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River Flood Warning 16, NWS Norman, OK

April 23, 2019Jackson County, Kiowa County, Tillman County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Apr 23, 2019, 8:49 AM CDT for Jackson County, Kiowa County, Tillman County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Apr 23, 2019, 11:55 AM CDT. It was in force for 50 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 23, 2019, 8:49 AM CDT (13:49 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 23, 2019, 11:55 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 25, 2019, 1:55 PM CDT
In force
50 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Moderate

Counties Jackson County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Tillman County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point North Fork of the Red River near Headrick (HEAO2). The gauge peaked at 18.42 ft at Apr 24, 2019, 12:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
12 ft
Minor stage
14 ft
Moderate stage
16 ft
Major stage
19 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07305000, 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 Apr 23, 6:43 AM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 6:43 AM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 23, 4:57 AM CDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 23, 6:04 AM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 23, 7:30 AM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 23, 7:56 AM CDT, 53 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 22, 8:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGreer29 min
Apr 22, 8:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGreer29 min
Apr 22, 9:11 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGreer3 hr
Apr 22, 9:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGreer37 min
Apr 22, 9:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGreer, Jackson, Kiowa, Washita46 min
Apr 22, 10:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson, Kiowa, Washita37 min
Apr 22, 11:34 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNKiowa3 hr
Apr 23, 2:21 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNKiowa3 hr
Apr 23, 2:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGreer, Harmon, Jackson2 hr
Apr 23, 5:09 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNKiowa4 hr
Apr 23, 8:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNCaddo, Kiowa, Washita40 hr
Apr 23, 8:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNCaddo, Garvin, Grady5 days
Apr 23, 8:58 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNComanche2 hr
Apr 23, 9:02 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNKiowa3 hr
Apr 23, 9:32 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNStephens3 hr
Apr 23, 10:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCotton32 min
Apr 23, 10:46 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCleveland, Logan, Oklahoma3 hr
Apr 23, 12:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMurray28 min
Apr 22, 8:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKnox26 min
Apr 23, 7:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKnox30 min
Apr 23, 7:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNFoard34 min
Apr 23, 10:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWichita38 min
Apr 23, 10:25 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNWichita2 hr
Apr 23, 12:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNArcher26 min
Apr 23, 1:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNClay32 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 2019Every river flood warning in 2019

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.