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River Flood Warning 40, NWS Norman, OK

June 2, 2017Wichita County, Wilbarger County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Jun 2, 2017, 1:53 PM CDT for Wichita County, Wilbarger County, Texas. It took effect at Jun 3, 2017, 9:30 AM CDT. It was in force for 22 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 2, 2017, 1:53 PM CDT (18:53 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 3, 2017, 9:30 AM CDT
Expired: Jun 4, 2017, 7:32 AM CDT
In force: 22 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:56 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 Beaver Creek (TX) near Electra (ELTT2).

Action stage: 22 ft
Minor stage: 24 ft
Moderate stage: 26 ft
Major stage: 28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07312200, 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 Jun 2, 12:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 12:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 11:20 AM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
1120 AM CDT Fri Jun 2 2017

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-031630-
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-
1120 AM CDT Fri Jun 2 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...
Showers and thunderstorms will continue this afternoon and last
into the evening and overnight across portions of the area. The
greatest chances will exist across southern and western Oklahoma
and western north Texas. Severe thunderstorms are unlikely.
However, a few thunderstorms could produce strong wind gusts.

.Heavy Rainfall/Flooding...
Localized heavy rainfall amounts and flooding or flash flooding
are possible with thunderstorm activity today and tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday...

.Thunderstorms...
Showers and thunderstorms will remain possible Saturday through
Wednesday across portions of Oklahoma and north Texas. Although
widespread severe storms are not expected, a few strong to severe
thunderstorms may occur, at times, through early next week.

.Heavy Rainfall/Flooding...
Localized heavy rainfall and flooding will be possible, mainly
Saturday through Sunday. Some locations may receive over two to
three inches of rainfall this weekend.

Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow
our weather forecast office on Twitter and Facebook.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 2, 8:59 AM CDT, 4 hours 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
859 AM CDT FRI JUN 2 2017

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

0815 AM     FLASH FLOOD      HAYNESVILLE             34.09N 98.92W
06/02/2017                   WICHITA            TX   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            STATE HIGHWAY 240 FROM HAYNESVILLE TO 2
            MILES WEST OF HAYNESVILLE AND STATE HIGHWAY
            25 NEAR AND NORTH OF HAYNESVILLE ARE BOTH
            CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

&&

MAD

Local storm report, Jun 2, 9:00 AM CDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
900 AM CDT FRI JUN 2 2017

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

0700 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 ENE OKLAUNION         34.15N 99.08W
06/02/2017                   WILBARGER          TX   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            FM 370 CLOSED DUE TO WATER OVER ROAD.

&&

MAD

Local storm report, Jun 2, 9:51 AM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
951 AM CDT FRI JUN 2 2017

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

0948 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 W LAWTON              34.61N 98.43W
06/02/2017                   COMANCHE           OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HEAVY FLOODING ON MOST STREETS. SEVERAL
            VEHICLES STALLED OUT.

&&

MAD

Local storm report, Jun 2, 9:55 AM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
955 AM CDT FRI JUN 2 2017

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

0951 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 NNW LAWTON            34.63N 98.41W
06/02/2017                   COMANCHE           OK   BROADCAST MEDIA

            WATER RESCUE 16TH AND LINCOLN IN LAWTON.

&&

MAD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 2, 8:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche	118 min
Jun 2, 9:20 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cotton	3 hr
Jun 2, 9:24 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Comanche	3 hr
Jun 2, 10:35 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Comanche	115 min
Jun 2, 11:20 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Caddo	115 min
Jun 2, 12:27 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Comanche	3 hr
Jun 2, 5:07 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Kingfisher, Logan, McClain and 1 more	4 hr
Jun 2, 5:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Johnston, Love, Marshall	4 hr
Jun 2, 5:14 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Wilbarger	5 hr
Jun 2, 6:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Baylor, Wichita, Wilbarger	6 hr
Jun 2, 9:11 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Archer	3 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2017 Every river flood warning in 2017

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.