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River Flood Warning 14, NWS Norman, OK

March 19, 2020Wichita County, Wilbarger County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Mar 19, 2020, 7:56 PM CDT for Wichita County, Wilbarger County, Texas. It took effect at Mar 20, 2020, 12:17 AM CDT. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 19, 2020, 7:56 PM CDT (00:56 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 20, 2020, 12:17 AM CDT
Expired: Mar 20, 2020, 2:43 AM CDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Beaver Creek (TX) near Electra (ELTT2). The gauge peaked at 23.78 ft at Mar 19, 2020, 11:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 22 ft
Minor stage: 24 ft
Moderate stage: 26 ft
Major stage: 28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07312200, 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 Mar 19, 6:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 6:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 19, 12:07 PM CDT, 7 hours 49 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
1207 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2020

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-201715-
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-
1207 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2020

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

.Flooding...
Heavy rainfall today could lead to flooding and flash flooding in
parts of central, south central, and southeast Oklahoma,
especially in areas that have already received several inches of
rain over the last few days.

.Thunderstorms...
Showers and storms will continue to develop this afternoon across
portions of central and southern Oklahoma, and north Texas. There
is a risk for strong to severe storms, mainly southeast of a line
from Chandler and Norman, to Duncan Oklahoma, to Wichita Falls and
Archer City Texas. Hail up to the size of golf balls and damaging
wind gusts up to 70 mph are the main concerns. There is a low
risk for a tornado in southeast Oklahoma. The storms are expected
to shift east of the area early this evening.

.Winds...
Southwest winds at 25 to 35 mph with gusts around 50 mph are
likely across northwest Oklahoma today. Winds of 20 to 30 mph and
gusts around 40 are expected from southwest to north-central
Oklahoma today.

.SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT...

Storm spotter groups and emergency management personnel across
the risk areas should prepare for severe weather operations
through the afternoon hours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday...

.Thunderstorms...
There is a chance of thunderstorms Saturday evening and Monday
evening. Severe weather is not expected either day.

Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 19, 2:09 PM CDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
209 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2020

OKZ032-191945-
Hughes OK-
209 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR southern Hughes County Until 245
PM CDT...

AT 207 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Gerty, moving
northeast at 40 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Hail up to the size of nickels...
Wind gusts to 50 MPH...

LAT...LON 3481 9609 3477 9631 3477 9639 3483 9641
      3488 9640 3503 9609
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 244DEG 36KT 3483 9629

..speg.

Special weather statement, Mar 19, 2:27 PM CDT, 5 hours 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 19, 4:08 PM CDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 19, 5:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 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
Mar 20, 2:40 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Love	30 hr
Mar 20, 6:40 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Jefferson	7 hr
Mar 20, 12:54 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Carter, Johnston, Murray	7 hr

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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.