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River Flood Warning 119, NWS Norman, OK

June 15, 2015Jefferson County, Love County, Oklahoma; Clay County, Montague County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Jun 15, 2015, 8:36 AM CDT for Jefferson County, Love County, Oklahoma; Clay County, Montague County, Texas. It took effect at Jun 18, 2015, 3:14 AM CDT. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 15, 2015, 8:36 AM CDT (13:36 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 18, 2015, 3:14 AM CDT
Expired: Jun 19, 2015, 3:18 PM CDT
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Jefferson County, OK, Love County, OK, Clay County, TX, Montague County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Red River near Terral (TRLO2). The gauge peaked at 23.24 ft at Jun 18, 2015, 5:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 20 ft
Minor stage: 22 ft
Moderate stage: 25 ft
Major stage: 28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07315500, 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 15, 6:32 AM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 6:32 AM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 4:51 AM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 15, 6:33 AM CDT, 2 hours 3 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 14, 7:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Johnston	46 min
Jun 14, 7:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	38 min
Jun 14, 7:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Custer, Washita	48 min
Jun 14, 8:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer, Washita	23 min
Jun 14, 8:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Major	25 min
Jun 14, 8:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Beckham, Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Greer, Kiowa and 2 more	3 hr
Jun 14, 8:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer, Washita	46 min
Jun 14, 8:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harmon	44 min
Jun 14, 8:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Custer, Washita	3 hr
Jun 14, 8:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Major	45 min
Jun 14, 9:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer, Washita	33 min
Jun 14, 9:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Greer, Harmon	60 min
Jun 14, 9:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa	3 hr
Jun 14, 9:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Washita	3 hr
Jun 14, 10:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson	62 min
Jun 14, 11:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo, Jackson, Kiowa, Washita	61 min
Jun 14, 11:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Greer, Jackson, Kiowa, Washita	3 hr
Jun 15, 12:38 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Washita	4 hr
Jun 15, 12:51 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Kiowa	114 min
Jun 15, 12:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harmon	49 min
Jun 15, 1:31 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa	3 hr
Jun 15, 1:43 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Greer, Jackson, Kiowa	3 hr
Jun 15, 2:00 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	67 hr
Jun 15, 2:41 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	2 hr
Jun 15, 8:14 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Washita	5 hr
Jun 15, 2:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	5 hr
Jun 15, 2:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland and 21 more	3 days
Jun 15, 2:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Pottawatomie	3 hr
Jun 15, 4:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Stephens, Tillman	3 hr
Jun 15, 4:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garvin, Hughes, McClain, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole	3 hr
Jun 15, 4:30 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens	3 hr
Jun 15, 5:16 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens	3 hr
Jun 15, 6:07 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Jefferson, Love, Murray, Pontotoc	3 hr
Jun 15, 6:10 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	52 hr
Jun 15, 3:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Archer, Clay, Wichita	3 hr
Jun 15, 5:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Baylor, Knox	3 hr
Jun 15, 5:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Baylor	25 min
Jun 15, 6:16 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Archer, Baylor, Clay	3 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 2015 River Flood Warnings in Texas, 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.