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River Flood Warning 33, NWS Norman, OK

May 15, 2015Cotton County, Jefferson County, Tillman County, Oklahoma; Clay County, Wichita County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at May 15, 2015, 1:59 PM CDT for Cotton County, Jefferson County, Tillman County, Oklahoma; Clay County, Wichita County, Texas. It took effect at May 16, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 43 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 15, 2015, 1:59 PM CDT (18:59 UTC)
In effect from: May 16, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired: May 18, 2015, 2:20 PM CDT
In force: 43 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Cotton County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Clay County, TX, Wichita County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Red River near Burkburnett (BKBT2). The gauge peaked at 9.05 ft at May 17, 2015, 4:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 7 ft
Minor stage: 9 ft
Moderate stage: 12 ft
Major stage: 14 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07308500, 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 15, 12:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 15, 12:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 15, 12:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 15, 12:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 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 15, 12:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harmon	36 min
May 15, 12:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harmon	27 min
May 15, 1:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson	29 min
May 15, 2:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson, Tillman	36 min
May 15, 2:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Tillman	35 min
May 15, 3:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche, Cotton	31 min
May 15, 3:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Cotton	29 min
May 15, 4:13 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	26 hr
May 15, 4:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grady, Jefferson, Stephens	27 min
May 15, 5:04 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	3 hr
May 15, 5:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, Logan, McClain, Oklahoma	30 min
May 15, 7:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka, Bryan	25 min
May 15, 11:49 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	OUN	Alfalfa, Atoka, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo and 42 more	41 hr
May 14, 11:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Foard, Hardeman	32 min
May 15, 1:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Foard, Hardeman, Wilbarger	50 min
May 15, 2:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Baylor	29 min
May 15, 2:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Baylor	29 min
May 15, 3:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer, Wichita	29 min
May 15, 3:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Clay	28 min
May 15, 4:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Clay	25 min

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.