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River Flood Warning 28, NWS Norman, OK

May 1, 2019Cotton County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at May 1, 2019, 9:06 AM CDT for Cotton County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 1, 2019, 9:06 AM CDT (14:06 UTC)
Expired: May 1, 2019, 7:54 PM CDT
In force: 11 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Cotton County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Deep Red Creek near Randlett (RNDO2). The gauge peaked at 20.61 ft at May 1, 2019, 11:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 17 ft
Minor stage: 20 ft
Moderate stage: 23 ft
Major stage: 26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07311500, 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 1, 6:55 AM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 1, 6:55 AM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 1, 5:16 AM CDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 1, 3:07 AM CDT, 5 hours 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 1, 3:43 AM CDT, 5 hours 23 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
Apr 30, 7:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	30 min
Apr 30, 7:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole	43 min
Apr 30, 7:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie	3 hr
Apr 30, 7:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Carter, Cotton, Garvin, Grady, Jefferson, McClain and 1 more	3 hr
Apr 30, 7:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	29 min
Apr 30, 7:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	26 min
Apr 30, 7:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson	39 min
Apr 30, 7:53 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche, Cotton	2 hr
Apr 30, 8:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garvin, Hughes, McClain, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole	115 min
Apr 30, 8:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	32 min
Apr 30, 8:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Cotton, Garvin, Jefferson, Murray, Pontotoc and 1 more	3 hr
Apr 30, 8:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Bryan	40 min
Apr 30, 8:59 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Jefferson, Johnston and 3 more	3 hr
Apr 30, 9:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan	23 min
Apr 30, 9:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Johnston	48 min
Apr 30, 9:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal	46 min
Apr 30, 9:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Carter, Murray	3 hr
Apr 30, 9:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	OUN	Atoka, Bryan	50 min
Apr 30, 9:44 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Pontotoc, Seminole	3 hr
Apr 30, 9:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Coal, Hughes	18 min
Apr 30, 10:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal	44 min
Apr 30, 10:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Johnston, Marshall and 2 more	3 hr
Apr 30, 10:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harmon, Jackson	42 min
Apr 30, 11:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Carter, Coal, Johnston, Murray	4 hr
Apr 30, 11:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson	34 min
Apr 30, 11:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	51 min
Apr 30, 11:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal	4 hr
May 1, 12:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa	23 min
May 1, 12:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	23 min
May 1, 12:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa	25 min
May 1, 1:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes, Seminole	26 min
May 1, 1:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	25 min
May 1, 1:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche	23 min
May 1, 1:18 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche	117 min
May 1, 1:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grady, Stephens	36 min
May 1, 1:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, McClain	27 min
May 1, 1:56 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Stephens	2 hr
May 1, 2:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, McClain	26 min
May 1, 2:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland	24 min
May 1, 2:24 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton	26 hr
May 1, 2:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Bryan	3 days
May 1, 2:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garvin, Murray, Pottawatomie	25 min
May 1, 2:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka	27 hr
May 1, 3:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Murray	25 min
May 1, 3:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes, Seminole	23 min
May 1, 3:27 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Carter, Coal, Johnston, Murray	3 hr
May 1, 3:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Murray	32 min
May 1, 4:55 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Pontotoc	3 hr
May 1, 6:26 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal	3 hr
May 1, 10:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal	35 min
May 1, 11:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka	37 min
May 1, 12:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Stephens	22 min
May 1, 12:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garvin	21 min
May 1, 12:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jefferson	38 min
May 1, 12:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Murray, Stephens	47 min
May 1, 1:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grady, McClain	42 min
May 1, 1:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	OUN	Jefferson	31 min
May 1, 1:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Garvin	53 min
May 1, 1:41 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Grady, Jefferson, Stephens	3 hr
May 1, 1:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens	19 min
May 1, 1:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grady, McClain	51 min
May 1, 1:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, McClain	47 min
May 1, 2:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Carter, Jefferson, Stephens	44 min
May 1, 2:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Stephens	43 min
May 1, 2:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Jefferson	50 min
May 1, 2:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	McClain	33 min
May 1, 2:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garvin, Grady, McClain	29 min
May 1, 2:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Pottawatomie	20 min
May 1, 2:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Grady, Stephens	3 hr
May 1, 2:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Murray	20 min
May 1, 2:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Stephens	58 min
May 1, 2:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jefferson, Stephens	41 min
May 1, 2:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton	30 min
May 1, 2:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain	12 min
May 1, 3:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Carter, Stephens	27 min
May 1, 3:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Love	41 min
May 1, 3:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jefferson, Stephens	66 min
May 1, 3:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Murray	48 min
May 1, 3:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Carter, Stephens	27 min
May 1, 3:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Murray	3 hr

Nearby

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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.