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River Flood Warning 53, NWS Norman, OK

May 20, 2015Carter County, Johnston County, Murray County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at May 20, 2015, 8:28 AM CDT for Carter County, Johnston County, Murray County, Oklahoma. It took effect at May 20, 2015, 10:27 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 20, 2015, 8:28 AM CDT (13:28 UTC)
In effect from: May 20, 2015, 10:27 AM CDT
Expired: Jun 1, 2015, 8:44 PM CDT
In force: 12 days
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Carter County, OK, Johnston County, OK, Murray County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Washita River near Dickson (DURO2). The gauge peaked at 35.85 ft at May 29, 2015, 5:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 24 ft
Minor stage: 27 ft
Moderate stage: 29 ft
Major stage: 31 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07331000, 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 20, 6:54 AM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 20, 6:54 AM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 5:05 AM CDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 20, 2:46 AM CDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
246 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2015

TXZ084-087>090-200830-
CLAY TX-KNOX TX-ARCHER TX-BAYLOR TX-FOARD TX-
246 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN CLAY...EASTERN KNOX...
ARCHER...BAYLOR AND SOUTHERN FOARD COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM CDT...

AT 243 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
NEAR BOWIE TO 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF MUNDAY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH DIAMETER...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
FLASH FLOODING...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY...MUNDAY...SCOTLAND...WINDTHORST...BELLEVUE...
MEGARGEL...GOREE...RED SPRINGS...VERA...LAKE ARROWHEAD...NEWPORT...
BLUEGROVE...DUNDEE...MABELLE...LAKE KICKAPOO...WESTOVER...
RHINELAND...BOMARTON AND SOUTHERN LAKE KEMP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3340 9968 3374 9964 3376 9798 3347 9798
      3347 9842 3340 9842
TIME...MOT...LOC 0743Z 279DEG 23KT 3355 9786 3348 9959

AUSTIN

Special weather statement, May 20, 2:48 AM CDT, 5 hours 40 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
248 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2015

OKZ043-047-048-051-052-200830-
ATOKA OK-COAL OK-BRYAN OK-MARSHALL OK-JOHNSTON OK-
248 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ATOKA...SOUTHEASTERN COAL...
BRYAN...MARSHALL AND SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM
CDT...

AT 247 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
NEAR MOYERS TO NEAR LITTLE CITY TO 8 MILES WEST OF POTTSBORO...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH DIAMETER...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
FLASH FLOODING...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DURANT...MADILL...ATOKA...KINGSTON...COLBERT...CADDO...BOKCHITO...
ACHILLE...STRINGTOWN...BENNINGTON...SILO...TUSHKA...CANEY...
KENEFIC...KEMP...MEAD...ARMSTRONG...HENDRIX...LANE AND NIDA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

&&

LAT...LON 3451 9578 3416 9578 3416 9598 3394 9593
      3384 9601 3384 9615 3376 9618 3377 9629
      3369 9636 3378 9643 3385 9663 3390 9659
      3392 9667 3382 9675 3387 9689 3409 9682
      3460 9580 3459 9567 3451 9567
TIME...MOT...LOC 0747Z 274DEG 36KT 3433 9565 3405 9659 3376 9681

AUSTIN

Local storm report, May 20, 3:04 AM CDT, 5 hours 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 20, 3:32 AM CDT, 4 hours 56 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, 7:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Murray	41 min
May 19, 7:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton	39 min
May 19, 7:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Carter, Jefferson, Stephens	40 min
May 19, 7:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, McClain	48 min
May 19, 7:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garvin, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc	40 min
May 19, 7:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter	35 min
May 19, 7:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	33 min
May 19, 7:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie	47 min
May 19, 8:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham	51 min
May 19, 8:10 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Greer, Jackson	44 hr
May 19, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garvin, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc	37 min
May 19, 8:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jefferson	43 min
May 19, 8:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Jefferson, Stephens	41 min
May 19, 8:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon	37 min
May 19, 8:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	3 hr
May 19, 8:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson	45 min
May 19, 8:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Carter, Jefferson, Love	44 min
May 19, 8:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pottawatomie	51 min
May 19, 8:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Beckham, Comanche, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa and 2 more	4 hr
May 19, 9:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jefferson	43 min
May 19, 9:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Jackson, Kiowa, Washita	42 min
May 19, 9:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton	38 min
May 19, 9:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	38 min
May 19, 9:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson, Tillman	6 hr
May 19, 9:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harmon, Jackson	49 min
May 19, 9:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche	35 min
May 19, 9:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grady	31 min
May 19, 9:17 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Carter, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Grady and 6 more	6 hr
May 19, 9:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Jackson, Tillman	52 min
May 19, 9:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Carter	31 min
May 19, 9:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Greer, Jackson, Kiowa	66 min
May 19, 9:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Jefferson, Love	48 min
May 19, 9:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pontotoc	63 min
May 19, 9:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Carter	47 min
May 19, 10:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Hughes, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole	44 min
May 19, 10:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	35 min
May 19, 10:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Hughes, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole	4 hr
May 19, 10:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	47 min
May 19, 10:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes, Seminole	31 min
May 19, 11:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes	31 min
May 19, 11:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole	3 hr
May 19, 11:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	24 min
May 19, 11:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Marshall	33 min
May 19, 11:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Hughes, Johnston and 4 more	6 hr
May 19, 11:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Johnston	33 min
May 19, 11:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton	78 min
May 20, 12:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	43 min
May 20, 12:24 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Hughes, Johnston and 4 more	6 hr
May 20, 1:00 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Beckham, Comanche, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa and 2 more	6 hr
May 20, 1:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Johnston, Murray	23 min
May 20, 1:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Love	46 min
May 20, 1:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka, Johnston	27 min
May 20, 2:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Johnston, Love, Marshall	38 min
May 20, 2:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka	32 min
May 20, 2:16 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Hughes, McClain, Oklahoma and 3 more	6 hr
May 20, 2:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka	66 hr
May 20, 2:24 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Carter, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Jefferson and 3 more	6 hr
May 20, 2:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Marshall	42 min
May 20, 2:59 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson, Tillman	4 hr
May 20, 3:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan	27 min
May 20, 5:44 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Johnston, Marshall, Pontotoc	6 hr
May 20, 6:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Cotton	8 hr
May 20, 8:16 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Carter, Cotton, Jefferson, Love, Murray, Stephens	3 hr
May 20, 9:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Garvin	30 hr
May 20, 2:55 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Garvin, Grady	11 days
May 20, 5:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Carter, Cotton, Jefferson, Love, Stephens, Tillman	12 hr
May 19, 7:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Clay	31 min
May 19, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Clay	48 min
May 19, 7:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wilbarger	43 min
May 19, 8:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Clay	43 min
May 19, 8:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wichita	47 min
May 19, 9:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hardeman	24 min
May 19, 10:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Clay	41 min
May 19, 10:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Baylor	24 min
May 19, 10:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wichita	31 min
May 19, 11:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Clay	45 min
May 19, 11:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Baylor	25 min
May 20, 1:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Clay	15 min
May 20, 1:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer, Baylor, Clay	43 min
May 20, 2:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer, Baylor, Clay	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.