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River Flood Warning 13, NWS Norman, OK

April 29, 2009Love County, Oklahoma; Cooke County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Apr 29, 2009, 8:37 PM CDT for Love County, Oklahoma; Cooke County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 30, 2009, 8:02 AM CDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 29, 2009, 8:37 PM CDT (01:37 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 30, 2009, 8:02 AM CDT
Expired
May 3, 2009, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Love County, OK, Cooke County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:38 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 Red River near Gainesville (GSVT2). The gauge peaked at 26.55 ft at May 2, 2009, 9:00 AM CDT.

actionminormoderate102004/3005/0105/0205/0305/0405/05
Action stage
22 ft
Minor stage
25 ft
Moderate stage
28 ft
Major stage
34 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07316000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS44 KOUN 300137
FLWOUN
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
837 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

OKC085-TXC097-301337-
/O.NEW.KOUN.FL.W.0013.090430T1800Z-090501T0000Z/
/GSVT2.1.ER.090430T1800Z.090430T1800Z.090430T1800Z.NO/
837 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE RED RIVER NEAR GAINESVILLE. 
  
* FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO THURSDAY EVENING. 
  
* AT 7:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.2 FEET.  
  
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
  
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. 
  
* FORECAST...THE RED RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST AROUND 25.0 FEET 
  EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 
  
* IMPACT...AT 25 FEET...CROP AND RANGE LANDS...PECAN GROVES...OIL 
  WELLS...AND RURAL ROADS ARE FLOODED OR ISOLATED ALONG AND NEAR 
  THE RIVER IN SOUTHERN LOVE COUNTY IN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN COOKE 
  COUNTY IN NORTH TEXAS. LOW-LYING FIELDS UPSTREAM EXPERIENCE 
  OVERFLOWS SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE CREST REACHES THE INTERSTATE 
  HIGHWAY I-35 CROSSING NORTH OF GAINESVILLE. LIVESTOCK AND OTHER 
  PROPERTY SHOULD BE REMOVED TO PLACES WHICH ARE HIGHER THAN NEARBY 
  RIVER BANKS TO AVOID BEING STRANDED.
  
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO THE PREVIOUS CREST STAGE OF
  24.4 FEET ON APRIL 2...2007.
  
  PEOPLE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD ACT NOW TO EVACUATE AND MOVE TO 
  HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT ENTER ALREADY FLOODED AREAS OR ATTEMPT TO 
  CROSS ROADWAYS COVERED BY HIGH WATER. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER 
  INFORMATION BY LISTENING TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES.

$$
14 follow-up statements
000 
WGUS84 KOUN 300743
FLSOUN
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
243 AM CDT THU APR 30 2009

OKC085-TXC097-301543-
/O.EXT.KOUN.FL.W.0013.090430T1302Z-090501T1200Z/
/GSVT2.1.ER.090430T1302Z.090430T1800Z.090501T0600Z.NO/
243 AM CDT THU APR 30 2009

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...
 
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER NEAR GAINESVILLE. 
  
* FROM THIS MORNING TO FRIDAY MORNING. 
  
* AT 2:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.9 FEET. 
  
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
  
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. 
  
* FORECAST...THE RED RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY MID 
  THURSDAY MORNING AND CREST NEAR 26.9 FEET EARLY THURSDAY 
  AFTERNOON. THE RED RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY 
  FRIDAY MORNING. 
  
* IMPACT...AT 27 FEET...CROP AND RANGE LANDS...PECAN GROVES...OIL 
  WELLS...AND RURAL ROADS ARE FLOODED OR ISOLATED ALONG AND NEAR 
  THE RIVER IN SOUTHERN LOVE COUNTY IN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN COOKE 
  COUNTY IN NORTH TEXAS. LOW-LYING FIELDS UPSTREAM EXPERIENCE 
  OVERFLOWS SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE CREST REACHES THE INTERSTATE 
  HIGHWAY I-35 CROSSING NORTH OF GAINESVILLE. LIVESTOCK AND OTHER 
  PROPERTY SHOULD BE REMOVED TO PLACES WHICH ARE AT LEAST 2 FEET 
  HIGHER THAN NEARBY RIVER BANKS TO AVOID BEING STRANDED.
  
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO THE PREVIOUS CREST STAGE 
  OF 26.7 FEET ON APRIL 22...1990.

$$
000 
WGUS84 KOUN 301427
FLSOUN
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
927 AM CDT THU APR 30 2009

OKC085-TXC097-302227-
/O.EXT.KOUN.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090501T1305Z/
/GSVT2.1.ER.090430T1403Z.090430T1800Z.090501T0705Z.NO/
927 AM CDT THU APR 30 2009

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...
 
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER NEAR GAINESVILLE. 
  
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. 
  
* AT 8:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.5 FEET. 
  
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
  
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. 
  
* FORECAST...THE RED RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY 
  EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CREST NEAR 26.9 FEET THURSDAY 
  AFTERNOON. THE RED RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY FRIDAY 
  MORNING. 
  
* IMPACT...AT 27 FEET...CROP AND RANGE LANDS...PECAN GROVES...OIL 
  WELLS...AND RURAL ROADS ARE FLOODED OR ISOLATED ALONG AND NEAR 
  THE RIVER IN SOUTHERN LOVE COUNTY IN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN COOKE 
  COUNTY IN NORTH TEXAS. LOW-LYING FIELDS UPSTREAM EXPERIENCE 
  OVERFLOWS SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE CREST REACHES THE INTERSTATE 
  HIGHWAY I-35 CROSSING NORTH OF GAINESVILLE. LIVESTOCK AND OTHER 
  PROPERTY SHOULD BE REMOVED TO PLACES WHICH ARE AT LEAST 2 FEET 
  HIGHER THAN NEARBY RIVER BANKS TO AVOID BEING STRANDED.  

* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO THE PREVIOUS CREST STAGE 
  OF 26.7 FEET ON APRIL 22...1990.

$$
000 
WGUS84 KOUN 301918
FLSOUN
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
218 PM CDT THU APR 30 2009

OKC085-TXC097-010318-
/O.EXT.KOUN.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090501T1700Z/
/GSVT2.1.ER.090501T0100Z.090501T0600Z.090501T1100Z.NO/
218 PM CDT THU APR 30 2009

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
 
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER NEAR GAINESVILLE. 
  
* UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 
  
* AT 1:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.4 FEET. 
  
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
  
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. 
  
* FORECAST...THE RED RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY 
  EVENING AND CREST NEAR 25.5 FEET EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RED 
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MID FRIDAY MORNING. 
  
* IMPACT...AT 26 FEET...CROP AND RANGE LANDS...PECAN GROVES...OIL 
  WELLS...AND RURAL ROADS ARE FLOODED OR ISOLATED. LOW-LYING 
  FIELDS...UPSTREAM IN WESTERN LOVE COUNTY IN OKLAHOMA...AND COOKE 
  COUNTY IN TEXAS...EXPERIENCE OVERFLOWS SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE 
  CREST REACHES THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I-35 CROSSING NORTH OF 
  GAINESVILLE. LIVESTOCK AND OTHER PROPERTY SHOULD BE REMOVED TO 
  PLACES WHICH ARE AT LEAST 1 FOOT HIGHER THAN NEARBY RIVER BANKS TO 
  AVOID BEING STRANDED.
  
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO THE PREVIOUS CREST STAGE OF
  24.4 FEET ON APRIL 2...2007.

$$
000 
WGUS84 KOUN 010151
FLSOUN
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
851 PM CDT THU APR 30 2009

TXC077-485-OKC033-067-141-010951-
/O.EXT.KOUN.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-090501T1930Z/
/BKBT2.1.ER.090430T2345Z.090501T0600Z.090501T1330Z.NO/
851 PM CDT THU APR 30 2009

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
 
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER NEAR BURKBURNETT. 
  
* UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 
  
* AT 8:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET. 
  
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
  
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
  
* FORECAST...THE RED RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING AND CREST NEAR 9.2 
  FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RED RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE MID FRIDAY MORNING. 
  
* IMPACT...AT  9 FEET...CROP AND RANGE LANDS...OIL FIELDS...AND 
  RURAL ROADS ARE AFFECTED. SOME LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR THE RIVER MAY 
  BE ISOLATED BY HIGH WATER IN SIDE CHANNELS. BOTTOMLANDS NEAR 
  DAVIDSON OKLAHOMA BEGIN TO FLOOD SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE CREST 
  APPROACHES THE BURKBURNETT AREA. THE FLOOD CREST REACHES THE AREA 
  ALONG THE RIVER NEAR TAYLOR OKLAHOMA SEVERAL HOURS LATER. CATTLE 
  AND OTHER PROPERTY SHOULD BE RELOCATED TO PLACES WHICH ARE HIGHER 
  THAN NEARBY RIVER BANKS.
  
$$

OKC085-TXC097-010951-
/O.EXT.KOUN.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090502T0600Z/
/GSVT2.1.ER.090501T0359Z.090501T1200Z.090502T0000Z.NO/
851 PM CDT THU APR 30 2009

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
 
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER NEAR GAINESVILLE. 
  
* UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 
  
* AT 8:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.9 FEET. 
  
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
  
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. 
  
* FORECAST...THE RED RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE THURSDAY 
  EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 25.6 FEET MID FRIDAY MORNING. 
  THE RED RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY EVENING. 
  
* IMPACT...AT 26 FEET...CROP AND RANGE LANDS...PECAN GROVES...OIL 
  WELLS...AND RURAL ROADS ARE FLOODED OR ISOLATED. LOW-LYING 
  FIELDS...UPSTREAM IN WESTERN LOVE COUNTY IN OKLAHOMA...AND COOKE 
  COUNTY IN TEXAS...EXPERIENCE OVERFLOWS SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE 
  CREST REACHES THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I-35 CROSSING NORTH OF 
  GAINESVILLE. LIVESTOCK AND OTHER PROPERTY SHOULD BE REMOVED TO 
  PLACES WHICH ARE AT LEAST 1 FOOT HIGHER THAN NEARBY RIVER BANKS TO 
  AVOID BEING STRANDED.
  
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO THE PREVIOUS CREST STAGE OF
  24.4 FEET ON APRIL 2...2007.

$$
000 
WGUS84 KOUN 010706
FLSOUN
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
206 AM CDT FRI MAY 01 2009

OKC085-TXC097-011506-
/O.EXT.KOUN.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090501T2300Z/
/GSVT2.1.ER.090501T0152Z.090501T1200Z.090501T1700Z.NO/
206 AM CDT FRI MAY 01 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER NEAR GAINESVILLE. 
  
* UNTIL THIS EVENING. 
  
* AT  1:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.4 FEET. 
  
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
  
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. 
  
* FORECAST...THE RED RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING AND CREST NEAR 25.5 
  FEET BY MID FRIDAY MORNING. THE RED RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 
  
* IMPACT...AT 26 FEET...CROP AND RANGE LANDS...PECAN GROVES...OIL 
  WELLS...AND RURAL ROADS ARE FLOODED OR ISOLATED. LOW-LYING 
  FIELDS...UPSTREAM IN WESTERN LOVE COUNTY IN OKLAHOMA...AND COOKE 
  COUNTY IN TEXAS...EXPERIENCE OVERFLOWS SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE 
  CREST REACHES THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I-35 CROSSING NORTH OF 
  GAINESVILLE. LIVESTOCK AND OTHER PROPERTY SHOULD BE REMOVED TO 
  PLACES WHICH ARE AT LEAST 1 FOOT HIGHER THAN NEARBY RIVER BANKS TO 
  AVOID BEING STRANDED.
  
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO THE PREVIOUS CREST STAGE OF
  25.2 FEET ON JUNE 10 1992.

$$
000 
WGUS84 KOUN 011328
FLSOUN
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
828 AM CDT FRI MAY 01 2009

TXC077-485-OKC033-067-141-012128-
/O.EXT.KOUN.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-090502T0842Z/
/BKBT2.1.ER.090430T2345Z.090501T1800Z.090502T0242Z.NO/
828 AM CDT FRI MAY 01 2009

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...
 
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER NEAR BURKBURNETT. 
  
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. 
  
* AT 7:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.8 FEET. 
  
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
  
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
  
* FORECAST...THE RED RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING AND CREST NEAR 10.0 
  FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE RED RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD
  STAGE LATE FRIDAY EVENING. 
  
* IMPACT...AT 10 FEET...CROP AND RANGE LANDS...OIL FIELDS...AND 
  RURAL ROADS ARE AFFECTED.  SOME LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR THE RIVER MAY 
  BE ISOLATED BY HIGH WATER IN SIDE CHANNELS. BOTTOMLANDS NEAR 
  DAVIDSON OKLAHOMA BEGIN TO FLOOD SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE CREST 
  APPROACHES THE BURKBURNETT AREA. THE FLOOD CREST REACHES THE AREA 
  ALONG THE RIVER NEAR TAYLOR OKLAHOMA SEVERAL HOURS LATER. CATTLE 
  AND OTHER PROPERTY SHOULD BE RELOCATED TO PLACES WHICH ARE HIGHER 
  THAN NEARBY RIVER BANKS.
  
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO THE PREVIOUS CREST STAGE OF
  9.8 FEET ON MARCH 12...1990.

$$

OKC085-TXC097-012128-
/O.EXT.KOUN.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090502T0515Z/
/GSVT2.1.ER.090501T0152Z.090501T1200Z.090501T2315Z.NO/
828 AM CDT FRI MAY 01 2009

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...
 
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER NEAR GAINESVILLE. 
  
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. 
  
* AT 7:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.8 FEET. 
  
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. 
  
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. 
  
* FORECAST...THE RED RIVER IS NEAR CREST NOW AND WILL REMAIN NEAR 
  26.0 FEET THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE RED RIVER WILL 
  BEGIN FALLING MID FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  FRIDAY EVENING. 
  
* IMPACT...AT 26 FEET...CROP AND RANGE LANDS...PECAN GROVES...OIL 
  WELLS...AND RURAL ROADS ARE FLOODED OR ISOLATED. LOW-LYING 
  FIELDS...UPSTREAM IN WESTERN LOVE COUNTY IN OKLAHOMA...AND COOKE 
  COUNTY IN TEXAS...EXPERIENCE OVERFLOWS SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE 
  CREST REACHES THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I-35 CROSSING NORTH OF 
  GAINESVILLE. LIVESTOCK AND OTHER PROPERTY SHOULD BE REMOVED TO 
  PLACES WHICH ARE AT LEAST 1 FOOT HIGHER THAN NEARBY RIVER BANKS TO 
  AVOID BEING STRANDED.
  
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO THE PREVIOUS CREST STAGE OF
  25.2 FEET ON JUNE 10...1992.

$$
000 
WGUS84 KOUN 011930
FLSOUN
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
230 PM CDT FRI MAY 01 2009

OKC085-TXC097-020330-
/O.EXT.KOUN.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090503T1200Z/
/GSVT2.1.ER.090501T0152Z.090502T0000Z.090503T0600Z.NO/
230 PM CDT FRI MAY 01 2009

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...
 
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER NEAR GAINESVILLE. 
  
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING. 
  
* AT  1:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.3 FEET. 
  
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
  
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. 
  
* FORECAST...THE RED RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING AND CREST NEAR 26.6 
  FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE RED RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 
  
* IMPACT...AT 27 FEET...CROP AND RANGE LANDS...PECAN GROVES...OIL 
  WELLS...AND RURAL ROADS ARE FLOODED OR ISOLATED. LOW-LYING 
  FIELDS...UPSTREAM IN WESTERN LOVE COUNTY IN OKLAHOMA...AND COOKE 
  COUNTY IN TEXAS...EXPERIENCE OVERFLOWS SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE 
  CREST REACHES THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I-35 CROSSING NORTH OF 
  GAINESVILLE. LIVESTOCK AND OTHER PROPERTY SHOULD BE REMOVED TO 
  PLACES WHICH ARE AT LEAST 2 FEET HIGHER THAN NEARBY RIVER BANKS TO 
  AVOID BEING STRANDED.
  
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO THE PREVIOUS CREST STAGE OF
  26.7 FEET ON APRIL 22...1990.

$$
000 
WGUS84 KOUN 020134
FLSOUN
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
834 PM CDT FRI MAY 01 2009

TXC077-485-OKC033-067-141-020934-
/O.EXT.KOUN.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-090502T1800Z/
/BKBT2.1.ER.090430T2345Z.090501T2115Z.090502T1200Z.NO/
834 PM CDT FRI MAY 01 2009

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
 
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER NEAR BURKBURNETT. 
  
* UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 
  
* AT 7:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.0 FEET. 
  
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. 
  
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
  
* FORECAST...THE RED RIVER HAS CRESTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. THE
  RED RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MID SATURDAY MORNING. 
  
$$

OKC085-TXC097-020934-
/O.EXT.KOUN.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090504T0016Z/
/GSVT2.1.ER.090501T0152Z.090503T0600Z.090503T1816Z.NO/
834 PM CDT FRI MAY 01 2009

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...
 
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER NEAR GAINESVILLE. 
  
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING. 
  
* AT 7:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.5 FEET. 
  
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
  
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. 
  
* FORECAST...THE RED RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING AND CREST NEAR 27.0 
  FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RED RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 
  
* IMPACT...AT 27 FEET...CROP AND RANGE LANDS...PECAN GROVES...OIL 
  WELLS...AND RURAL ROADS ARE FLOODED OR ISOLATED. LOW-LYING 
  FIELDS...UPSTREAM IN WESTERN LOVE COUNTY IN OKLAHOMA...AND COOKE 
  COUNTY IN TEXAS...EXPERIENCE OVERFLOWS SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE 
  CREST REACHES THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I-35 CROSSING NORTH OF 
  GAINESVILLE. LIVESTOCK AND OTHER PROPERTY SHOULD BE REMOVED TO 
  PLACES WHICH ARE AT LEAST 2 FEET HIGHER THAN NEARBY RIVER BANKS TO 
  AVOID BEING STRANDED.
  
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO THE PREVIOUS CREST STAGE OF
  26.7 FEET ON APRIL 22...1990.

$$
000 
WGUS84 KOUN 020713
FLSOUN
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
213 AM CDT SAT MAY 02 2009

TXC077-485-OKC033-067-141-021513-
/O.EXT.KOUN.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-090502T1603Z/
/BKBT2.1.ER.090430T2345Z.090501T2115Z.090502T1003Z.NO/
213 AM CDT SAT MAY 02 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER NEAR BURKBURNETT. 
  
* UNTIL THIS MORNING. 
  
* AT  1:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET. 
  
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. 
  
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
  
* FORECAST...THE RED RIVER HAS CRESTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. THE
  RED RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MID SATURDAY MORNING. 
  
$$

OKC085-TXC097-021513-
/O.EXT.KOUN.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090503T2200Z/
/GSVT2.1.ER.090501T0152Z.090502T1800Z.090503T1600Z.NO/
213 AM CDT SAT MAY 02 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER NEAR GAINESVILLE. 
  
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 
  
* AT  1:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.5 FEET. 
  
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
  
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. 
  
* FORECAST...THE RED RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING AND CREST NEAR 26.8 
  FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE RED RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE LATE SUNDAY MORNING. 
  
* IMPACT...AT 27 FEET...CROP AND RANGE LANDS...PECAN GROVES...OIL 
  WELLS...AND RURAL ROADS ARE FLOODED OR ISOLATED. LOW-LYING 
  FIELDS...UPSTREAM IN WESTERN LOVE COUNTY IN OKLAHOMA...AND COOKE 
  COUNTY IN TEXAS...EXPERIENCE OVERFLOWS SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE 
  CREST REACHES THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I-35 CROSSING NORTH OF 
  GAINESVILLE. LIVESTOCK AND OTHER PROPERTY SHOULD BE REMOVED TO 
  PLACES WHICH ARE AT LEAST 2 FEET HIGHER THAN NEARBY RIVER BANKS TO 
  AVOID BEING STRANDED.
  
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO THE PREVIOUS CREST STAGE OF
  26.7 FEET ON APRIL 22 1990.

$$
000 
WGUS84 KOUN 021523
FLSOUN
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1023 AM CDT SAT MAY 02 2009

OKC085-TXC097-022323-
/O.EXT.KOUN.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090503T1942Z/
/GSVT2.1.ER.090501T0152Z.090502T1400Z.090503T1342Z.NO/
1023 AM CDT SAT MAY 02 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER NEAR GAINESVILLE. 
  
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 
  
* AT 9:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.5 FEET. 
  
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. 
  
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. 
  
* FORECAST...A BROAD CREST IS OCCURRING ON THE RED RIVER... AND THE 
  RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 26.5 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE 
  RED RIVER WILL BEGIN FALLING SATURDAY EVENING... AND FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE MID SUNDAY MORNING. 
  
* IMPACT...AT 27 FEET...CROP AND RANGE LANDS...PECAN GROVES...OIL 
  WELLS...AND RURAL ROADS ARE FLOODED OR ISOLATED. LOW-LYING 
  FIELDS...UPSTREAM IN WESTERN LOVE COUNTY IN OKLAHOMA...AND COOKE 
  COUNTY IN TEXAS...EXPERIENCE OVERFLOWS SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE 
  CREST REACHES THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I-35 CROSSING NORTH OF 
  GAINESVILLE. LIVESTOCK AND OTHER PROPERTY SHOULD BE REMOVED TO 
  PLACES WHICH ARE AT LEAST 2 FEET HIGHER THAN NEARBY RIVER BANKS TO 
  AVOID BEING STRANDED.
  
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO THE PREVIOUS CREST STAGE OF
  26.7 FEET ON APRIL 22...1990.

$$
000 
WGUS84 KOUN 022000
FLSOUN
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
300 PM CDT SAT MAY 02 2009

OKC085-TXC097-030400-
/O.EXT.KOUN.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090503T2136Z/
/GSVT2.1.ER.090501T0152Z.090502T1400Z.090503T1536Z.NO/
300 PM CDT SAT MAY 02 2009

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
 
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER NEAR GAINESVILLE. 
  
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 
  
* AT 2:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.4 FEET. 
  
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. 
  
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. 
  
* FORECAST...A BROAD CREST IS OCCURRING ON THE RED RIVER... AND 
  THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 26.5 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 
  THE RED RIVER WILL BEGIN FALLING SLOWLY SATURDAY EVENING... AND 
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 
  
* IMPACT...AT 26 FEET...CROP AND RANGE LANDS...PECAN GROVES...OIL 
  WELLS...AND RURAL ROADS ARE FLOODED OR ISOLATED. LOW-LYING 
  FIELDS...UPSTREAM IN WESTERN LOVE COUNTY IN OKLAHOMA...AND COOKE 
  COUNTY IN TEXAS...EXPERIENCE OVERFLOWS SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE 
  CREST REACHES THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I-35 CROSSING NORTH OF 
  GAINESVILLE. LIVESTOCK AND OTHER PROPERTY SHOULD BE REMOVED TO 
  PLACES WHICH ARE AT LEAST 1 FOOT HIGHER THAN NEARBY RIVER BANKS TO 
  AVOID BEING STRANDED.
  
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO THE PREVIOUS CREST STAGE 
  OF 26.7 FEET ON APRIL 22...1990.

$$
000 
WGUS84 KOUN 030150
FLSOUN
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
850 PM CDT SAT MAY 02 2009

OKC085-TXC097-030950-
/O.EXT.KOUN.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090503T2230Z/
/GSVT2.1.ER.090501T0152Z.090502T1400Z.090503T1630Z.NO/
850 PM CDT SAT MAY 02 2009

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
 
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER NEAR GAINESVILLE 
  
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 
  
* AT  8:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.2 FEET. 
  
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. 
  
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. 
  
* FORECAST...THE RED RIVER IS NEAR CREST AND WILL BEGIN FALLING EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING. THE RED RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE 
  SUNDAY MORNING.

$$
000 
WGUS84 KOUN 030654
FLSOUN
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
154 AM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009

OKC085-TXC097-031454-
/O.EXT.KOUN.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090503T1842Z/
/GSVT2.1.ER.090501T0152Z.090502T1400Z.090503T1242Z.NO/
154 AM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER NEAR GAINESVILLE. 
  
* UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. 
  
* AT  1:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.1 FEET. 
  
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. 
  
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. 
  
* FORECAST...THE RED RIVER HAS CRESTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. THE
  RED RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MID SUNDAY MORNING. 
  

$$
000 
WGUS84 KOUN 031339
FLSOUN
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
839 AM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009

OKC085-TXC097-032139-
/O.EXT.KOUN.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090504T0015Z/
/GSVT2.1.ER.090501T0152Z.090502T1400Z.090503T1815Z.NO/
839 AM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THIS EVENING...
 
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER NEAR GAINESVILLE. 
  
* UNTIL THIS EVENING. 
  
* AT  8:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.8 FEET. 
  
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. 
  
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. 
  
* FORECAST...THE RED RIVER HAS CRESTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. THE
  RED RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 
  
* IMPACT...AT 26 FEET...CROP AND RANGE LANDS...PECAN GROVES...OIL 
  WELLS...AND RURAL ROADS ARE FLOODED OR ISOLATED. LOW-LYING 
  FIELDS...UPSTREAM IN WESTERN LOVE COUNTY IN OKLAHOMA...AND COOKE 
  COUNTY IN TEXAS...EXPERIENCE OVERFLOWS SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE 
  CREST REACHES THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I-35 CROSSING NORTH OF 
  GAINESVILLE. LIVESTOCK AND OTHER PROPERTY SHOULD BE REMOVED TO 
  PLACES WHICH ARE AT LEAST 1 FOOT HIGHER THAN NEARBY RIVER BANKS TO 
  AVOID BEING STRANDED.
  
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO THE PREVIOUS CREST STAGE OF
  25.2 FEET ON JUNE 10 1992.

$$

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 Apr 29, 6:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 6:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
658 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

.AVIATION...
EARLIER STORMS HAVE GENERALLY STABILIZED MOST OF OUR TAF SITES...
EXCEPT KGAG AND KWWR. EXPECT ONLY SLIGHT CHANCES OF STORMS THROUGH
TONIGHT IN STABILIZED AREAS. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN TOMORROW... BUT THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT CHANCE
AT A TAF SITE WILL BE KPNC IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAINFALL OF
LAST FEW DAYS WILL PROBABLY LEAD TO SOME AREAS OF FOG AND LOW
CLOUDS... MAINLY MVFR VISIBILITIES AND IFR CEILINGS...
OVERNIGHT... WITH SLOW IMPROVEMENT AFTER 14Z ON THURSDAY.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 205 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009/

DISCUSSION...
MAIN FOCUS WAS ON TODAY AND TONIGHT. LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MOVED ACROSS THE FA THIS MORNING LEAVING AN OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY ACROSS NORTH TEXAS. THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT CONT ALONG THE
RED RIVER THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL MAINTAIN AT LEAST INTO THIS
EVENING... WITH ADDITIONAL STORMS POSSIBLY MOVING NORTHEAST INTO THE
AREA FROM SOUTHWEST/WEST TEXAS. WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL IN
SOUTHERN OK AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THIS MORNING... ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAIN WILL MAINTAIN FLASH FLOOD/FLOODING CONCERNS THROUGH TONIGHT SO
WILL CONT WITH FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 12Z. ADDITIONAL SCATTERED
STORMS MAY DEVELOP IN THE PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
CLOUD COVER HAS DECREASED IN THIS AREA TODAY LEADING TO THE
ATMOSPHERE BECOMING MORE UNSTABLE EAST OF THE DRYLINE. IF STORMS
DEVELOP IN THE HIGH PLAINS... THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD MOVE INTO
PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS LATER THIS EVENING AND
TONIGHT. SOME SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ONGOING ACROSS PARTS OF THE FA
THURSDAY MORNING.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING WILL REMAIN A CONCERN AT
LEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA FRIDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  63  79  65  74 /  40  20  20  20
HOBART OK         61  83  63  74 /  40  10  10  10
WICHITA FALLS TX  63  83  67  85 /  60  10  10  10
GAGE OK           59  81  55  71 /  40  20  30  20
PONCA CITY OK     60  75  63  68 /  30  30  40  30
DURANT OK         64  80  68  81 /  60  20  10  10

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR OKZ035>039-
     044>048-050>052.

TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR TXZ083>090.

&&

24/23/23
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 11:55 AM CDT, 8 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1155 AM CDT WED APR 29 2009

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-301000-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
1155 AM CDT WED APR 29 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
OKLAHOMA AND ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT.

LOCATION...
THE SLIGHT RISK AREA COVERS AN AREA SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM
CHEROKEE... TO EL RENO... TO ADA AND ATOKA OKLAHOMA. THIS INCLUDES
ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

TIMING...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 3 AM.

IMPACTS...
HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS AND WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH. AN ISOLATED
TORNADO CAN NOT BE RULED OUT.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREA SHOULD PLAN FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS.

DISCUSSION...
A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON.
MEANWHILE... A DRYLINE WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL ALSO MOVE
FROM THE SOUTHWEST U.S. ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT. WITH HEATING THE AIRMASS EAST OF THE DRYLINE IS EXPECTED TO
BECOME UNSTABLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP NEAR AND EAST OF THE DRYLINE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING MOVING ACROSS PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT. ANOTHER FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT IS AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM THE MORNING THUNDERSTORMS
THAT EXTENDS ACROSS NORTH TEXAS. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME
SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... WITH LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS THE MAIN
CONCERN. HOWEVER... AN ISOLATED TORNADO CAN NOT BE RULED OUT...
PRIMARILY IN THE AREA NEAR THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT THURSDAY APR 30.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR... 100 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS TODAY MAY RESULT IN FLASH
FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN AFFECT THROUGH 7 AM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS WILL CONTINUE EACH DAY THROUGH AT LEAST
FRIDAY... AND POSSIBLY INTO THE WEEKEND.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...WHICH
COULD LEAD TO BOTH LOCALIZED FLOODING AND MAINSTEM RIVER FLOODING.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED BY 5 AM
THURSDAY.

MAXWELL

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 29, 4:25 PM CDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
425 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

TXZ088-089-292215-
ARCHER TX-BAYLOR TX-
425 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR ARCHER AND BAYLOR COUNTIES.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES WEST OF WESTOVER AT 424 PM
CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM WILL APPROACH WESTOVER
AND LAKE KICKAPOO.

SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAIN WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE WATER TO POND IN LOW LYING AREAS.

BURKE
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 5:09 PM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
509 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

OKZ050-051-292300-
LOVE OK-MARSHALL OK-
509 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR LOVE AND MARSHALL COUNTIES.

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 3 MILES SOUTH OF LEON
TO SAINT JOE TEXAS AT 506 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN
AS IT MOVES THROUGH LOVE AND MARSHALL COUNTIES. THESE AREAS WERE
ALREADY EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...AND THE ADDITIONAL RAIN
WILL CAUSE CONDITIONS TO WORSEN. MANY ROADS EITHER ARE NOW...OR WILL
BECOME IMPASSABLE...AND WATER IS LIKELY TO ENTER HOMES AND
BUSINESSES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. PEOPLE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD
SEEK HIGHER GROUND.

BURKE
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 5:25 PM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
525 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

TXZ090-292300-
CLAY TX-
525 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CLAY COUNTY.

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
VASHTI TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SHANNON AT 522 PM CDT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THE MAIN HAZARD WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE TORRENTIAL RAIN...REDUCING
VISIBIITY...CAUSING RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS...AND PONDING OF
WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND NEVER DRIVE INTO
WATER THAT COVERS THE ROAD. IN ADDITION...SMALL HAIL AND WINDS
AROUND 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

BURKE
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 6:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
638 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

OKZ045-050-300000-
LOVE OK-JEFFERSON OK-
638 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR JEFFERSON AND LOVE COUNTIES.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN TEXAS...12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
PETERSBURG AT 635 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. STABLE AIR IN
OKLAHOMA SHOULD CAUSE THE STORM TO WEAKEN...BUT THERE IS AT LEAST A
LOW CHANCE OF MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS.

THE PRIMARY HAZARD WITH THE STORM...HOWEVER...IS FLOODING. VERY
HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE BACK INTO SOUTHEAST JEFFERSON COUNTY...AND MUCH
OF LOVE COUNTY THROUGH 8 PM. THIS WILL PUSH RAINFALL TOTALS FOR THE
DAY...OVER 10 INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL
CONTINUE. PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS MAY NEED TO SEEK
HIGHER GROUND.

LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

BURKE
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 7:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
704 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

OKZ046-050-300030-
LOVE OK-CARTER OK-
704 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CARTER AND LOVE COUNTIES.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER LEON AT 701 PM CDT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. SMALL HAIL IS LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH THIS STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS LOVE COUNTY AND
INTO SOUTHERN CARTER COUNTY THROUGH 8 PM. THIS WILL PUSH RAINFALL
TOTALS FOR THE DAY...OVER 10 INCHES IN SOME PARTS OF LOVE COUNTY.
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN FLOOD PRONE
AREAS MAY NEED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND.
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 7:57 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
757 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

TXZ083-084-300130-
HARDEMAN TX-FOARD TX-
757 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR FOARD AND HARDEMAN COUNTIES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN COTTLE COUNTY ABOUT 19 MILES
WEST OF COPPER BREAKS STATE PARK AT 754 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WIND.

PEOPLE IN FOARD AND HARDEMAN COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF
QUANAH...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR
WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 8:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJefferson, Stephens55 min
Apr 29, 9:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCotton, Tillman40 min
Apr 29, 9:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson, Tillman49 min
Apr 29, 9:21 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNCarter, Cotton, Jefferson, Love, Marshall, Stephens6 hr
Apr 29, 9:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCotton61 min
Apr 29, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNTillman65 min
Apr 29, 10:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Cotton, Tillman53 min
Apr 29, 11:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens63 min
Apr 29, 11:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Love, Murray57 min
Apr 30, 1:32 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCarter, Garvin, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc, Stephens3 hr
Apr 30, 2:13 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Carter, Jefferson, Love, Marshall6 hr
Apr 30, 2:35 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNComanche, Cotton42 hr
Apr 30, 8:57 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNKay4 hr
Apr 30, 12:52 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNHarper, Woods, Woodward25 hr
Apr 30, 2:11 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNCotton, Jefferson, Tillman44 hr
Apr 30, 3:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchOUNAlfalfa, Atoka, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian and 38 more61 hr
Apr 29, 8:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNFoard, Hardeman56 min
Apr 29, 8:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBaylor, Foard, Knox, Wilbarger50 min
Apr 29, 9:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBaylor, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wichita, Wilbarger65 min
Apr 29, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHardeman, Wilbarger60 min
Apr 29, 10:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBaylor, Knox46 min
Apr 29, 11:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBaylor62 min
Apr 30, 12:10 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNArcher, Clay3 hr
Apr 30, 12:38 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNFoard, Hardeman, Wilbarger112 min
Apr 30, 12:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNFoard, Hardeman, Wilbarger66 min
Apr 30, 1:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNArcher, Wichita, Wilbarger62 min
Apr 30, 2:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNArcher, Baylor, Wichita, Wilbarger71 min

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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.