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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Norman, OK

April 18, 2013Pottawatomie County, Seminole County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Apr 18, 2013, 2:15 AM CDT for Pottawatomie County, Seminole County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Apr 18, 2013, 2:28 AM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 18, 2013, 2:15 AM CDT (07:15 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 18, 2013, 2:28 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 18, 2013, 8:20 PM CDT
In force: 18 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 07:16 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 15.70 ft at Apr 18, 2013, 5:00 AM 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 Apr 18, 12:45 AM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 18, 12:45 AM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 17, 11:51 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 17, 11:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1152 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013

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

0102 PM     HAIL             MOORELAND               36.44N 99.21W
04/17/2013  E0.25 INCH       WOODWARD           OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

0328 PM     HAIL             COWDEN                  35.25N 98.72W
04/17/2013  E1.00 INCH       WASHITA            OK   PUBLIC

0342 PM     HAIL             7 S TIPTON              34.40N 99.14W
04/17/2013  E1.50 INCH       TILLMAN            OK   AMATEUR RADIO

0410 PM     HAIL             MANITOU                 34.51N 98.98W
04/17/2013  E1.00 INCH       TILLMAN            OK   AMATEUR RADIO

0512 PM     HAIL             5 E HOLLIS              34.69N 99.83W
04/17/2013  E1.25 INCH       HARMON             OK   CO-OP OBSERVER

0515 PM     HAIL             CACHE                   34.63N 98.62W
04/17/2013  E1.75 INCH       COMANCHE           OK   AMATEUR RADIO

0530 PM     HAIL             3 NW LAKE LAWTONKA      34.76N 98.54W
04/17/2013  E1.75 INCH       COMANCHE           OK   AMATEUR RADIO

0546 PM     HAIL             ELGIN                   34.78N 98.29W
04/17/2013  E1.75 INCH       COMANCHE           OK   AMATEUR RADIO

0546 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 N FREDERICK           34.42N 99.01W
04/17/2013  M68.00 MPH       TILLMAN            OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RFD WIND

0549 PM     HAIL             9 S ALTUS               34.51N 99.33W
04/17/2013  E1.75 INCH       JACKSON            OK   AMATEUR RADIO

0559 PM     HAIL             ELK CITY                35.41N 99.42W
04/17/2013  E1.00 INCH       BECKHAM            OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

0624 PM     HAIL             2 W CYRIL               34.90N 98.24W
04/17/2013  E1.25 INCH       CADDO              OK   AMATEUR RADIO

0625 PM     TSTM WND GST     CYRIL                   34.90N 98.20W
04/17/2013  M60.00 MPH       CADDO              OK   AMATEUR RADIO

0629 PM     HAIL             CACHE                   34.63N 98.62W
04/17/2013  E2.75 INCH       COMANCHE           OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

0635 PM     HAIL             SNYDER                  34.66N 98.95W
04/17/2013  E1.75 INCH       KIOWA              OK   AMATEUR RADIO

0745 PM     HAIL             2 W CYRIL               34.90N 98.24W
04/17/2013  E1.00 INCH       CADDO              OK   AMATEUR RADIO

0800 PM     HAIL             4 NW NORMAN             35.26N 97.49W
04/17/2013  E1.00 INCH       CLEVELAND          OK   NWS EMPLOYEE

0805 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 S ELGIN               34.75N 98.29W
04/17/2013  E70.00 MPH       COMANCHE           OK   AMATEUR RADIO

0805 PM     HAIL             2 S ELGIN               34.75N 98.29W
04/17/2013  E1.00 INCH       COMANCHE           OK   AMATEUR RADIO

0818 PM     HAIL             4 NNE DAVIDSON          34.30N 99.05W
04/17/2013  E1.00 INCH       TILLMAN            OK   AMATEUR RADIO

0820 PM     HAIL             TINKER AIR FORCE BASE   35.42N 97.39W
04/17/2013  E1.00 INCH       OKLAHOMA           OK   PUBLIC

0835 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 SSE CHICKASHA         35.01N 97.94W
04/17/2013  M68.00 MPH       GRADY              OK   AMATEUR RADIO

0835 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 WNW RUSH SPRINGS      34.80N 98.02W
04/17/2013  M61.00 MPH       GRADY              OK   MESONET

0835 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 W GRANDFIELD          34.23N 98.74W
04/17/2013  E60.00 MPH       TILLMAN            OK   AMATEUR RADIO

0837 PM     TSTM WND GST     7 S CHOCTAW             35.38N 97.27W
04/17/2013  E60.00 MPH       OKLAHOMA           OK   NWS EMPLOYEE

0845 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 W GRANDFIELD          34.23N 98.74W
04/17/2013  M73.00 MPH       TILLMAN            OK   MESONET

0845 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 W GRANDFIELD          34.23N 98.74W
04/17/2013                   TILLMAN            OK   MESONET

0850 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 W GRANDFIELD          34.23N 98.74W
04/17/2013  M64.00 MPH       TILLMAN            OK   MESONET

0850 PM     HAIL             3 E GRANDFIELD          34.23N 98.63W
04/17/2013  E2.00 INCH       TILLMAN            OK   NWS EMPLOYEE

0850 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 E MEDICINE PARK       34.73N 98.41W
04/17/2013                   COMANCHE           OK   AMATEUR RADIO

0852 PM     HAIL             3 N RUSH SPRINGS        34.82N 97.96W
04/17/2013  E1.00 INCH       GRADY              OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

0853 PM     HAIL             3 N RUSH SPRINGS        34.82N 97.96W
04/17/2013  E2.50 INCH       GRADY              OK   AMATEUR RADIO

0853 PM     FLASH FLOOD      NEWCASTLE               35.25N 97.60W
04/17/2013                   MCCLAIN            OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

0855 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CHICKASHA               35.04N 97.95W
04/17/2013                   GRADY              OK   AMATEUR RADIO

            WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING THROUGHOUT TOWN

0901 PM     HAIL             5 S NINNEKAH            34.88N 97.92W
04/17/2013  E1.75 INCH       GRADY              OK   STORM CHASER

0918 PM     HAIL             1 E COOKIETOWN          34.27N 98.43W
04/17/2013  E1.25 INCH       COTTON             OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

0926 PM     HAIL             6 N COOKIETOWN          34.36N 98.45W
04/17/2013  E1.00 INCH       COTTON             OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

0929 PM     HAIL             WALTERS                 34.36N 98.31W
04/17/2013  E1.75 INCH       COTTON             OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

1009 PM     HAIL             6 N MEEKER              35.59N 96.89W
04/17/2013  E1.00 INCH       LINCOLN            OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

1030 PM     HAIL             5 SSW MARLOW            34.57N 98.00W
04/17/2013  E1.00 INCH       STEPHENS           OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

1046 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SHAWNEE                 35.34N 96.92W
04/17/2013                   POTTAWATOMIE       OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS STREETS IN CURB DEEP WATER

1139 PM     TSTM WND GST     LEXINGTON               35.02N 97.34W
04/17/2013  E60.00 MPH       CLEVELAND          OK   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

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Special weather statement, Apr 18, 12:26 AM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1226 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

TXZ087-180600-
KNOX TX-
1226 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN KNOX COUNTY UNTIL 100
AM CDT...

AT 1225 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES NORTH OF
OLD GLORY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

&&

LAT...LON 3340 9999 3352 9999 3380 9961 3354 9947
      3340 9975
TIME...MOT...LOC 0525Z 236DEG 50KT 3331 10012

WR

Special weather statement, Apr 18, 12:48 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1248 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

OKZ031-032-180615-
SEMINOLE OK-HUGHES OK-
1248 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN SEMINOLE AND
NORTHERN HUGHES COUNTIES UNTIL 115 AM CDT...

AT 1246 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHWEST
OF WEWOKA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED AT
THIS TIME.

&&

LAT...LON 3507 9658 3522 9669 3536 9644 3529 9644
      3529 9600
TIME...MOT...LOC 0546Z 236DEG 36KT 3519 9656

WR

Special weather statement, Apr 18, 1:09 AM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
109 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

TXZ084-085-087-088-180645-
BAYLOR TX-WILBARGER TX-FOARD TX-KNOX TX-
109 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BAYLOR...SOUTHERN WILBARGER...
SOUTHEASTERN FOARD AND EASTERN KNOX COUNTIES UNTIL 145 AM CDT...

AT 105 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 5 MILES WEST OF VERA TO 4 MILES NORTH OF STAMFORD...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

&&

LAT...LON 3340 9972 3387 9970 3401 9898 3342 9901
TIME...MOT...LOC 0605Z 231DEG 51KT 3363 9966 3301 9978

WR

Local storm report, Apr 18, 2:11 AM CDT, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
211 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

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

0205 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 W MEDICINE PARK       34.73N 98.55W
04/18/2013  M58 MPH          COMANCHE           OK   MESONET

&&

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 17, 7:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	44 min
Apr 17, 7:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Tillman	41 min
Apr 17, 7:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche	30 min
Apr 17, 7:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grady, McClain	29 min
Apr 17, 7:28 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Grady	4 hr
Apr 17, 7:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland	39 min
Apr 17, 7:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Grady	36 min
Apr 17, 7:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Tillman	50 min
Apr 17, 7:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Grady, McClain	30 min
Apr 17, 7:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche	27 min
Apr 17, 8:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Oklahoma	36 min
Apr 17, 8:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Tillman	36 min
Apr 17, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Grady	47 min
Apr 17, 8:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Comanche, Kiowa, Tillman	3 hr
Apr 17, 8:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grady	33 min
Apr 17, 8:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	45 min
Apr 17, 8:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	33 min
Apr 17, 8:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Oklahoma	46 min
Apr 17, 8:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grady, McClain	25 min
Apr 17, 9:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland	29 min
Apr 17, 9:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma	3 hr
Apr 17, 9:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Cotton	50 min
Apr 17, 9:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie	47 min
Apr 17, 9:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garvin, Grady, McClain	45 min
Apr 17, 9:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	37 min
Apr 17, 9:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	33 min
Apr 17, 9:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole	26 min
Apr 17, 9:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Stephens	47 min
Apr 17, 10:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie	55 min
Apr 17, 10:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	24 min
Apr 17, 10:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Pottawatomie	12 min
Apr 17, 10:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	33 min
Apr 17, 10:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garvin, Grady, McClain, Stephens	52 min
Apr 17, 10:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Stephens	32 min
Apr 17, 10:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield, Kingfisher	31 min
Apr 17, 11:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine	30 min
Apr 17, 11:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian	29 min
Apr 17, 11:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole	25 min
Apr 17, 11:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Hughes, McClain, Pottawatomie, Seminole	82 min
Apr 17, 11:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Hughes, McClain, Pottawatomie, Seminole	75 min
Apr 18, 12:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Seminole	27 min
Apr 18, 1:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Oklahoma	8 hr
Apr 18, 3:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Love, Marshall	46 min
Apr 18, 3:24 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole	4 hr
Apr 18, 3:26 AM CDT	Freeze Watch	OUN	Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche and 26 more	12 hr
Apr 18, 3:26 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Atoka, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo and 42 more	30 hr
Apr 18, 3:26 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	OUN	Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Cotton and 13 more	7 hr
Apr 18, 3:27 PM CDT	Hard Freeze Warning	OUN	Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woods, Woodward	18 hr
Apr 17, 7:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Knox	18 min
Apr 18, 12:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Knox	34 min
Apr 18, 1:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Baylor	36 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 2013 Every river flood warning in 2013

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.