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River Flood Warning 40, NWS Norman, OK

June 9, 2008Custer County, Washita County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Jun 9, 2008, 2:06 PM CDT for Custer County, Washita County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 9, 2008, 2:06 PM CDT (19:06 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2008, 3:43 AM CDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Custer County, OK, Washita County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Washita River near Clinton (CLIO2). The gauge peaked at 19.16 ft at Jun 9, 2008, 6:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
16 ft
Minor stage
18 ft
Moderate stage
20 ft
Major stage
24 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07325000, 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 Jun 9, 9:58 AM CDT, 4 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 9:58 AM CDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 12:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 8:38 AM CDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 9, 9:27 AM CDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 9, 11:43 AM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 9, 12:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 9, 12:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 7:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant, Kay52 min
Jun 8, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Roger Mills48 min
Jun 8, 7:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Major, Woods24 min
Jun 8, 7:29 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNRoger Mills31 min
Jun 8, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Major50 min
Jun 8, 7:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNRoger Mills55 min
Jun 8, 8:01 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNBeckham, Roger Mills29 min
Jun 8, 8:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant, Kay36 min
Jun 8, 8:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Noble33 min
Jun 8, 8:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Dewey, Roger Mills43 min
Jun 8, 8:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Kingfisher, Logan36 min
Jun 8, 8:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKay33 min
Jun 8, 8:54 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNCuster, Roger Mills36 min
Jun 8, 8:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCuster, Dewey, Roger Mills3 hr
Jun 8, 9:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Dewey, Roger Mills44 min
Jun 8, 9:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster29 min
Jun 8, 9:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster35 min
Jun 8, 9:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Roger Mills47 min
Jun 8, 10:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine33 min
Jun 8, 10:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills49 min
Jun 8, 11:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKiowa, Washita43 min
Jun 8, 11:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGreer, Harmon40 min
Jun 8, 11:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey38 min
Jun 8, 11:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKingfisher39 min
Jun 8, 11:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey31 min
Jun 8, 11:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLogan, Noble, Payne40 min
Jun 8, 11:53 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNDewey, Ellis, Roger Mills, Woodward4 hr
Jun 9, 12:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Ellis, Roger Mills42 min
Jun 9, 12:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Dewey, Major50 min
Jun 9, 1:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBeckham, Greer, Harmon42 min
Jun 9, 1:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Major43 min
Jun 9, 1:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNGarfield, Major6 hr
Jun 9, 1:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Kingfisher, Washita56 min
Jun 9, 2:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Major43 min
Jun 9, 2:31 AM CDTTornado WarningOUNCanadian29 min
Jun 9, 2:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Canadian, Grady, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma49 min
Jun 9, 2:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNGarfield, Noble6 hr
Jun 9, 3:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma49 min
Jun 9, 4:01 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCleveland, Oklahoma3 hr
Jun 9, 4:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie48 min
Jun 9, 5:50 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNPottawatomie, Seminole115 min
Jun 9, 7:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNBlaine, Canadian25 hr
Jun 9, 7:33 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNCuster, Roger Mills13 hr
Jun 9, 8:01 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNHughes, Pontotoc, Seminole119 min
Jun 9, 8:26 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCaddo, Canadian, Grady3 hr
Jun 9, 8:38 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNBlaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer44 hr
Jun 9, 8:52 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNGarfield, Major, Noble6 hr
Jun 9, 9:08 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCleveland, McClain, Oklahoma3 hr
Jun 9, 9:20 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNPottawatomie, Seminole19 hr
Jun 9, 9:57 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNPontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole3 hr
Jun 9, 10:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNBlaine, Kingfisher, Major14 hr
Jun 9, 11:27 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGarvin, McClain, Murray3 hr
Jun 9, 11:47 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNCoal, Hughes, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole6 hr
Jun 9, 12:36 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNAtoka, Carter, Garvin, Johnston, Murray6 hr
Jun 9, 12:50 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNOklahoma8 hr
Jun 9, 2:04 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNHughes, Seminole7 hr
Jun 9, 5:16 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNCoal, Hughes, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole4 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 2008Every 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.