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River Flood Warning 59, NWS Norman, OK

October 14, 2008Grant County, Kay County, Noble County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Oct 14, 2008, 2:16 PM CDT for Grant County, Kay County, Noble County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Oct 15, 2008, 6:24 AM CDT. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 14, 2008, 2:16 PM CDT (19:16 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 15, 2008, 6:24 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 15, 2008, 8:31 AM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Grant County, OK, Kay County, OK, Noble County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:59 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 Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa (TONO2). The gauge peaked at 2.44 ft at Oct 13, 2008, 6:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
14 ft
Minor stage
17 ft
Moderate stage
20 ft
Major stage
25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07151000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

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.