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River Flood Warning 27, NWS Norman, OK

August 8, 2013Major County, Woods County, Woodward County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Aug 8, 2013, 11:46 AM CDT for Major County, Woods County, Woodward County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Aug 8, 2013, 2:22 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 8, 2013, 11:46 AM CDT (16:46 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 8, 2013, 2:22 PM CDT
Expired
Aug 8, 2013, 9:27 PM CDT
In force
7 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 16:50 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 8.11 ft at Aug 8, 2013, 4:00 PM 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 Aug 8, 6:20 AM CDT, 5 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 6:20 AM CDT, 5 hours 26 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 10:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson, Tillman50 min
Aug 7, 10:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGreer, Tillman25 min
Aug 7, 11:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNOklahoma27 min
Aug 7, 11:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper27 min
Aug 7, 11:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham, Kiowa, Washita37 min
Aug 7, 11:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Harper48 min
Aug 8, 12:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCaddo, Kiowa, Washita35 min
Aug 8, 12:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNEllis, Harper28 min
Aug 8, 12:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCuster, Roger Mills23 min
Aug 8, 12:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Dewey, Roger Mills49 min
Aug 8, 1:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMajor21 min
Aug 8, 2:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa, Blaine, Kingfisher, Major, Woods43 min
Aug 8, 2:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Grant, Major, Woods48 min
Aug 8, 2:50 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNAlfalfa, Woods3 hr
Aug 8, 3:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant45 min
Aug 8, 3:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant, Kay52 min
Aug 8, 3:38 PM CDTFlood WatchOUNAlfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Harper, Kay, Major and 3 more21 hr
Aug 8, 4:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCotton15 min
Aug 8, 5:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCotton28 min
Aug 8, 5:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCotton22 min
Aug 8, 5:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCotton24 min
Aug 8, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper31 min
Aug 8, 6:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCotton25 min
Aug 8, 6:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa23 min
Aug 8, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKiowa52 min
Aug 8, 3:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBaylor35 min
Aug 8, 4:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBaylor20 min
Aug 8, 4:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBaylor43 min
Aug 8, 5:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHardeman22 min
Aug 8, 5:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBaylor19 min
Aug 8, 6:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNFoard, Hardeman49 min
Aug 8, 6:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNArcher, Baylor, Knox59 min
Aug 8, 6:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNFoard, Hardeman, Wilbarger48 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.