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River Flood Warning 162, NWS Norman, OK

June 18, 2019Grant County, Kay County, Noble County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Jun 18, 2019, 2:34 PM CDT for Grant County, Kay County, Noble County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Jun 19, 2019, 7:55 AM CDT. It was in force for 34 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 18, 2019, 2:34 PM CDT (19:34 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 19, 2019, 7:55 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 20, 2019, 6:20 PM CDT
In force
34 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Grant County, OK, Kay County, OK, Noble County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 at Tonkawa (TONO2). The gauge peaked at 15.79 ft at Jun 18, 2019, 7:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
14 ft
Minor stage
17 ft
Moderate stage
20 ft
Major stage
25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07151000, 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 Jun 18, 12:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 12:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 12:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
1233 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2019

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-191745-
Harper-Woods-Alfalfa-Grant-Kay-Ellis-Woodward-Major-Garfield-
Noble-Roger Mills-Dewey-Custer-Blaine-Kingfisher-Logan-Payne-
Beckham-Washita-Caddo-Canadian-Oklahoma-Lincoln-Grady-McClain-
Cleveland-Pottawatomie-Seminole-Hughes-Harmon-Greer-Kiowa-Jackson-
Tillman-Comanche-Stephens-Garvin-Murray-Pontotoc-Coal-Cotton-
Jefferson-Carter-Johnston-Atoka-Love-Marshall-Bryan-Hardeman-
Foard-Wilbarger-Wichita-Knox-Baylor-Archer-Clay-
1233 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern...
western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north
Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

.Thunderstorms...
There is an enhanced risk for severe thunderstorms across much of
western, northern, and central Oklahoma surrounded by a slight
risk in western north Texas and south central Oklahoma for late
this afternoon into the overnight hours.

Strong to severe storms will be possible late this afternoon and
evening when storms will form in southern Kansas, possibly into
northern Oklahoma, and near a dryline in the Texas panhandle and
west Texas, spreading into Oklahoma and north Texas this evening.
Initially the storms could be discrete but will likely merge into
one or more complexes as they make their way east and southeast
across the area this evening and overnight.

Initially the impacts will be very large hail up to the size of
baseballs and strong wind gusts. As the storms merge, the primary
threat will shift to damaging winds with hail likely decreasing
in size. There is also a low risk for tornadoes late this
afternoon and evening, especially with the initial storm
development, with the potential likely decreasing late this
evening and overnight.

.Heavy Rain and Flooding...
Heavy rain associated with thunderstorms late this afternoon into
the overnight period may result in flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday...

.Thunderstorms...
Thunderstorm chances will return Wednesday afternoon and evening
across portions of southern Oklahoma and north Texas. There is a
slight risk for severe storms across portions of south central
Oklahoma. Friday into the weekend will see additional
thunderstorm chances... with strong to severe storms remaining
possible.

Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow
our weather forecast office on Twitter and Facebook.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 2:33 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNKingfisher, Logan58 hr
Jun 18, 3:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant37 min
Jun 18, 3:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrant31 min
Jun 18, 3:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant41 min
Jun 18, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant62 min
Jun 18, 4:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKay31 min
Jun 18, 4:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKay, Noble28 min
Jun 18, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGrant, Kay46 min
Jun 18, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKay30 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.