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River Flood Warning 44, NWS Norman, OK

June 17, 2008Pottawatomie County, Seminole County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Jun 17, 2008, 9:59 AM CDT for Pottawatomie County, Seminole County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Jun 17, 2008, 2:55 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 17, 2008, 9:59 AM CDT (14:59 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 17, 2008, 2:55 PM CDT
Expired: Jun 17, 2008, 8:09 PM CDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Pottawatomie County, OK, Seminole County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Little River (OK) near Tecumseh (TCMO2). The gauge peaked at 10.50 ft at Jun 17, 2008, 3:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 11 ft
Moderate stage: 15 ft
Major stage: 17 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07230500, 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 17, 3:47 AM CDT, 6 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 3:47 AM CDT, 6 hours 12 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 17, 8:42 AM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 17, 8:46 AM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 17, 9:15 AM CDT, 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 17, 9:19 AM CDT, 40 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 17, 9:39 AM CDT, 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 17, 9:46 AM CDT, 13 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
Jun 16, 7:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	56 min
Jun 16, 7:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma	50 min
Jun 16, 7:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Logan	45 min
Jun 16, 7:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Jackson	21 min
Jun 16, 7:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Oklahoma	48 min
Jun 16, 8:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Oklahoma	38 min
Jun 16, 8:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	51 min
Jun 16, 9:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Oklahoma	38 min
Jun 16, 9:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie	42 min
Jun 16, 9:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Pottawatomie	26 min
Jun 16, 9:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Oklahoma	37 min
Jun 16, 11:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain	45 min
Jun 17, 2:45 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garfield	3 hr
Jun 17, 3:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Logan	27 min
Jun 17, 3:43 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Logan	3 hr
Jun 17, 3:56 AM CDT	Flood Watch	OUN	Alfalfa, Blaine, Canadian, Cleveland, Dewey, Garfield and 14 more	10 hr
Jun 17, 4:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma	47 min
Jun 17, 4:38 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Alfalfa, Grant	3 hr
Jun 17, 5:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	62 min
Jun 17, 5:42 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garfield	3 hr
Jun 17, 6:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	48 min
Jun 17, 7:39 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Logan, Oklahoma	5 hr
Jun 17, 7:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Pottawatomie	39 min
Jun 17, 7:53 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cleveland, McClain	3 hr
Jun 17, 9:21 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Stephens	114 min
Jun 16, 7:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Foard, Hardeman, Wilbarger	62 min
Jun 16, 8:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Baylor, Wilbarger	69 min

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.