logan	43 min
May 25, 8:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kingfisher	35 min
May 25, 8:11 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	18 hr
May 25, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kingfisher	34 min
May 25, 8:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Canadian, Grady	5 hr
May 25, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Kingfisher	32 min
May 25, 8:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cleveland, Pottawatomie	3 hr
May 25, 8:17 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Payne	3 hr
May 25, 8:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	7 min
May 25, 8:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Noble, Payne	10 min
May 25, 8:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka	65 hr
May 25, 8:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Grady	8 min
May 25, 8:26 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Grady	3 hr
May 25, 8:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Canadian, Kingfisher	16 min
May 25, 8:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian	24 min
May 25, 8:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Seminole	22 min
May 25, 8:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	26 min
May 25, 8:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kingfisher	33 min
May 25, 8:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian	19 min
May 25, 8:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Logan	25 min
May 25, 8:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Grady	23 min
May 25, 9:00 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	113 min
May 25, 9:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Hughes, Pottawatomie, Seminole	28 min
May 25, 9:07 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Grady	3 hr
May 25, 9:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche, Cotton	36 min
May 25, 9:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grady	13 min
May 25, 9:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Jefferson, Stephens	46 min
May 25, 9:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche	115 min
May 25, 9:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Johnston	33 min
May 25, 10:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grady	12 min
May 25, 10:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grady, Jefferson, Stephens	30 min
May 25, 10:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes	24 min
May 25, 10:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Johnston, Marshall	34 min
May 25, 10:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Johnston, Marshall	14 min
May 25, 10:39 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Hughes	3 hr
May 25, 10:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka	20 min
May 25, 10:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Johnston, Marshall	5 hr
May 25, 10:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Love	31 min
May 25, 10:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Jefferson, Love, McClain, Murray	43 min
May 25, 10:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	3 hr
May 25, 10:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc	32 min
May 25, 11:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka, Johnston, Marshall	25 min
May 25, 11:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Carter, Love, Marshall	3 hr
May 25, 11:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garvin, Murray	8 min
May 25, 11:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka, Carter, Johnston, Love, Marshall	35 min
May 25, 11:44 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Oklahoma	2 hr
May 25, 11:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Johnston, Marshall	4 hr
May 25, 11:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Coal, Garvin, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc	3 hr
May 26, 12:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan, Marshall	22 min
May 26, 1:25 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	110 min
May 26, 1:38 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Canadian, Grady	112 min
May 26, 2:26 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Carter, Love, Marshall	3 hr
May 26, 3:20 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	17 hr
May 26, 3:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Johnston, Marshall	14 hr
May 26, 3:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Bryan	46 hr
May 26, 3:45 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka	11 hr
May 26, 5:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant	47 min
May 26, 6:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant	36 min
May 26, 2:19 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka	13 hr
May 26, 4:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Roger Mills	36 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.