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River Flood Warning 20, NWS Norman, OK

June 5, 2013Lincoln County, Oklahoma County, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Jun 5, 2013, 2:03 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Oklahoma County, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Jun 6, 2013, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 5, 2013, 2:03 PM CDT (19:03 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 6, 2013, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired: Jun 6, 2013, 7:00 AM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Lincoln County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point North Canadian River near Harrah (HRHO2). The gauge peaked at 13.69 ft at Jun 5, 2013, 10:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 11 ft
Minor stage: 14 ft
Moderate stage: 16 ft
Major stage: 18 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07241550, 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 Jun 5, 1:28 PM CDT, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 1:28 PM CDT, 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 12:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 5, 9:02 AM CDT, 5 hours 1 minute before

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Local storm report, Jun 5, 10:03 AM CDT, 4 hours before

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Local storm report, Jun 5, 11:10 AM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 4, 11:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	47 min
Jun 4, 11:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harper	39 min
Jun 5, 12:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis, Harper, Woods, Woodward	66 min
Jun 5, 12:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Ellis	40 min
Jun 5, 1:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Major, Woods, Woodward	42 min
Jun 5, 1:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Dewey, Ellis, Woodward	44 min
Jun 5, 1:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	37 min
Jun 5, 1:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Stephens	23 min
Jun 5, 1:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Major, Woods	38 min
Jun 5, 1:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Ellis	35 min
Jun 5, 2:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche, Jefferson, Stephens	49 min
Jun 5, 2:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant	48 min
Jun 5, 2:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Major	52 min
Jun 5, 2:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine, Dewey	49 min
Jun 5, 2:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Love	38 min
Jun 5, 2:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Washita	41 min
Jun 5, 2:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Murray	31 min
Jun 5, 3:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Love	30 min
Jun 5, 3:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grady	25 min
Jun 5, 3:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Johnston, Marshall	49 min
Jun 5, 3:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan	32 min
Jun 5, 3:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay, Logan, Noble	26 min
Jun 5, 3:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine	30 min
Jun 5, 3:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pontotoc	50 min
Jun 5, 3:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay, Lincoln, Logan, Noble, Payne	52 min
Jun 5, 3:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	48 min
Jun 5, 4:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	52 min
Jun 5, 4:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo, Grady	30 min
Jun 5, 4:23 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma	3 hr
Jun 5, 4:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	36 min
Jun 5, 4:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grady, McClain	25 min
Jun 5, 5:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garvin, Stephens	37 min
Jun 5, 5:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter	27 min
Jun 5, 5:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garvin, Stephens	48 min
Jun 5, 5:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter	30 min
Jun 5, 6:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Marshall	35 min
Jun 5, 6:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Murray	23 min
Jun 5, 12:34 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Oklahoma	8 hr
Jun 4, 7:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Knox	43 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.