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River Flood Warning 102, NWS Norman, OK

May 28, 2015Kingfisher County, Logan County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at May 28, 2015, 3:14 AM CDT for Kingfisher County, Logan County, Oklahoma. It took effect at May 29, 2015, 6:20 AM CDT. It was in force for 29 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 28, 2015, 3:14 AM CDT (08:14 UTC)
In effect from: May 29, 2015, 6:20 AM CDT
Expired: May 30, 2015, 10:59 AM CDT
In force: 29 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Kingfisher County, OK, Logan County, OK

The radar

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The river

Written for the forecast point Cimarron River near Dover (DOVO2). The gauge peaked at 16.85 ft at May 27, 2015, 4:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 15 ft
Minor stage: 17 ft
Moderate stage: 20 ft
Major stage: 22 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07159100, 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 28, 2:46 AM CDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 28, 2:46 AM CDT, 28 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
246 AM CDT THU MAY 28 2015

.DISCUSSION...
THE FORECAST FOR TODAY IS COMPLICATED BY A COUPLE OF CONVECTIVE
SYSTEMS OVER OUR WESTERN AND NORTHERN COUNTIES. IT APPEARS THAT
THE MCS OVER WESTERN OKLAHOMA WILL CONTINUE ITS EASTWARD
MOVEMENT...AFFECTING MOST OF OUR FORECAST AREA BY MID-AFTERNOON.
THIS MCS SHOULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON
CONVECTION OVER CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...BUT AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF ITS
INFLUENCE...SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO ERUPT ONCE AGAIN THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND ONCE AGAIN SPREAD EAST OVER OUR
FORECAST AREA.

SINCE THE POSITION AND QUANTITY OF PRECIPITATION IN LATER PERIODS
WILL BE DEPENDENT ON WHAT HAPPENS TODAY AND BEYOND...A SORT OF
AVERAGE OF THE VARIOUS MODEL GUIDANCE SEEMS TO BE THE MOST
REASONABLE APPROACH TO FORECASTING RAINFALL AND RAIN CHANCES INTO
THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT WILL TEND TO FOCUS THE RAINFALL FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...SOMEWHAT REDUCING THE APPARENT RANDOMNESS OF
RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION.

AFTER THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO TEXAS SATURDAY NIGHT...SOMEWHAT
COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER WILL SETTLE INTO OKLAHOMA AND NORTH
TEXAS FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THE MEDIUM-RANGE MODELS SHOW A RATHER
ANEMIC MOISTURE/TEMPERATURE RETURN INTO MIDWEEK...KEEPING RAIN
CHANCES FAIRLY LOW.

THOSE SAME MODELS SHOW SOME HINT OF ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM FOR THE
FIRST WEEKEND IN JUNE...BUT THAT IS WELL BEYOND THE RANGE OF THIS
FORECAST.

THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...AND WE WILL MAINTAIN THE EXISTING FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  80  65  80  63 /  70  50  50  70
HOBART OK         80  63  80  61 /  70  50  50  70
WICHITA FALLS TX  81  65  82  64 /  60  70  50  70
GAGE OK           80  61  81  57 /  50  50  50  50
PONCA CITY OK     79  66  81  61 /  60  50  60  60
DURANT OK         85  67  80  65 /  50  60  60  60

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR OKZ004>048-050>052.

TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR TXZ083>090.

&&

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Special weather statement, May 28, 3:01 AM CDT, 13 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
301 AM CDT THU MAY 28 2015

TXZ083-084-280845-
HARDEMAN TX-FOARD TX-
301 AM CDT THU MAY 28 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN HARDEMAN AND
NORTHWESTERN FOARD COUNTIES UNTIL 345 AM CDT...

AT 259 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST
OF CHALK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CROWELL.

LAT...LON 3407 10005 3418 9990 3409 9977 3396 9971
      3384 10005
TIME...MOT...LOC 0759Z 241DEG 25KT 3394 10009

KURTZ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 27, 8:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Roger Mills	39 min
May 27, 8:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills	44 min
May 27, 8:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Ellis, Roger Mills	33 min
May 27, 9:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills	45 min
May 27, 9:58 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills, Woodward	3 hr
May 27, 10:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer, Dewey, Roger Mills	25 min
May 27, 11:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa, Major	43 min
May 27, 11:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Roger Mills	26 min
May 28, 12:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	25 min
May 28, 12:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield, Grant	29 min
May 28, 12:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon	38 min
May 28, 12:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	35 min
May 28, 12:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine	27 min
May 28, 1:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	29 min
May 28, 1:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine	50 min
May 28, 1:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Greer, Harmon	31 min
May 28, 1:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	67 min
May 28, 1:41 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Grant, Kay	5 hr
May 28, 1:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa	26 min
May 28, 1:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson	36 min
May 28, 1:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Blaine	5 hr
May 28, 2:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Major	66 min
May 28, 2:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman and 1 more	27 min
May 28, 3:07 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Alfalfa, Major, Woods	5 hr
May 28, 3:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Jackson, Kiowa and 1 more	37 min
May 28, 3:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	35 min
May 28, 4:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Grady	35 min
May 28, 4:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Jefferson and 3 more	62 min
May 28, 4:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kingfisher	27 min
May 28, 4:56 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian	3 hr
May 28, 5:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Oklahoma	24 min
May 28, 5:26 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Canadian	3 hr
May 28, 5:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Cleveland, Garvin, Love, McClain, Murray and 2 more	64 min
May 28, 5:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cleveland, Oklahoma	3 hr
May 28, 6:16 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Pottawatomie	9 min
May 28, 6:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie	24 min
May 28, 6:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Johnston, Lincoln, Love, Marshall, Murray and 3 more	25 min
May 28, 7:07 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Cleveland, Coal, Garvin, Hughes, Jefferson and 8 more	3 hr
May 28, 7:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Marshall, Pontotoc	60 min
May 28, 8:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Coal	51 min
May 28, 8:35 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Johnston, Marshall	3 hr
May 28, 2:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Stephens	27 min
May 28, 2:46 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Garvin	38 hr
May 28, 2:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	23 min
May 28, 2:58 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	67 hr
May 28, 2:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grady, Stephens	46 min
May 28, 3:15 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Cotton	3 days
May 28, 3:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	28 min
May 28, 3:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche	52 min
May 28, 3:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland	25 min
May 28, 3:41 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Grady, McClain, Stephens	3 hr
May 28, 3:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Grady	32 min
May 28, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Grady, McClain	33 min
May 28, 4:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Comanche	3 hr
May 28, 4:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	36 min
May 28, 4:29 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Comanche, Grady	3 hr
May 28, 4:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland	26 min
May 28, 4:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	31 min
May 28, 5:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche	21 min
May 28, 5:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Tillman	50 min
May 28, 5:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Tillman	47 min
May 28, 6:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	27 min
May 28, 6:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens, Tillman	58 min
May 28, 6:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Stephens	28 min
May 28, 6:44 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	2 hr
May 28, 3:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Foard	44 min
May 28, 4:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Wichita, Wilbarger	7 days
May 28, 1:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wilbarger	22 min
May 28, 1:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Wilbarger	22 min
May 28, 2:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Foard	28 min
May 28, 2:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Foard	61 min
May 28, 3:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Foard, Hardeman	24 min
May 28, 3:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Foard, Hardeman	47 min
May 28, 3:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Foard, Knox	41 min
May 28, 4:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Baylor, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wilbarger	63 min
May 28, 4:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Baylor, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wilbarger	3 hr
May 28, 5:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Baylor, Wichita, Wilbarger	45 min
May 28, 5:59 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Archer, Wichita	3 hr

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.