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River Flood Warning 51, NWS Norman, OK

October 10, 2018Alfalfa County, Woods County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Oct 10, 2018, 2:21 AM CDT for Alfalfa County, Woods County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 10, 2018, 2:21 AM CDT (07:21 UTC)
Expired: Oct 10, 2018, 1:00 PM CDT
In force: 11 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Alfalfa County, OK, Woods County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Salt Fork Arkansas River near Alva (AVAO2). The gauge peaked at 14.52 ft at Oct 9, 2018, 6:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 10 ft
Minor stage: 14.5 ft
Moderate stage: 16.5 ft
Major stage: 18 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07148400, 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 9, 6:44 PM CDT, 7 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 9, 6:44 PM CDT, 7 hours 37 minutes before

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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.