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River Flood Warning 1, NWS Norman, OK

March 29, 2017Cotton County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Mar 29, 2017, 9:29 AM CDT for Cotton County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Mar 29, 2017, 10:46 PM CDT. It was in force for 61 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 29, 2017, 9:29 AM CDT (14:29 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 29, 2017, 10:46 PM CDT
Expired: Apr 1, 2017, 11:17 AM CDT
In force: 61 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Cotton County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:30 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 Deep Red Creek near Randlett (RNDO2).

Action stage: 17 ft
Minor stage: 20 ft
Moderate stage: 23 ft
Major stage: 26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07311500, 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 Mar 29, 6:50 AM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 29, 6:50 AM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
650 AM CDT Wed Mar 29 2017

.DISCUSSION...
The 12Z aviation discussion follows....

&&

.AVIATION...
An upper-level low over west Texas, and its surface counterpart
centered over Oklahoma this morning, will bring a variety of
weather to Oklahoma and north Texas today and this evening.
Ceiling heights are highly chaotic over central and south-
central/southwest Oklahoma and western north Texas, while the
remainder of Oklahoma is under low ceilings. Showers over the
Texas Panhandle and far western Oklahoma this morning are
associated with the upper low, and will probably shift slowly
north or northeast with time. Winds will also be rather chaotic
early this morning until some of the pressure perturbations from
overnight convection settle out. By late afternoon and evening,
we expect a large coil of low clouds across most of Oklahoma,
except the far southwest (and adjacent parts of Texas), and
gradually diminishing showers in the north. Brisk northwest winds
should prevent fog tonight.

Overall, this is a very low-confidence forecast because of the
jagged nature of most of the weather elements, however the "coil
of low clouds" mentioned above is higher confidence, although the
exact ceiling height is less-well established.

CmS
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  65  44  61  43 /  60  30  10   0
Hobart OK         58  43  65  42 /  50  30  10   0
Wichita Falls TX  67  45  69  46 /  30  20  10   0
Gage OK           49  39  63  39 /  80  40  10   0
Ponca City OK     66  44  55  40 /  80  50  40  10
Durant OK         78  48  65  47 /  60  20  10   0

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...None.
TX...None.
&&

30/23/23

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 29, 8:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...updated
National Weather Service Norman OK
825 AM CDT Wed Mar 29 2017

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-291715-
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-
825 AM CDT Wed Mar 29 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern...
western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north
Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight...

.Thunderstorms...
Scattered thunderstorms will be possible across portions of western
and central Oklahoma this morning.

This afternoon, additional storms may develop along and east
of an Enid to Oklahoma City and Durant line.  A few of these storms
may produced some hail along with locally heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday...

.Thunderstorms...
Thunderstorm chances return on Saturday and then continue each
day through Tuesday. Severe thunderstorms will be possible
Saturday.

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, Mar 29, 3:46 AM CDT, 5 hours 43 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 29, 4:09 AM CDT, 5 hours 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
409 AM CDT WED MAR 29 2017

OKZ031-032-042-043-047-048-291000-
Coal OK-Atoka OK-Pontotoc OK-Johnston OK-Hughes OK-Seminole OK-
409 AM CDT WED MAR 29 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR Coal...north central Atoka...
Pontotoc...northeastern Johnston...Hughes and southern Seminole
Counties Until 500 AM CDT...

AT 406 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were along a line extending from
4 miles northeast of Vanoss to 3 miles southeast of Connerville,
moving northeast at 40 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Hail up to the size of nickels...
Wind gusts to 40 MPH...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3443 9616 3442 9676 3485 9691 3491 9680
      3490 9678 3492 9678 3527 9610 3451 9608
TIME...MOT...LOC 0906Z 230DEG 36KT 3482 9683 3442 9658

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Local storm report, Mar 29, 7:59 AM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
759 AM CDT WED MAR 29 2017

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

0255 AM     TSTM WND DMG     NOBLE                   35.14N 97.39W
03/29/2017                   CLEVELAND          OK   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE LIMBS UP TO ONE FOOT DIAMETER SNAPPED BY STRONG
            WINDS.

&&

FM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 28, 7:17 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Jackson, Tillman	3 hr
Mar 28, 7:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Greer, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman and 1 more	39 min
Mar 28, 7:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	26 min
Mar 28, 7:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian	51 min
Mar 28, 7:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Kiowa, Washita	4 hr
Mar 28, 8:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Washita	32 min
Mar 28, 8:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Custer, Grady and 3 more	41 min
Mar 28, 8:41 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Kiowa	2 hr
Mar 28, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Tillman	47 min
Mar 28, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Kingfisher and 3 more	47 min
Mar 28, 9:13 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Cotton	3 hr
Mar 28, 9:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Grady, Kingfisher	113 min
Mar 28, 9:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	49 min
Mar 28, 9:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble	44 min
Mar 28, 9:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Grady, Stephens	52 min
Mar 28, 9:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, Noble, Oklahoma, Payne	49 min
Mar 28, 9:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma	2 hr
Mar 28, 9:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson, Tillman	51 min
Mar 28, 10:07 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	113 min
Mar 28, 10:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	38 min
Mar 28, 10:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton	46 min
Mar 28, 10:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche, Grady, McClain	2 hr
Mar 28, 10:29 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	6 hr
Mar 28, 10:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Noble, Payne	31 min
Mar 28, 10:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma, Payne	51 min
Mar 28, 11:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	3 hr
Mar 28, 11:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson, Tillman	48 min
Mar 28, 11:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Stephens	47 min
Mar 28, 11:44 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Payne	3 hr
Mar 28, 11:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, Lincoln, McClain	31 min
Mar 29, 12:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Payne	3 hr
Mar 29, 12:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Tillman	30 min
Mar 29, 12:18 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Grady, Stephens	117 min
Mar 29, 12:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	25 min
Mar 29, 12:38 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Grady, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	112 min
Mar 29, 1:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson, Stephens	30 min
Mar 29, 1:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Stephens	33 min
Mar 29, 1:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Love	34 min
Mar 29, 2:07 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Jackson, Kiowa, Stephens and 1 more	6 hr
Mar 29, 2:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	McClain	32 min
Mar 29, 2:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain	24 min
Mar 29, 2:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland	33 min
Mar 29, 3:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Johnston, Love, Marshall	52 min
Mar 29, 3:27 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Payne	3 hr
Mar 29, 3:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan, Johnston	44 min
Mar 29, 3:56 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	6 hr
Mar 29, 4:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal, Hughes, Pontotoc	51 min
Mar 29, 9:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton	4 days
Mar 29, 10:03 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Stephens	6 hr
Mar 29, 2:41 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Kingfisher, Logan	24 hr
Mar 28, 7:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Baylor, Knox	30 min
Mar 28, 7:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Baylor, Knox	50 min
Mar 28, 7:58 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Baylor, Foard, Knox, Wilbarger	2 hr
Mar 28, 8:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Baylor, Wichita, Wilbarger	39 min
Mar 28, 8:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Knox	45 min
Mar 28, 9:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Baylor, Foard, Knox, Wilbarger	50 min
Mar 28, 10:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Foard, Knox	37 min
Mar 28, 10:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Wilbarger	50 min
Mar 28, 10:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wilbarger	34 min
Mar 29, 12:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Clay	30 min
Mar 29, 2:19 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Wichita, Wilbarger	21 hr

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.