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River Flood Warning 57, NWS Norman, OK

September 12, 2008Kingfisher County, Logan County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Sep 12, 2008, 2:39 PM CDT for Kingfisher County, Logan County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Sep 13, 2008, 4:28 AM CDT. It was in force for 47 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 12, 2008, 2:39 PM CDT (19:39 UTC)
In effect from: Sep 13, 2008, 4:28 AM CDT
Expired: Sep 15, 2008, 3:02 AM CDT
In force: 47 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Kingfisher County, OK, Logan County, OK

The river

Written for the forecast point Cimarron River near Dover (DOVO2). The gauge peaked at 20.20 ft at Sep 14, 2008, 11:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 15 ft
Minor stage: 17 ft
Moderate stage: 20 ft
Major stage: 22 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07159100, 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 Sep 12, 11:57 AM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 12, 11:57 AM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 12, 10:37 AM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 12, 10:46 AM CDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1046 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 N PUTNAM              35.90N 98.97W
09/12/2008  M7.30 INCH       DEWEY              OK   MESONET

            THE TOTAL WAS A 24-HOUR ACCUMULATION.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NE SAYRE              35.31N 99.62W
09/12/2008  M3.98 INCH       BECKHAM            OK   AMATEUR RADIO

            THE TOTAL WAS A 24-HOUR ACCUMULATION.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       LEEDEY                  35.87N 99.35W
09/12/2008  M4.45 INCH       DEWEY              OK   CO-OP OBSERVER

            THE TOTAL WAS A 24-HOUR ACCUMULATION.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ERICK                   35.21N 99.87W
09/12/2008  M4.20 INCH       BECKHAM            OK   CO-OP OBSERVER

            THE TOTAL WAS A 24-HOUR ACCUMULATION.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 WNW CAMARGO           36.04N 99.35W
09/12/2008  M6.51 INCH       DEWEY              OK   MESONET

            THE TOTAL WAS A 24-HOUR ACCUMULATION.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       6 SW CHEYENNE           35.55N 99.75W
09/12/2008  M3.69 INCH       ROGER MILLS        OK   MESONET

            THE TOTAL WAS A 24-HOUR ACCUMULATION.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       BLACKWELL               36.80N 97.28W
09/12/2008  M3.38 INCH       KAY                OK   CO-OP OBSERVER

            THE TOTAL WAS A 24-HOUR ACCUMULATION.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       WAYNOKA                 36.58N 98.88W
09/12/2008  M4.30 INCH       WOODS              OK   CO-OP OBSERVER

            THE TOTAL WAS A 24-HOUR ACCUMULATION.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       7 WNW SEILING           36.19N 99.04W
09/12/2008  M5.89 INCH       WOODWARD           OK   MESONET

            THE TOTAL WAS A 24-HOUR ACCUMULATION.

&&

DS/TY

Local storm report, Sep 12, 11:34 AM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1134 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1130 AM     FLOOD            MEDFORD                 34.00N 96.51W
09/12/2008                   BRYAN              OK   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS ROADS REMAINED CLOSED OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF
            THE COUNTY.

&&

DS/TY

Local storm report, Sep 12, 11:35 AM CDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1135 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1130 AM     FLOOD            MEDFORD                 36.81N 97.73W
09/12/2008                   GRANT              OK   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CORRECTED COUNTY. NUMEROUS ROADS REMAINED CLOSED OVER THE
            WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY.

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Local storm report, Sep 12, 11:40 AM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1140 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1140 AM     FLOOD            CHEROKEE                36.75N 98.35W
09/12/2008                   ALFALFA            OK   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS ROADS IN AND AROUND CHEROKEE REMAINED CLOSED DUE
            TO WATER OVER THE ROADWAYS.

&&

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Local storm report, Sep 12, 11:52 AM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1152 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1150 AM     FLOOD            CLEO SPRINGS            36.41N 98.44W
09/12/2008                   MAJOR              OK   POST OFFICE

            HIGHWAY 8 REMAINS CLOSED FROM CLEO SPRINGS TO ORIENTA AND
            BETWEEN CLEO SPRINGS AND ALINE IN ALFALFA COUNTY.

&&

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 11, 9:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Greer, Harmon and 6 more	4 hr
Sep 11, 10:52 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Blaine, Dewey, Major	113 min
Sep 12, 12:41 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Blaine, Dewey, Major, Woods	4 hr
Sep 12, 1:51 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Custer	114 min
Sep 12, 2:52 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Dewey, Major, Woodward	60 hr
Sep 12, 3:38 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant	3 hr
Sep 12, 4:31 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Major	3 hr
Sep 12, 6:26 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Dewey, Major, Woods, Woodward	3 hr
Sep 12, 6:40 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Grant	3 hr
Sep 12, 9:26 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Blaine, Dewey, Garfield, Grant, Major and 2 more	6 hr
Sep 12, 9:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Major, Woods, Woodward	23 hr
Sep 12, 10:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Blaine, Kingfisher, Major	41 hr
Sep 12, 11:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Grant, Kay, Noble	5 days
Sep 12, 11:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Grant, Kay	67 hr
Sep 12, 2:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield and 7 more	8 hr
Sep 12, 3:51 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Marshall and 1 more	30 hr
Sep 12, 5:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Custer, Washita	112 min
Sep 12, 6:01 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Washita	3 hr
Sep 12, 6:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Greer, Jackson, Kiowa, Washita	3 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.