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River Flood Warning 1, NWS Norman, OK

June 7, 2014Major County, Woods County, Woodward County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Jun 7, 2014, 9:54 AM CDT for Major County, Woods County, Woodward County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 7, 2014, 9:54 AM CDT (14:54 UTC)
Expired: Jun 8, 2014, 4:00 AM CDT
In force: 18 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
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 14:59 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).

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 Jun 7, 6:35 AM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 6:35 AM CDT, 3 hours 19 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 6, 7:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	37 min
Jun 6, 8:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harper, Woods, Woodward	42 min
Jun 6, 8:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woodward	18 min
Jun 6, 8:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Woodward	43 min
Jun 6, 8:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harper, Woods	35 min
Jun 6, 9:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woods, Woodward	57 min
Jun 6, 10:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woods, Woodward	46 min
Jun 6, 10:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Harper, Major, Woods, Woodward	3 hr
Jun 6, 10:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer, Dewey, Major, Woods, Woodward	46 min
Jun 6, 10:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer	43 min
Jun 6, 11:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Major	27 min
Jun 6, 11:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Washita	40 min
Jun 6, 11:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Garfield, Grant and 3 more	48 min
Jun 7, 12:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman, Washita	27 min
Jun 7, 12:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine, Garfield, Grant, Kingfisher	29 min
Jun 7, 12:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Grady, Kingfisher, Logan	43 min
Jun 7, 12:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche	45 min
Jun 7, 12:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay, Noble	25 min
Jun 7, 12:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Noble, Payne	48 min
Jun 7, 1:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Lincoln, Logan, McClain and 2 more	50 min
Jun 7, 1:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	24 min
Jun 7, 1:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson, Stephens	50 min
Jun 7, 1:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	41 min
Jun 7, 2:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	28 min
Jun 7, 2:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garvin, Jefferson	24 min
Jun 7, 2:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Hughes, Pottawatomie, Seminole	28 min
Jun 7, 2:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Hughes, Love, Murray, Pontotoc	41 min
Jun 7, 3:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Seminole	24 min
Jun 6, 11:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Foard, Knox, Wilbarger	32 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 2014 Every river flood warning in 2014

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.