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River Flood Warning 22, NWS Norman, OK

May 9, 2015Jefferson County, Love County, Oklahoma; Clay County, Montague County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at May 9, 2015, 6:00 PM CDT for Jefferson County, Love County, Oklahoma; Clay County, Montague County, Texas. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 9, 2015, 6:00 PM CDT (23:00 UTC)
Expired: May 13, 2015, 7:00 AM CDT
In force: 4 days
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 22:56 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 22.96 ft at May 11, 2015, 8:00 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 May 9, 4:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 4:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
409 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG/SEVERE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID
EVENING ACROSS WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA.
SUBSTANTIAL SEVERE...INCLUDING TORNADOES POSSIBLE. GREATEST
CONCERN WILL BE OVER WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...NEAR AND SOUTH OF
SEYMOUR AND WICHITA FALLS...OVER TOWARD SOUTH-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.

SOMEWHAT LOW CONFIDENCE IN DRYLINE CONVECTION AFFECTING WESTERN
OKLAHOMA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT WILL LEAVE POPS
GOING FOR THE POSSIBILITY. MOST OF THE FORCING AND STEERING FLOW
WOULD KEEP CONVECTION JUST NORTH AND WEST OF BODY OF OKLAHOMA.
DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENS WITH NORTHERN TEXAS/FAR SOUTHERN
OKLAHOMA CONVECTIVE TRENDS THROUGH THE EVENING INTO OVERNIGHT...
WE COULD SEE CONVECTION REDEVELOPING NEAR THE I-44 CORRIDOR TOWARD
DAYBREAK SUNDAY. IF THERE IS AN MCS TO OUR SOUTH...CHANCES QUITE
LOW. IF CONVECTION DOES NOT SUSTAIN TO OUR SOUTH OR MOVES EAST
QUICKER THAN PROGD...WE COULD SEE ELEVATED LLJ INDUCED ACTIVITY
NEAR THE I-44 CORRIDOR TOMORROW MORNING. SLOW EASTWARD PROGRESS
WOULD BE SEE THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY WITH MOST OF THE SEVERE RISK
ACROSS EASTERN AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. HEAVY RAIN/FLOODING APPEARS
TO BE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS FOR WESTERN NORTH TEXAS-SOUTHWEST INTO
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.

A COUPLE OF DRY DAYS MONDAY AND TUESDAY BEFORE ACTIVE PATTERN
RETURNS MID TO LATE WEEK. ROUNDS OF SEVERE WEATHER APPEAR PROBABLE
WITH FLOODING A DEFINITE AND CONTINUING THREAT. TEMPERATURES WERE
NOT CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM PREV FCSTS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  63  76  51  70 /  40  60  30   0
HOBART OK         57  78  49  71 /  30  20  10   0
WICHITA FALLS TX  63  78  54  73 /  60  60  20  10
GAGE OK           51  74  44  69 /  20   0  10   0
PONCA CITY OK     63  77  49  70 /  30  50  30   0
DURANT OK         68  76  59  75 /  80  80  80  20

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR OKZ006>008-011>013-
     015>048-050>052.

TX...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR TXZ083>090.

&&

25/11

Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 4:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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In the hours before

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Local storm report, May 9, 4:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 9, 5:34 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 9, 5:38 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
538 PM CDT SAT MAY 09 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0520 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 5 NW ELECTRA            34.08N 98.98W
05/09/2015  E70 MPH          WILBARGER          TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OFF OF HIGHWAY 287

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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 8, 7:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	23 min
May 8, 7:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Marshall	36 min
May 8, 7:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Jefferson, Love, Murray, Stephens	4 hr
May 8, 7:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Hughes	32 min
May 8, 7:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Cleveland, Garvin, Jefferson, Johnston, Love and 6 more	56 min
May 8, 8:06 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Greer, Jackson	23 hr
May 8, 8:08 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson, Tillman	5 days
May 8, 8:08 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Love	26 days
May 8, 8:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Marshall and 2 more	3 hr
May 8, 8:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Hughes, Pottawatomie, Seminole	38 min
May 8, 8:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Coal, Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole	45 min
May 8, 8:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Johnston, Love and 3 more	44 min
May 8, 8:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Coal, Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole	49 min
May 8, 9:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Hughes	24 min
May 8, 9:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Hughes	32 min
May 8, 9:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Johnston, Love, Marshall	44 min
May 8, 9:54 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Oklahoma	11 hr
May 8, 10:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Bryan, Marshall	49 min
May 8, 11:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan	32 min
May 9, 12:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan	31 min
May 9, 12:47 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Carter, Johnston, Murray	4 days
May 9, 1:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan	27 min
May 9, 1:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Bryan	39 min
May 9, 1:47 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	37 hr
May 9, 2:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Bryan	4 days
May 9, 6:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson	32 min
May 9, 7:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Greer, Harmon	39 min
May 9, 7:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Tillman	38 min
May 9, 7:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche, Stephens	29 min
May 9, 8:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Roger Mills	27 min
May 9, 8:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Dewey	44 min
May 9, 8:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian, Carter, Garvin, Grady, Murray	26 min
May 9, 8:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Dewey, Ellis	35 min
May 9, 9:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham	35 min
May 9, 9:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray	3 hr
May 9, 10:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Marshall	26 min
May 9, 10:37 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Johnston, Marshall	4 hr
May 9, 10:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka, Marshall	37 min
May 9, 11:32 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan	4 hr
May 9, 11:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka	36 min
May 9, 11:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Stephens	52 min
May 9, 11:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Greer, Kiowa	33 min
May 9, 12:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jefferson, Stephens	40 min
May 9, 12:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa	37 min
May 9, 12:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Kiowa	46 min
May 9, 12:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	42 min
May 9, 12:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Grady, Stephens	53 min
May 9, 1:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian	23 min
May 9, 1:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Kiowa, Washita	46 min
May 9, 1:17 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Grady, Kiowa, Stephens and 2 more	3 hr
May 9, 1:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	5 hr
May 9, 1:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian	29 min
May 9, 1:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland	33 min
May 9, 1:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garvin, Grady, McClain, Stephens	43 min
May 9, 2:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	29 min
May 9, 2:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Oklahoma	28 min
May 9, 2:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pottawatomie	35 min
May 9, 2:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole	6 hr
May 9, 2:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan	30 min
May 9, 2:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Johnston	14 min
May 9, 2:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Johnston	32 min
May 9, 3:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Carter, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Murray and 1 more	3 hr
May 9, 3:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma	27 min
May 9, 3:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes	26 min
May 9, 3:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal	36 min
May 9, 4:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pontotoc	37 min
May 9, 4:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal	30 min
May 9, 4:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole	119 min
May 9, 4:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Hughes	42 min
May 9, 4:52 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole	4 hr
May 9, 4:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Tillman	50 min
May 9, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Love, Marshall	49 min
May 9, 5:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Love, Marshall	32 min
May 9, 5:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	26 min
May 9, 5:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	3 hr
May 9, 5:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Tillman	50 min
May 9, 5:49 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and 2 more	5 hr
May 9, 5:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Cotton	26 min
May 9, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Bryan, Johnston, Marshall	50 min
May 9, 6:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Cotton	33 min

Nearby

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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.