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River Flood Warning 68, NWS Norman, OK

December 29, 2018Clay County, Wichita County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Dec 29, 2018, 6:56 AM CST for Clay County, Wichita County, Texas. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 29, 2018, 6:56 AM CST (12:56 UTC)
Expired
Dec 29, 2018, 6:46 PM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Clay County, TX, Wichita County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:00 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 Wichita River at Wichita Falls (WICT2).

Action stage
16 ft
Minor stage
18 ft
Moderate stage
20 ft
Major stage
22 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07312500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 28, 10:05 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningOUNClay, Wichita8 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2018Every 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.