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River Flood Warning 6, NWS Norman, OK

May 3, 2018Atoka County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at May 3, 2018, 2:34 PM CDT for Atoka County, Oklahoma. It took effect at May 4, 2018, 5:20 PM CDT. It was in force for 46 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 3, 2018, 2:34 PM CDT (19:34 UTC)
In effect from: May 4, 2018, 5:20 PM CDT
Expired: May 6, 2018, 3:18 PM CDT
In force: 46 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 19:34 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 28.00 ft at May 5, 2018, 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 May 3, 12:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 12:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 3, 12:03 PM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 3, 9:27 AM CDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 3, 10:10 AM CDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 3, 10:20 AM CDT, 4 hours 14 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
May 2, 7:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	3 hr
May 2, 7:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Tillman	40 min
May 2, 7:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Grady	49 min
May 2, 7:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Cotton	31 min
May 2, 7:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	30 min
May 2, 7:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian	30 min
May 2, 7:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Jefferson, Stephens	60 min
May 2, 7:43 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Oklahoma	3 hr
May 2, 7:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Grady	46 min
May 2, 7:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson	46 min
May 2, 8:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Grady	30 min
May 2, 8:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Grady, McClain	43 min
May 2, 8:04 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Canadian, Grady	3 hr
May 2, 8:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Grady	24 min
May 2, 8:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Murray and 2 more	58 min
May 2, 8:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	3 hr
May 2, 8:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Cleveland	18 min
May 2, 8:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain	12 min
May 2, 8:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	112 min
May 2, 8:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie, Seminole	48 min
May 2, 8:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole	63 min
May 2, 9:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	21 min
May 2, 9:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie	15 min
May 2, 9:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie	16 min
May 2, 9:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Noble, Payne	43 min
May 2, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole	32 min
May 2, 9:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Jefferson, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray and 1 more	42 min
May 2, 9:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Hughes, Seminole	55 min
May 2, 10:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Carter, Coal, Johnston, Love, Marshall and 2 more	49 min
May 2, 11:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Pontotoc, Seminole	64 min
May 2, 11:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Love	26 min
May 2, 11:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson, Tillman	51 min
May 2, 11:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Johnston	36 min
May 3, 12:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Kiowa, Stephens and 1 more	43 min
May 3, 12:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal	49 min
May 3, 12:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Grady, McClain and 1 more	46 min
May 3, 1:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	34 min
May 3, 1:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Tillman	42 min
May 3, 1:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	47 min
May 3, 1:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Stephens	28 min
May 3, 1:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Lincoln, Logan, McClain and 2 more	26 min
May 3, 1:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Stephens	49 min
May 3, 2:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, McClain	31 min
May 3, 3:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Pottawatomie	28 min
May 3, 3:39 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, Lincoln, McClain, Pottawatomie and 1 more	3 hr
May 3, 4:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Seminole	26 min
May 3, 5:14 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Tillman	31 min
May 3, 5:19 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Tillman	26 min
May 3, 5:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Johnston	33 min
May 3, 5:29 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Tillman	16 min
May 3, 5:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton, Tillman	45 min
May 3, 6:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	28 min
May 3, 6:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	24 min
May 3, 6:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Stephens	25 min
May 3, 6:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	14 hr
May 3, 6:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garvin, Grady, Jefferson, Stephens	33 min
May 3, 7:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	29 min
May 3, 7:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Murray, Stephens	37 min
May 3, 7:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Oklahoma	28 min
May 3, 7:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, McClain, Murray, Pottawatomie	27 min
May 3, 7:49 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Jefferson, Stephens	116 min
May 3, 7:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	33 min
May 3, 8:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Murray, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie	28 min
May 3, 8:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Hughes, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole	40 min
May 3, 8:24 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Pontotoc, Seminole	14 min
May 3, 8:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Hughes, Seminole	46 min
May 3, 9:03 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc	3 hr
May 3, 9:30 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Seminole	3 hr
May 3, 10:01 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Coal, Johnston	3 hr
May 3, 10:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Marshall	35 min
May 3, 10:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan	25 min
May 3, 10:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka, Bryan	24 min
May 2, 7:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Baylor	55 min
May 2, 8:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Clay	67 min
May 2, 9:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Archer	3 hr
May 2, 9:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Clay	49 min
May 2, 11:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Baylor, Foard, Knox, Wilbarger	45 min
May 3, 12:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Baylor	27 min
May 3, 1:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Foard, Knox	32 min
May 3, 3:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Clay	31 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 2018 Every river flood warning in 2018

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.