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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Norman, OK

April 3, 2026Canadian County, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this flash flood warning at Apr 3, 2026, 9:23 PM CDT for Canadian County, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 112 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Apr 3, 2026, 9:23 PM CDT (02:23 UTC)
Expired: Apr 3, 2026, 11:15 PM CDT
In force: 112 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Flood severity: None

Counties Canadian 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, Apr 3, 7:14 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
714 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

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

0713 PM     Hail             Mountain View           35.10N 98.75W
04/03/2026  E2.75 Inch       Kiowa              OK   Broadcast Media

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 3, 7:21 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
721 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

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

0716 PM     Hail             2 E Gotebo              35.07N 98.84W
04/03/2026  E2.00 Inch       Kiowa              OK   Trained Spotter

&&

RB

Special weather statement, Apr 3, 7:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
741 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

OKZ023-033>036-038-040115-
Harmon OK-Kiowa OK-Caddo OK-Greer OK-Comanche OK-Jackson OK-
741 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern
Comanche, southwestern Caddo, northern Jackson, Kiowa, southern
Harmon and southeastern Greer Counties through 815 PM CDT...

At 741 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles south of Carnegie to near Tom Steed
Reservoir to near Gould. Movement was east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Altus, Hobart, Mangum, Granite, Apache, Blair, Lone Wolf, Mountain
Park, Roosevelt, Martha, Gould, Friendship, Cooperton, Altus Air
Force Base, Meers, Tom Steed Reservoir, Duke, Boone, Warren, and
northern Lake Ellsworth.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3492 9822 3470 9875 3457 9967 3465 9995
      3496 9944 3506 9905
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 282DEG 13KT 3499 9860 3478 9905 3466 9978

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Meister

Special weather statement, Apr 3, 8:39 PM CDT, 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 8:41 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 8:53 PM CDT, 30 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
Apr 3, 7:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa	30 min
Apr 3, 7:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa and 1 more	40 min
Apr 3, 7:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian	43 min
Apr 3, 7:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Caddo, Kiowa, Washita	3 hr
Apr 3, 7:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Caddo, Kiowa, Washita	50 min
Apr 3, 7:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa	34 min
Apr 3, 7:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Grady	40 min
Apr 3, 7:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Caddo	20 min
Apr 3, 8:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Grady	45 min
Apr 3, 8:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Grady	43 min
Apr 3, 8:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Kiowa, Washita	3 hr
Apr 3, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Logan, McClain, Oklahoma	50 min
Apr 3, 8:33 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Canadian, Grady	3 hr
Apr 3, 8:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	36 min
Apr 3, 8:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma	3 hr
Apr 3, 8:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, Grady, McClain	37 min
Apr 3, 8:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	49 min
Apr 3, 9:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Cleveland, Grady, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	52 min
Apr 3, 9:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	40 min
Apr 3, 9:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie, Seminole	45 min
Apr 3, 9:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Jefferson	25 min
Apr 3, 9:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Cleveland, Hughes, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie and 1 more	49 min
Apr 3, 9:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa	37 min
Apr 3, 10:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	30 min
Apr 3, 10:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole	20 min
Apr 3, 10:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	31 min
Apr 3, 10:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Kiowa, Tillman	26 min
Apr 3, 10:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Hughes, Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole	51 min
Apr 3, 10:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc	33 min
Apr 3, 10:39 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Stephens	3 hr
Apr 3, 10:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Kiowa	15 min
Apr 3, 10:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Pontotoc	40 min
Apr 3, 10:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	3 hr
Apr 3, 11:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Comanche, Grady, McClain	3 hr
Apr 3, 11:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Comanche	3 hr
Apr 3, 11:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc	3 hr
Apr 3, 11:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes, Pontotoc	27 min
Apr 3, 11:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harmon, Jackson	36 min
Apr 3, 11:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Comanche	2 hr
Apr 3, 11:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Jackson, Tillman	34 min
Apr 4, 12:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson, Tillman	20 min
Apr 4, 12:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pontotoc, Seminole	29 min
Apr 4, 12:45 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole	3 hr
Apr 4, 1:06 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Stephens	3 hr
Apr 4, 1:26 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole	3 hr
Apr 4, 1:44 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Stephens	6 hr
Apr 4, 2:39 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Pontotoc	3 hr
Apr 4, 3:09 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc	3 hr
Apr 4, 4:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Love	35 min
Apr 4, 4:22 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole	6 hr
Apr 4, 4:37 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Love	3 hr
Apr 4, 4:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Marshall	50 min
Apr 4, 5:01 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	61 min
Apr 4, 6:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	8 hr
Apr 4, 8:34 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Hughes	5 hr
Apr 4, 4:45 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche, Cotton	17 hr
Apr 3, 8:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer	34 min
Apr 3, 8:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Clay	50 min
Apr 3, 11:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hardeman	31 min

Nearby

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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.