A weak upper disturbance across central Texas and a highly humid low-level airmass combined to yield heavy rain-producing thunderstorms across portions of Oklahoma on the 3rd. One of these slow-moving thunderstorms produced reports of flooding near the community of Wynnewood in Garvin County.
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A weak upper disturbance across central Texas and a highly humid low-level airmass combined to yield heavy rain-producing thunderstorms across portions of Oklahoma on the 3rd. One of these slow-moving thunderstorms produced reports of flooding near the community of Wynnewood in Garvin County.
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 Jul 3, 5:14 AM CST, 5 hours 46 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 614 AM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 613 AM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025 - Low to medium (20-50%) chances for isolated to scattered showers and storms continue into early next week. - Slightly below normal temperatures continue into early next week. && .NEAR TERM... (Today and tonight) Issued at 124 AM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025 Surface high will continue to gradually shift off to the east, with moisture return across the area in its wake. Weak upper-level troughing to the west will support additional widely scattered showers and thunderstorms today and this evening. High temperatures will once again be moderated by cloud cover today and are only expected to get up into the mid 80s. Overnight lows will cool down into the upper 60s to low 70s. Bunker && .SHORT TERM... (Friday through Saturday night) Issued at 124 AM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025 Additional low rain chances will continue across most of the area Friday as a weak mid-level trough moves in from the west. There is a chance for these rain/thunderstorms chances to be more widespread, but models differ on track/strength of the mid-level wave. Rain chances will continue into Saturday, but are expected to be more isolated. High temperatures will stay in the mid 80s Friday and will warm up to the upper 80s as mid-level ridging moves in from the west. Bunker && .LONG TERM... (Sunday through Wednesday) Issued at 124 AM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025 Low rain chances will continue through the weekend and into next week. The aforementioned mid-level ridge will continue to build over the weekend and remain in place through the early part of next week. With slightly increasing heights, afternoon temperatures will increase to the low 90s for most of the area. Bunker && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 613 AM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025 Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms will persist through the day into tonight, most numerous across southwest/central Oklahoma and western north Texas this afternoon. VFR conditions should prevail at most sites, though brief periods of MVFR ceilings are possible in heavier shower and storm activity. Winds will be generally light from the south or south-southeast through tonight. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 84 70 85 71 / 30 20 40 10 Hobart OK 82 69 86 70 / 30 40 50 10 Wichita Falls TX 83 72 87 72 / 50 50 50 10 Gage OK 84 68 86 69 / 30 20 30 20 Ponca City OK 86 69 87 71 / 20 10 40 20 Durant OK 86 73 89 74 / 30 30 30 10 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. TX...None. && NEAR TERM...13 SHORT TERM...13 LONG TERM....13 AVIATION...08
The Norman radar (KTLX), 77 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:58 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A relayed image shows floodwaters approaching a house on South Jarrett Avenue in the community of Wynnewood. The event time is approximate.
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