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River Flood Warning 25, NWS Norman, OK

April 20, 2016Atoka County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Apr 20, 2016, 9:25 AM CDT for Atoka County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Apr 20, 2016, 10:16 AM CDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 20, 2016, 9:25 AM CDT (14:25 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 20, 2016, 10:16 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 21, 2016, 9:51 AM CDT
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Atoka County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Clear Boggy Creek above Caney Creek near Caney (CANO2). The gauge peaked at 27.06 ft at Apr 20, 2016, 2:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 22 ft
Minor stage: 26 ft
Moderate stage: 29 ft
Major stage: 32 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07334800, 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 Apr 20, 6:36 AM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 6:36 AM CDT, 2 hours 49 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
Apr 19, 7:38 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Garfield, Kingfisher and 3 more	112 min
Apr 19, 8:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	41 min
Apr 19, 8:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Jefferson, Stephens	3 hr
Apr 19, 8:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche, Garfield, Garvin and 7 more	3 hr
Apr 19, 8:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	56 min
Apr 19, 8:53 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garfield, Noble	112 min
Apr 19, 9:17 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Grady, Jefferson, Johnston, Love and 4 more	3 hr
Apr 19, 9:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Love, Marshall, Murray	52 min
Apr 19, 9:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson, Tillman	3 hr
Apr 19, 10:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Bryan, Love, Marshall	47 min
Apr 19, 10:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Bryan, Coal, Johnston, Marshall, Murray, Pontotoc	3 hr
Apr 19, 10:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Bryan, Marshall	52 min
Apr 19, 11:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Bryan	20 min
Apr 19, 11:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Bryan, Love, Marshall	3 hr
Apr 20, 3:54 AM CDT	Flood Watch	OUN	Harmon, Jackson, Tillman	19 hr
Apr 19, 7:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Knox	25 min
Apr 19, 7:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Foard	27 min
Apr 19, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Clay, Wichita	48 min
Apr 19, 7:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Knox	32 min
Apr 19, 7:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Foard, Knox	56 min
Apr 19, 8:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Baylor, Knox, Wilbarger	56 min
Apr 19, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Baylor, Knox	50 min
Apr 19, 8:33 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Baylor, Knox	3 hr
Apr 19, 9:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Baylor, Knox	67 min
Apr 19, 9:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Clay	61 min
Apr 19, 10:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Clay	42 min

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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.