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River Flood Warning 101, NWS Norman, OK

May 27, 2015Hughes County, Seminole County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at May 27, 2015, 9:03 AM CDT for Hughes County, Seminole County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 27, 2015, 9:03 AM CDT (14:03 UTC)
Expired: May 28, 2015, 9:29 PM CDT
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Hughes County, OK, Seminole County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Little River (OK) near Sasakwa (SASO2).

Action stage: 24 ft
Minor stage: 26 ft
Moderate stage: 28 ft
Major stage: 30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07231000, 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 May 27, 6:39 AM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 6:39 AM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 5:01 AM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 27, 6:24 AM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 27, 7:04 AM CDT, 1 hour 59 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
May 26, 7:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Stephens	31 min
May 26, 7:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major	40 min
May 26, 7:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter	47 min
May 26, 7:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Major	49 min
May 26, 7:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grady, McClain	46 min
May 26, 8:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Jefferson	21 min
May 26, 8:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Kiowa, Washita	53 min
May 26, 8:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Kingfisher	48 min
May 26, 8:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Grant	43 min
May 26, 8:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Dewey, Major	49 min
May 26, 8:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Major, Woods	31 min
May 26, 8:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Custer	25 min
May 26, 8:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Custer, Washita	49 min
May 26, 9:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield, Payne	26 min
May 26, 9:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Custer	55 min
May 26, 9:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Grady	38 min
May 26, 9:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grant	25 min
May 26, 9:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Kingfisher	49 min
May 26, 9:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield	49 min
May 26, 9:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka	50 min
May 26, 9:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Logan, Noble	33 min
May 26, 9:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Logan	29 min
May 26, 9:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Blaine, Canadian, Kingfisher	3 hr
May 26, 9:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Canadian, Kingfisher	53 min
May 26, 9:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Custer	31 min
May 26, 10:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Noble, Payne	46 min
May 26, 10:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Noble, Payne	2 hr
May 26, 10:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Logan	23 min
May 26, 10:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Canadian, Dewey, Kingfisher	19 min
May 26, 10:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Dewey	27 min
May 26, 10:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Logan, Noble, Payne	47 min
May 26, 11:07 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Garfield, Logan, Payne	3 hr
May 27, 6:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	51 min
May 27, 7:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson, Stephens	41 min
May 27, 9:02 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain	26 hr
May 27, 11:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal, Pontotoc	29 min
May 27, 12:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	McClain	27 min
May 27, 12:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pontotoc	27 min
May 27, 12:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pottawatomie	37 min
May 27, 12:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Stephens	34 min
May 27, 1:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pontotoc	25 min
May 27, 1:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garvin	23 min
May 27, 1:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garvin	35 min
May 27, 1:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pontotoc	24 min
May 27, 2:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Pontotoc	5 hr
May 27, 2:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc	3 hr
May 27, 2:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Murray	24 min
May 27, 2:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	OUN	Alfalfa, Atoka, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo and 42 more	70 hr
May 27, 3:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garvin	36 min
May 27, 4:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Murray	26 min
May 27, 4:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Johnston	27 min
May 27, 4:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jefferson	37 min
May 27, 4:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	47 min
May 27, 5:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal	48 min
May 27, 5:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens	39 min
May 27, 5:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Johnston, Pontotoc	3 hr
May 27, 5:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jefferson	44 min
May 27, 6:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	28 min
May 27, 6:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Stephens	40 min
May 27, 6:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Tillman	35 min
May 27, 6:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Tillman	35 min
May 26, 7:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jack	34 min
May 26, 7:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer	36 min
May 27, 3:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Clay	36 min
May 27, 3:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer	31 min
May 27, 4:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer	42 min
May 27, 4:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Clay	14 min
May 27, 5:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wichita	37 min
May 27, 5:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Clay	3 hr
May 27, 5:49 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Clay	3 hr

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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.