Alert archive / Oklahoma / River Flood Warnings in 2008
River Flood Warning 60, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Oct 16, 2008, 6:39 AM CDT for Harper County, Woods County, Woodward County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 32 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2008, 6:39 AM CDT (11:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2008, 2:16 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Harper County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 Cimarron River near Buffalo (BFFO2). The gauge peaked at 6.25 ft at Oct 16, 2008, 6:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 8 ft
- Minor stage
- 9 ft
- Moderate stage
- 10 ft
- Major stage
- 12 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07157950, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 11:05 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | OUN | Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland and 34 more | 16 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.