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River Flood Warning 28, NWS Norman, OK

August 9, 2013Harper County, Woods County, Woodward County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Aug 9, 2013, 6:00 AM CDT for Harper County, Woods County, Woodward County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Aug 9, 2013, 6:59 AM CDT. It was in force for 50 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 9, 2013, 6:00 AM CDT (11:00 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 9, 2013, 6:59 AM CDT
Expired
Aug 11, 2013, 9:02 AM CDT
In force
50 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Harper County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Cimarron River near Buffalo (BFFO2).

Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
9 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 07157950, 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 9, 3:52 AM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 3:52 AM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 5:04 AM CDT, 56 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 12:32 AM CDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 9, 12:34 AM CDT, 5 hours 26 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 9, 12:39 AM CDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 1:01 AM CDT, 4 hours 59 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 1:18 AM CDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 8, 7:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCotton, Tillman23 min
Aug 8, 7:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNComanche28 min
Aug 8, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman46 min
Aug 8, 8:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Washita42 min
Aug 8, 8:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Kiowa, Tillman39 min
Aug 8, 9:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCoal29 min
Aug 8, 9:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarper27 min
Aug 8, 9:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Washita49 min
Aug 8, 9:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCoal30 min
Aug 8, 9:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCoal23 min
Aug 8, 9:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCaddo24 min
Aug 8, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCuster, Dewey30 min
Aug 8, 10:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoods27 min
Aug 8, 10:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian30 min
Aug 8, 10:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAtoka27 min
Aug 8, 10:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoods37 min
Aug 8, 10:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCanadian35 min
Aug 8, 10:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWoods23 min
Aug 8, 11:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma52 min
Aug 8, 11:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBlaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major48 min
Aug 8, 11:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBeckham, Greer31 min
Aug 8, 11:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCleveland, McClain, Oklahoma49 min
Aug 9, 12:09 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Logan, Oklahoma3 hr
Aug 9, 12:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLogan, Oklahoma32 min
Aug 9, 12:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGreer, Washita38 min
Aug 9, 12:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson, Tillman28 min
Aug 9, 12:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Payne52 min
Aug 9, 1:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa, Tillman, Washita29 min
Aug 9, 1:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa, Woods27 min
Aug 9, 3:10 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNLincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Payne3 hr
Aug 9, 3:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCleveland35 min
Aug 9, 3:57 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGrant3 hr
Aug 9, 8:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNMajor, Woods, Woodward48 hr
Aug 9, 4:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJohnston34 min
Aug 9, 4:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJohnston35 min
Aug 9, 5:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMarshall23 min
Aug 9, 5:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMarshall35 min
Aug 9, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Love, Marshall48 min
Aug 9, 5:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPontotoc16 min
Aug 9, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Love31 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.