A warm front lifted north through Oklahoma during the day on the 7th, producing numerous thunderstorms.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS OUN wrote it up.
A warm front lifted north through Oklahoma during the day on the 7th, producing numerous thunderstorms.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Oct 7, 8:27 AM CST, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 927 AM CDT Sun Oct 7 2018 .UPDATE... Updated the POP & WX grids through this afternoon. && .DISCUSSION... Increased POPs further to the East of our CWA through this morning to be more representative of current radar trends. Lastest CAMs guidance from the HRRR decreases the current rain across southeast Oklahoma toward 18Z and through the afternoon hours, so decreased rain chances there. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 618 AM CDT Sun Oct 7 2018/ AVIATION... IFR to MVFR ceilings will prevail throughout the TAF period. Showers will be widespread with embedded thunderstorms. Winds will shift back to the south as the front lifts north. Day PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 347 AM CDT Sun Oct 7 2018/ DISCUSSION... Main concerns continue to be with heavy rainfall potential and to a lesser degree, some isolated severe potential next couple of days. An area of heavy rainfall has already occurred across south central Oklahoma overnight. This area should see a reprieve from the heavier rainfall after this morning until possibly late Tuesday. So for now will leave out of flood watch and continue to monitor this area. Focus for heavy rainfall will shift back west across western Oklahoma and western north Texas later today and Monday as large trough develops to our west. Trough opens up and shifts east and northeast as we go through the day Tuesday. At that time expect to see area of heavy rainfall shift east across the area. Then expect a short period of drier weather before yet another trough moves through the central part of the country, bringing rain chances back to the area. Models have varying solutions as we go into late this upcoming week into following weekend. Therefore will not go too high with precip chances in any one period beginning Thursday night, but maintain chance pops through much of the remainder of the forecast. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 76 69 77 67 / 80 70 50 70 Hobart OK 72 68 74 65 / 80 80 80 90 Wichita Falls TX 79 70 79 68 / 80 70 70 80 Gage OK 63 60 72 58 / 80 80 80 80 Ponca City OK 74 69 79 67 / 80 80 50 80 Durant OK 83 70 82 70 / 80 40 30 30 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...Flood Watch through Tuesday afternoon for OKZ004>029-033>038-044. TX...Flood Watch through Tuesday afternoon for TXZ083>089. && 25/68
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Norman OK 420 AM CDT Sun Oct 7 2018 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-080930- Harper-Woods-Alfalfa-Grant-Kay-Ellis-Woodward-Major-Garfield- Noble-Roger Mills-Dewey-Custer-Blaine-Kingfisher-Logan-Payne- Beckham-Washita-Caddo-Canadian-Oklahoma-Lincoln-Grady-McClain- Cleveland-Pottawatomie-Seminole-Hughes-Harmon-Greer-Kiowa-Jackson- Tillman-Comanche-Stephens-Garvin-Murray-Pontotoc-Coal-Cotton- Jefferson-Carter-Johnston-Atoka-Love-Marshall-Bryan-Hardeman- Foard-Wilbarger-Wichita-Knox-Baylor-Archer-Clay- 420 AM CDT Sun Oct 7 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern... western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... .Thunderstorms... Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue across Oklahoma and western north Texas today and tonight. A few strong to severe storms will be possible by late this afternoon as daytime heating results in modest instability. The chance for a few severe storms will continue this evening as a developing low level jet creates a more favorable wind field. Damaging wind gusts and marginally severe hail will be the main impacts. Heavy rainfall will also be a concern. .Heavy rain... Heavy rainfall is likely today and tonight, which may lead to flooding, especially of low lying and poorly drained areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday... .Thunderstorms... Chances for thunderstorms will continue across much of Oklahoma and north Texas through the middle of the week. Strong to severe storms will be possible at times, especially during the late afternoon and evening hours Monday and Tuesday. Large hail and damaging wind gusts will be the primary hazards with any severe storms. Heavy rainfall associated with the stronger storms may cause localized flooding. .Heavy Rain... Widespread moderate to heavy rainfall is likely through Tuesday, which may lead to flooding, especially of low lying and poorly drained areas. The prolonged period of moderate to heavy rains will likely also create elevated levels on mainstem rivers. Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow our weather forecast office on Twitter and Facebook.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
756 AM CDT SUN OCT 7 2018
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0755 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 NNW BURKBURNETT 34.10N 98.57W
10/07/2018 WICHITA TX TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTIPLE INTERSECTIONS WITH WATER FLOWING
OVER THEM. AT LEAST ONE HIGH WATER RESCUE
ONGOING.
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PWThe Norman radar (KTLX), 135 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:06 UTC.
9 flash flood, 4 tornado, 1 flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Home in low-lying area with 6-8 inches of water inside.
Two young men, ages 17 and 18, went into Pennington Creek during Sunday (10/07/2018) afternoon. The young men were reported missing. A search and rescue team was organized and the bodies were found a few days later. The EM noted the creek was about six feet over its banks on Sunday.
Storm chasers observed a weak tornado, likely a landspout, about 4 miles southwest of Hobart. No damage is known to have occurred.
There was major street flooding in the city of Altus.
Storm chasers observed a brief tornado approximately 3 miles northeast of Saddle Mountain, or about 12 miles east-northeast of Cooperton. No damage was reported.
Numerous storm chasers and storm spotters observed a relatively weak tornado that formed just east of Interstate 35 west of Davis. The tornado moved northeast crossing State Highway 7 into Garvin County near NS328 Road. Other than some tree limb damage, no other damage was reported.
A tornado was observed touching down in Murray County west of Davis, then moving northeast crossing into Garvin County near NS328 Road. The tornado moved northeast for less than one-half mile before dissipating. No damage was observed except for a few tree limbs.
Nine inches of water flowing over Hwy 283. 5.6 inches of rainfall measured in 3.5 hours.
Flood waters flowing over Highway 183.
Flood waters flowing over Highway 19.
Flash flooding of up to 3 feet on residential streets.
Flooding 1 to 2 feet deep was reported.
Flood waters have resulted in closure of several streets and flooding into homes.
A police car was flooded.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flood, Johnston | 2018-10-07 | 17 | Male | In Water | Direct |
| Flood, Johnston | 2018-10-07 | 18 | Male | In Water | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Oklahoma, 2018Warnings in Oklahoma, October 2018
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 790154, 790600, 790175, 790156, 790176, 790177, 790178, 790157, 790289, 790290, 790291, 790292, 790293, 790294, 790295.