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River Flood Warning 22, NWS Norman, OK

April 11, 2008Cotton County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Apr 11, 2008, 4:16 AM CDT for Cotton County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Apr 11, 2008, 6:08 AM CDT. It was in force for 56 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 11, 2008, 4:16 AM CDT (09:16 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 11, 2008, 6:08 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 13, 2008, 1:57 PM CDT
In force: 56 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Flood severity: Minor

County Cotton County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Deep Red Creek near Randlett (RNDO2). The gauge peaked at 23.55 ft at Apr 12, 2008, 11:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 17 ft
Minor stage: 20 ft
Moderate stage: 23 ft
Major stage: 26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07311500, 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 Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 10, 3:00 PM CDT, 13 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 3:00 PM CDT, 13 hours 16 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 11, 10:47 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Bryan	9 hr
Apr 11, 5:04 PM CDT	Freeze Watch	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble, Payne	22 hr
Apr 11, 5:04 PM CDT	Freeze Watch	OUN	Alfalfa, Atoka, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo and 36 more	35 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 2008 Every river flood warning in 2008

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.