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River Flood Warning 26, NWS Norman, OK

May 10, 2015Hughes County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at May 10, 2015, 5:35 AM CDT for Hughes County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 10, 2015, 5:35 AM CDT (10:35 UTC)
Expired: May 10, 2015, 5:30 PM CDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Hughes County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Canadian River near Calvin (CLVO2). The gauge peaked at 15.60 ft at May 10, 2015, 8:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 18 ft
Minor stage: 20 ft
Moderate stage: 23 ft
Major stage: 25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07231500, 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, 4:30 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 4:30 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 2:54 AM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 10, 3:25 AM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 10, 4:18 AM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 10, 4:35 AM CDT, 1 hour before

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Special weather statement, May 10, 4:40 AM CDT, 55 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
440 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

OKZ037-TXZ083>085-101015-
TILLMAN OK-WILBARGER TX-HARDEMAN TX-FOARD TX-
440 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN TILLMAN...SOUTHWESTERN
WILBARGER...SOUTHEASTERN HARDEMAN AND EAST CENTRAL FOARD COUNTIES
UNTIL 515 AM CDT...

AT 438 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THALIA...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VERNON...THALIA...LOCKETT...FARGO AND RAYLAND.

LAT...LON 3391 9941 3394 9957 3430 9946 3430 9927
      3424 9918
TIME...MOT...LOC 0938Z 210DEG 45KT 3399 9949

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Special weather statement, May 10, 4:58 AM CDT, 37 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
458 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

OKZ037-044-045-TXZ086-089-090-101045-
COTTON OK-TILLMAN OK-JEFFERSON OK-CLAY TX-ARCHER TX-WICHITA TX-
458 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN COTTON...SOUTHEASTERN
TILLMAN...SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON...NORTHERN CLAY...NORTHEASTERN
ARCHER AND EASTERN WICHITA COUNTIES UNTIL 545 AM CDT...

AT 457 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
4 MILES SOUTH OF IOWA PARK TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF WICHITA FALLS TO 5
MILES NORTHEAST OF LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WICHITA FALLS...BURKBURNETT...HENRIETTA...IOWA PARK...RYAN...
PETROLIA...BYERS...DEAN...RANDLETT...JOLLY...DEVOL...SUGDEN...
COOKIETOWN...SHEPPARD AFB...NORTHEASTERN LAKE ARROWHEAD...LAKESIDE
CITY...PLEASANT VALLEY...CHARLIE...CASHION AND TAYLOR.

LAT...LON 3429 9857 3424 9818 3403 9785 3371 9822
      3377 9855 3395 9873
TIME...MOT...LOC 0957Z 215DEG 26KT 3389 9866 3382 9851 3376 9830

KURTZ

Special weather statement, May 10, 5:04 AM CDT, 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
504 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

OKZ023-027-033>039-044-TXZ083-085-101100-
HARMON OK-COMANCHE OK-GREER OK-GRADY OK-COTTON OK-CADDO OK-
TILLMAN OK-KIOWA OK-JACKSON OK-STEPHENS OK-WILBARGER TX-HARDEMAN TX-
504 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARMON...COMANCHE...
EASTERN GREER...SOUTHWESTERN GRADY...NORTHWESTERN COTTON...SOUTHERN
CADDO...TILLMAN...KIOWA...JACKSON...NORTHWESTERN STEPHENS...
NORTHWESTERN WILBARGER AND CENTRAL HARDEMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 600 AM
CDT...

AT 502 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
4 MILES NORTH OF MEDICINE MOUND TO NEAR FARGO TO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
FREDERICK TO 5 MILES NORTH OF LOVELAND TO NEAR CHATTANOOGA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAWTON...ALTUS...CHICKASHA...ANADARKO...FREDERICK...HOBART...
MANGUM...QUANAH...CACHE...ELGIN...GRANITE...CARNEGIE...APACHE...
SNYDER...GERONIMO...FLETCHER...CYRIL...TIPTON...BLAIR AND MOUNTAIN
VIEW.

LAT...LON 3488 9972 3507 9934 3512 9863 3512 9861
      3513 9838 3499 9789 3440 9830 3422 9919
      3416 9987
TIME...MOT...LOC 1002Z 202DEG 52KT 3425 9962 3431 9924 3434 9905 3439
9876 3441 9861

KURTZ

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, 3:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka	4 days
May 10, 5:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche, Greer, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	56 min
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.