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River Flood Warning 41, NWS Norman, OK

May 19, 2015Cotton County, Jefferson County, Tillman County, Oklahoma; Clay County, Wichita County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at May 19, 2015, 8:41 AM CDT for Cotton County, Jefferson County, Tillman County, Oklahoma; Clay County, Wichita County, Texas. It took effect at May 20, 2015, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 19, 2015, 8:41 AM CDT (13:41 UTC)
In effect from: May 20, 2015, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired: May 31, 2015, 8:29 PM CDT
In force: 12 days
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 13:44 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).

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 19, 7:11 AM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 19, 7:11 AM CDT, 1 hour 30 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 19, 8:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	3 days
May 19, 8:41 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Jefferson, Love	12 days
May 19, 8:43 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton	12 days
May 19, 8:43 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Cotton	9 days
May 19, 10:44 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman, Washita	3 hr
May 19, 11:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	47 min
May 19, 12:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo, Grady	41 min
May 19, 1:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian, Grady	45 min
May 19, 1:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	3 hr
May 19, 1:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grady, McClain	49 min
May 19, 1:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham, Greer	55 min
May 19, 1:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	McClain	34 min
May 19, 1:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	14 hr
May 19, 1:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon	66 min
May 19, 2:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garvin, Grady, McClain	38 min
May 19, 2:08 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Carter, Johnston, Murray	41 hr
May 19, 2:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	32 min
May 19, 2:13 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	8 days
May 19, 2:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Murray	50 min
May 19, 2:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie	48 min
May 19, 2:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Kiowa, Washita	3 hr
May 19, 2:47 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Bryan	3 days
May 19, 2:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Greer, Washita	40 min
May 19, 2:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie	38 min
May 19, 3:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Tillman	45 min
May 19, 3:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Kiowa, Washita	38 min
May 19, 3:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pottawatomie	53 min
May 19, 3:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Tillman	46 min
May 19, 3:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Custer, Jackson, Kiowa and 2 more	3 hr
May 19, 3:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	OUN	Cleveland, McClain	27 min
May 19, 3:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Stephens, Tillman	3 hr
May 19, 3:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	OUN	Cotton, Tillman	27 min
May 19, 3:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa	43 min
May 19, 3:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole	4 hr
May 19, 3:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Pottawatomie	38 min
May 19, 3:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	50 min
May 19, 4:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	24 min
May 19, 4:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pottawatomie	33 min
May 19, 4:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton	44 min
May 19, 4:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	43 min
May 19, 4:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton	39 min
May 19, 4:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens, Tillman	4 hr
May 19, 4:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cotton, Tillman	3 hr
May 19, 4:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Cotton	27 min
May 19, 5:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson	50 min
May 19, 5:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens	44 min
May 19, 5:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland	39 min
May 19, 5:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Jefferson	3 hr
May 19, 5:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Murray, Stephens	41 min
May 19, 5:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jefferson	38 min
May 19, 6:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Jefferson, Love, Murray, Stephens	3 hr
May 19, 6:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland	47 min
May 19, 6:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson	3 hr
May 19, 6:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	OUN	Jefferson	24 min
May 19, 6:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Tillman	48 min
May 19, 6:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	OUN	Jefferson	50 min
May 19, 6:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, Grady, McClain	34 min
May 19, 8:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Wichita, Wilbarger	8 days
May 19, 3:03 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Clay, Wichita	3 days
May 19, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Baylor, Clay	62 min
May 19, 5:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	OUN	Archer, Clay	51 min
May 19, 6:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer	25 min
May 19, 6:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Baylor	48 min
May 19, 6:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Clay	43 min
May 19, 6:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Archer, Clay	4 hr
May 19, 6:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wilbarger	33 min
May 19, 6:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Clay	37 min
May 19, 6:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer	46 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.