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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Norman, OK

April 25, 2026Wichita County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this flash flood warning at Apr 25, 2026, 5:53 PM CDT for Wichita County, Texas. 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 25, 2026, 5:53 PM CDT (22:53 UTC)
Expired: Apr 25, 2026, 10:00 PM CDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Wichita County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 161 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: 2880 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -100 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 768 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 200 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 227 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.5
Supercell composite: 5.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

166 
WGUS54 KOUN 252253
FFWOUN
TXC485-260200-
/O.NEW.KOUN.FF.W.0021.260425T2253Z-260426T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
553 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Wichita County in northern Texas...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 553 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 2 inches of rain have 
  fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible 
  in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Wichita Falls and Sheppard AFB.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3387 9842 3384 9847 3384 9850 3384 9856
      3388 9862 3396 9852 3391 9842

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Maxwell

1 follow-up statement

382 
WGUS54 KOUN 260137
FFWOUN
TXC485-260300-
/O.EXT.KOUN.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260426T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
837 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

The National Weather Service in Norman has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Wichita County in northern Texas...

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 837 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms produced 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 3 inches of rain have 
  fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Wichita Falls and Sheppard AFB.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3387 9842 3384 9847 3384 9850 3384 9856
      3388 9862 3396 9852 3391 9842

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Maxwell

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 25, 4:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wichita	34 min
Apr 25, 5:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Clay, Wichita	53 min
Apr 25, 5:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Wichita	31 min
Apr 25, 5:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Archer, Clay, Wichita	3 hr
Apr 25, 5:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Archer, Clay, Wichita	40 min
Apr 25, 5:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Archer, Clay	50 min
Apr 25, 6:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Archer, Clay	49 min
Apr 25, 6:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Archer, Clay	53 min
Apr 25, 6:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Archer, Clay	3 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.