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River Flood Warning 26, NWS Norman, OK

July 30, 2013Major County, Woods County, Woodward County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Jul 30, 2013, 8:40 AM CDT for Major County, Woods County, Woodward County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 30, 2013, 8:40 AM CDT (13:40 UTC)
Expired
Jul 30, 2013, 2:32 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Major County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:42 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 Cimarron River near Waynoka (WANO2). The gauge peaked at 8.06 ft at Jul 30, 2013, 11:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
7.5 ft
Minor stage
8 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 07158000, 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 Jul 30, 6:23 AM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 6:23 AM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 29, 7:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Woods44 min
Jul 29, 7:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper27 min
Jul 29, 7:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Grant24 min
Jul 29, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarper, Woodward52 min
Jul 29, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWoods, Woodward46 min
Jul 29, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Woodward48 min
Jul 29, 8:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Major, Woods, Woodward40 min
Jul 29, 8:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Major, Woods, Woodward47 min
Jul 29, 8:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Harper, Woodward43 min
Jul 29, 9:10 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Woods3 hr
Jul 29, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNDewey, Major47 min
Jul 29, 9:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis43 min
Jul 29, 9:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoodward38 min
Jul 29, 10:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Dewey, Major47 min
Jul 29, 10:17 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNEllis, Garfield, Major, Noble, Woods, Woodward3 hr
Jul 29, 10:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis40 min
Jul 29, 10:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNDewey48 min
Jul 29, 10:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine, Canadian, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma and 1 more35 min
Jul 29, 10:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Custer, Dewey, Kingfisher46 min
Jul 29, 11:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Caddo, Canadian, Kingfisher43 min
Jul 29, 11:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Roger Mills52 min
Jul 29, 11:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCuster, Roger Mills, Washita39 min
Jul 29, 11:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBlaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, Major and 2 more3 hr
Jul 29, 11:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLogan, Oklahoma, Payne50 min
Jul 30, 12:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCanadian, Kingfisher45 min
Jul 30, 12:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham, Custer, Dewey, Roger Mills, Washita43 min
Jul 30, 12:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland, Grady, McClain51 min
Jul 30, 12:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNKingfisher, Logan, Payne3 hr
Jul 30, 12:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOklahoma41 min
Jul 30, 12:59 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCanadian, Grady, Oklahoma3 hr
Jul 30, 12:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham, Custer, Dewey, Roger Mills, Washita46 min
Jul 30, 1:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Washita43 min
Jul 30, 1:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCuster, Washita46 min
Jul 30, 2:03 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBeckham, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills, Washita117 min
Jul 30, 2:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWashita34 min
Jul 30, 2:36 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCleveland, Grady, Hughes, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and 2 more3 hr
Jul 30, 2:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNDewey, Major, Woodward5 hr
Jul 30, 4:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBeckham, Kiowa, Roger Mills, Washita3 hr
Jul 30, 5:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHughes51 min
Jul 30, 6:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHughes
Jul 30, 6:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCoal, Pontotoc51 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 2013Every 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.