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River Flood Warning 45, NWS Norman, OK

October 8, 2018Canadian County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Oct 8, 2018, 10:15 AM CDT for Canadian County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Oct 9, 2018, 10:20 PM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 8, 2018, 10:15 AM CDT (15:15 UTC)
In effect from: Oct 9, 2018, 10:20 PM CDT
Expired: Oct 10, 2018, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 18 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Canadian County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point North Canadian River near El Reno (ELNO2). The gauge peaked at 11.55 ft at Oct 9, 2018, 4:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 13 ft
Minor stage: 17 ft
Moderate stage: 19 ft
Major stage: 21 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07239500, 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 Oct 8, 9:55 AM CDT, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 8, 9:55 AM CDT, 20 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
Oct 7, 7:16 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan	5 hr
Oct 7, 7:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Greer, Jackson, Kiowa, Washita	4 hr
Oct 7, 8:13 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Grady, Kingfisher	4 hr
Oct 7, 8:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Custer, Washita	4 hr
Oct 7, 8:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma	3 hr
Oct 7, 8:55 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer	4 days
Oct 7, 8:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Logan	31 min
Oct 7, 9:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Custer, Washita	2 hr
Oct 7, 9:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Logan	30 min
Oct 7, 10:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Beckham, Greer	115 min
Oct 7, 10:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Blaine, Custer, Dewey	61 min
Oct 7, 11:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Comanche, Custer, Greer, Jackson and 2 more	6 hr
Oct 7, 11:34 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Roger Mills	3 hr
Oct 7, 11:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Blaine, Custer	3 hr
Oct 8, 12:04 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Major	3 hr
Oct 8, 1:04 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Kay	3 hr
Oct 8, 2:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Blaine, Canadian	58 hr
Oct 8, 2:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka	67 hr
Oct 8, 4:12 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Harper, Woods, Woodward	3 hr
Oct 8, 9:06 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Dewey, Major, Woods, Woodward	3 hr
Oct 8, 9:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Grant, Kay	4 days
Oct 8, 9:26 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Blaine, Kingfisher, Major	3 days
Oct 8, 9:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Custer, Washita	48 hr
Oct 8, 9:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Kiowa, Washita	4 days
Oct 8, 9:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Garvin, Grady	6 days
Oct 8, 10:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Canadian, Oklahoma	4 days
Oct 8, 11:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Alfalfa, Blaine, Dewey, Garfield, Grant, Major and 1 more	3 hr
Oct 8, 11:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant	31 min
Oct 8, 12:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant	18 min
Oct 8, 12:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grant	14 min
Oct 8, 1:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	51 min
Oct 8, 2:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Major	4 hr
Oct 8, 4:01 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Grant, Kay, Noble	4 days
Oct 8, 5:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Grady	3 hr
Oct 8, 5:30 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Kingfisher	3 hr
Oct 8, 6:02 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cleveland, Oklahoma	118 min

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.