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River Flood Warning 1, NWS Norman, OK

April 17, 2015Custer County, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Apr 17, 2015, 5:32 AM CDT for Custer County, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Apr 17, 2015, 5:53 AM CDT. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 17, 2015, 5:32 AM CDT (10:32 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 17, 2015, 5:53 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 18, 2015, 1:51 AM CDT
In force: 20 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Custer County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Washita River near Cheyenne (CHYO2).

Action stage: 12 ft
Minor stage: 13.5 ft
Moderate stage: 15 ft
Major stage: 17 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07316500, 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 Apr 17, 2:00 AM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 2:00 AM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 17, 4:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 17, 2:32 AM CDT, 3 hours before

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Special weather statement, Apr 17, 2:53 AM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 17, 3:55 AM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 17, 4:43 AM CDT, 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 17, 5:03 AM CDT, 29 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
Apr 16, 7:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	23 min
Apr 16, 7:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham	20 min
Apr 16, 7:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer	43 min
Apr 16, 7:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	27 min
Apr 16, 7:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	23 min
Apr 16, 7:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	35 min
Apr 16, 7:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Ellis, Roger Mills, Woodward	63 min
Apr 16, 7:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woodward	28 min
Apr 16, 8:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Beckham	29 min
Apr 16, 8:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Woods, Woodward	3 hr
Apr 16, 8:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Ellis, Roger Mills, Woodward	3 hr
Apr 16, 8:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Roger Mills	40 min
Apr 16, 8:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	24 min
Apr 16, 8:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	36 min
Apr 16, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa	47 min
Apr 16, 9:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	37 min
Apr 16, 9:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Beckham, Roger Mills	49 min
Apr 16, 9:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Roger Mills	3 hr
Apr 16, 9:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	29 min
Apr 16, 9:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	24 min
Apr 16, 9:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant	36 min
Apr 16, 9:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills	48 min
Apr 16, 10:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	29 min
Apr 16, 10:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	33 min
Apr 16, 10:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Dewey	25 min
Apr 16, 10:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	38 min
Apr 16, 11:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant	36 min
Apr 16, 11:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	35 min
Apr 16, 11:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Major	30 min
Apr 16, 11:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant	28 min
Apr 17, 12:39 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garfield	3 hr
Apr 17, 12:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Dewey	33 min
Apr 17, 1:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Ellis	30 min
Apr 17, 1:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Roger Mills	28 min
Apr 17, 1:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis, Roger Mills	50 min
Apr 17, 1:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Major	36 min
Apr 17, 2:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Dewey	23 min
Apr 17, 2:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	28 min
Apr 17, 2:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Dewey, Major	37 min
Apr 17, 3:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Jackson	43 min
Apr 17, 3:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Greer, Harmon, Kiowa, Roger Mills and 1 more	42 min
Apr 17, 3:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson	35 min
Apr 17, 4:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Greer, Kiowa, Roger Mills and 1 more	47 min
Apr 17, 4:20 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Roger Mills, Washita	3 hr
Apr 17, 4:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson	32 min
Apr 17, 5:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Washita	27 min
Apr 17, 5:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson	28 min
Apr 17, 5:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	26 min
Apr 17, 5:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Tillman	32 min
Apr 17, 6:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Kiowa	51 min
Apr 17, 6:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	31 min
Apr 17, 7:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	46 min
Apr 17, 8:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grady	24 min
Apr 17, 8:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	38 min
Apr 17, 9:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Tillman	50 min
Apr 17, 9:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harmon	37 min
Apr 17, 9:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson	36 min
Apr 17, 10:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa	37 min
Apr 17, 10:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	32 min
Apr 17, 10:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Greer, Jackson	28 min
Apr 17, 11:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Grady	26 min
Apr 17, 4:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woodward	25 min
Apr 17, 5:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	35 min
Apr 17, 6:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine	25 min
Apr 17, 9:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Foard	25 min
Apr 17, 9:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Foard, Hardeman	42 min
Apr 17, 11:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Knox	40 min
Apr 17, 11:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Foard	52 min
Apr 17, 12:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Baylor, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wilbarger	24 min
Apr 17, 1:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer	24 min
Apr 17, 3:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Knox	30 min
Apr 17, 3:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Knox	25 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 2015 Every river flood warning in 2015

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.