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River Flood Warning 29, NWS Norman, OK

May 1, 2019Carter County, Garvin County, Murray County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at May 1, 2019, 9:01 PM CDT for Carter County, Garvin County, Murray County, Oklahoma. It took effect at May 2, 2019, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 1, 2019, 9:01 PM CDT (02:01 UTC)
In effect from: May 2, 2019, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired: May 2, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Carter County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Murray County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Wildhorse Creek near Hoover (HVRO2). The gauge peaked at 23.37 ft at May 1, 2019, 10:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 20 ft
Minor stage: 25 ft
Moderate stage: 27 ft
Major stage: 29 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07329700, 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, 6:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 1, 6:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 1, 8:40 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Norman OK
840 PM CDT Wed May 1 2019

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-021000-
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-
840 PM CDT Wed May 1 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight...

.Thunderstorms...
A slight risk for severe thunderstorms exists early Thursday over
western and southern Oklahoma and adjacent parts of northern Texas.
A marginal risk exists over other parts of Oklahoma.

Timing...
From midnight until 7 AM.

Impacts...
Hail up to the size of golfballs.
Excessive rainfall with flash flooding.
Wind gusts to 60 mph.

.Heavy Rain...
Heavy rainfall is expected to cause flooding across southeastern
Oklahoma.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday...

.Thunderstorms...
Thunderstorms are expected across southern Oklahoma and northern
Texas Thursday, and again Friday through the weekend.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 1, 7:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 1, 7:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 1, 7:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 1, 7:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 1, 7:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
748 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0624 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E MADILL              34.09N 96.76W
05/01/2019                   MARSHALL           OK   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES DOWN IN MADILL. REPORT VIA TWITTER.

&&

JT

Local storm report, May 1, 8:54 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
854 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0740 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SW DURANT               34.00N 96.39W
05/01/2019                   BRYAN              OK   BROADCAST MEDIA

            VIDEO OF A COMPLETELY FLOODED ROADWAY STREAMING IN BEECH
            STREET IN DURANT BETWEEN 10TH AND 11TH.

&&

JT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 1, 7:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan	37 min
May 1, 7:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Johnston	3 hr
May 1, 9:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Johnston, Marshall, Murray, Pontotoc	3 hr
May 1, 9:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Johnston, Pontotoc	3 hr
May 2, 1:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Jefferson, Love	53 min
May 2, 1:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garvin, Hughes, Murray, Pontotoc, Seminole	50 min
May 2, 5:41 AM CDT	Flood Watch	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cleveland, Coal, Cotton and 15 more	43 hr
May 2, 8:00 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Love	3 days
May 2, 9:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson, Stephens	63 min
May 1, 8:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Archer, Clay	3 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 2019 Every 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.