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River Flood Warning 25, NWS Norman, OK

May 10, 2015Atoka County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at May 10, 2015, 3:15 AM CDT for Atoka County, Oklahoma. It took effect at May 10, 2015, 9:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 10, 2015, 3:15 AM CDT (08:15 UTC)
In effect from: May 10, 2015, 9:00 PM CDT
Expired: May 14, 2015, 2:46 PM CDT
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Atoka County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Muddy Boggy Creek near Farris (FRSO2). The gauge peaked at 44.79 ft at May 11, 2015, 6:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 40 ft
Minor stage: 43 ft
Moderate stage: 44 ft
Major stage: 45 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07334000, 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 10, 12:16 AM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 12:16 AM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 2:54 AM CDT, 21 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 9, 10:28 PM CDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1028 PM CDT SAT MAY 09 2015

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

1022 PM     HAIL             6 SSE ADA               34.69N 96.64W
05/09/2015  E1.00 INCH       PONTOTOC           OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

MDAY

Local storm report, May 9, 10:36 PM CDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1036 PM CDT SAT MAY 09 2015

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

1035 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ADA                     34.77N 96.68W
05/09/2015                   PONTOTOC           OK   PUBLIC

            STREET FLOODING IN ADA. HIGH WATER SHORTING OUT TRAFFIC
            LIGHT CONTROLS.

&&

MDAY

Special weather statement, May 9, 10:38 PM CDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1038 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

OKZ004-005-100415-
HARPER OK-WOODS OK-
1038 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL HARPER AND NORTHWESTERN
WOODS COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM CDT...

AT 1035 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF BUFFALO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BUFFALO AND SELMAN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED AT
THIS TIME.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9936 3686 9931 3660 9983 3684 9980
      3700 9959
TIME...MOT...LOC 0335Z 231DEG 39KT 3677 9972

MAHALE

Special weather statement, May 9, 10:51 PM CDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 9, 11:34 PM CDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 10, 12:03 AM CDT, 3 hours 12 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 9, 7:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Bryan, Johnston, Marshall	34 min
May 9, 7:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grady, Jefferson, Stephens	39 min
May 9, 7:23 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Jefferson, Stephens	112 min
May 9, 7:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	OUN	Atoka, Bryan	27 min
May 9, 7:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Tillman	11 min
May 9, 7:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan	31 min
May 9, 7:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan	30 min
May 9, 7:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Stephens	46 min
May 9, 8:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka	36 min
May 9, 8:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Carter, Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Murray, Pontotoc and 2 more	3 hr
May 9, 8:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Custer	28 min
May 9, 8:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Murray, Pottawatomie	46 min
May 9, 9:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Custer	24 min
May 9, 9:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka	23 min
May 9, 9:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Coal, Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc	52 min
May 9, 9:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Coal, Garvin, Hughes, McClain, Murray, Pontotoc and 2 more	3 hr
May 9, 10:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Coal, Hughes, Pontotoc	44 min
May 9, 10:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	37 min
May 9, 10:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc	49 min
May 9, 10:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes	24 min
May 9, 11:22 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Hughes, Seminole	58 hr
May 9, 11:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal	26 min
May 10, 12:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal	42 min
May 10, 12:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Garvin, Grady	51 hr
May 10, 5:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche, Greer, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	56 min
May 10, 5:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Hughes	12 hr
May 10, 5:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Jefferson, Stephens	53 min
May 10, 5:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo, Kiowa, Washita	32 min
May 10, 7:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Seminole	30 min
May 10, 8:02 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole	3 hr
May 10, 8:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole	40 min
May 10, 8:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan	33 min
May 10, 8:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Hughes	45 min
May 10, 9:03 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	10 hr
May 10, 12:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Marshall	36 min
May 10, 12:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	31 min
May 10, 12:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray	45 min
May 10, 12:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	25 min
May 10, 12:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal, Johnston	51 min
May 10, 12:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan	32 min
May 10, 1:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	29 min
May 10, 1:05 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Carter, Johnston, Love, Marshall	3 hr
May 10, 1:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	28 min
May 10, 1:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan	39 min
May 10, 2:02 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Johnston, Marshall	8 hr
May 10, 2:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Johnston	38 min
May 10, 2:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Marshall	45 min
May 10, 3:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Hughes, Johnston	44 min
May 10, 4:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Bryan	45 min
May 10, 4:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Bryan	36 min
May 10, 4:31 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Carter, Johnston, Love, Marshall	6 hr
May 10, 4:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Bryan	23 min
May 10, 4:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Love, Marshall	30 min
May 10, 4:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Marshall	28 min
May 10, 4:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka, Bryan	48 min
May 10, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Johnston, Marshall	32 min
May 10, 5:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan	50 min
May 10, 5:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Love, Marshall	28 min
May 10, 5:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Bryan, Johnston, Marshall	37 min
May 10, 5:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, McClain	25 min
May 10, 5:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Johnston	4 hr
May 10, 5:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Atoka	23 min
May 10, 6:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Marshall	45 min
May 10, 6:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and 2 more	115 min
May 10, 6:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Love	52 min
May 10, 6:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka	45 min
May 10, 6:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka	39 min
May 10, 6:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	37 min
May 10, 3:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer, Baylor, Knox	50 min
May 10, 3:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Baylor, Foard, Knox, Wilbarger	51 min
May 10, 4:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer, Clay, Wichita	42 min
May 10, 4:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wilbarger	25 min
May 10, 4:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wilbarger	35 min
May 10, 4:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Clay, Wichita	47 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.