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River Flood Warning 1, NWS Amarillo, TX

August 17, 2008Oldham County, Potter County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this river flood warning at Aug 17, 2008, 9:55 PM CDT for Oldham County, Potter County, Texas. It took effect at Aug 19, 2008, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 17, 2008, 9:55 PM CDT (02:55 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 19, 2008, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired: Aug 18, 2008, 2:27 PM CDT
In force
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Canadian River at Amarillo (AMAT2). The gauge peaked at 5.47 ft at Aug 18, 2008, 10:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 6 ft
Minor stage: 7 ft
Moderate stage: 10 ft
Major stage: 15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07227500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Aug 17, 9:55 PM CDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 9:55 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 17, 12:45 PM CDT, 9 hours 10 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 17, 7:54 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, Aug 17, 9:49 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 17, 8:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Dallam, Hartley	4 hr
Aug 17, 9:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hartley, Oldham	59 min
Aug 17, 9:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Oldham	4 hr
Aug 17, 9:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Deaf Smith	4 hr
Aug 18, 12:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Potter, Randall	4 hr
Aug 18, 8:37 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith	12 hr
Aug 18, 10:06 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Lipscomb	6 hr
Aug 18, 10:14 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Ochiltree	3 hr
Aug 18, 2:01 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Carson, Gray	6 hr
Aug 18, 2:06 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	AMA	Lipscomb, Ochiltree	4 hr
Aug 18, 3:07 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Armstrong	3 hr
Aug 18, 3:18 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Hemphill, Roberts	4 hr
Aug 18, 5:36 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	AMA	Armstrong, Randall	2 hr
Aug 18, 5:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	AMA	Lipscomb, Ochiltree	3 hr
Aug 18, 7:12 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Texas	4 hr
Aug 18, 1:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Beaver	6 hr

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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.