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River Flood Warning 49, NWS Norman, OK

May 8, 2019Cleveland County, McClain County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at May 8, 2019, 8:36 AM CDT for Cleveland County, McClain County, Oklahoma. It took effect at May 8, 2019, 7:45 PM CDT. It was in force for 54 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 8, 2019, 8:36 AM CDT (13:36 UTC)
In effect from: May 8, 2019, 7:45 PM CDT
Expired: May 11, 2019, 2:12 AM CDT
In force: 54 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Cleveland County, OK, McClain County, OK

The radar

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The river

Written for the forecast point Canadian River at Norman (NRCO2). The gauge peaked at 94.07 ft at May 8, 2019, 8:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 93 ft
Minor stage: 94 ft
Moderate stage: 96 ft
Major stage: 99 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07229050, 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 8, 6:21 AM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 8, 6:21 AM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 8, 4:00 AM CDT, 4 hours 36 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 8, 3:03 AM CDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 8, 3:31 AM CDT, 5 hours 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 8, 3:35 AM CDT, 5 hours 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, May 8, 4:48 AM CDT, 3 hours 48 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
May 7, 7:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Roger Mills	43 min
May 7, 7:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Harper, Woods, Woodward	3 hr
May 7, 7:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	31 min
May 7, 7:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer	14 min
May 7, 7:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Woods	49 min
May 7, 7:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis, Roger Mills	46 min
May 7, 7:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham	41 min
May 7, 7:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer	51 min
May 7, 7:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Beckham, Harmon	38 min
May 7, 7:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Dewey, Major, Woods, Woodward	26 min
May 7, 7:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Harper, Woods	3 hr
May 7, 8:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon	40 min
May 7, 8:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Roger Mills	39 min
May 7, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Dewey, Ellis, Woodward	47 min
May 7, 8:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	28 min
May 7, 8:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harmon	27 min
May 7, 8:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	OUN	Beckham	40 min
May 7, 8:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer, Dewey	39 min
May 7, 8:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon	48 min
May 7, 8:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Woods	42 min
May 7, 8:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Custer, Dewey	25 min
May 7, 8:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland	36 min
May 7, 8:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harmon, Jackson	48 min
May 7, 8:46 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Woods	3 hr
May 7, 8:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson	41 min
May 7, 8:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Roger Mills	48 min
May 7, 9:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills, Woodward	45 min
May 7, 9:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Oklahoma	36 min
May 7, 9:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer	49 min
May 7, 9:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Grant	45 min
May 7, 9:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Payne	29 min
May 7, 9:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Grant, Kay	3 hr
May 7, 9:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson	49 min
May 7, 9:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Roger Mills	3 hr
May 7, 9:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon	3 hr
May 7, 9:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland	33 min
May 7, 9:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Beckham	28 min
May 7, 9:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma	52 min
May 7, 9:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Noble, Payne	50 min
May 7, 10:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grant	45 min
May 7, 10:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Dewey, Major, Woods, Woodward	3 hr
May 7, 10:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Jackson, Kiowa	41 min
May 7, 10:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Dewey	35 min
May 7, 10:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cleveland, Oklahoma	3 hr
May 7, 10:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garfield	25 min
May 7, 10:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Kiowa	38 min
May 7, 10:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	30 min
May 7, 10:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grant, Kay	45 min
May 7, 10:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson	29 min
May 7, 10:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine, Custer	26 min
May 7, 10:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Major, Woods	3 hr
May 7, 10:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson	27 min
May 7, 10:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Major, Noble	52 min
May 7, 10:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Woods	5 hr
May 7, 10:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine	47 min
May 7, 10:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Washita	46 min
May 7, 11:00 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Roger Mills, Washita	3 hr
May 7, 11:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Jackson, Kiowa	35 min
May 7, 11:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kiowa, Washita	46 min
May 7, 11:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Kiowa, Washita	43 min
May 7, 11:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Custer	48 min
May 7, 11:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kay	60 min
May 7, 11:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	OUN	Washita	28 min
May 7, 11:44 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Woods	4 hr
May 7, 11:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	OUN	Washita	43 min
May 7, 11:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Noble, Payne	68 min
May 8, 12:01 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Custer, Washita	3 hr
May 8, 12:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa	27 min
May 8, 12:07 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan and 1 more	3 hr
May 8, 12:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer, Washita	49 min
May 8, 12:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa	47 min
May 8, 12:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan	25 min
May 8, 12:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon	50 min
May 8, 12:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kay	31 min
May 8, 12:33 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Kiowa	42 min
May 8, 12:40 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Washita	3 hr
May 8, 12:49 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garfield, Kay, Noble	3 hr
May 8, 12:58 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Blaine, Custer	2 hr
May 8, 1:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Kiowa, Washita	38 min
May 8, 1:26 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Caddo, Kiowa	34 min

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.