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River Flood Warning 64, NWS Norman, OK

May 9, 2019Blaine County, Kingfisher County, Major County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at May 9, 2019, 5:50 AM CDT for Blaine County, Kingfisher County, Major County, Oklahoma. It took effect at May 9, 2019, 6:19 AM CDT. It was in force for 26 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 9, 2019, 5:50 AM CDT (10:50 UTC)
In effect from
May 9, 2019, 6:19 AM CDT
Expired
May 10, 2019, 8:37 AM CDT
In force
26 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Blaine County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Major County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:52 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 Cimarron River near Ames (AMCO2).

Action stage
9 ft
Minor stage
10 ft
Moderate stage
11 ft
Major stage
13 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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, 4:05 PM CDT, 13 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 8, 4:05 PM CDT, 13 hours 45 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 8, 11:56 AM CDT, 17 hours 54 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
1156 AM CDT Wed May 8 2019

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-091700-
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-
1156 AM CDT Wed May 8 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight...

.Thunderstorms...
There is a marginal risk of severe storms this afternoon and
evening across much of Oklahoma and western north Texas.

Timing...
4 PM to 10 PM.

Impacts...
Hail up to the size of half dollars.
Damaging winds up to 60 mph.

Discussion...
A cold front will surge south across Oklahoma and north Texas,
providing a focus for thunderstorm development. Coverage is
expected to remain isolated to scattered, however, some of the
storms may produce hail and damaging wind gusts.

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

.Thunderstorms...
There is a chance of thunderstorms late Friday into Saturday, and
again Monday and Tuesday, but severe storms are not expected at
this time.

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

Mahale

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 8, 7:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson28 min
May 8, 7:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHarmon34 min
May 8, 7:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson30 min
May 8, 8:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson27 min
May 8, 8:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNJackson, Tillman47 min
May 8, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNTillman46 min
May 8, 9:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCotton, Tillman26 min
May 9, 12:26 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNHarper, Woods, Woodward35 hr
May 9, 3:26 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNLogan23 hr
May 9, 3:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNLogan10 hr
May 9, 5:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNTillman28 min
May 8, 10:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWichita24 min
May 9, 3:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNFoard, Hardeman29 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.