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River Flood Warning 22, NWS Norman, OK

May 15, 2020Jackson County, Kiowa County, Tillman County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at May 15, 2020, 10:27 PM CDT for Jackson County, Kiowa County, Tillman County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 15, 2020, 10:27 PM CDT (03:27 UTC)
Expired
May 16, 2020, 2:33 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Major

Counties Jackson County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Tillman County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 North Fork of the Red River near Headrick (HEAO2). The gauge peaked at 10.29 ft at May 16, 2020, 12:00 AM CDT.

actionminormoderate5101505/1605/17
Action stage
12 ft
Minor stage
14 ft
Moderate stage
16 ft
Major stage
19 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07305000, 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 15, 6:17 PM CDT, 4 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 15, 6:17 PM CDT, 4 hours 10 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
617 PM CDT Fri May 15 2020

...New AVIATION...

.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Saturday)
Issued at 228 PM CDT Fri May 15 2020

The outflow boundary/front across south-central Oklahoma, and
back northwest into west-central Oklahoma around mid-afternoon
will likely continue its southwestward progress, although probably
with less enthusiasm in the west. The storms forming behind the
front will continue to reinforce its southward movement in the
area east of I-44. This boundary's location will have major
implications on severe weather and flooding probabilities this
evening. The deeper into the cooler air, the lower the risk of
major severe weather...and flooding will be mainly near and up to
about 50 miles north of the boundary (although the risk of
flooding may expand late this evening, as storms become less
reliant on surface conditions).

We currently expect the majority of the rain and severe weather to
be over the southern half of our forecast area this evening (high
rain chances will continue through the night in the south). With
slow movement of the storms, and heavy rainfall from many of the
storms, there will be a risk of flooding. We are continuing the
existing Flood Watch.

Another cold front is expected to move into Oklahoma tomorrow,
joining an MCV that is likely to be over southern Oklahoma during
the day. This will support disorganized shower and thunderstorm
development over much of Oklahoma/north Texas, although by
afternoon, I-35 will divide the "likely" area (to the east of
I-35) from the "chance" area (to the west). Instability east of
I-35 may support a few strong storms, but organized severe storms
are not currently expected.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Saturday night through next Thursday)
Issued at 228 PM CDT Fri May 15 2020

Showers/thunderstorms will be decreasing from the northwest
Saturday evening into early Sunday, as an upper-level circulation
departs to the south/southeast. This will leave Oklahoma and north
Texas under upper-level ridging, which will be reinforced by an
omega pattern early in the week.

Medium-range models are still a bit offset from each other
regarding the ridge axis location around midweek. For now, we have
a mild and dry (no rain) forecast for next week. If the ridge
shifts east more than currently expected, rain chances and
temperatures will both go up.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 613 PM CDT Fri May 15 2020

A thunderstorm complex over Oklahoma and Texas will cause chaotic
weather, including a few severe thunderstorms, across the area
this evening. Highly variable winds, ceilings, and visibilities
are to be expected, particularly south of KCSM-KOKC through at
least 05Z. Farther north, winds will be affected by outflow from
the storm complex.

It is unclear whether there will be BR/fog early Saturday, but
with the cloud cover from the storms, and little or no rainfall
near the edges of the cloud shield, BR/fog seems unlikely.

There will be a few scattered showers, perhaps thunderstorms, on
Saturday, mainly in the afternoon, and mainly east of I-35. Winds
will be all over the compass, but should be relatively light
outside showers and storms.

CmS
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  63  77  62  78 /  70  50  30   0
Hobart OK         62  80  60  81 /  70  30  20   0
Wichita Falls TX  63  79  64  84 /  80  40  20   0
Gage OK           58  81  56  80 /  40  40  20   0
Ponca City OK     63  79  59  77 /  50  60  30   0
Durant OK         65  76  64  80 /  60  80  50  10

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Flood Watch through Saturday morning for OKZ027>032-037>048-
     050>052.

TX...Flood Watch through Saturday morning for TXZ085-086-088>090.

&&

SHORT TERM...23
LONG TERM....23
AVIATION...23
Hazardous weather outlook, May 15, 10:15 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 15, 8:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
845 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2020

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

0843 PM     HAIL             BURKBURNETT             34.08N 98.56W
05/15/2020  E0.88 INCH       WICHITA            TX   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

MDAY
Local storm report, May 15, 8:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
847 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2020

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

0834 PM     HAIL             1 N BURKBURNETT         34.09N 98.57W
05/15/2020  E1.00 INCH       WICHITA            TX   PUBLIC

            VIA MPING.

&&

MDAY
Local storm report, May 15, 8:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
858 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2020

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

0852 PM     TSTM WND GST     SHEPPARD AFB            33.98N 98.50W
05/15/2020  M59 MPH          WICHITA            TX   ASOS

&&

MDAY
Local storm report, May 15, 9:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
904 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2020

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

0810 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ARCHER CITY             33.59N 98.63W
05/15/2020                   ARCHER             TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            TWO TRANSFORMERS BLOWN. TIN ROOF BLOWN OFF HOUSE.

&&

MDAY
Local storm report, May 15, 9:31 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
931 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2020

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

0920 PM     FLASH FLOOD      7 S WICHITA FALLS       33.79N 98.51W
05/15/2020                   ARCHER             TX   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            75 FT OF A 3 WAY ROAD NEAR FM1954 COVERED IN UP TO 16
            INCHES OF RUNNING WATER.

&&

MDAY
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 15, 7:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNComanche37 min
May 15, 7:33 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNComanche, Cotton, Jackson, Tillman3 hr
May 15, 7:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarvin, Stephens39 min
May 15, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNTillman62 min
May 15, 8:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNGarvin, Stephens2 hr
May 15, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCotton, Tillman65 min
May 15, 8:27 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNComanche, Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens3 hr
May 15, 8:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNComanche, Cotton, Stephens115 min
May 15, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCotton, Jefferson36 min
May 15, 9:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJefferson26 min
May 16, 1:59 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNBryan7 hr
May 16, 2:00 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNAtoka43 hr
May 15, 7:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBaylor, Wilbarger54 min
May 15, 7:43 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNArcher, Baylor, Wichita, Wilbarger32 min
May 15, 8:06 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNArcher39 min
May 15, 9:32 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNArcher, Wichita88 min

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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.