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River Flood Warning 31, NWS Norman, OK

May 14, 2015Cotton County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at May 14, 2015, 8:38 AM CDT for Cotton County, Oklahoma. It took effect at May 14, 2015, 2:22 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 14, 2015, 8:38 AM CDT (13:38 UTC)
In effect from: May 14, 2015, 2:22 PM CDT
Expired: May 19, 2015, 3:51 AM CDT
In force: 5 days
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Cotton County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 56 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 archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Deep Red Creek near Randlett (RNDO2). The gauge peaked at 23.17 ft at May 16, 2015, 10:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 17 ft
Minor stage: 20 ft
Moderate stage: 23 ft
Major stage: 26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07311500, 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 14, 6:43 AM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 6:43 AM CDT, 1 hour 55 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 13, 8:59 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Tillman	3 hr
May 13, 9:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	30 min
May 14, 12:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Washita	45 min
May 14, 1:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	39 min
May 14, 8:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton	66 hr
May 13, 7:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Foard	25 min
May 13, 7:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Foard, Wilbarger	31 min
May 13, 7:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Foard	32 min
May 13, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Foard, Knox	48 min
May 13, 9:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wilbarger	28 min
May 13, 9:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Foard	35 min
May 13, 9:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wichita	41 min
May 13, 10:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wilbarger	25 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.