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River Flood Warning 16, NWS Norman, OK

April 17, 2016Kingfisher County, Logan County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Apr 17, 2016, 8:09 AM CDT for Kingfisher County, Logan County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Apr 18, 2016, 5:47 PM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 17, 2016, 8:09 AM CDT (13:09 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 18, 2016, 5:47 PM CDT
Expired: Apr 19, 2016, 4:00 AM CDT
In force: 10 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Kingfisher County, OK, Logan County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 Cimarron River near Dover (DOVO2). The gauge peaked at 13.17 ft at Apr 20, 2016, 4:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 15 ft
Minor stage: 17 ft
Moderate stage: 20 ft
Major stage: 22 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07159100, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted.

340 
WGUS44 KOUN 171309
FLWOUN
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
809 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016

OKC073-083-180109-
/O.NEW.KOUN.FL.W.0016.160418T2247Z-160419T0900Z/
/DOVO2.1.ER.160418T2247Z.160419T0000Z.160419T0300Z.NO/
809 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  The Cimarron River near Dover. 
  
* from Monday afternoon to late Monday night...or until the warning 
  is cancelled. 
  
* At  7:30 AM Sunday the stage was 10.3 feet. 
  
* Minor flooding is forecast. 
  
* Flood stage is 17.0 feet. 
  
* Forecast...The Cimarron River will rise above flood stage late 
  Monday afternoon and crest near 17.1 feet Monday evening. The 
  Cimarron River will fall below flood stage late Monday evening. 
  
* Impact...At 17.0 feet...Rural lands and roads are covered by flood 
  depths averaging almost a foot across Kingfisher County...and into
  western Logan County. Oil wells in lower places near the river 
  channel are flooded or isolated. Livestock may become stranded by 
  deeper flows in cutoff channels crossing the flood plain. Sandpit 
  facilities near Dover could be flooded.
  
 
&&
 
LAT...LON 3609 9821 3614 9811 3598 9788 3593 9760
      3583 9759 3589 9792

$$

1 follow-up statement

074 
WGUS84 KOUN 172009
FLSOUN
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
309 PM CDT SUN APR 17 2016

OKC073-083-172039-
/O.CAN.KOUN.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160419T0900Z/
/DOVO2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
309 PM CDT SUN APR 17 2016

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Cimarron River near Dover. 
  
* At 2 PM Sunday the stage was 10.5 feet.
  
* Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
  
* Forecast: The Cimarron River is now forecast to crest below flood 
  stage near 15.5 feet Monday evening. Any additional forecast 
  information will be issued via hydrologic statements for this 
  location for this event.
  
* Impact...At 16.0 feet...Near bankfull conditions exist along the 
  river through Kingfisher County and into western Logan County. Some
  oilfield equipment in low bottomlands may be isolated for a short 
  time. Sandpit operations near Dover may be affected.
 
&&
 
LAT...LON 3609 9821 3614 9811 3598 9788 3593 9760
      3583 9759 3589 9792

$$

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 Apr 17, 3:02 AM CDT, 5 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 3:02 AM CDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
302 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016

.DISCUSSION...
WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWESTERN OK, AND W N TX EARLY THIS MORNING. OVER 7 INCHES OF
RAIN HAS FALLEN IN FREDERICK SO FAR. LUCKILY, RAINFALL RATES ARE
DECREASING OVER THIS REGION. EXPECT THE HEAVIEST RAIN TO DISSIPATE
OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS FOR MOST LOCATIONS, BUT IT MAY CONTINUE
ALONG RED RIVER THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING WHERE DEEP MOISTURE
CONVERGENCE WILL REMAIN MAXIMIZED. POPS WILL BRIEFLY DECREASE THIS
AFTERNOON BEHIND THE FIRST WAVE BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN LATER
TONIGHT AS A MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH LIFTS NORTHWARD AROUND THE
E/SE FRINGE OF THE CLOSED LOW, UPPER DIV INCREASES WITHIN THE RRQ
OF UN UPPER JET, AND THE FRONT ENTERS THE I35 CORRIDOR. THE
HEAVIEST RAIN THROUGH LATE TOMORROW NIGHT IS STILL ANTICIPATED
ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE I35 CORRIDOR, SPECIFICALLY ACROSS SE
OK. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT SINCE CONFIDENCE
OF HEAVY RAINFALL REMAINS HIGH. A FEW STRONG STORMS COULD DEVELOP
OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN OK NEAR THE RED RIVER THIS AFTERNOON, BUT
WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS CERTAINLY NOT EXPECTED DUE TO LOW
INSTABILITY.

MOST OF THE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL WILL EXIT OUR REGION BEFORE LUNCH
MONDAY, BUT SOME SHOWERS MAY LINGER ACROSS THE EASTERN ZONES. AN
INCREASE IN POPS IS STILL EXPECTED LATE MONDAY THROUGH EARLY TUE
OVER S/SE/E/C OK AS ANOTHER MID TO UPPER SHORTWAVE TROUGH IMPACTS
THE REGION. THEN, BY WED, THE CLOSED LOW WILL FINALLY MOVE OVER
THE CENTRAL PLAINS WITH A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL SHORTWAVE TROUGHS
ACCOMPANYING IT. SIGNFICANT MOISTURE WILL LIKELY BE LIMITED TO
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OK BY THIS TIME SO WILL KEEP HIGHEST POPS
THERE FOR NOW. RAIN CHCS WILL FINALLY COME TO AN END FOR MOST OF
THE FA BY THU, BUT COULD LINGER NEAR THE RED RIVER BEFORE A SFC
HIGH MOVES OVERHEAD BEHIND A COLD FRONT FRI AM.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  64  53  70  54 /  90 100  30  50
HOBART OK         63  47  69  51 /  70  50  10  20
WICHITA FALLS TX  65  52  71  56 / 100  80  20  60
GAGE OK           57  42  68  45 /  70  30  10  20
PONCA CITY OK     66  53  70  51 / 100 100  60  20
DURANT OK         67  63  70  61 /  90 100  70  70

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR OKZ004>048-050>052.

TX...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR TXZ083>090.

&&

06/03

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 17, 8:05 AM CDT, 4 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
805 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-181015-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-
BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-
CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-
TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-
JEFFERSON-CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-
FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
805 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN...
WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.THUNDERSTORMS...
INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WEAK TODAY...HOWEVER MODEST
SHEAR MAY RESULT IN A FEW STRONG STORMS...MAINLY ACROSS PARTS
OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA.

.HEAVY RAINFALL...
SEVERAL ROUNDS OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY
AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SOME FLOODING. HIGHER
RAINFALL TOTALS TODAY AND TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.THUNDERSTORMS...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

GET GRAPHICS AND MORE DETAILS AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN...AND FOLLOW
OUR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 17, 2:49 AM CDT, 5 hours 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
249 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016

OKZ037-038-044-170815-
COMANCHE OK-COTTON OK-TILLMAN OK-
249 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN COMANCHE...
NORTHWESTERN COTTON AND SOUTHEASTERN TILLMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 315 AM
CDT...

AT 247 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LOVELAND...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...

LAT...LON 3415 9872 3447 9888 3458 9854 3430 9841
TIME...MOT...LOC 0747Z 236DEG 28KT 3432 9873

Special weather statement, Apr 17, 2:52 AM CDT, 5 hours 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
252 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016

OKZ044-045-TXZ090-170815-
COTTON OK-JEFFERSON OK-CLAY TX-
252 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL COTTON...WEST CENTRAL
JEFFERSON AND CENTRAL CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 315 AM CDT...

AT 251 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
3 MILES WEST OF RANDLETT TO 4 MILES WEST OF PETROLIA TO 4 MILES NORTH
OF BLUEGROVE TO 9 MILES WEST OF NEWPORT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...

LAT...LON 3369 9824 3399 9834 3407 9842 3408 9842
      3408 9845 3416 9853 3443 9848 3424 9814
      3361 9798 3358 9798 3346 9816 3347 9821
TIME...MOT...LOC 0751Z 212DEG 31KT 3418 9852 3402 9831 3374 9823 3347
9818

Special weather statement, Apr 17, 3:23 AM CDT, 4 hours 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
323 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016

OKZ050-TXZ090-170845-
LOVE OK-CLAY TX-
323 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL LOVE AND
SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 345 AM CDT...

AT 320 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NEWPORT...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NOCONA...BELLEVUE...LEON...NEWPORT...BUFFALO SPRINGS AND VASHTI.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3364 9821 3390 9745 3391 9747 3394 9738
      3388 9733 3386 9734 3387 9733 3386 9732
      3382 9738 3383 9746 3371 9798 3347 9798
      3347 9812
TIME...MOT...LOC 0820Z 241DEG 33KT 3348 9804

Local storm report, Apr 17, 6:32 AM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
632 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0626 AM     HEAVY RAIN       TIPTON                  34.50N 99.14W
04/17/2016  M6.02 INCH       TILLMAN            OK   MESONET

            STILL RAINING

0626 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ALTUS                   34.65N 99.31W
04/17/2016  M4.21 INCH       JACKSON            OK   MESONET

0626 AM     HEAVY RAIN       HOBART                  35.03N 99.09W
04/17/2016  M4.31 INCH       KIOWA              OK   MESONET

0626 AM     HEAVY RAIN       MEDICINE PARK           34.73N 98.46W
04/17/2016  M4.73 INCH       COMANCHE           OK   MESONET

            STILL RAINING

0626 AM     HEAVY RAIN       FREDERICK               34.39N 99.01W
04/17/2016  E7.00 INCH       TILLMAN            OK   PUBLIC

            STILL RAINING

&&

BTHOREN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 16, 8:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Tillman	50 min
Apr 16, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harmon, Jackson	47 min
Apr 16, 9:00 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche, Kiowa, Tillman	2 hr
Apr 16, 9:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Kiowa, Tillman	46 min
Apr 16, 9:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harmon	44 min
Apr 16, 9:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Tillman	24 min
Apr 16, 9:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	51 min
Apr 16, 10:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	25 min
Apr 16, 10:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	3 hr
Apr 16, 10:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton	52 min
Apr 16, 10:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	49 min
Apr 16, 10:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	49 min
Apr 16, 11:04 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Greer, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	3 hr
Apr 16, 11:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Kiowa, Washita	47 min
Apr 16, 11:31 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Jackson, Kiowa, Washita	2 hr
Apr 16, 11:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Tillman	66 min
Apr 17, 12:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	24 min
Apr 17, 12:16 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Harper, Woods, Woodward	3 hr
Apr 17, 12:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo, Comanche	38 min
Apr 17, 1:51 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Greer, Jackson, Kiowa and 1 more	6 hr
Apr 17, 2:07 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cotton	3 hr
Apr 17, 2:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	26 min
Apr 17, 2:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	23 min
Apr 17, 3:59 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Caddo, Carter, Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Jefferson and 2 more	3 hr
Apr 17, 4:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Caddo	3 hr
Apr 17, 4:33 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo	3 hr
Apr 17, 5:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan and 4 more	3 hr
Apr 17, 5:11 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Custer	3 hr
Apr 17, 7:43 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	7 hr
Apr 17, 8:32 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Bryan	44 hr
Apr 17, 8:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka	48 hr
Apr 17, 6:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Jefferson, Love, Murray, Stephens	4 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 2016 Every river flood warning in 2016

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.